The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-01-24

officials, or clerks thereof, or friends
of State officials, at the reQues: OF
said officials; and that said joiat com
rlittee be authorized and directed to
call before them, for this purpose. all
the State officials Of 1912, AMI Super
;rterdent Henry A. Williams, OF the
Southern Railroad company, and P. A.
Wilcox. Esq, attorney for the Allan
tic Coast Line Railroad company.
Sec. 8. That said joint committee
be authorized and required to examine
into and ascertain how much money
if any, was contributed in the political
campaign of 1912 in South Carolina
by the Southern Railroad company,
the Columbia, Newberry and Laurens
Railroad company, and the Seaboard
Air Line Railroad company, for politi-
cal purposes; and that said joint COM
mittee be authorized and directed to
call before them, for this purpose,
Col. w. A. Andrews; President w. w.
Finley; Mr.. P. A. Wilcox; Mr.. w. H.
Lyles; Mr. Ben Taylor; Mr.. F. H. Wes-
ton; Mr.. Christie Benet; Mr.. j. Rut-
ledge Rivers, and such other railroad,
officials Or attorneys as they may
deem expedient or necessary.
Sec. 4. That said joint committee be
authorized and required to examine
into and ascertain what members Of
this general assembly are attorneys
for railroad companies, express COM
panies, banks, cotton mills,
cotton mill mergers, or other
corporations; and that said joint COM
mittee be authorized and directed to
call before them, for this purpose, any
persons they may deem necessary.
Sec. s. That said joint committee
be authorized and required to examine
into and ascertain if any State officials
or their families have ridden upon free
passes since the nomination of said
officials in the Democratic primary Of
1912. Or since their election to Office
in the general election in November,
1912; and that said joint committee be
authorized and directed to call before
them, for this purpose, any persons
they may deem necessary.
Sec. s. That said joint committee be
authorized and required to examine
into and ascertain if any railroad COM
pany in this State, during the politi-
cal campaign of 1912, transported
from place to place, free of charge,
the friends of any candidate to attend
the various campaign meetings, or any
of said meetings; and that
said joint committee be authorized
this purpose, Hon. J. Fraser Lyon,
Hon. A. w. Jones, Mr. H. A. Williams,
Mr.. P. A. Wilcox, Gen. Willie Jones,
ex-Gov. John Gary Evans, Mr.. Chris
tie Benet, Mr.. ]. Pope Matthews, and
such other officials of the various
roads and officers of the Democratic
party, or such other persons, as they
may deem expedient or necessary.
Pres. Mitchell Carolina and Winthrop.
Mr.. ]. w. Ashley introduced in the
house on Wednesday morning the fol-
lowing resolution, which was adopt
ed and sent to the senate, where it was
ordered for consideration today;
Whereas, his excellency, the COVER
nor, in his Inaugural address. stated
that he had been informed that the
president of the South Carolina uni
versity had signed an agreement by
which certain money of the Peabody
fund, which had Heretofore been
designated to be given to Winthrop
college, should be transferred to the
South Carolina college and to negro
schools;
Be it Resolved, by the house Of rep
resentatives, the senate concurring,
that committee be appointed, con-
sisting of two members of the senate
and three members of the house, thor
oughly to investigate this matter, and
that this committee call before it Hon.
NJ. F. Ansel, member of the board of
trustees of the Peabody fund; DR.. S.
c. Mitchell, president of the University
of South Carolina; Dr. D. B. Johnson,
president of Winthrop college; Hon;
John E. Swearingen, State superinten-
dent of education: Mr.. August kohn,
ons of the trustees of the South Car