The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-31

be considered an onicial document, II /
is in no sense an official record. and Il +
Is clearly In the highest sense a privi-S
legged communication. conclude. there
fore that It is not q paper 2 copy Of
which the commission is bound to FUR
fnisb oni$ demand. It seems to me that {
1t IS within the province Of the commits
sion fsinS8Its discretion either to a wi th- !,
hold or to furnish such aEcopy as II Gnny
decide to be right, having reference to 3
tho proper administration OF the depart
ment and the :inportant Il public inter-
ests under Its charge and TO the. rigIesf5
of the officer, who. in the discharge sof
his official duty, made the communica-
ton, to the protection which the law
gives him. sSsi sss 33s y. 81 5si f3 IA
Applying these principles to the report
of the chief clerk Of the commission.
containing charges against Mr.. Lantcr,
the lrsta assistant clerk. we do not feel 4
justified In complying with your request
for a copy thereof ~ {sE n;
Leader Of May 18th. signed by Mr. La sSs
$ner,} he says:
8s3.l have refused to resign my o hce& and
demanded OF the commission time and Il
again tllat$I be given an opportunityStoI
be heard by them In answer 10 these
tscandalous and llbelous charges that Up
shurA filed against me. II 53 81 5i
a II will not resign, because II I did so.
1T might be argued that 1 admitted there
was some truth In those charges. The 2
commission has he power TO remove me-
and 1T must exercise that po wersfo I
shall ever remain one OF its nicers.Y
q In view OF this statement, the COM
mission feels compelled II to remove Mr..
Lanier as its first assistant clerk. and
hereby notifies you that he has been
removed. Yours Very truly, NJ
A m
Acting Chairman State Corporation Com-
esa3' mission. e A4sI
Another Statement.
lowing supplemental statement to his
communication OF yesterday:
TO the Public, 4 E Is
d ! respectfully request the public to ms
dulge me Just one more word in regard !,
to my differences with the commissions,
and promise to have nothing more to
say, on the subject in the public press
unless circumstances arise which make5it 4
necessary. VII Il. "a 3.5
Y MY. statement OF yesterday afternoon
was dictated to a stenogra pher ! in the
very hurriedy and under great:
stress Of circumstances. I stand by ri
and repeat every statement 1t contains;
but I desire to make clear one point,
which may not have been perfectly clear
to the average reader. viz \. It was not
my purpose or intention to critictse or
condemn Jud ge sCrump for his ownership
OF stock In the Virginia Corporation COM
pany, and while others may differ with
me, think there was no breach OF pros
sprlety or official obligation on his part,
or would there have been on the part I
any other officer OF the commission owns
Ing stock In this company; and for the
reasons that there are no transactionsF
this company could have with the conn
mission In whic the commission could
fayorfi 1t or hinder It. IL t..
5ss,r 70 Y Illustrate what ] mean, take the
matter OF procuring charters from the i
commission, In the matter the commits
sion acts ministerial y-t hat is II the APP
plicaton. or certlt ate Of incorp ton,
as the law calls It, embod!es the specific
requirements OF the statute the commits
sion may be compelled to & grant theS
charter by appeal to tho Court Of Appeals
II 1t refuses. In on the other hand, The 4
application for the charter contains mat
ter not authorized by the Law. and the
commission grants It., such matters are
mere gurplusage and amount to nothing
for the company gets Its powers from
the general law and not from any action
or orderiof the commission, The only
other matter OF consequence concerning
this company's dealing With the com-
mission Is making for corporations sum
dry reports for them required by law
The company could gain no adYantages
from any faYoritism on the part OF the
commission, for the law carries with ttF
the penalties for failure to Ike these
reports and no company would NEGLECT
this, requirement. even with the consent
OF tho commission, for q conapan " would 4
thereby lay itself liza BILE to have the cues
ton raised ga!nst It mt any time In any
suit that might bs brought against AZ,
and would forfeit ! is charter, III l8,St
B i make this statement from g desire 70 !,
he perfectly fair and just ito tJud &c lCrump5
from my standpoint, forg4 would not fori;
the life OF me do him Of all men, or, any A
OTTER man, the slightest injustice tnten M
tlonally,; ], !, ]. I, , 81, 3
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