The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, February 12, 1914, Image 5
CONGRESSMAN RAGS
ON CUR
AND MATTKK8 OF INTEREST TO
TR1CT TELEINU Til KM OF t
GREAT WORK PLANED
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Congressman Ragsdale made a telling
but brief speech on the currency
bill in the House when the question
of agreeing to the Senate amendments
was up.
lie made the second speech after
the chairman of the committee, who
had the bill in hand, in reply to tlie
attacks of the opposition, .lust a few
minutes beforo ho spoke, Mr. Hayes
of Colorado had attacked the hill as
Increasing the power of the Southern
cotton farmer, saying that it would
give the farmer the power of holding
his crop and securing higher pricesI
for it. Mr. Ragsdale replied to t his J
In part as follows:
Mi'. ltagsdalo's Speech.
Mr. Speaker, a few short months
ago 1 was asked to take my place
with those who were writing this currency
bill. Many of the provisions
that we find in tho bill at this time
were mot with strong disapproval at
tho time they were offered by me in
the committee. Then I was denounced
as a rebel and insurgent. When
wo went into the pshwhu
there limited approval of loans secured
by farm products and improved
lands, and now, to-day, it seems to
me that we have before us a currency
bill that we can all safely hand to the
people of the United States and say
the power of the Money Trust is
broken and that the people have come
Into their own. (Applause on the
Democratic side.) 1 have been one
of thoso who fought against features
of this bill, but, as a gentleman who
has preceded me has well said, the
benefits to be derived from the bill
far exceeds the evils, and the people
of tho Southland, whom 1 lie gentleman
from California (Mr. Hayes) has
so unnecessarily criticized for the
benefits we receive, look upon it as a
very Godsend to us that at least the
cotton growers of America are recognized
in this currency system.
(Applause on the Democratic side.)
Why should tho cotton growers be
barred from the benefits? Why should
tho agriculturists be barred from tho
benefits of a financing system? Do
we not produce that which feeds and
clothes the world? Do not the products
bo outlawed and the right of
tho balance of trade with other coun*
... I O \ * ? 1 At. ? t ' - ?
ines: w ny, men, snouiu our products
be outlawed? and the right of]
credit bo denied to us? Ah, Mr.I
Speaker, tho Republican party have)
grown so accustomed to denying any
rights to tlie agricultural people on
everything and heaping unjust burdens
on us in tariff laws that they
welcome this last opportunity to hurl
another stone at them. (Applause
on the Democratic side.)
Mr. Speaker, the gentleman from
California (Mr. Hayes) says there is
no system hero by which money may
be loaned on lands. If ho will turn
to section 24 of the bill, it is provided
there that any money received
on time and on which interest is paid
may be loaned for five years directly
on land, the loans based either on
capital and surplus or time deposits.
What is a savings bank? Is it. not a
bank that receives time deposits and
pays interest on them? Does not this
hill specilcally provide for their entrance
into the system? Does it not|
provide that money may be loaned;
under tho system? Why then is the
gentleman from California (Mr.
Hayes) so disturbed? Why is it that)
he never offered anything by way of
relief along this line, but merely contents
himself with trying now to
muddy the water?
Mr. Speaker, tho time has come,
and it has been written into this
and it has been written into this sta-|
fcue for the first time in this country,)
that farm lands are a basis for credit
in America, and that the owners of
them who produce tho wealth of this
country aro there in that financial
system which everything in
this country goes to support and sustain.
Tho time is hero when farm
products aro a basis of credit and
subject to rediscount in the national
reserve banks of America, and men
on whoso shoulders rest tho feeding
of the masses now have some recognition
at the hands of tho nation
through tho Democratic party. (Applause.)
I want to congratulate tho chair
man of this committee (Mr. Class)
that, with tho Senate, and the Democrats
of (liis committee, wo have
been enabled to hand to this country
a bill of which wo can go homo and
Ray to our people: "At last wo have
given you a system by which you
Rhall control and tnko chargo of tho
financial Rystem of this country,"
(Applause.)
Tho Congressional Record says the
speech was received with great applause,
and Mr. Ragsdalo says that
tho congratulations that ho received
from both sides of tho IIouso wero
surprising and most highly gratifying
to him.
Mr. Ragsdalo was ono among tho
few especially Invited to tho executive
office to witness tho signing of
DALE TALKS
1RENCY REFORM LAW
?
TIIE PEOPLE OF THE SIXTH PISTON
(ill KSSH>NAIi HEFORMS.
FOR RURAL CREDITS
tho great currency reform bill.
Ilelng asked for some of the main
points of advantage in the bill for the
Southern farmer, he said that ho regarded
tlie power given the national
banks to have farm paper rediscount- I
ed for six months a particularly good
feature. The farmer can now put up
his paper on his crops or stock in tho
lintinii-il 1 . 1 ?
u.uiu 111 piuco oi 1110 oiu
bank 110(0, issued heretofore.
lie can now secure loans on a fiveyear
contract basis from the national !
banks and the bank can put these up
with the central reserve bank and re- 1
ceivo treasury notes on them. It
will necessarily make money easier 1
in the south.
Another tiling that Mr. Kagsdalo
secured by the fight that be made (
was a change in the plan of levying <
I on tho national banks for their subscriptions
to the central bank, and 1
I that was to base tho assessment on (
tho capital and surplus rather than
on the capital alone, because the na- :
tional banks in tho South, being
new had not the largo surplus that
the older banks of tho north bad piled
up for years. Tho difference was
an assessment of about six per cent. I
on the capital and surplus instead of
twenty per cente on the capital alone. ]
As soon as congress reconvenes <
Mr. Kagsdale expects tho sub-coin- i
mittee of the banking and currency
committee which has in charge the 1
matter of rural credits to begin their :
hearing on the very Interesting and i
important matter of farm credits.
As he is tho only member of the
^Mib-committee from the South Atlan- <
tic states be wants suggestions from 1
all those really interested in the mat- i
ter, as he has received them from the i
national, farmers' union, Ituilding
and l.oan associations, banking sys- 1
terns and all reliable sources, from ;
both borrowers and lenders, as to ]
the. very best system of management
to secure loans to run as long as
twenty years and to provide in addition
to national banks some system
that may be accepted with the federal i
reserve federal notes on the farmers'
credit and thereby build up among
I the neonle of tbi? count rv n nlnn thnf
will enable the tiller of the soil to
own (he land which he cultivates and
do away with the landlord and tenant
system, which has proved a curse to
every land in which it has become
dominant.
We want to bring about a condition
In which the white farmers can and
will own the land, secure for themselves
the necessities of life at a rea|
sonable cost and loans at a sufYlcient|
ly long time, and low rate of interest
to enable them to develop the farm (
and pay off their mortgages and leave
| to their children tho fruits of their
labor. -- ,
It behooves congress to take up
this vast, and important work of providing
food and clothing for the people
of this growing country, when
one reflects that the demands of the
congested cities and their suburban
populations are growing apace, and
that tho increase in the food and
clothing supply does not increase
with that demand, and as a result
one may note that the cost of living
has so increased that even well-paid
laborers And it burdensome to support
their families on what are really
good salaries, Ily an increase of opportunities
in the rural communities
we may make farm life more attractive
and stop tho exodus to tho cities
and the factories and provide a real
reply to the cry, "Why back to the
farm ?"
This work is proving of really intenso
interest all through tho country.
The press of tho north was at
one time disposed to sneer at it and
large banking interests were inclined
to be suspicious, but now the clearest
thinkers of the world, including the
president of tho United States, are
recognizing tho necessity for further
work 011 this line, and our committee
hopes to write a hill that will meet
with the approval of congress and the '
president and give relief needed to \
tlio people.
The hearings on this matter will .
probably run for a number of months
and I shall devote tho larger part of
my time to trying to solve this problem,
which I consider after the hankI
ing and currency law, the most vital
problem that is to ho solved by this
coifgress.
Soil Surveys, j
In addition to this work I have se- ,
cured a number of soil surveys to ho .
mndo in this district,. ono of which
win snoruy do Degun in Florence ,
county. I do not altogether approve .
of the syatems of aoil survey hereto- (
fore In vogue, but I feel It to bo my ^
duty to secure for my district every 1
convenience possible, and to have the .
work done in a manner which will ,
bring the very best results to tho dls- ,
trict and give tho government reason .
to bo proud of Its part in It.
I hopo to secure these soil surveys
during my first term In congress.
Benefits In Agriculture. j
Wo are expecting more real bene- (
fits from the agricultural department J
than ever before. Secretary Houston. J
from our own district, Is at the head '
of the work, and Hon. A. F. I,ev<?r is
chairman of the House agricultural '
committee and with such active and |
deeply earnest men, understanding
so well the necessities xof the farm
wo can not but derive from the work
of that branch of tho government.
Mr. Lever's co-operation with me r
in my fight for loans on farm products
and long term loans on farm
lands, was of tho greatest boneilt.
His farm extension bill is a measure q
that I hope to seo give advantage to
tho farmer and to rural credits not
hitherto enjoyed.
To lltiihl Promised Post Ofllees.
In addition to this I want to see tho
post oflices for which appropriations
were made built as soon as possible.
When tho appropriation bills for
these odices were passed along with j
many others for sites and buildings, r
no provision was made for extra help .
in tho treasury department for in- (
spectors or architects and the result i
has been that the secretary of the J 1
treasury has been terribly handicap- c
ped and it will be necessary to pass
another bill to secure tho additional t
force that ho must have to do the
work. 1 hope that under the system
devised and through tho assurances .
given me by the chairmen of the comniitfnnu
on/I r.1 I./.".. 1 " -1
>. ivi > o Him uinci a wjni'iM uuu, 111111.
the dolny will not of much longor
duration, anil that Monnettsvillo, I)i 1- ^
Ion anil Marion will bo taken care of i
among tho first on the list and in tho (]
near future. .
Natural Good Road Work. s
1 also desire to co-operato with s
Mr. IJyrnes in tho groat work that ho t
Is doing for pood roads. Mr. Hyrnos ']
will not, in my opinion, let any op- (
portunity pass to protect the people y
r>f this state and I feel quito sure i
that some system will be devised by \
which our people can secure from (
(ho federal treasury long needed asdistance
that will give us better j
loads. ]
It is also my intention to follow i
up the trip of the torpedo boats to v
Conway and the submarine fleet visit
lo Georgetown on January 7, by try- r
ing to get further appropriations for t
seeming an inland water way route, t
1 hope that we can secure some legis- \
lation towards this end during 1014 r
and I have every assurance of sup- \
port from Hon. Hampton Moore of (
Pennsylvania, the chairman of the r
Deeper Waterways convention, in r|
making this route through Wacca- s
maw river a part of tlie proposed
preat national route. 11
In tho Navy Department. r
1 do not believe that tho navy de- s
partment will make unwlso demands f
on congress. The secretary of the I
navy early made it plain that he t
would stand for no increase expense I
in his department and ho has brought 1
about some essential reforms In the (1
competitive system of purchasing v
supplies and has already saved tluj c
government vast sums and he Is demanding
efficiency and sobriety and
actual service in every branch of the v
department which he controls. i
While he has handled tho affairs <
of his department upon a broad pol- c
icy of general development through 1
the country ho does not propose to 1
tolerate that discrimination against (
his home and people heretofore man- f
ifested too much. n
In ?a powerful position to co-opor- r
ate with him in the development of n
the navy yards of the south and t
southern ports, is Senator Tillman, t
the chairman of the naval committee, s
and he is giving his cordial support to f
the secretary in his work. r
South Carolinians are finding t
themselves well taken care of in the (
navy with these men at the head of f
it, and Admiral Victor Blue of Ma- 1
rion in charge of the bureau of navi- (
gation. The South Carolinian may >
well be proud of the development of
government through naval circles.
Now Itural Routes. d
I am trying to secure a number of 9
new rural routes In our district in ad- v
dition to the great number recently a
put in operation here. I trust we 1
shall have soon nono but white men '
In every post ofllce and on every 1
rural route and in every railroad mail
car in my district before my term ex
pires. '
This Is not that I feel unkindly to- t
wards the negro, but I believe the
holding of positions of this kind by (1
tho negro is calculated to stir up 1
an animosity between tho two races 11
and that the benefit to the few holding
tho positions is far offset by tho 11
evil done generally to the raco there- 11
by. 0
Besides I feel as all Democrats do,
that we should have white Democrats 0
to fill the public ofllces of the country s
particularly in tho South, and I pro- R
pose to leave no stone unturned to a
fill every position in tho sixth district c
at least, with those who believe with '
the Democrats in tho elimination of (
tho negro from tho politics of the 1
3outh. v
President Wilson is trying to meet I
tho pre-election promises of tho party P
and tho opinion now is that the Dem- n
Dcratlc party will bo so entrenched if 0
tho legislation that is proposed goes v
through congress that is now plan- '
tied, that tho party will enjoy the
r*r?n flrlrmnn r\f f hn nonnlA S
wVM..v?v*tvv v/fc vuv (III II CA(; | LIDt:
tho functions of government for many c
years to come.?adv. h
? ? ft
Coast Lino Train Wrecked. 1'
Several persons were slightly In- 1
lured when a Coast Line engine Jump- ^
od the track near Dennettsvlllo. '*
mm TROUBLES
5LEASE SAYS HE WILL EMPTY
THE PENITENTIARY
MREATENS DR. BABCOCK
I
rhe Investigation Keveals a Mean,
I'ngallant Fight Ileing Made on
l>r .Saunders, a Fudy Physician at
tlie Asylum, !?y the (Jovernor and
the Hoard of Regents.
South Carolina obtained a full look
nto the affairs at the State Hospital
or the Insane Saturday when Sena-!
or Tillman, Dr. J. \V. Habeock and I
lovernor Hleaso testified beforo the
egislative committeo charged with
nvestigating that institution. The
urtain was raised over the turmoil
ind dissension and the probe will go
o the bottom. Senator IV. R. Tillnnn,
Dr. .1. \V. Habeock and Govrnor
Hleaso appeared as witnesses.
V short synopsis of their testimony is
>rinted below.
It was shown that friction existed
ind had existed for somo timo boween
Dr. J. W. Hal)Cock, the superntendent,
and the board of regents
if the asylum, and the bone of condition
was Dr. Saunders, a lady phyiciati
connected with tho medical
taff, and a daughter of Re present aivo
(). L. Saunders of York county.
Hie regents wanted Dr. Saunders dlsharged
because they charged she
vas interfering with the other mein>ers
of tho medical staff, and partlctarly
because she permitted Dr.
hooper, who had been discharged, to
;eep instructing her, which was obected
to by Dr. Blackburn, who had
>eon elected to succeed Dr. Cooper,
tecause, ho alleged, interference
litli his work.
Insubordination on tho part of his
ubordinates, brought about because
ho regents elected people openly ailagonistic
to him, and who ignored
lis authority, and demoralized the
unning of tho asylum, was stressed
ly Di*. Habeock. Ho also charged
hat efforts were being made by tho
egents to oust him, and that Dr.
Iiompson, his first assistant, was
cheming to get his place, and that
mother ring-leader in tho insubordilatlon
was Dr. Griflln, a son of tho
nan who was turned out of the
luperintendency of the asylum by
lovernor Tillman, and whom Dr.
labcock suceeeded. Dr. Ilabcock inroduced
letters to show Governor
Mease had ordered him to dismiss
)r. Saunders, which he declined to
lo, and he paid a high tribute to her
vorth and efficiency and made it
dear that he had stood by her and if
he went he would go, too,
The Supreme court room was tilled
vit.h spectators when Senator Tillnan
walked in a littlo after 10
('clock by himself. The senator look(1
surprisingly well and it was with
lis old time vigor and manner which
las endeared him to so many of the
'arolinians that he shook hands with
riends in the room. At his request
t chair was placed for him inside the
ail when ho was ready to testify,
nd as lie passed by the press stand
o take his seat ho shook hands with
he newspaper men. Senator Tillman
poke in a clear voice, which was
asily heard by every one in the
oom, and, as usual, stated his facts
n clear, short and not to be misunlerstood
words. lie spoke straight
rom the shoulder and appeared nioro
ike the Tillman who swept South
Carolina in 1 800 that ho has for
ears.
Senator Tillman Testifies.
"Anticipating the question, 'What
lid you mean by Governor Blease's
atellites and underlings?' I have
vritten out my answer. These two
ire very plain English words, easily
inderstood, and the dictionary will
nform any ignoramus of their meanng.
" 'Satellite?A follower; particuarly,
a subservient or obsequius folower
or attendant; a subordinate atendant.'
" 'Underling?Ono who Is suborllnate
to another, especially in some
iienn or servile capacity; hence, a
ncan, sorry fellow.'
IIT 1 - ?
i navo aiways poen credited with
ising striking phrases to convoy my
[loaning, and this is an illustration
f tlmt faculty. I have designated no
no, mentioned no names, and ho
an only justly ho aggrieved who colliders
himself, and thus convicts lilmelf
of coming under the description
hove given. In other words, the
ap fits him. So, let him wear it.
" ho senator who gavo my letter to
Jovernor lUeaso Is certainlv ono nt
hem, and I hope ho feels better, or
/ill feel better, for this explanation,
will say right hero (for It is a good
lace to say it) that had not one of
ly clerks misunderstood my orders, ,
very one of tho senators in Columbia
/ould have received a copy of this
muchly marked personal letter'. It .
3 the custom in my ofTlco to mark all
uch letters personal, but, as was tho
aso last summer, my confidence was
etrayed, and tho usage existing
mong gentlemen of keeping personal
stters from the public was violated.
'hiSfletter must have fallen into tho
ands of one of the governor's
3atellitos and underlings,' and his
como to any glory or honor ho has1
received for his ungentlemanly behavior."
Governor TUeasc Bat about tho middle
of the room and heard every word
of Senator Tillman's testimony and
that of Dr. Rabcock. Among tho
spectators were the board of regents,
Assistant Attorney General Domlnlck,
many members of tho Houso and Senate.
Representative Stevenson conducted
tho direct examination of Senator
Tillman.
Senator Tillman said ho got tho
information contained In tho confidential
letter mado a part of Governor
Rlcase's message to the general
assembly from Dr. .T. W. llabcock.
That the latter visited him at Trenton
and while there told him of the
hostility of the board of regents and
of an effort which ho declared was
being made to remove him and Dr.
Saunders, his lady assistant, and also
gave him the information about an
alleged effort being mado to smirch
his and Dr. Saunders' character. As
far as the statements in his letter
about tlie "underlings and satellites
of Governor Rleaso trying to manipulate
the sale of the asylum property"
was concerned tho senator ex-;
plained that ho got this idea, which
was simply an opinion, from reading
tho newspapers and because it was in
the air. He said this was an intuitive
senso. lie said he had no direct
information on either subject. lie
said ho appointed Dr. Rabcock superintendent
of the asylum in 1891, and
he alono was responsible for the removal
of Dr. Griffin.
Tho senator read a written reply
to a question about the "underlings
and satellites", and literally excoriated
the person who turned his confidential
letter over to Governor
Rleaso. lie referred to it as a cowardly
betrayal of confidence, similar'
to his experience of last summer,
and said tho State senator who gave
the governor the letter, lie honed, cot
all tho glory and pleasure out of It
possible. His excoriation bristled
with tho old time Tillman scorn and
vitriol.
He said that about two weeks ago
Or Babcock had written him asking
that Dr. Brim, in the United States
health service in Savannah, bo permitted
to como and testify if thft
committee wanted him, and that Dr.
Rupert Blue had given this permission.
In reply to a question from Senator
Young, Senator Tillman said Dr.
Babcock bad succeeded Dr. Urillln,
and it was a son of this latter man
now on the medical staff, but doesn't1
know tho young doctor, ami is not
familiar with who appointed him.
Senator Tillman said that he, and
ho alone, was responsible for the firing
of former Superintendent Brlfllln
and the appointment of Dr. Babcock
in ISO I.
Governor Blease's Testimony.
Standing within threo feet of Senator
Tillman and directly in front of
tho bar of the Supremo Court, Gover
him im-uso presented ins side of tho
matter before tho Asylum investigating
committee, lie said that ho came
into oflice intending to firo Dr. Habcock
because he thought he had betrayed
his friend, tho late James H.
Tillman, but after a ride with Dr.
Habcock one Sunday morning, soon
after he came into oflice lie learned
some tilings in a confidential conversation
which he, as a gentleman,
would not toll, adding: "I hope that
will soak in."
lie declared that ho named Dr.
Houseal for Dr. Hahcock's place to
show what lie thought of Dr. Ifouseal
after the Legislature had refused to
elect him a trustee of the Medical Colleyo,
saying that ho knew Dr. Ifouseal
would not accept.
The Governor told of having used
his influenece with tho board to retain
Dr. Saunders, and of his refusal1
to accept Dr. Hahcock's resignation!
on September 3 7 last, and said ho
thought if somo outside influences
who were wanting to sell tho Asylum
property would let Dr. Habcock alone
lie and tho regents would work in
harmony. Ho said that ho was opposed
to the purchase of State Park, and
his idea was to sell tho property andj
io retain mo uuiunngs lor tuberculosis
or pellagra hospital, uso the present
Asylum buildings in Colubia for
white patients and convert tho State
Penitentiary Into a hospital for tho
negro patlens. Ho said ho Penitentiary
would soon ,bo depopulated, as
he Intended sending tho convicts back,
to the county chain gangs, and he
hoped by August 1 to have all of them
on tho road. Ho said ho had turned
out 108 recently and moro wero coming,
and Romo peoplo could not help
themselves.
TI? Iinliftl.1 A, _
u|iiiciu mu iif^nt oi ino rogcntu
to rnako changes at tho Hospital and
romped all over Dr. Habeock for what
ho said was lack of attention to his
duties. He declared that someone had
told him that Dr. Dabcock had not
been in somo of the wards for twelve
years and ho wanted to know if Dr.
Dabcock was tho only man in the
State who could hold tho position, as
some people seemed to think. Ho declared
there were no charges against
Dr. Saunder's moral character, but
said she had been interfering with tho
other members of tho medical staff,
and referred to tho charges against
her as being of this nature.
Ho said he didn't consider it decent
for women to bo testing for
spphllis and such like diseases.
Looking directly at Senator Tillman,
flovernor Illeaso said: "If ho
wore tho giant ho once was, I would
JAILED FOR HIS DOUBLE
?^
GKOIURA RANK Kit IN PRISON FOR
ANOTIIKRS (TRIMK.
? .
A. R. Oliver, Who Made Fortune,
Wins Release lijr Proving That
Twin Rrother Was Reu.1 Offender.
Tho burden of the crimes charged
to A. I). Oliver, former president of
tho bank in Climax, Oa., has been
shifted to tho shoulders of his twin
brother, now in seclusion In Honduras.
Oliver was released a few
<lays ago from tho prison farm in
Mississippi after convincing tho Judtra
that ho was tho victim of one of tho
strangest oasoH of mistaken identity
in real lifo or fiction.
Aliver claims lie has a twin brother
whom ho resembles so closely that
he has been compelled to servo time
for all of his brother's crimes and
escapades in the South.
Oliver is now in Lee county, f?a.,
ready to begin life anew after serving
flvo years in prison conviction of
charges of bigamy and obtaining
money under false proteases. Olivor
claims both these offenses were committed
by his twin brother.
Oliver's pretty young wife, a society
hello and the daughter of a
prominent resident of Climax, Cla., believed
tho charges brought against
her husband and has married another.
Oliver claims that tho man who
roplaced him plotted this part of his
misfort line.
"It was my brother who married
tho other woman," Oliver asserts.
"While wo were still youngsters our
parents died. A family by the name
of Harding adopted my brother and !
he took their name. That is how ho
came by that name instead of OH\er. I
That is how it comes about that I
have been Charged with crimes under
that name and been made to appear
as living a double life."
Oliver entered Climax, C.a., as a
poor man. After he had established
a bank ho purchased timber lands,
mills, and a mercantilo business. In
fact, it was said ho was buying
"everything in sight". He married
the daughter of a prominent business
man and appeared to ho prospering.
Then the crash came. His hank
was on tho point of bankruptcy. Ho
started for New York on a business
trip, hut supieious depositors feared
lie was trying to run away and mobbed
him. Tho arrest and conviction
followed.
I.EVIOlt CONGRATULATED.
Secretary of Agriculture Compliments
11 im on Passage of Hill.
Representative Lever Is In receipt
of a letter from Secretary of Agriculture
Houston heartily congratulating
him on tho passage of the Lever agricultural
extension bill In tho IIouso
recently. In his letter Secretary
Houston says:
"You liavo certalnlv handled tho
entire situation with a great deal of
wisdom and tact. It Is unnecessary
for me to tell you what I think of tho
hill itself. I imagine tho Senate will
promptly pass it and that it will
quickly becomo a law. I know of
no more successful educational enterprise
In its time."
Mr. Lever is greatly gratified to
rcceivo this endorsement from his
friend, Secretary Houston, whom ho
regards as one of tho very ablest men
of this administration. Speaking of
the prospects of this bill becoming a
law shortly, Mr. Lever said:
"The Senate is making gratifying
progress with tho measure, having
substitute my bill for that of Senator
Hoke Smith. I expect to seo tho bill
becomo a law within the next two or
three yeeks and I think it is of as
great importance fundamentally as
any act of this
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already provided for or to bo provided
for."
sense of obligation to bis chief impelled
him to betray it. Whoever ho
may bo, and I have no idea, he is wolchallenge
the writer of this letter to
the public rostrum to join debae, but
flod has laid the hand of affliction on
him and ho could not resent what 1
might say, and I will do as a gentleman
should, and pass by his treatment
of hie and remember him as ho
used to be."
lie declared that ho would veto anyappropriation
made for further work
at State Park or for the sale of the
present Asylum proporty in Columbia
and referred to his veto of this bill.
Ho said ho thought this investigation
was a mistake, as it was creating a
great stir out of nothing and causing
peoplo to wonder why Dr. Saunders is
investigated when there is nothing
against her to investigate. Ho said
he thought that Dr. Pabcock and the
board of regents ought o go back,
ako a drink of Congareo water and
work together in harmony. Ho declared
ids intention of not appointing
Dr. Thompson successor to Dr. Dabcock
should Dr. Dabcock not remain.
Tho committee at 2:15 o'clock took
a recess until Monday afternoon at 3
o'clock when tho investigation will bo
continued. Tho members of tho committee
aro Senators T. J. Mauldin,
chairman; T. J. Strait, Macbeth
Young; Representatives J. A. Hunter,
secretary; N. H. Hardin and W. P.
Stevenson.