The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-01-09
DISPENSARY COMMITTEE
ASKS MORE POWER
WHY THE COMMITTEE HAS HAD ONLY
PARTIAL SUCCESS.
The Committee not Invested with Sufficient
Power to Compel the Attendance OF
Witnesses and Force them to
Testify.

Columbia, January 4.-The pres
ent session of the dispensary in
vestigation has been given up. The
committee has not sufficient power
to carry out its important work OF
inquiry. Such has been appreciated
as being the case all along, but yes
terday and today it became so pain.
fully evident that the committee de-
cided to suspend operations until
they can get the desired power.
Senator Christensen, near the
close Of today's meeting, said: I'VE
have summoned witnesses to appear
here, and they have not, appeared.
They have testimony of the utmost
importance, and we have no power
to compel them to attend and testl-
". Under the concurrent fesolu-
ton under which we are working
Section 5 says, That nothing here
in contained shall be construed to
deny the said committee the power
to apply at any time to the general
assembly for such other power and
authority as the circumstances arls-
ing during. this Investigation may
seem to require
at THEREFORE move that this ;ses'
sion be adjourned and that we ask
the legislature for power to compel
the witnesses TO testify"
Mr.. Lyon offered to amend this
resolution by adding; that we ask
the legislature for such instruction
as may seem proper, and other
powers as. seem necessary" Mr..
christensen accepted the amend:
:n1enf and the resolution was passed.
- About twenty witnesses had been
summoned by the committee to ap-
pear at the present session. Some
of them were. unavoidably detained
by sickness or service on grand Ju-
ries, but in some of the cases it was
only too evident that they did not
care to face the committee, and so
simply ignored the simmons.
It was useless to 60 on without
these important witnesses, and Use
less. under the circumstances TO try
to force them in. At the first day
Of the new assembly, next Tuesday,
a bill will be presented asking tor
the desired power.
The only work done this morn
ing of any importance was the hear
ing given to Mr.. L. W. Boykln,
former inspector. Mr.. Boykin
wanted to answer charges that had
been made against him by {. u.
Smith, the Sumter dispenser, in
which Mr.. Smith said that Mr..
Bovkin had tried to influence him
to push certain brands of liquor.
Mr.. Bovkin said. through his cour-
sci. that he was not aware OF the
testimony offered by Mr.. Smith at
the time so has not replied until
now.
Mr.. Boykip said: *'Mr. Smith
said that J. represented three liquor
companies giving their names. l..
want to offer the afhdavits from the
Acme Brewing company, of Macon,
the Maryland Rye Whiskey Man.
ufacturers, of Baltimore, and the
Garrett Wine company, of Norfolk.
These were sworn to, respectively,
bv A. Bloch, for the Acme Brewing
company; w. A. Boykin, for the
Baltimore firm. and c. B. Cole, of
the wine company.
Mr.. Boykin then offered another
affidavit from gentleman who had
ACCOMPANIED him when he called on
Mr.. Smith to ask about the charges.
The affidavit was from James Can
tv. now an invalid, and who could
not appear in person. The follow
:rc was recorded in the affidavit: