The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-01-23
COLLEGE TRUSTEES
And STATE LIBRARIAN
l. H. HAWKINS DIRECTOR PENI'
TENTIARY.
tu Elections COmpIeted-LegiSlature
Will Now be Able to Get Down
to Business.


Columbia, Jan. 22.-Both branches
of the general assembly reassembled
on Tuesday, after an adjournment
from Friday Monday was observed
as a holiday, being the anniversary
Of the birth of Gen. Lee. The sessions
have been occupied largely during the
week with. getting rid of the other
elections to be held by the leglsla-
ture These being out of the way
both houses will now get down to the
business of legislation.
On the reassembling on Tuesday
Gov. Blease submitted a special mes
sage relative to the State Hospltal
for the Insane, which message is pre-
sented in full in The Herald ana
News. The message was brought
about by letter written by Senator
Tillman to a friend in South Caro-
ina. The letter was marked per
sonal. but came into the hands OF
,he governor and he considered the
matter of sufficient Importance TO
transmit it to the legislature. AS
~eouested by Senator Tillman and
Governor Blease the house has pass
ed a concurrent resolution providing
for an investigation by three mem
hers of the house and three members
of the senate, the committee to be
appointed by the presiding officers OF
the two houses and to report to this
general assembly their findings OF
fact. The resolution has not been
concurred by the senate but will be.
The Elections.
The elections were concluded this
morning. Mr.. A. H. Hawkins was
elected a member OF the board OF dl-
rectors of the penitentiary for the full
term. He was appointed short time
ago bv Governor Blease to fill the
place made vacant by the death OF
3fr Deas. DR.. w. G. Houseal was
elected member Of the board OF
trustees of the medical college. He
was also appointed short time ago
to fill a vacancy on the board. Both
of these gentlemen are from New
berry.
The most spirited election which
has been held was that for State libra
rian. This is the only position filed
bv a woman which has to be filed by
election of the legislature. There
we're a number of candidates and sew
eral ballots were necessary but final
" Mrs. Moody won She has been
stenographer for the adjutant general
for several years.
Representative Kibler introduced
resolution in the house to require tne
sergeant at arms to wear uniform
of Confederate gray, the cost OF the
uniform to be paid by the State, but
the house did not agree to the propo-
sition and the sergeant will continue
to wear citizens clothes.
P. A. Wilcox, of Florence, and
David R. Coker, Of Hartsville, were
reelected members of the board of
trustees of the university without op-
position.
Josiah ]. Evans, member OF the
house from Marlboro, was elected
trustee of Clemson, to succeed his
father, the late W. D. Evans. Ivy NJ.
Mauldin. of Pickens, was reelected.
w. D. Garrison, who is in charge Of
the experiment work near Charles
ton, for Clemson college, was elected
in place of Mr.. B. H. Rawl For the
three places on the board at Clemson
the following were nominated:
Josiah j. Evans, B. H. Rawl, Ivy NJ.
Mauldin, G. W. Medlock, c. P. Hodges,
W. D. Garrison.
Orlando Sheppard, of Edgefeld, was
elected a member of the boa ID of Wis
itors of the Citadel without opposi-
tion
A. l.. Dukes, of Orangeburg, and
Claued E. Sawyer of Aiken, were
elected members of the board of trus-
tees of the colored college.
For two places on the board OF di-
rectors of the penitentiary the follow
ing were nominated; j. B. Addy, Of
Lexington; A. H. Hawkins, of New
berry; w, H. Glenn, Of Anderson; j.,
a. Livingston, of Orangeburg; w H.
Garfield, of Anderson. Glenn and