Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-02-24

49, >S'a''''tsNN. s'hot titSiN W0S
hoHe' Ea $50 45
Lewis g. Wood, Jry
The state.
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sworn TO pefore me this 10th day of
FEBRUARY, 1904. ss1 s
~. y: DePass, u, Sd
Notary PUBIC Tor south Carolina.
s.a Exnlpit T
S'aie OF South carolina,
.i6ichlanu county. tapI5 ti, ~
fefsonaiiy appeared before me ID. III.
Means, VINO being duly sworn says
thal ne was summoned to produce Ger"
tam records OF the commission for the
competitor OF the state house and to
testuy Defore the 'Jomt committee to
consider the several reports OF the
commission on the completion OF the
state house and facts relating there
70, which committee was meeting in
the house. That he entered the room
and was about to be examined when
another witness was announced as
present wheTeupon deponent was in,
said committee had finished with said
other Witness That deponent then
Withdrew and waited in another office
in the State house until after the de-
parture of said other witness when
deponent was again summoned to ap-
pear and testify. That during his ex-
animation by said committee while de-
ponent was endeavoring to put i'm what
ne considered necessary or proper quail
ihcations OF yes and mo" answers
deponent was interrupted by the chair
man with the statements answer the
question, and you need not go in to
that at all.
That just after the examination was
completed the chairman of the COM
mittee requested deponent to say moth
ing OF what had transpired during his
examination by said committee.
That during deponents examination
Il n r.
shall was present
That some time subsequent to depo-
nents examination by said joint COM
mlttee eX-Attorney General q. duncan
Bellinger. handed to deponent let
ter written by said G. Duncan Bellin-
ger to eX-Gov. Nj. b. McSweeney. dated
Dec. 70, lSO3, OF winch the following
is a copy:
Columbia, $. c., Dec. 20. 1908.
non. NJ. Is. McSweeney, Hampton &.
H., .. Z.
Dear S'r: In reply TO your Ncommuni-
cation write to say that l recollect
than on May 81, i9o2 when you We're
governor ana attorney general or
south Carolina, l received from you
ietter or date May 81, lso2, q carbon
COPY VI Wnicn Is 10 De lound AT pages
lfo ana lal OF volume or pubic Land
Letter BOOK. New Series, No. to 200,
of which letter the following is copy,
10 Wit;
Columbia, 5. c., May 81, 1902.
Hon. G. Duncan Bellinger, Attorney
General, Columbia, s. &.
Dear Sir: You are familiar with the
action or the commission for the COM
pletion of the state house at meeting
May IS, iSoz, to-Wlt: RESOLVED that 1t
appears TO the commission Tor the com
pletlon OF the state mouse, that the
work Is satisfactory and that the con-
uact mas oeeh substantially perform
eu. me ABOVE resolution was upon
Ine me question as 70 whether Mcilvaln-
Unkefer company has performed their
contracts lor the complexion Oh the
state mousse, ana subsequently the com
mission ordered the balance due Nell
VAIN unKelef company on tneir SAID
contracts con TO- De pald; Mclivain- Onke-
ier company now desire that the surety
pond Tor $4,000 given by them to-
the commission FOR the faithful per-
formance OF their said contract be by
me surrendered TO them the said con-
tractors' NO action was by said com
mission taken authorizing or directing
tne surrender OF SAID surety BOND. Is
such acton necessary or am l author
iZed. upon the action already taken by
lne commission TO endorse upon SAID
sion as to contractors compliance
WITH or performance OF contract, and
surrender said surety pond TO the said
contractors!
hlholS give me your o'ncial opin-
ION upon this matter ana oOnge,
NeSpectfuiiy,
M. rs. McSWeeneY,
..r . HoTernor ana CHAIRMAN.
MI. onkeiei INFORMS me
ina. untii surrenuered MS surety pond
Is Costihg MN *so:oo per month.
opoi receipt {" thls letter from you
.eco'iecl tnat 1 gave you orally my
UIilciui opii''on, as attorneg general
M .htt us Shiu actlon OF sala commission
was llnai ana conclusive as 10 SAID con-
.ractoLs haNlhs performed thelr con-
iuSt w secure the performance Oh
MiiieI saiu surety poru hlo Deeh given
20 you az chalrmnr OF sald commis-
s,oh', shu con'Iactors were entltleo 10
ont ls'u.n oi 'ne ooiiu, anu iuEther
actioii ~ pS me commission peins un-
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'.,S WV. noilu ~ .iie coii'ite.ois WIN an
ci,uoi , "eihsnt ,i .nsIcoii M si6iieu NY you
WHICH oiCtaeeu eeu...,u
very i~SSpeut' ~ uiy, u,
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