Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-02-21

one magls.crial district i'm Nelson was
paying into the state treasury more
| than any one OF scventy-one counties
| He renewed his argument that Nor
folk and Portsmouth had Il floating
| population. declaring that the cen
suS showed 10000 more men than wo-
| men.
In reply. Senator L. Orig Dodsor
pointed out that both Richmond ana
Norfolk show a steady gain since
the census of 1929. lie declared that
Norfolk County has IA population in
! excess Of $1,000. while the Nelson
Amherst district has only $1,000. lie
stated that Norfolk County paid into
the state Treasury sT2,oOU more than
IL received. and that Portsmouth paid
in $4,000 more than 1t receives.
whereas Nelson and Amherst receive
total OF $4,000 more than they pay
into the treasury. ON the question
Of voting population. he showed that
Norfolk County and Portsmouth in
the last election east G.92G Votes
whil. Amherst and Nelson only cast
c.GO0 votes.
Denies Interior Motive.
Scmator Cannon vigorously denied
that the interim committee on redis-
trictine had had any Interior motives
as charged, In cheating the Twenty
fourth and twenty districts. lie
declared that the work OF the COM
mittcc was devoid or partisan politics
or that the prohibition question had
entered into the matter ON this
latter point he cited that three OF
L..
mittoc report were listed as vets"
Will. the other was called as dry
That tho committee had .l.libcrate-
~ created Il Republican district In
Mise ana iickcrSnn Counties was
cited by senator Cannon To show that
there had been no question OF poll
tics In the matter. He stated that in
all cases the committee had been ac-
tuatcd by justice and equity. with the
population basis always 10 the fore.
TIL" debate was opened by senator
Walter Tansil oliver, who spoke FOR
lis substitute making Rockingham.
lIarrisonburg and Shenandoah into
placed Shenandoah In the Twenty
dfth District and had Page linked M
with Rockingham and ilarrisonDurg.
The committee added Warren to thu
district.
Not Make Permanent e. q. y. District.
Senator oliver argued that Rock
inSham and Shenandoah would not
make Il permanent Republican dis
trict, as two Representatives in the
House from Rockingham are Demo-
Gratis. while ono Shenandoah Repre-
sentative is n Democrat. lie declared.
however. that he was n Democrat
second To being Il VirGinian and that
he would never consent to n redls-
tricting that would be primarily a
party matter.
Rcdis;ricting at this time would
lie q mistake. Senator j. Brad Rev
cr!ey, of Fauquicr. argued. He stated
that the drift was from the city to
the country ana that the present
scheme was based on m abnormal
population basis. lie waived aside
questions by Senator Julien Gum. of
iicnrico, regarding his oath to obey
the Constitution in tho light of the
constitutional requirement for re-
diStrictinH.
Senator'S Harry Flood Byrd and
Saxon w. Holt supported the COM
mittcc amendment. both denying that
politics entered into the question.
Senator Holt pointed ont that the
| cities only have Il net Increase of two
Senators under the reapportionmcnt
TlAh as drawn.
supports Republican Viewpoint.
The Republican viewpoint was sup
ported by Senator John Paul. Of
Rockingham. who stated that he did
not. from II political angle fear the
i.apportiOnment plan. lie stated.
however that he was against the In
clusion Of Warren with his district.
as there was no justification from n
population basis or from community
Of interest. lie declared that he
had made no charges Of political con
siherationS in the hill and that the
rc"pi" Of his present district were
ind"p"nd"nt on political Questions
Senator Robert +. I.ccdy object ed
to the grouping Of Rockingham and
Shenandoah and also against the in
clusion OF Page with Rockinghan
ana liarrisonhurg, the latter because