The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-02-24

H. lctl.lHSS.
Under the resolution passed by the
general assembly OF South Carolina,
! allovins. the members OF the State
house commission 10 file such state
,n,4nrs as they respectively desired 70
make. / submit the following:
That in the election OF architect to
make plans and specifications for the
completion OF the work on the state
house l did not vote for Mr.. Milburn
for reasons satisfactory TO myself. IN
the acceptance for the completion Nc
nyain-Unkefer Co. was the only one
that came within the limits OF the ap-
preparation. and it resolved itself INTO
the acceptance OF the same or a posl-
ponement Of the work until the pro-
visions should be made by the Staee
legislature When I went out OF ol!!ce
as State treasurer my connection VIZ
the commission ceased. and l an. ~ ~
wav responsible for the complexion ot
accantance of the work Of the con-
tractor. I did not pretend 70 have any
knowledge OF architecture, ana couio
therefore have easily been lHlpoSee
nnor as to the beauty and the hnlsA Oh
the architecture. 80,
W. H. Zimmerman.
EXHIBIT A.
Personally appeared G. duncan 6eI-
,ineer VINO being duly sworn. says
That in the late fall OF the year lSvo' 70
mon casually meeting the Hon: :. -
Patterson. (. member OF the 1olA. !N
yestisating committee. ana ascelta4t
ing accidentally from MN Inat ne nao
;,,St returned from Columbia waere
~. had been in attendance upon said
COMMITTEES. I asked him if the COM
mission would be accorded hearing
before his committee. In reply TO TINS
Mr.. Patterson stated that Mr.. Aldrlcn
was the chairman of the committee
and advised me that If such requese
was made Of the chairman 1t wouio
he granted. Deponent referred to rea-
sons mutually known TO him and TO
Mr.. Patterson why such request would
be unpleasant to deponent. upon when
Mr.. Patterson assured me enat
he would himself notify the char.
man Of the desire Of the members OF
the commission 70 be heard. rms con.
versation occurred in the town OF
Barnwen on a Saturday night. within
80 feet Of the paling of Mr.. Pattersons
front yard.
Subsequently and before the occas-
ion next to be referred 10 IN the same
town, and near the same locality,
recalled to Mr.. Patterson our previous
conversation and asked him II the
right which we had demanded "oulo
be accorded to US. and he assured me
that it would. and that he had spoken
TO the chairman on the subject and the
probability was that the illness from
which Mr.. A!drich was then suffering
was the reason why I. and other mem
bers Of the commission had not been
notified. I again impressed upon him
that this request was made on oehalt
Of all of the members of the coInmls-
sion.
These are the occasions to which /
referred in the communications which
u recently published concerning this
request made upon Mr.. Patterson. and
at that time had no reference to any
other: but his published statement.
said to have been in defense OF his
conduct, While explaining upon the
floor OF the house of representatives.
the injustice done by his committee
to members of our commission recalled
TO me another and third occasion when
this demand for justice was repeated.
IN the city Of Columbia. on the night
of the 17th Of December, just passed,
one of my partners. the Hon. L. W.
Haskell, who is a member OF the house
Of representatives, and myself went oy
appointment to the Columbia hote! to
meet some clients from the city OF
Augusta, with whom we conferred un-
til about y o'clock After this confer
ence and when about to leave the hotel
we met Mr.. J. o. Patterson. who re
ouested US 20 go to his room. as ne
would have to sit up TO catch late
train. While in this gentleman's room
the subject Of the investigating com
rnittee arose and I learned accidentally
that a meeting of this committee had
been very recently held. Becoming
thus convinced that the promised hear
ing was in a fair way never to be ac-
corded to U.s. most earnestly atternp-
ted to impress him with the deternlln-
alton on the part OF some of us to-
appeal TO the legislature We're we so
unfairly treated as not to be accorded
an opportunity to be heard. Again 7
received empty promises and vain as
surances. A very recent conversation
with Mr.. Haskell warrants me in the
assertion that he was present and re-
calls that the request was most earn
estly made
G. Duncan Bellinger.
Sworn to before me this. 18th day of
February. 1904. ]. 7. Can't,
Notary Public. S. c.
EXHIBIT B.
State Of South Carolina-County OF
Richland.
Personally appeared ". J. Johnson.
who being duly sworn, says that dur
ing the present session Of the leGlsla-
ture the deponent had an intimaion
that the commission for the compile
ton Of the State house were going to
be severely criticised by the committee
appointed TO investigate the several
reports Of the commission That the
deponent Immediately looked up Repre-
sentative RawlinSon, who was mem
Der Of the investigating committee, and
informed him of what deponent had
heard, and further informed him that
if the reports Of severe arraisnment
or criticism were true that the COM
mission had right to be heard, and
that an opportunity should be given
them. That Representative Rawlin-
son assured deponent that there was
nothing in the runlor and that the com
mission would not be harShly CRITICS.
ed and that his committee had not
fully made up its report: that they
would have another meeting and all
the members of the old commission
could be heard: further stated that it
was his impression that all the mem
bers Of the commission had been in
vited to attend their meetings: de-
ponent Informed him that none Of the
members of the commission lad been
invited 70 any ot the meetings so far as