The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1902-05-16
TEXT OF FINDING IN
THE DOMINICK CASE.
oFFIC1AL REPORT FILED WITH TIL II
GOVERNOR TUESDAY.
Summaiy OF Facts Presented-Committee
Tell why 1t Held Mr.. Dominiok Guilt.
less OF Wrong Doing.
[The State, 18TH.

Inc documents giving the find
ings of the Legislative investigation
committee in the case of Represent
ative Dominick of Newberry was
yesterday filed with the governor
for transmission to the general as
sembly at it's next session. The
document is given herewith in full
so as to complete the record. 1t
reads as follows:
TO the President Of the Senate and
Speaker Of the House of Repre-
sentatives Of the State Of South
Carolina:
The sub committee of the Judi
ciary committees of the senate and
of the house, to whom was referred
the investigation pursuant to con-
current resolution passed on the
22nd day of February, 1902, which
provides 'Whereas it appears
from the statements of the conferees
on the part Of the senate upon the
differences between the two houses
upon bill to amend an act entitled
An act to provide for the county
government Of the various counties
OF this State, approved on the 9th
day of March, 1899, that the report
Of the committee on free confer
ence upon said bill was signed
under misapprehension induced by
Misrepresentation made to them
by one of the confcrecs on the part
of the house of representatives.; now
be it resolved by the senate, the
house of representatives concurring,
that it be referred to the judiciary
committees of the senate and of the
house or subcommittee appointed
| by them to inquire into and inves-
| tigate the circumstances surround
! ing the report of said conference
committee on said bill. with power
to sit during the recess and to send
for persons and papers and exam
inc the same, and to employ a stem
ographer; and that said committee
do report their findings to the next
general assembly," respectfully re-
ports that the judiciary committees
of the senate and house met and ap-
pointed a subcommittee of six
members, three from the judiciary
committee Of the senate, consisting
of Senators Hay, Graydon and
"ayficld, and three from the Judi
clay committee of the house, con-
sisting Of Representatives Bacot,
Croft and CASTOR. That sub com
mittee called a meeting to be held
at IL m. on Wednesday, the 9TH
day of May, 1909, in Columbia ;
and pursuant to said call, said COM
mittee organized and took the tes.
timony Of all members Of the senate
and the house who we're on the con-
terence committees, together with
the testimony of such other per-
sons who knew anything of the
matter, SO far as said committee
could ascertain, which said testi-
mony is herewith reported. That
pursuant to said resolution, we find
that the free conference committee
report was not signed because of
any misrepresentation made on the
part of any member Of said com.
mittee, or other member of the gen.
cral assembly, or any other person,
but that two members of the SEN
ate free conference committee did
not understand the scope and ex-
tent Of the amendments which
were proposed to the bill, as pro-
vided in the free conference COM
mittce report; but that no one inn
puted unworthy motives of Mr..
Dominick, who secured the signing
of the report.
That as to the circumstances sur.
rounding the report of the said con
ference committee on said bill, we
respectfully report that we find
that bill was pending in the gen
eral assembly in the session of 1901
to amend section IS of what is
commonly known as the dispensary
bill, SO as to "prevent the manu-.
facture and selling of liquor within
two miles of any church or public
school house, and that on free
conference committee proviso was