The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-02-18

man Moses saw that no considerable
harm came to the bill. At the night
session the report Of the state house
committee on the state house wo-K
was the cause of some lively proceed
ings.
In the senate Wednesday the regu'
lar annual commutat:on tax bill came
up and there was a long discussion
about it, and whether an amendment
offered by the house should be concur
red in the amendments made and the
bill was sent to free conference COM
mittee. Senator Brice's bill relative
to the way dispensaries are establish
ed and how they may be voted away
came up for consideration. The bill
had been generally debated previous
", and the question came up on the
amendment proposed bJ Senator Ray
nor.
Appeal Of State House Commission.
There was meeting of the mem
bers of the old state house commits
sion Wednesday morning in regard to
the recent report to the general as
sembly, all but four being present.
Those in attendance were: Ex-Gov-
eruor M. B. Mcsweeney, former At
torney-General G. Duncan Bellinger,
State Treasurer Jennings, r. J. Can't,
J. Harvey Wilson, W. ]. Johnson.
Those not attending were: Former
Comptroller General J. P. Derham, for
mer Secretary of State NJ. R Cooper,
former State Treasurer w. H. Thinner
man and Colonel J. @. Marshall, the
latter having submitted the minority
report, upon which the finding OF the
new committee was based. These had
been notified OF the meeting, but did
not attend.
After a session Of an hour, the fol-
| loving memorial was prepared:
Gentlemen of the General Assembly:
From an examination OF the report
of the joint committee "to consider
the several reports Of the commission
on the completion of the state house
and facts relating thereto" we, the
undersigned members of the commits
sion, authorized and directed ito COM
rlete the state house." feel that the
report of the committee does US mani
fest Injustice, as it Willingly or unwii
tingly condemns our acts and the work
approved by US without giving US an
opportunity to be heard and even re-
fusing to allow us hearing. Many
of the allegations OF the error and
incompetency are easily explained
Certain conclusions could and would
not have been drawn had available
evidence been heard. Above all, we
feel that an impression, that must
necessarily result from the tenor and
terms Of the report, woull not exist
if we were allowed the opportunity to
be heard.
Therefore, believing that the general
assembly can have no intention OF con-
demning US without a hearing, as
members of commission upon whom
you imposed all involuntary public
duty, should be allowed to account for
that trust and to give their answer
and explanation to any allegation or
:nsinuation, we most respectfully me-
morialize your honorable body to make
provision for giving us a hearing IN
order that further and all evidence
may be produced and give light upon
the question before the committee, and
that our evidence should become a
public record OF your honorable body
of the same permanency and dignity
as the report Itself.
Respectfully: M. B. McSweeney, 4.
Duncan Bell'nger, ]. Harvey Wilson,
R. H. Jennings, Robert Can't, W. j.
Johnson.
In the house, Friday, the senate
bill provid 'ng for the establishment OF
department Of immigration was re-
committed. This bill has already
passed the senate and in the house, on
it's third reading, was recommitted on
a vote Of 49 to 81. In other words, Il
one of the majority had gone over 70
the minority the vote would have
been so to so, and the motion to re-
! commit would have failed. Twenty
four members did not vote as the rec
ords show. The greater portion OF the
day was taken up on the fgl t relative
to the bureau OF immigration and the
! remainder Of the session during the
morning, with me exception Of the
time devoted to committee reports.
was given to the supply till. The
house early in the morning sent the
appropriation bill to the senate. There
was no fight at all made on the supply
bill, and the only changes were from
individual counties, and in those cases
no debate whatever was indulged IN
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