Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-02-06

governor as merger, some tlLhe
ago appeared before joint session
of the judiciary committees OF tne me
senate and the house and defended his
combination as not being in violation
of the law. The judiciary committee.
in its report, said that no investigation
was necessary, and asks TO De uls-
charged from any further considera-
ton of the matter. The report, signed
by H. B. Carlisle, chairman OF the COM
mittee, Is as follows: 1.-The judiciary
committee, to whom was referred the
governors MESSAGE, NO. 70: havlns
reference to the Parker Cotton Mills
company, and suggesting the advisa.
bility Of an investigation on the part
of the legislature as to such company
and It's organization, beg leave to re-
port: That this committee has care
fully considered the governors mes
sage; that they have had before them
at a public hearing the president OF
the Parker Cotton Mills company. Tnls
committees, having itself no informa-
tion, and having received no evidence
iustifying the charge. feel that MOTH
ing will be accomplished by an inves-
tigatfon Of its character. They. there
fore. report that no further action Is
necessary with regard to said message
and recommend that they be DISCHARGED
from further consideration thereon.
Columbia Record, Monday: Col.
E ]. Watson, commissioner OF agri-
culture, who is touring the cotton
growing states In the interest OF the
"Rock Hill plan" Of acreage reduction,
will return to Columbia a week from
today, next Monday. He Is today IN
Birmingham, and this week he Will
sneak In the metropolises OF Alabama,
: Texas: Tennessee, Arkansas and Lou
isiana. His last stop will be In New
Orleans. Mr.. Watson Is accompanied
on the trip by Mr. ]. G. Anderson,
originator Of the Rock Hill plan. and
It is expected that President Barrett
Of the Southern Farmers Union. Will
he among the speakers at the remand
er Of the meetings In the interest or
the scheme. Mr.. Watson and MT.
Anderson expected to meet Mr.. Barrett
in Atlanta yesterday, but whether they
. did this or not Is not yet known mere.
. Before returning to this state, Mr..
Watson and Mr.. Anderson will have
made at least one stop In each or the
principal cotton growing states In the
south, two stops being made in few
of the states Their plan has been
to write to the governor OF each OF the
states visited and ask his cooperation
in advertising the meeting for the cap
ital city of his state or else large
metropolis Of the state. The speakers
at the meeting talk the Rock Hill plan
and urge the farmers. and business
men gathered to cooperate In carry
inc. out the plan. and in urging re-
ductfon in cotton acreage next year.
The governor Of each state Is tnen
asked to appoint an executive commit
tee for the state, and this committee
to appoint a committee In each county.
Commissioner Watson went out In
the interest Of the Rock Hill plan at
the request of the State: Farmers
Union, which at a recent meeting
adopted resolution expressing this
as its desire His expenses are PAID
out of the contingent fund OF the state
agricultural department. Mr.. Ander-
sons Expenses, 1t Is understood are
paid by the funds at the disposal or
the Rcck Hill plan executive commit
tee: A long distance telephone mes
sage from Commissioner Watson to his
office here last week stated that he
was meeting with encouragement at
eyery stop on his itinerary and that
he believed the Rock Hill plan would
he very instrumental In effecting a
great reduction in cotton acreage.
II Columbia, February s: A claim
Sfor $13,500 for expenses Of the archi-
tects in drawing plans for the state
house has been put In by the commit
tee on state house and grounds, and
has been referred to the wavs and
means committee, Of which Mr.. L. j.
Browning Is chairman. This claim
includes among other items, atout
$4,000 for services Of Architects Todd
model of the improved state house,
which has been on exhibition In the
lobby of the state house for several
days past Whether or not the claim
will be ordered paid Is not known at
%this time. The question has arisen, II
ia understood whether or not the COM
mittee was authorized to spend this
amount Of money In pursuance OF the
resolution by which the work was be-
gun. The beginning of the matter
was at the last session, when the gov
ernor sent the general assembly a
special message complaining OF the
unsanitary entrances to the lower
floor of the state house. A committee
report endorsing the governors posi-
ton with regard to the entrances, etc.,
was adopted. and following this con-
current resolution was adopted as fol-
lows: Whereas, his excellency, the
governor, by q special message, has
called attention to the undesirable ap-
Sproaches into the state house made
by the toilet rooms and other en-
frances; and, whereas, the committee
on state house and grounds has made
it's report to the house of representa-
tives, endorsing the recommendations
of his eXcellency the governor, as con-
tained In said special message; and,
whereas, the house this day did adopt
the report of said committee: now,
therefore, be It.: Resolved by the house
of representatives, with the senate
concurring, that his excellency the
governor Is hereby authorized and re-
uuested to appoint a committee. or
authorize the committee on state house
and grounds, to employ the services
of an architect to make such esti-
mates of costs and to make such plans
as may be desirable to carry out the
recommendations of his excellency the
governor in regard to the state house
as suggested in said message" Messrs.
F. NJ. Bryan and w. w. Dixon Of the
committee, were appointed a subcom-
mittee to take charge of the matter,
and employed Messrs Todd and Ben
son Of Charleston to make the estimates
and plans called for. The committee
has gone into the matter somewhat
more extensively than the governor
message called for, 1t Is thought, and
have drawn up plans and specifications
for two additional wings to the state
house, to be constructed at cost OF
100000. A bill carrying an approprt-
alton for this amount for the state
house Improvement has been unfavor-
ably reported. In addition to drawing
the plans, ETC., the committee has had
a plaster model made at cost of $500
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