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U THE EXPLANATION OF-MR, DOMINICK, THE TE4TIMONY HE tVF KEF-iRE THE COMMIFTPE. What Senator Hough Said After Having Heard Mr. Domninick's Statement of the Matter. [The State, 9th.] The action of the legislative in vestigating committee in the case of Representative Dominick, of New berry, was not a surprise to those who heard the testimony in the case. The official findings cf the inves tigating committee were not filed with the governor yesterday as was expected, to be by that official trans mitted to the general assembly. This was not done because two of the members of the committee had to leave the city before the typewritten copy could be prepared, and it will have to be sent to them for their signatures. In order that Representative Domi nick's explanation may reach the public, the stenographic report of his testimony before the committee is given here: Mr. Chairman: During he close of the session of 1901, a bill was in troduced in the legislature by Mr. Mauldin, of Pickens, as to distil leries in two miles of school houses in Pickens county. That bill was amended by providing for the estab lishment of distilleries in cities of over 20,000 population. It came to the house, and there was a non con currence and it was sent to a con fer ence committee which failed to agree and then of course to a free confer ence committee, of which I was a member. That committee consisted of Senators Brantly, Hough and Herndorr on the part of the senate, and Messrs. Butler, Cosgrove and myself ou the part of the house. That committee met, and after a full and thorough discussion of the sub ject in the ways and means commit tee room up stairs, we inade the report that you find in the journal of 1901, and I would like for the committee in making up their re ports and findings, to look carefully and compare this proviso as reported by this committee with the free con ference report under discussion. I * mention this to show the connection between them. That report was adopted in the house. I think, with out discussion. It was signed unani mously by the two committees from the house and the senate and adopted witho'it discussion. The matter came up and~the State board of directors appointed beer dispensers, and upon the advice of the attorney general the governor refused to issue any commissions to the appointees of the State boards, saying that the act conferred no power upon the State board. The attorney general gave, I think, one. or two opinions; I think two. As I was the mover in that matter, at the last session of the legislature, 1902, I wanted to per * ~ fect that part of the bill so that wvhat I believed to be the intention of thbat same legislature could be carri'ed into effect. I had a bill prepared intending to introduce it myself in the house, but for private reasons not necessary to state, I did not do it, but requested Senator Raysor through a member of the housM to introduce it. He introduced it in the senate by request, and I think it was introduced upon the last day that a bill could go through but it was reported back that same after noon from the committee, "Not re ported in time," and it could not pass. I then began to try and find some means to get it through by means of a free conference report as the original bill of 1901 had been gotten through the senate in 1902. I went to Senator Hough two or three days before the report was pre sented. I saw him in thbe senate and asked if he remembered the other bill under discussion and upon w bich free conference committee he was on last year, and related to him that the attorney general beld that it c-n ferred no new power on the board and it could not make the appoint ments. I think he said be rememn bered and I asked him if he was willing to stand by his action of last year and perfect the bill and( I told him I would have (Gov. Tillnman to appoint him on the free confere committee. This was the last talk I had witb him. T he L?ext quie.tioni was where would I get miy report ? I had heard of legislation going through by meaus of free conference. i reports when entire bills wer changed. I had been told of a bi] providing for the holding of court ii the fifth circuit in the free confei ence, which became an act for holi ing the court and the supreme com sustained it as an nt. This hi passed in 1901, and was passed I the same mauner. I asked one c two parliamentiary authorities an they told me that it was admissibl I did not think I was wrong, and still think I was not. The thing wa where would I get my bill. Althoug Mr. Raysor disclaimed having ar knowledge of the report and also ii timated as I consider it, that I di not get hold of his bill fairly, a though he disclaims it, Senator Rai sor was also asked by myself an Mr. Lide in the presonce of a parl not a member of the genei al asset bly, for the use of the hill and I allowed it to be used, as stated I Mr. Lide this morning. I then wei to Gov. Tillman and asked him I appoint a certain free conferent committee upon that bill, and it needless to say the ones be was askE to appoint I had seen b-4ore han but instead of appointing the men bers that I haJ asked him to appoin he appointed Senat.>r Ilderton an Senators Douglass and Hongh. took the bill over to the commuitte who were appointed, the bill wLi, Mr. Rysor had introduced in tb senate, and used that as the basis < my free conference report, in fac the only change I made at all, wi some minor change and used ti printed bill and pasted on it one < the ordinary free conference report I s-igued it at once and so did M Butler and Mr. Tatum a short tirr afterwards, and on Friday afternoo I took it over to the senate chamube I had the two reports and not on, as some have stated this mornin they were made in duplicate. As was coming, I tbink to the clerk deed, I spied S3nator Hough an Senator Dean, sitting at Senate Dean's desk, reading over and con paring some enrolled acts I ac dressed Senator Hough, and toi him I had a free conference repo> to sign, and to the best of my reco lection he asked mue was thbat the ri port I had mentioned a few days ag< and I told him it was, and he too the report and looked at it and I bi lieve read it, although my recolle< tion is not sufficiently clear to stat it positively, but I think he did an then he signed it. I next saw M Ilderton-that afternoon-and, bi the way, as far as Senator Hough concerned, that is all that took plac at any time to come under a disagree ment. I next saw Senator Ilderto1 He was at his desk and I told him had a comm.ittee report to look ove: He went with me over to the sofa an read the bill over and Senator Ilde: too signed it, and he strated no mit YOUR_STOMACH Is The Cause Of Your De' bilitated Condition. When Out Of Or' der Everything Seems Wrong. We have heard it said that '0~, of al ills may be traced directly to the stom ach. We believe this statemenL. WVe know from personal experientce that there are many cases of debhility there are many people who are part ieu larly susceptible to disease, thecre~ ar' hundreds who have even contracted cconi sumption-simply because thIiat g rew es of all vital organs, the stomach, has no performed its important duty. Be on the safe side and see that the at tion of the digestive functions is hcaht hy3 You cannot expect to maintain you normal weight, you need not hope to h well and strong. and it is easy to get rmi down, when the food which is inwndi to give you strength and health, amn replace waste tissue, is not proprly d gested. Let us tell you what Vinol wil! '1a fu the stomach. It will enable that a rz:m i obtain from the food which is ea'en a. the nourishment contained in that foo You can see that when this has heel doe the rest of the body will look aft" itself. Mrs. C. F. Lewis, 94 Pool Street, Pi'dde ford. Maine, says: "I had severe dlistress in mystmh was dizzy and suffered from numbii f. ing. Several doctors whom I consul-ed told me that I had heart trouble noi that my kidneys were out of rder After coming to this city. I employ a doctor three months. but he d id ini Sgood. I was finally coniined i mn J, when my daughter bought me: ottle of Vinol. After taking three L t tles of it, I am now a ble to be ahoiat 1 house and attend to my hon:-h!'b duties. My stomach is better and. the first bottle I have had no( diuZ' spells." It is because we know Vinol will d i all we claim for it and is a bona fidie ram edy, that we are always glad to guir an tee its action and hold ourselves in readi ness to refund the price of it to anyon B0 absolutely satisfied with its action. bY E. Peiham & S'ri DRUCCISTS. Z__W JL_1 1 6 . &A 7 V _4_ e representations were made to him. l I took it to Senator Douglass that s afternoon in company with Mr. But -lr, and Senator Douglass has stated I exactly what took place with him, -t no use to say anythirg further about 11 that. The house took a recess that U night about 8:30, I suppose, and I )r went out to the theatre and stayed d until 9:30, which was the time to re e. conveUe. I came back into t he house I at that time, aId immediately upon its being called to order, I secured b the floor and presented thbe report. V Some members asked some (1estiois - about it, and I again secured the d floor and in 20 minutes or one half hour I w(-nt into the minute detalis of the report, explaining it in every d particalar. aud telling why I intro y duced it in that manner, and giving I the differe nt details of the bill. I e tried not to rush it through. Fifty Y or 60 members were present. The it report was overwhelmingly defeated, 0 and its defeat as I had no chance to e see the conference, I knew it was no is use to send it to the senate, but when hd Mr. Banks, the reporter for The State, i, asked me for a copy I gave him the a report that was to have gone to the t, senate together with a copy of it. d That is everything that occurred to I the best of my recollection, con e, nected with the matter. h Mr. Mayfield-Was there any free e conference to railroad this matter >f through ? t, "No, sir, there was not. I am glad i you mentioned that, because I wish to state here, because I have heard it )intimated that possibly some high . State officials were into this matter, r. aud there was a conspiracy to run it oe through, but I state here, as I stated n on the floor of the house, that I was r. responsible for the entire matter, and there was no conspiracy at the g instigation of any official, and at the I instigation of no one but myself. , Mr. Bacot-You state th,re was d no free conference action at all and ryou were not induced to do it by State officers. What prompted you then to introduce this bill, either d original or in the form which you t diai, by free conference amendment? rThat is one question that I had not intended to explain, but as it has Sbeen asked me, I will explain it. It takes in some Charleston history, and I will state the reasons that it was introduced was on account of matters in Charleston county, where by one of my best personal friends d as deprived of a business he had in r. the city of Charleston, the best pay o g business in that city as far as the .dispensary was concerned, and de prived of it for political reasons, and looking a. it in a business stand point, be was unjastly ousted from his busi ness, andi when he told me of it-I r. bav' known hi'- for several years d 1 to;k the matter up and in hand for him and tried my utmost to get it through. 1 do not like to inject per "sCaal matter into this, but I must state it so you will have it perfectly clear that I was not attempting to conceal anything. I would like to ask the committee to read carefully the report of thbe free conference last y ear, and this year, and the only dif ference in the report Mr. Hough ind,was that this year's is more explie;t Here is Senator Rough's supple mental testimony, given after hear 1ing what \l r. Dominick said, which tbe c~ommIitht C viewed as' removing the Hpparentt discrepancy between their statements: Mr. Rough recalled: 1 understand -that this bill originally read was t sometinig about Pickens county. It is thbe first time 1 have seen it. It -was about opening dispensary in Pickenis conty. That was all I v e metber in our meeting of confer ence of a year ago. If Mr. Domi Di(k approtwebed me a year ago, 1 (10 not remnember anything about it ex r ce pt somet bing a bout Pickens con n y. That was the only impression .left oh mue. I remember being in a committee room since Mr. Dominick! . has ment ioned( it, anid if he ap - poebed mre about this there is a ,muderstanding b)etwE-e us, as I -do nrot remember if he dlid. if I gave him an answer it was on ac Icount 6f a local mat ter-Piekens and 1 had the wariter in my bead. That is all I bave to say t additionl. s .-,4bord % Ir uie- Ale& ge Hook4 wae V-*uz 31lone-y -n ii ratv. UIIng. 'a ho:ir d \ ir Line Mil:way Mi!eae ~oks :r- a ea? m. e I,in onley andr a ihomad mib h o ar o'd il rae (if -' m. in ingr !' rida: also to sh5 -g~ I,on ) C . and' ' o ilimore. Md No i. k andi. B a 4ne *ar to ...-u = n-I -:. a mbaa. 'i o over H&B~R ..fl L, ..* oHuwda an Thy bnokse' N .mo fo one tiwarro Te opurae. and alfond earsengrs t.he O~pCrieeo anni-dtTa ra,-~nyrr t trv f stqpg oil a~ any points. 01 fi A Good Jiea C or in other words, ni n with good sound hearts, are not very numerous. The fare n number of sudden death, 3om t heart disease t daily chron cleA by the press, is proof of the alarm mn- preva lerce of this b da nge r o us - Co0m plIaint, andasnoone c a n foretell jut when a A e fatal collapse J A Krearer. will occur, the danger of neg- k lecting treatment is ctrtainly a very risky matter. If you are short of breath, have pain in left side, smothering spells, pal pitation, unable to lie on side, especially the left, you should t begin taking V Miles Heart Cure. J. A. Kreamer of Arkansas City, Kans., savs: -Mv heart wns so hadl it v, as im possle f.,r me to lie down.an,1 I could neither slep nor rest. N1 %(eLcine was rapid, and I realized I must ct help soon. I was a<ivised to try )r. ';iles' I Icart Cure, which I did, and candlidly L believe it saved my life." Dr. Miles' Pemedies are sold by all druggists on guarantee. Dr. Miles Mecizal C-., Eikhart, Ind. U c THE CLEMSON INQJIRY [Continued from first page.] he had called Mr. Martin for a spe cific reason, that in 1896 he was teaching at Johnston, S. C , and Martin at Ridge Spring. S. C., and that they had had a falling out, he cause Martin had written letters to v Hartzog's patrons, reflecting on his g condact of the school. One of these letters was offered in evidtnce, in which it was claimed that he (Mar tin) was doing better work than artzog. This, he claimed, .howed . ersonal malice on Martin's part. n affidavit, signed by J1. H. Wood ard, who left the college in Jan ary, arnd a paper, signed by a snm er of cadets, corroborated by tbe e tstimony of probably a duzen others, sowed the existence of a. f.ecling mong the stadents that U.ey culd oc reach the trustees except throu~gh te president and that he wouid not teat them fairly. -Dr. Brackett and ol. Shaunklin testified in behalf of resident Hartzog, that when the cmmittee of cadets announced to im that they were going to leave >at he appealed to them not to act astily and that he would forwardU c teir petition if they would file it. aor Earle corroborated this This closed the testimony in the8 Torwell case and Rev. Dr. Thorn-. ell made a breif address to the 1 rustees, claiming that it had not een shown that his son had violated , ti ay rule nor bad neen guilty of any rongoing, and that the punish ent was in excess of the alleged ofense; that thbe class left college be ause they believed tha~t they could not receive justice as long as Presi-U e dent Hartzog remains, and that had person been president whom they lked they would have consulted him0 before leaving. The board t-hen took recess. d DET THORNWELL REINSTATED) - THlE o soPHOMORE CLAsS ALLOWED To RE ti TURN -- HARTZOG's R ESIGNA- s TIoN TO I!E CONSIDERED IN JUNE. it [Special to News and Courier.] I' Anderson, May 10.-The investi- a gation of the recent trouble in the ti college has been none-lided and thbe c ustees have adjourned and gone ' ome. The net results of the inves tgation are these: Cadet Thornwell has been reinstated. The sophomore cass will be allowed o> return and resume the-ir studies on thbe conditi In that they will be ready' to stand their xaminations in September for en tance to the janior class. The charges which were preferred by the > mitJtee of students against Presi P5 lnt Hartz v were withdraiwn. Presi-k et Hartzog has tedered his resig ~ ntion, to take effect at the pleasme ofthe trustees. The reagnaJtionu willai t be conisidler-d or act-d( one niii he regn!ar mei-eting of the bmodu in o e h ands of the t'u-ard s.\-wral dah adingthe st igidand h rnlih c i : os Iru ton. When iu*'ithr torstevs met this mon-i-) ,+ nh anithir a i kig11 uirii u i '' ~ -ough in v*-st i g:it loll. V Cc \Vh-ri the trnste'-~s met this m ~ ug Cadet Claude Douthit., chairman thie studeInt couirnittef which pre 'rrol thle (lbarg'~ aainst th.- prP-i T - Ulei \\ hiereft!,? h tilt studllis tif Ciellsoll olIege have preferrel ebarges -7ainst President Hartz,>g, and these iarges bi.ve developed suficiently >.how to the board of trustees that ire is a widespread dissatisfaction Jaiunst President Hartzog on the art of the students, we are, there >re, w!l lig to leave the firther in esLig,atiol of th-s mat er in the anlds of tihe trustees. Pendiug this Ivesti'atiON we will riot pross our bIargs. SiLned: CItilnde Doutiit, M. F. eiler, T. J. Robertson, Jr. S. M ar,, Jr., David Kuhn, E. B. Boy , W. E. G. Black, B. H. Garduner, ,ewtoin ) Walker. "D( I nfdersrand,' asked Senat. r 'illanin, "that the committee pro oses to drop these charges and eavi bis whole matter now to ihe trustees, illing to accept and abide by our eeision ?" Cadet Dout bit said that was the Itention. "Then," said Senator Tillman, there is nothing for the board to dc ut to g) into executive session and iake up its decision regarding young bhornwell and the sophomores, that , unless President Hartzog wants tc o on with the investigation of the barges. What do you say, Mr. artzog ?" President Hartzog replied that he ras ready and willing now, as he ad been all along, to go into a full rid complete investigatio i as to biE oduct anrid administration of the ollege. "The committee have with rawn their charges on their own Alitiol, not in any way at my sug e.tion or request," he said, "and it n.) compromise ol wy part. I am illing to go on with an open inves gation, or I am willing to leave it 11 in the bands of the trnstees. I elieve they will do justice and that all I want. The matter rests en rely with them." 'I would like t.' say," said Cadet >outit, "that our committ.ee has skeni t his step only after mature >nsiderat ion and with the good of !lemson College the sole purpose in "Then," said Senator Tillman, "I ove that the board now go into ex autive session." This was carried and the board re. red. They were in session over svo hours. Finally, when it was ated that the trustees were ready 2 annonce their decision, the fac lty and students reassembled in the hapel. The decisions were read by enator Tillroan. He read them in very impressive manner. Thbe stu ets cheered roundly the decisions regard to Cadet Thorniwell and to 2 sophomore class, but there was o disorde'r or unseemly demonstra O. The dlecisn>ns are as follows: "The hoard, after a more search g investigation into the causes bich led to the suspension of Cadet boruwell, and the action of the fac. lt ill refusing the petition of the ass fo'r reiunstatt merit, find as fol sys: First that the offence was not f such magnitude and seriousness a to w arrant t be sentenle. imiposed, d thai;t the punishment was entirely isproprtiointe to the seriousness the offene.; The evide-nece shows iat tio' faculty was never in posses onl of all tbe facts iu the case, and bile 'bore was some grounds for s action, we fee.l that the trial was ot e,>ad:ctid with that seriousness d thorongniuess which sb>nld ob n ini any case which involves the arater and good name of a cadet. e lueagreiness of the minutes, and IIjFLUE~NCE MENTAL AND MORAL. The sta-te of the mother during gestation ay inlfice the whole future of tne child. is highly iporta~nt that pregnant women et the ~is. e with calm composure and ith as lI te tiin as. pos ie Animals t hi eolower e n out d to d 2 :r. ed by a rt and( science that counteract - . v.:..be ppled ext:ernally - e on e k ii the f te n It i n t a (drn or . - V i ' er's Frind. so I d -e., .it as nver ftte to gve n:t a o , to any woan ho ever ed ut un mi :hd. cend 2 or o::- f-ce b, Motherhood. rE nRADm ID nREGULsATO CO.. ATIANTA. GA Mexican mlusta don't stay on or near the surface, but tissues to the bone and dri-nes out all For a Lamc B-ck, Sore M.scle or, in fact, _i Lan ness of your body that will drive out flammation so qui Mustangu If you cannot rea( self get som, -, i it is Cssent;'. ' 1." t rubbed in mo3t th< Mexican 11u.3tal overcomes the ailments of horses ind it is a flesh healer and pain killer ,on inability of the faculty to present to a the board, in written form, a record c of the proceedings, is censurable, 1( and we shall expect it never to occur a again. We. can understand bow g there might be a difference of opinion, ti as appears to have existed in the fac- si ulty, on account of the incompeteit vi evidence before it. The faculty di a vided evidently on the question of u intent. On the on~e band, thbere was ti a belief that t ha stud fits u;*d.-rsto,od le tbeir oblhgation ini reg trd t. this n property. On thbe other, the conten- si tion of the cadets, that custom bad ci led them to believe~ they had the a right to take these tubes, influenced si the judgment of so2me memb. rs of e: the faculty to the extent tha.t the s< vote for suspension was fifteen, while a those who voted against such punish - b ment were thirteen, and the error r< was in not giving the benefit of the Iw doubt to the boy. It is also ani ex- ci tenuating circumstance as to tlb-4 se. t verity of punishmen.t that at tbs last s3 meeting of the board- it laid great ir stress, by resolution, upon th*e lax b discipline and somewhat loose way ai in whbich the college was being run, f~ and ordered a strenuous eff' rt to a remedy it. The action of the faculty p upon the first serious case that had d come before it was possibly the re. d suit of its desire to comply with the n expressed demands of the board. it si is therefore ordered that Cadet Thorn p well be reinstated to the rights and le privileges as a cadet in the college. I "The action of the sophomore class ti in leaving the college, without ex r~ austing all remedies and making g appeal to the board for a redress of a grievances, is one of great serionisuese. e No college can be successfully nrn a at which discipline is not strictly ti maintained, least of all an institution v with such a large number of students ki as we have here, and sit.uate~d as o: Clemson College is, in thbe count ry n It is the purpose and intention of the ii board to require from any student who may avail himself of the t opportunities that we offer here al impicit obedience to all lawfalg authority. Any combinations havy ing for their object the dest rue tion of discipline and subversion of good order will be punished , to the extent of our power. Under stand, we want it distincly under l stood that the idea which seems to prevail to some extent among the cadets, that they b ye thbe right to c assemble in mass meeting or class meeting and legislate on college t affairs, cannot be too s'rongly con a demned. The faculty is clothed with authority to govern thbe college unude'rt rules and regulations whieb are ac t 'esible to thbe students, and thbere is - no excuse for the claim of ignorance of the right of appeal to the trustees te in a y case involving their rights ' Tuis board have on several (occasior 8 previouly abown its~~1 wiigres anid purp')- to give a patient hearing to he students aun] td redGr-ss griev nss WeC Want to r-tres-, wit hi all d~e solemnity, the feeling of the trustees, 'hat rather than submit to mo la tai;ng control of Clemsn rg Liniment goes In through the muscles and oreness and jitammation, ?ness; ac1 Sore the pain and in Cot your you, for th :niment be )rougiily. ig Liniment 31 domestic animiials. In fact, tatter who or what the patlenti& ad having Lie sindoits attempt to >erce the faculty, to resist the col g autborities, we will lay down as g:,eral principle of the college r,ver-ament here that we will in fn. ire, if necessary, dismiss the entire ndent body and begin anew before e will tolerate the contionance of iy such spirit. In thm cao before i it is Ihe first. that has come before ie board1 ini tbe history of thbe egl ij i.~ .d ~ tha:t b e suoomor' s did at ppit to hb- ru-teo-, wb'eh they iould hatve done, but, e-y left the. lege without di' e maiderattiiai hoathey snot.d have gilveo sueb a ~riots step. It may be stated in ~teuatiou of their offense t bat their ~nse of justice had been outraged, 2d their hot and impulsive young lood had led them to resort to this-4 vlutionary action because tbey re s'ensible of the wrong done their assmate and unwilling to submit emselves to similar treatment. We mpathize with the chivalrois feel g which le them to do this. We ~ve sons of our own, some of us, d were boys ourselves once. There re we are ready to make due allow ices for this blander of youth, and armit such of the class as desire to j so to resume their studies imme ately or at the beginning of the xt session, as they may elect. Such .udents as avail themselves of this rivilege will be received in the col ige upon the following condition: wt They must present a petition to ie pr. sident of the college asking tistatement. 2nd. They must make ood, by extra labor, the time lost ad thbe work that is required in the arses and the examinations which re customary must be passed as ough nothing had occurrid. in ew, however, of the time already st and of the nearness of the end this term, such examinations will >t e r* quired un'il thbe cap-ning of tm next session" It was nearl. 1 o'clock wbaen Sena r Tillman tin shed rending and, as I the trustees were in a hurry to t away to catch a train to Green le, a motion to :idjourn wvas quick put and carried. Tbere was no eeb making, nothing but the sim e reading of the hoard's decision. a few minutes the trstees had all as over. The members of the s"phomore - ass, who came l.ere to attend the vest igation, have decided to accept~ A terms laid down by the trustees d will r*amain until the end of the ssion. Not only are thbey doing is, but they' are telegraphing to ir classma4s to comel back. Ca iet Trhor'iwell went home yes rdav, bu~ w'll he hack tomorrow. GLDERY A WELDEKcsTS n ii ns'n A urrr we