The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-31

on the part Of the House, acted with
lnulScretiOn an attempting to insert
into the conference report an ulleau-
5ment increasing the compensation OF y
the SPECIAL agent TO be appointed un-
der TIC provisions OF tins Dill, from
ten toHtiitecn per cent. OF the amount
recovered, without the consent OF his !.
ConfcrrccS" Z
Then they seek to apologize for lie foy
sny sWs believe. however IL VAS aet,,ated
Mo s is aiscosed l BY the evidence, VAS
the author OF the bill and expected TO
be appointed by the Governor us the
special agent"
1 wish to state that the Inference to
be drawn from this statement is con-
temptlble and Infamous, and, further, 1
emphatcally deny that the statement. II
consent OF my, conferrces" is true; on
the contrary, 1t is sunwarranted by the
evidence, groundless and false,
The word s"ndiscr.etlon'' has become ,e,,; g
whatever it's definition may be as now
used, 7 take 1t that itSmenns an unnten-
1 tlonal act less than AM .intentionul wrong.
but I say to tho public that II have
done what the language Of. the commits
tee says have done, then the committee
was wrong to say that + had committed
an ndiscr,etion for the langu qrg 81 use e,
effect, 1t says that | have alntentlonaily
attempted 70 thwart The will Of the I1egis-
lature. 5 5fG'' ,t
say that IL the evidence bears out that
statement was guilty Of fraud and It
ought to have been SO charged; y ne
evidence did not bear out that statement,
the statement had no business IN tha1
report, &as twas false.
Was Surprised.
In passing, however, desire to STATE tnI',
upon to testify before the investig Ing
committee and had no 1874 1874, what ahcy
wanted me ito testify about the IIowlc bill.
I was not called before the committee
lIowle had testified, and was not told
that, was being investigated. The only
nren,ls / had of replying to them was BY
notes tome. Senators Thomas and Chap
man were present, think. during tho
taking of all 1.-The testimony regarding THIS
blll--l was not. ~ was out OF the city
when tho reports were made and did not
i6rcturn until last Tuesday night. spent
"Wednesday morning In reading over tho
Testimony.
i shall now proceed to subsantlatc my
position by showing my. entire connection
With this whole AFFAIR." slE5
About a month before the Legislature
adjourned Mr., Conway r. Sands brought
mntely passed creating n special agent
to collect for the several nsansc nsylums
/ read tho bill and concluded thnt It was
would increase. the revenue Of the state
getting In funds that under the old law
had been omitted. ! offered the bill but
ut was reported adversely bX the ! Ho 1nsf
Mr.. Howlc had offered q bill which pre-
vented tho State from obtaining any COM
pensation from the estate OF Insane ne'-
sons, regardless OF their financial ability
to pay. and that his bill had PASSED tho
committee and also the House, i did, not
push tho matter further, and heard moth
ing moro OF the matter until about three
and and Mr.. rhllp SHIELD That practicaliy tho
} same bill had been offered in the Senate,
the bill being, In fact. substituted for Mr..
Bill No, t., Tho substitution, OF ono bill
fer ICY aomer 1noE nekei
me to look after the bill when 1t came
over to the House. AZ the time thoy said
tho hill was about the same as the ono
mcnts. but Mr., Sands informed me that
there was IN lnterlin,entlon N he hlll
ls"natG snhsiltmle) 1iinl VII, rrn,
Thursday night. March Still, imme'
chamber and asked MI, Button, the
bill, and With Senator Chapman we all
four looked at the bill together. Mir,
Sands called Senator Chapman's ntten-
ton to the two conflicting provisions,
which provisions were, In effect these
In section 2 OF Senate substitute, as II
came from the Senate committee, tho
agent was authorized TO take such steps,
legal or to him may seem proper. for
the enforcement and collection of all
claims debts and judgments standing for
II period of more than FIVE years, due and
10 become due, etc. The following in
terlineation was contained IN section 3:
"Proyided, no claim could be collected
that had been standing for five years or
more" Mr.. Sands called senator Chap
mans attention 10 this, and the conver-
sation that then hen took place I said
in testimony before the inycstgNtng
committee, as follows: Tint Mi, Sands
called Senator Claimants attention to
this, and to my mind he expressed SUR
prise In his look and speech; and think
he used this language. seemingly SUR
prised Mt the iDtcrlneation This Is what
/ think he used He sail: us it that |
have been trcked them, lie examined
the bin further and stated 'Whv This Is
my writing" ] am sure about that. hut
my recollection Is fhis Is Senator ChaD-
man talking that this was dictated at the
request Of Senator Thomas. and he laugh
insly said II WONDER If Thomas has
fooled rae? Viii see him about IT," This
wHe tho end of The conrrrsat i3n u took
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