The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-03-03
Commissions Letter.

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letter:
Commissions Letter.
Columbia, S. c., Feb. 27, 1911.
The Hon. Cole L. Blease, Governor
Columbia, S. C.-Dear Sir: The State
dispensary commission, in response to
vour letter of February 20, 1911, met
on the gath instant, and authorized
the following information to be COM
municated to you by me:
First. I hand you herewith copy OF
The agreement between the said COM
mission and the firm of Messrs. An
derson, Fielder, Rountree & Wilson, and
will state that this agreement is the
onav one made with that firm, there
being no agreement with the mdlVld-
nal members thereof, and, therefore,
nane with Mr.. Thomas B. Fielder, OF
said firm. A copy of the agreement
is hereto attached and marked Ex-
hibit "A.'
Second. As to the agreement with
MIR. Stevenson. The only agreemnt
made with him was entered into Tor
the year 1907, under which he was to
be paid for attendance ,:pon the meet
fnss, of trc c3r lissior and advising
them in ali n~a';ers not litigated and
pay his own 3Apenses while in Colum-
oia and to end from Columbia, for
the sum of $1,000, and when he went
elsewhere under orders of the COM
mission his expenses were to be PAID
by the commission. At the end OF
the year 1907, the business not being
completed, his services were merely
continued to be settled for on a satls-
factory basis.
State Saved $4,000.
He participated in all the litigation
and conducted one branch of it alone;
to wit, the contest of the United States
to an assessment of $4,000 claimed
by> the United States government Tor
alleged back revenue taxes, the same
being finally tried III Washington e".
fore the internal revnue commission
or, who rejected the claim. For all
of his services he was paid the sums
shown in the statements, which are
below referred to, showing all the
items Of receipts and disbursements.
Third. AS to the contract with Mr..
3. L.. Abney The commission on
January "a, 1908, passed the follow
ing resolution: "On motion of MI. Pat
ton, DR.. Murray, chairman, was auth
orized to employ additional counsel 70
assist in the Fleischmann suit against
the State, after consulting with the
attorney general" In pursuance OF
that authority and on account OF the
litigation which had just been instl-
,tuted in the federal court, MIR. Abne3
was employed to assist in the case
, and subsequently, in all of the cases
Involving the issues raised in the
Fleischmann case. These cases We're
finally successfully terminated in th'
United States supreme court, afte'
adverse decisions had been RENDERED
in the circuit court of appeals of tn
United States. When the service
vera completed, there being no def
mite contract made. Mr.. Abney rem
,1ere6 :, bill on November 10, 1902, &C
~.>ompanied By a letter, copies OF Whlc
are hereto attached and marked EN-
nibit -"
-ibucy'> Fec $4,000.
The commission without having
hearing from Mr.. Abney fixed his fe
tentatively at $4,000 instead of $1,000
As rendered. Subsequently On Dc
cember 3, Mr.. Abney wrote a letter
9ha commission, COPY Of which
hereto attached and marked eXhlD
C." which letter states his positio
fully. On further consideration tn
commission accoded 10 his reQues
reronsi3crcd the matter and above
MS bill for $4,000, which was pa
IN full. In settling with the firms a!
corpcfations who had claims again
the State, who had prosecuted ar
participated in that litigation, tt
commission with the consent of tt