The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-02-14
COMMITTEE REPORTS
ON VARIOUS TRUSTEES
THOSE HOLDING TWO OFFICES
ARE CONDEMNED.
Those Named as Life Trustees OF
Some State Institutions Are
Mentioned.

the State is an Office of trust the hold
ing Of which precludes one from hold
ing another Office of trust at the same
time, the special commission appoint
ed by the general assembly to investi-
gate the holding of such Offices, on
Friday night reported to the two
houses.
The report names B. R. Tillman,
senator from South Carolina: John G.
Richards, Jr., railroad commissioner,
and Robert Mcfarland, judge of pro-
bate of Darlington county, as trus-
tees of State institutions who are
holding other Offices contrary to the
constitution.
The trustees of the various institu-
tons serving without commissions
are also named in the report.
The commission did not attempt to
decide the question of whether the LIE
trustees of Clemson college are hold
ing Office contrary to the constitution,
but submitted with the report a con-
current resolution directing the at
torney general to proceed with pro-
eeedings to determine this point.
The report and concurrent resolu-
ton were adopted by the senate and
in the house there was the same pro-
eendure. A letter was read in the SEN
ate from the governor to the commls-
sion, saying that in the message to
the general assembly relating to the
holding of Offices by trustees the name
Of Francis H. Weston, senator from
Richland, was given as a trustee OF
the University of South Carolina. He
had since been informed by Mr.. Wes-
ton that he had resigned as trustee
and had \ suggested the very point
raised.
The commission consists Of Senator
W. L. Mauldin, chairman; Senator Le-
Grand G.. Walker, T. P. Brown, Geo.
S. Mower, Frank B. Gary.
= The report of the commission says:
The Report.
The special commission appointed
BY the two houses in accordance with
the provisions of a concurrent resolu-
tion seThat a commission of five be
appointed, three from the house and
two from the senate, to- Investigate
and report back to this general as
sembly, during this session, the trus-
tees of the various educational instl-
tutions of this State who are serving
without commissions, and also those
who are holding other positions OF
public trust of this State contrary to
the constitution of this State, begs
leave to report that it has duly inves-
igated the matters referred to it.
"Your commission decided that un-
der the terms Of the concurrent reso-
lution it's Investigation was limited to
those who are trustees of the various
educational institutions of the State,
and has confined it's investigations to
such persons. Your committee has
sought information from such sources
as it deemed proper.
"As we understand the concurrent
resolution our duty was to investigate
and report:
"1) The trustees of the various
educational institutions OF the State
who are serving without commissions
"(2) Those trustees who are hold
ing other positions of public trust OF
this State contrary to the constltu-
ton Of the State.
"Your committee is of the opinion
that those trustees who are ex-ofhclc
members of the several boards are
not violating any constitutional inhl'
bition when so serving and we deem
it unnecessary to name those IN ina
category.
."As coming within the category o:
those who are serving without com
: mission your committee would name
the following:
The Trustees.
Trustees Of Winthrop college Wht
have not been commissioned: Hon
W. J. Roddey, Hon. J. E. Breazeale
Hon. Willie Jones and Hon. B. R. Till
man;
'Trustees of Clemson Agriculture
college who have not been commits
stoned: Hon. John G.. Richards, Jr.
Hon. Coke D. Mann, Hon. B. H. Rawl
'Trustees of University of SoutE
Carolina who have not been commits
stoned: Hon. Robt. Mcfarland.
GAS to the inquiry as to what trus
tees are holding other positions o
public trust of this State contrary tt