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SENATE REFUSES 10 CONFIRM. j. w. ii\iu<m k still srpKK n TKMtl NT 09 SIATI: HOS? PITAL. I vt< n?1??,t Debate Hold on Matter. Hut Two Member* Voted to Sus? tain Chief h itruil\(\ Columbia, Feb. 21.?Th.- governor1 sent a message to the senate last night IgaBOuncing that he had appointed Dr. \S Ousta\e II >uscal of Newherry as superintendent of the State Hospital for the Insane. The position of superintendent SI now held by Dr. J. W. Babcoek. After the receipt of the message the senate went Into executive ses? sion and following an extended de? bate refused to confirm the appoint? ment of Dr. Houseai. Two members of the senate voted to sustain the gov? ernor. Dr. Babcoek said last night that he j had no statement to make. Appointment Head. Columbia, Feb. 20.?Dr. W. Gus? tave Houseai. of New berry, was to? night appointed by Governor Blease as superintendent of the State Hospi? tal for the Insane, succeeding Dr. J. W. Babcoek. the Incumbent. The ap? pointment was sent to the Senate, and by request of the Governor, was read In open session. An executive session will be held by the Senate to pass on the appointment. Oovernor Blease had expected Dr. Houseai to t ? ? 1< < t. ( a member of the board of trustees of the Charles? ton Medical College and said that he gave the position of superintendent of the State Hospital for the Insane to Dr. Houseai to show what he thought of him. UM G.'wrnor h?ing v. ry much disappointed over the failure of the General Assemhlv to ehrt Dr. lb>i aeal as a trustee of the Medical Col? lege. Dr, Houseai is a resident of New berry and the personal physician of the Governor. Or. Babcoek was appointed super? intendent of the Asylum hy Go< SI nor Tlllman during his first term in the early 90s and has held the po? sition e\er since. The Constitution gives the Governor the right to ap? point the superintendent and board of regents of the State Hospital for the Insane. The naming of Dr. Houseai to suc? ceed Dr. Kabcock came as a great sur pr?? ? ?>. flen< d * mbly and to .sed much gu am an. intment Is ?A4? HBtslnJ .... -of the General Assembly to name Dr. Hou? seai as a trustee of the Medical Col? lege. The S. nate went Into executive ses? sion at once to genMMMf the appoint? ment of Dr. W. G. Houseai as super? intendent of tho Sta?e Hospital for the Insane. A hot debate took place o\.-r the matter, and during the course of the discussion the splendid work which Dr. Babcoek has done for the State Asylum was landed by mengbei after member. Dr. Houseai was re? ferred to In highest terms, but the Senate did not approve of the Gover? nor's attempted ousting of Dr. Hab cock. Th*? statements that the Consti? tution requires that the board of re? gents of the Asylum and the super? intendent be appointed with the ad? vice and consent of the Senate; that the Constitution forbids the holding of any office for life, except that of notary public, and, that the appoint? ment of Dr. Houseai was illegal, were brought out during the thresh? ing out of thl. matter. Mr. and Mrs. H T Scott left Sat? urday for Hot Spring*. Ark., where Ussy Will spend a no-nth. Tili: IlHK K V \m> TRAGEDY. Mr. ItyttonlM'rg Corrects Statement Made ih.it pjfj CHM VA.o.o Into Wa? ter 10 Attempt ReOOU? Ol little Boy. Editor Daily Item: The account published in Thurs? day 'I paper about the drowning at Hit hriek yard contained an erroneous statement that ban cnueod conintent and censure. We wish to correct the statement that no one went in the water to try to rCOCUC the little hoy. Mr. R. E. Street, the assistant fore? man and the only white man on the yard at the time, as well as Henry I^ondon one of the hands, both went Into the water over their heads, as soon as they were notified by the lit? tle Kennedy boy. They were chilled and almost froaen from the cold wa? ter, but stayed In ae long as they could, without any results. It has been a source of a great deal of annoyance to us at all times for boys to come out to our place of bus? iness. We have repeatedly driven them off before and since the laet ac? cident, regardless of the fact that we have posted our premises and pub? lished notices to this effect in your pa? per. It is almost a daily ocurrence in the warm weather for us to drive boys away and there are only two things for the parents to do, and that is either to keep their children at home or grant us permission to chastise them when we find them trespassing on our premises. It is useless to say we could have them arrested for tres? passing when the mi re < ?>ming on the premises causes us no financial loss, lours truly, srMTF.lt BHICK WORKS, I. A. Kyttenberg, President. W ALK Fit PICKED FOR CABINET. Washington Hears JorM'ylte Will Head IVimrtnicnt of Justice. WashinRton. Feb. 20.?Edwin B. Walker, chancellor of New Jersey, Who directed the drafting of the "Soven Sisters," the proposed Anti TruHt law? of New Jersey, is the man that President-elect Wilson has in mind to take charge of the De? partment of Justice in his Cabinet, according to reliable reports in Wash? ington tonight. This news reached Washington today and was quietly talked among the Democratic lead? ers. Chancellor Walker's anti-trust bills in New Jersey have attracted nation? wide attention. They provide per? sonal punishment for officers of trusts which break the law. President-elect Wilson, six years ago in a speech at the Jamestown Exposition, came out boldly for personal punishment to break up the practice of rebating by railroads, a practice which was then being laid bare. He declared at that rim,, the best method to stop rebating was to jail John D. Rockefeller and not fine the Standard Oil Company $29,000,000. This speech was deliver? ed a few weeks after Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis had handed down his famous decision, fining the Stand? ard Oil Company the sum of $29, 000,000 for rebating. ELOPES WITH CHINAMAN. Peasasytvaaia <;iri Married To 'a IsMsnskfjrnsna at rnanhcrlaiid. Md. Cumberland, Md.. Fob, is.?Wee Ling, a Chinese laundryman, of Mount Pleasant, Pa., and Miss (Mara May Cope. 18 years old, of that place, eloped here yesterday and were mar? ried by Rev. M. C.allmeier, pastor of | the German Evangelical Trinity Church. 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If yon axe a woman, feel tired, dull, and rre nervous, cross and Irritable, it's because you need a tonic. Why not try Ctrdui V Cardui builds, Mrcntfhens, re-tores, and acts in e\cty w ly a> a Special, tonic romedy for women. Test it for yourself. Your druggist sells Cardui. Ask him. W'tH fcr LmMm' A<Hri?<w7 Dipt* Cbeltannop Medtrtnt C? . CWlroonf?. Tmrv. lor mw*Hii Infractions, and 64-i*g? both, Htm* Trtiuocot lor Women, ' Mnt fr ??. J 55 TAKES RECESS WHILE SENATE COMPLETES WORK, Lower lbniy of Legislature to Meet Again Wednesday Night at B.05 oviock?Benote i*t<>imi?ly in Btanpo for sim? Die Adjournment by Then. I jitter iiiamcd hy House Members for Delay?Governor Bleaae Trans? mits silly Meenasjo Concerning Ap? pointment of Dr. RonnenL Columbia. Peb. 21.?The House has adjourned until 8.05 o'clock Wednes? day night, by which time it is expect? ed the Senate will have caught up with its work and both houses will be ready to adjorun sine die. The House passed a resolution pro? viding for a recess until Wednesday, but it was necessary to obtain the con? sent of the Senate before the resolu? tion became effective. The upper chamber promptly acquiesced, how? ever. The sensation of the day, of course, was the appointment of Dr. Houseal as superintendent of the State Hos? pital for the Insane; the refusal of the Senate to confirm it by a vote of 37 to 3, and the message of Governor 13 lease today explaining the matter along the linee of the dispatcher in The News and Courier this morning. Dr. J. W. Habcock, the present su? perintendent of the Hospital for the Insane, who seems to have been made the innocent victim of Governor Blonot'i pique at Dr. Houseal not hav? ing been elected a trustee ot the Med? ical College does not care to go Into the newspapers with reference to his treatment, certainly not for the pres? ent. Last night, when the Senate re? fused to confirm the appointment of Dr. Houseal, the matter was simply one before the Benote, but today the Governor called the incident to the attention of the House, through a special message which gives the mat? ter quite fully and shows how things often happen in politics. The mes? sage is illuminating and reads: Message No. 4 2.?The state of South Carolina, Executive Department ?Gentlemen of the Senate: In my an? nual message 1 recommended the taking over of the Stale Medical Col? lege of Charleston, and the appropria? tion of $10,000 for this purpose, which | recommendation has been fully car- | ried out by both branches of the Gen? eral Assembly, and the bill has been signed and is now a law. On Februarv IG 1 received the fol I low ing letter, which shows that some people ar<- apprehensive of my inter ( st in that light: "Charleston. S. C, Feb. If,, 1913. 'His Excellency, Cole L. Blease, Governor, Columbia, 8. C.?Dear Governor Blease: I want to thank you in behalf of the trustees and fac? ulty of the Medical College for your interest in our bill and for the sup? port which you gave it. It should be a source of gratification to you that this meaaure has been enacted during your administration, for it Is certainly In the line of constructive educational legislation and will exert beneficial Influence upon the entire ?State. 1 hope the bill will come to you for your signature at once so that Die General Assembly may elect the new trustees and put the machin? ery into operation without delay, yours sincerely, Robert Wilson, Jr." I mi yesterday the General Assembly elected the trustees of this College, l requested some of the members of the General Assembly to help me have elected .a personal frit ml of mine, and I thought to elect him would be hut a courtesy due nie for the interest 1 had taken in the matter. The Gen? eral Assembly, however, saw At not to do so. When I was first elected Governor, i offered the position of superintend? ent of th,. State Hospital for the In? sane to Dr. W. Gustave Houseal. He declined it, telling me the work would not suit him, and that he could not afford to take it, and did not want it. At the beginning of my present term i again asked him about the m.'itter, and he again declined it. Yesterday, after he was defeated for truster of the Medical College, 1 sent his name to your body as superin? tendent of the stato Hospital for the insane, knowing full well that if he waa confirmed he would not accept it. Nor did expect you to confirm his nppolntment, after the action of the Genera] Assembly yesterday. But I v. .i nted to pat on > eeoi d b< f< r<- the people to Sout h Carolina t h 11 I though) W G?stave Houseal worthy of do mo i honorabp posit! >n within my gift a; Oovornor, bo far as the medical prnf< ssi< >n is concerned, whatever your Gen ral Assembly may thi"?. oi h.in to the contrary not? withstanding. Hy your noi confirm li ? bun you have gained nothing, for he certainly would not have accepted it. He is now in Noi f..Ik, Ya , and r. pouted efforts to get In communlca i |on w it b him li e. o f i lied i iul h he had been reached his an wer would ha> ?? be< n, " I w ill noi a??-? -1? t.*" i paid him this compllnn nl for my own reasons. Your refusal to confirm him has certainly noi injured bis reputation, n??r have you gained any political achievement us against me in the matter. if you will read Section 8, of Article 12, of the Constitution of South Carolina, you will lee that I have the power to remove the superintendent of the State Hospital for the Insane, and all that I would have to do, if I so desired, would be to wait until you adjourn, remove Dr. Babcock and ap? point Dr. Houseal. But, as I have just stated, and repeat, the purpose for which Dr. Houseal's name was sent you has been accomplished, and if Dr. Babcock were to die or to be removed Dr. Houseal has too fine a practice to give it up to accept the position. Very respectfully, Cole L. Bleaae, Governor. Columbia, S. C, Feb. 21, 1913. SELZER'S TAX PLAN STIRS. Dealers in Stocks Make Threats of Leaving Now York. New York, Feb. 20.?Governor Sulzer's simple plan for increasing the State's revenue by doubling the stock transfer tax started a roar of indig? nation which began on the floor of the Stock Exchange and spread out among bankers, insurance companies and real estate men interested in the financial district. Members of the exchange were se? riously discussing today proposals for moving their business to Ph!l"-delphia or Boston in the event that the new bill became a law. Leading rea1 estate men were great? ly concerned over the attempt to in? crease the transfer tax. In several instances brokers served notice that they would not want their present quarters .after May 1 if the new law were enacted. Neither Massachutetts nor Penn? sylvania imposes a tax on stock trans? fers and the Boston Exchange's char? ter allows dialers in securities listed on the New York Board. For that reason Home of tiie brokers were pre? dicting the removal of most of the stock business to Boston in the event of the 2 per cent tax being doubled. Members of the Stock Exchange took no action toward voicing th? ir protests direct to the Governor be? yond notifying a number of real es? tate men of their intention to vacate. CRUSHED TO DEATH IN WELL. C alvin Hall of the Cassatt Section of Korshaw County Loses His Life. Camdt n, Feb. 20.?News reached here today of the accidental death of Calvin Hall, son of Stanley Hall of the Cassatt section of Kerahaw coun? ty, lie was killed by the caving ?n of a well. Mr. Hall was digging a well on Mr. Laney'a plantation. 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