Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-03-02
Thought That Session
Will Continue For
Entire 80 Days
SMITH CONFIRMED
Coleman Says Governor
is Mistaken as to
Amount Of Funds Avail
able for Road Program
{ BY l. f. Cooper

Richmond, Va. March The
senate this afternoon passed the
Early redistricting bill by vote
of 81 to 6. TIE bill is designed
to correct the error in the redis-
tricting act of 1922. Senator
Montague of Portsmouth regis
tered vigorous opposition, calling
the act unjust to Portsmouth.
Both branches of the General
Assembly are being flooded with
legislation of all classes, pendn :
the passage of a "esolutior +
stricting legislation to the speciIi
objects for which the special ses-
sion was called. 1t was obvio =
however that many Of The bi
would not come up for consider
ton for it is expected that be
branches will get together b.
fore the close today on the lin
ing resolution. Bills conrernils
the three main objects for whcr
the special session w5s cal'e'
are already in.
Speaker Brewer introduced
act to appropriate S350,OOO
the enlargement Of The State a'-
flee building.
A bill which i is considered
aimed at the Ku XIX klan
introduced il h Se,1!c by Sc
tor Leedy bearing the follow
title.
"A bill prohibiting persons
over Is years Of age from going
upon public or private premises
while wearing mask or other COW
ering for the face which ais
guises or conceals or is intended
to disguise or .oncali their idcn-
tity unless permission shall have
first been obtained" TIE three
cent gasoline tax now : ready
for committee action ani it is ex-
pected that the bond bill viii b.
Introduced without do!ay.
Richmond, March with con-
siderable discussion this morning
as to the probable form the reso-
luton. calling for the restriction
of legislation to certain specified
questions, finally would take, it
was evident that the special ses-
sion Of the legislature, now in its
third day. would be liable to con-
sumo the entire time allotted
thirty days.
This is the opinion Of many Of
the older heads in the assembly,
who see no prospect of the solons
returning to their homes before
the thirty days has elapsed.
Many of the members, espe-
cially the farmers, would well
come an earlier closing date, in
order that they might return to
their farms. which they explain,
are liable to suffer heavily in
their absence.
As had been predicted. the SEN
ate late yesterday voted in fa-
vor Of the restricting Of legisla-
ton, but left matters still in IN
unsettled condition by adding an
amendment striking from the "
lis resolution, already proposed
and adopted in the house. the
clause which would have allowed
bills other than those specifically
mentioned to be introduced ''by
consent Of both houses" The
amendment was offered by Sena-
tor Booker, who stated that he
wished to make the resolution
$50 strong as to not only close the
door, but to lock it,"
The amended resolution was
then referred back to the house.
AS it stands, only road legisla-
ton, senate redistricting bills.
state office building question. 10
cal bills and measures proposed
by the governor, may be intro
duced. al' tc
A measure calling for the levy
ing Of a three-cent tax on gaso-
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