The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1902-02-25
AND NEWS, FEBRUARY rs 1902

own carelessness in not reading pa
per before signing 1t.
Mr.. Butler, who was on the commit
tee on the part Of the House, said tha
he was willing to assume his full share
of the responsibility for his careless
ness. He did not read the report before
he signed it and took his full RESPONSE
bility for not having read the same.
Mr. Tatum, also of the committee,
said that he did not read the state
ment.
The statement from the Senators
was then tabled.
Later on there came oyer the con-
current resolution that joint commit
tee he appointed to investigate the
whole matter and report upon the facts
of the case.
Mr.. Blease saw no necessity or the
things to 60 any further, but was will
ling for the House to do it as it thought
best.
Mr.. Dominick hoped that the reso-
luton would be concurred in, as he
courted the fullest Investigation.
Mr.. Logan said that as Mr.. Domi-
nick wished the inquiry, he thought
the House ought to grant Is as cour-
tesy TO a member.
Mr.. Butler said he was willing to
assume his responsibility and be would
say to the committee what he had al
ready stated.
The house then concurred in the
senate resolution.
Mr.. Blease then stated shat as the
senators had, he understood, printed
their card in the Senate journal, the
house might as well do the same and
at the same time that Mr. Dominick
might be able to publish card in
reply If he 80 wished.
Mr.. Dominick stated that he would
like to publish a card in the Journal
under that of the two Senators.
The consent was granted, and the
card of the senators, as given above
was put in the House Journal and under
it the following statement from Mr.
Dominick:
M. President and Gentlemen Of the
Senate: AS to the Communication Of
Senators Hough and Douglass, publish
ed in Senate Journal in connection
with Senate bill No. 531, I desire to
state that no misrepresentation what
ever was made to any of the Senators
or other member of the committee.
Senator Hough was on the committee
on free conference, as can be clearly
shown by the Journal of the Senate,
when the bill was passed last year,
which the present report atsempted TO
perfect. I emphatically state that Mr..
Hough was informed before his ap-
pointment on this conference commit
| tee of the object 1 had in view, and he
told me he was willing to stand by his
action of last year AS to Senator
Ilderton, be was told of the bill, and {,
after being fully and trushfully ex-
planned to him, he readily signed it. AS
Senator Douglass will say that he did
not look at the report and did not ask
for an explanation and no misrepresen-
tation was made to him about the mat
ter. He simply said, as he saw the
majority of the senate and all OF the
house COMMITTEE had signed 1t, that
he would also sign.
Very respectfully,
Fred II. Dominick.
Mr.. Tatum and IMr. Butler thought
they might as well also get into the
permanent Record, and they prepared
and had inserted in the Journal the
following statement;
This is to say that we signed the free
conference committees report when
brought to us by Mr.. Dominick,
th at it was to correct a defect or supply
an omission in law which was passed
by the last session of thisslegislature,
with the further understanding that he
(Mr. Dominick) would explain fully to
the house. Neither of US read the re-
pert. W,O' Tatum.
Thos. B. Butler.
The judiciary committee met soor
afterwards and made the following re
port upon the investigation concurren,
resolution;
Columbia. February 81, 1902.
The judiciary committee of the senate
and house, to whom has been referred
under concurrent resolution adopted
today, the matter of Investigating the
circumstances surrounding the report
of the free conference committee on I
bill to amend an Act entitled SAN Ac
to provide for the county government
of the various counties Of this State,
approved the 9Th day of March, 1899
respectfully report that they have me
together and have determined to pur
sue such investigation through a sub
committee consisting of Senators May
field, Hay and Graydon and Messrs
Bacot, Croft and CASTOR. And the.
suggest that a concurrent resolution