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^CONFLICTING STATMENTS FEATURE THE STATE HOUSE ARCHITECT PROBE Committees and Sub-Comlttees Differ as to Who was Present at the Meeting and Who was not Pres ent?Archltlct Todd on the Stand. Columbia, Feb. 8.?The Todd claim for $13,550 will be still further In vestigated by a special committee from the house under a resolution which the house passed this morning. The resolution was introduced by Mr. Stevenson. It follows: "That a committee of five members of the house be forthwith appointed by tho speaker and when appointed, shall constitute a commission whose duty it shall be to Investigate and re port to this house? with all convenient speed tho facts as to the conduct and action of the committee on state house and grounds, and it.; subcom mittees, and all other persons and of flcers connected therewith or alleged to have been connected therewith or to have had anything to do with the same, as to the plans undertaken und contracts entered Into to carry out the terms of a concurrent resolution, the object of which was to carry out suggestions of the governor In his message No. 5 in relation to the state house. "2. That said commission shall have the power and authority to swear witnesses, send for and compel the attendance of witnesses and pro duction of paper; employ a ste nographer; preserve order, and shall report the testimony, with their con clusions thereon, back to this house with all convenient speed at this ses sion. That the sergennt-at-arms of this house is directed to serve all pro cesses issued by the said commission, signed by its chairman, and obey the orders of said commission." Speaker Smith appointed the follow - ing committee to investigate the Todd claim for $13,550: U M. Qasguo, .1. II. Miller, lt. D. Heiser. J. W. Boy?\ and J. R. Connor.?Spartanburg Herald. The First Meeting. Tho committee was appointed by Speaker Smith, and Friday there ?was considerable contradictory tosti nnony at tho first session. Mr. Bryan said that not only his subcommittee was familiar with the facts, but that all members of the committee knew about the contract with Todd & Ben son when It was discussed on Sep tember 27 in the office of (low Blease. Other members of the whole commit tee said that the contract was not brought up and that they knew noth ing about the claim for $13,550 filed later. They did know that there was some discussion as to the fees al lowed an architect, and there was also some talk about a*lowing Mr. Todd not more than $1,(100 for his "cam paign of education," as one 'member termed it. The details of tho con tract, however, were not prepared at this committee's meeting and were drawn up afterward in Charleston by Mr. Bryan on some of the data taken nt the committee meeting. This Contract was witnessed In Charleston by the architects interested and later In Columbia signed by Messrs Todd and Bryan and Dixon on behalf of the commission in Columbia, as is shown in the testimony below. The contract was dated back to Septem her 27, but it wa# signed in Columbia in a room rented by Mr. Todd over the transfer station at the corner of Main and (Jervals streets several days later. Mr. Wells, Mr. Mltchum and Mr. Pcgues said that they had not attend ed any meeting of the general com mittee, except tho one called for Sep tember. They knew nothing of the meetings held during the session of de general assembly when the sub ^sommlttee was appointed. This Is Bxne of the points upon which em phasis was made yestorday. A sum mary of the meeting yesterday is ^fiven. ? Mr. Bryan said that the general committee knew of the plnns and ap proved of the expenditure of the money for Todd A Henson on account of the authority given under the res olution adopted after Qov. Blease sent a special message to the general an i sembly regarding the toilets and tho approaches to tho State house. Othor members of the committee say that they were not familiar wRh tho contract except that an architect's foe was discussed In a gonernl way, and that while they liked the plans they did not understand that there approval bound them to the claim filed.?Tho State. Contractor Todd's Version. At the meeting hold Monday, among other witnesses was A. W. Todd who drow up the plans and made the "edu cational campaign". The testimony ap peared in The State and was about as follows: A. W. Todd was then sworn. Mr. Todd said be bad been an architect for 32 years, He is a member of the general assembly. "Mr. Bryan said to me to go ahead with the work, but I asked him as to his authority." Mr. Todd then presented a written statement which Mr. Blackburn, on being recalled, said he prepared at the dictation of the governor. It is dated July 2G, 1911, and addressed to Mr. Bryan, authorizing the employ ment of an architect in regard to the State house as suggested In the mes sage, and to employ an architect as reasonably as possible, as he (the governor) was sure that it was not the intention of the general assembly to go to any considerable expense. Mr. Todd then said he was asked as to his idea of tho toilet approaches. He told them it would require compre hensive study, and later he appeared before the committee and told t lie members that the toilets would have to be put on the inside, as lie major ity of the offices were dungeons, and to meet the demands of the building additions were noooss'ary. Sub committee Named. "It was then moved," said Mr. Todd. "that a committee be appointed to look into the matter. A resolution was introduced and passed. I was then told to go ahead witli the plans and I worked the whole year with ex perts on the matter. Then in Sep tember I told the chairman that I was ready, and tho meeting was called." Mr. Todd then showed his plans and produced pictures and the article In The State, September 2S, describ ing the proposed building, which he said was mailed to every member of the general assembly. - The report, Mr. Todd said, was published in The State by the per mission of the committee, and ho gave it to a representative of The State after permission was obtained. Traveling Expenses. He told the committee that it was not customary for an architect to travel over state and solicit work. It certainly had never been his pol I Icy. Questioned as to the appropriation of $1,000 for traveling Mr. Todd said: "The governor said, 'That Is a hell of an exorbitant fee. 1 canvassed (In state for $:{"?'? when 1 ran for gov j ornor. "Mr. Dlxon sail, 'lint this is an ex traordinary affair,' and the governor said the matter was with the com mittee. "1 told them as to tin1 architect I would work under fees as provided by the American association nnd the resolution passed unanimously. Wo appointed a committee to draw up a bill and there waa objection to tho $1,000,000 plan. It was suggested that the appropriation be made hi annual Installments of $:i00,000 each. The contract was drawn up In Char leston." When First Called. Replying to Mr. Casque, he was called on first at' a meeting of the committee during the genernl assem bly In 1911, and he was acting under Instructions of the general commit tee under an oral contract. Mr. Todd then road the contract He maintained that the phrase, "as heretofore," Implied that the com mittee acknowledged that he was employed. Mr. Todd explained the plans, which he said he had spent months on. "From what I hear I should have required the contract a year ago," said Mr. Todd. Replying to Mr. Casque, he said he was In no competition, and under the rules of the association the fees aro duo pro rata, and he was. now entitled to one-fifth of the entire fee. He entered into no competition, be cause it was the rule of hiB ofhee. There wore other rules?for Instance, no negro could get a plan from his office. Was Directly Interested. "The matter was impressed on my mind because I was directly Inter ested. I wouldn't Bpcnd money on a contingency. I understood the con tract was made in good faith." Replying to Mr. Gasque, ho said I he visited people throughout the State, talked to tax payers and in terested them in it.. Mr. P. C. Cary had told htm that he would support the plans If the governor would not veto them. Mr. Todd told Mr. Cary that he could make no promises. "I keep no account of my expenses, but R that Is a matter of Controversy, I will eliminate them despite the fact that The Sate has attempted to per vert the facts. 1 would like to know what architect It was The State says roughly speaking, the Improvements would cost :t:'..ooo,ooo. "There are plenty of architects who enter Into competition, but I am not one of them. The State newspaper has never said that the $i.ooo ap propriated was to acquaint the people with the facts." Mr. Todd stated emphatically that be understood that he was to be paid for the model and for the traveling. He had spent nearly a year on the work. lie consulted B. Marlon Ruck er and other attorneys as to whether or not, as a member of the legislature, ho (Mr. Todd) was violating tho eth ics of the profession. Mr. Rucker said no. At the September meeting he was husy explaining the plans and he could not say whether or not the governor was in the ofllce all the time. Ho naturally thought that, the meeting being held there, it was au thorized, Never Heard Objection* He never consulted the governor privately. "I never heard a 'no' on any plans discussed at the meeting. As to the traveling expense account, I would rather wipe that out. According to Mr. Bryan, I thought I had authority to proceed with the plans after the February meeting. If I know then what I know now. I certainly would not have gone on with the work. I told them that It would take lots of money to fix this oapitol. The dome, for instance, is unsafe. 1 think as to toilet approaches, if you bother the approaches to the toilets, you en danger the rest of the building." Mr. Holser asked the witness after reading the governor's message, how It could be possible to Interpret the idea as it was done. Mr. Todd said that when once work was started on the Capitol It meant wholesale changes. The front steps were unsafe, new offices wore needed, and South Carolina should arrange for a new building. The contract and his report were prepared in Ills ofllce in Charleston, but he did not know where the min utes were drawn up. Questioned by Mr. Gasque, he said he did not recall who he visited. For instance, he talked to representative men like Col. Johnstonc. He did not call on the governor, because the meeting was held there and the gov ernor was presumably familiar with the plans. He named four from his ofllce who were here on architectural work. The whode thing had cost about $8,000 In addition to his work of ft year. "I felt as sure of my money, as If I was investing in a gold bond," re peated Mr. Todd. GOV. IMoase May Testily. It was reported Monday that GOV. Rlease had been "Invited" to appear beforo the committee. FREE ROOK ON PILES. Telia How ( nres are Made With an Internal Medicine. Do you know the cause pf piles? Is It inward or external? Is it a skin disease? 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