The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-02-14
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III FIX RY2;pE0;|NaID|EITY ;E FOR The
PLACING CE CONTRACTS
INVE!ST|f7AT||.>IY ORDERED

Conduct Of Committee on State
House and Grounds and Others IN
yolved.
The House on Thursday had an
other decided furry over the matter
OF the contract foc the plans for the
extension Of the STATE House, for
which q bill Of $1,000 has been sub
r:ltted il connection with plaster
o.o6e!s. "Wednesday ,wo resolutions,
looking 20 strengthening the record.
81 ere presented. an: Thursday morn
ing Nj. ReIbert suggested another
plan oc investigation. and the House.
finally, after merry-go-rould.
adopted the suggestion OF Mr.. Stew
enson relative TO TIE inquiry as to
how, when; and where the contract
that has been so mach discussed was
really arranged. The resolution, as
adopted. and as indicative Of the
view OF the majority OF the House,
reads as follows:
l. Resolved, by The House OF Rep
rese2tatives, That a committee OF
three members Of the House be forth
with appointed by the Speaker and
when appointed, shall constitute a
commission whose dut: II shall be 20
iavesGga&e and report to this House
with all convenient speei the facts
as to the conduct and action Of the
committee on State House and
grounds, and its sun-co21 miltees, and
all other persons and officers con-
nec.ed herewith Or alleged to have
been connected herewith or to have
had ANYTHING to 10 with the same.
as to the plans undertaken and con-
tracts entered into to carry out the
terms o. concurrent resolution, the
object Of which w2s to carry out the
suggestions OF the Governor il his
Message No. 5 IL relation to the State
House.
.. That said commission shall
have the power and authority to
swear witnesses, send for ard COM
pei the attendance of witnesses and
production o. p-pers: employ a ste
nog-apher whose Guty It shall be 10
take and transcrib~ al testimony;
preserve order. and shall report the
testimony with their conclusions
thereon back to this House with all
conventn!ent speed at this session.
That the sergeant-at-arms OF this
House is directed &c serve all pro-
cess issued by said commission.
signed BY its chairman. and obeE
the orders Of said commission.
The following resolution was il
troduced By Mr.. Rembert;
Members Of certain newspapers in
this State are attempting to fix the
res2onsi bility with reference to the !
State House contract upon the Gov
ernor. Now, therefore. that justice
may be done 70 all parties, be it
Resolved. That the committee on
ways and means be Instructed to
thoroughly Investigate the entire
nesses as may be necessary and re-
port to this body, fixing the respon-
sibility where it belongs, together |
with all testimony taken in such |
hearing, and that sad report be made
at the present session.
Mr. Renbert vigorously defended |
his resolution and ne insisted that
he had the utmost confidence IN /
Nessrs. Todd. Bryan and the mem
hers OF the committee making the
contract. NJ Cary urged that it
was time 70 stop talking SO much pol
itics. It did not seem TO him that it !
was legislative furction to try news
paners Or bother With what this or
that newspaper suggested. He be-
lieved the ways and means commit
tee had better De excused, as that
committee had already reported |
against the claim.
Mr.. Stevenson offered substitute
for the entire matter. This ne held !
vas not a political matter, as Dr.. |
SAWYER had charged, was being made !
OF the mater. Dr. Sawyer suggest
ed that he only referred to the news
pane~s tryirs to make the whole mat
te~ political aTai- NJ. Stever soa
sei he wanted prompt action, q !
orjc,, reno~, and -:,st;ce TO everyone
Mr.. Stevenson sa;;; Gove-no. B,easc
denied nothing and never said he
was no; present wAen the contrac: |
vas signed.
Mr.. Bryan said Re was m;scuoted
Ae said more than vas quoted in the
state.
W Stevenson So he haA no Dur-