The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1902-05-13
Chr Nrral1 and SQcu"
The EXPLANATION
OF MR.. DOMINICK
THE TESTIMONY HE GAVE BEF'KE
THE COMMITTEE.
What Senator Hough Said After Having
Heard Mr.. Dontnick's Statement
OF the Matter.
The State, 9th.

Representative Dominick, of New
berry, was not a surprise to those
who heard the testimony in the case.
The official findings CT the inves-
tigsting committee we're not filed
with the governor yesterday as was
expected, to be by that official trans
mitted to the general assembly. This
was not done because two of the
members of the committee had to
leave the city before the typewriter
copy could be prepared, and it will
have to be sent to them for their
signatures.
In order that Representative Domi-
nick's explanation may reach the
public, the stenographic report of his
testimony before the committee is
given here:
Mr.. Chairman: During he close
of the session of 1901, bill was in
troduced in the legislature by Mr..
Mauldin, of Pickens, as to distil-
leries in two miles of school houses
in Piekens county. That bill was
amended by providing for the estab-
lishment of distilleries in cities of
over 10000 population. 1t came to
the house, and there was non con
currence and it was sent to confer
ence committee which failed to agree
and then of course to free confer
ence committee, of which l was q
member. That committee consisted
of Senators Brantly, Hough and
Herndon on the part of the senate,
and Messrs, Butler, Cosgrove and
myself OF the part of the house:
That committee met, and after full
and thorough discussion of the sub
ject in the ways and means commit
tee room up stairs, we made the
report that you find in the journal
of 1901, and I would like for the
committee in making up their re-
ports and findings, to look carefully
and compare this proviso as reported
by this committee with the free con
ference report under discussion. l
mention this to show the connection
between them. That report was
adopted in the house. l think, with,
out discussion. 1t was signed unani-
mously by the two committees from
the house and the senate and adopted
witho1t discussion. The matter came
up and the State board of directors
appointed beer dispensers, and upon
the advice of the attorney general
the governor refused to issue any
commissions to the appointees of the
State boards, saying that the act
conferred no power upon the State
board. The attorney general gave,
think, one or two opinions; [ think
two. As I was the mover in that
matter, at the last session Of the
legislature, 1902, I wanted to per
feet that part of the hill SO that what
I believed to be the intention of that
same legislature could be carried
into effect. I had a bill prepared
intending to introduce it myself in
the house, but for private reasons
not necessary to state, did not do
it, but requested Senator Raysor
through q member of the house to
introduce it. He introduced it in
the senate by request, and | think it
was introduced upon the last day
that bill could 60 through but it
was reported back that same after
noon from the committee, mot re-
ported in time," and it could not
pass. | then began to try and find
some means to get it through by
means of free conference report as
the original bill of 1901 had been
gotten through the senate ln 1902.
| went to Senator Hough two or
three days before the report was pre-
sented. | saw him in the senate and
asked if he remembered the other
bill under discussion and upon which
free conference committee he was
on last year, and related to him that
the attorney general held that it con
ferred no new power on the board
and it could not make the appoint
ments. | thiuk he said he remem
bered and I asked him If he was