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

| the United States presiding, and the
! Judgment of the circuit court Of the
United States was affirmed by an opin-
ion filed in September, 1908. This
necessitated carrying the case to the
United States supreme court, where iti
was argued in February and March,
1908, and decided in favor Of the State
in April, 1909, but the mandate was
not sent down until the latter part of
May, 1909, when the commission again
became free to proceed with its busi-I
ness.
The commission, promptly after ap-l
pointment, had the books and ac-I
counts of the dispensary audited, an
inventory made of the stock of goods
On hand, disposed of the goods on
hand rs rapidly as the county dispen-
saries would take them, and prompt
ly collected from the county dispen-
saries therefor, and as soon as the
United States supreme court dissolv-
ed the injunction they proceeded toI
adjudicate the amounts due creditors
as rapidly as it could be done, having
due regard to the rights of the State;
that amounts of such claims as were
adjudicated to be correct were paid;
that hearings were had and such pro-
ceedings taken as were necessary to
unravel the net work Of fraud which
surrounded a very large proportion of
the said claims.
The legislature in 1908 passed an
act directing them to continue their
work; this was followed by a fur
ther act in 1909, and followed by a
further act in 1910, all of which d.
rected further and necessary proceed
ings 10 be taken to conserve the in
terest of the State. Pursuant to the
mandate of the said acts, this comr,is-
sion proceeded until it has now, with
the exception of a few items, conclud-
ed all matters which were in .'olvel in
winding up the affairs of said institu-
tion. These acts imposed additional
duties upon this commission, the dis
charge of which in a proper manner
, has necessitated their continued acti-
vities and they have been diligently
endeavoring, and to considerable ex;
tent successfully, therunder to recov-
er moneys illegall; collected from the
State by various parties who had no
claims against the State when this
commission was appointed.
Among these claims Of the State
still pending is a claim against the
Richland Distilling company and GER
tain stock holders of the said COM
pany. Since the 1st of January, 1911,
the liability of two of these stockhold-
: ers was settled for the sum of S34,700.
The commission is now pressing the
company and the other stockholders
for settlement of the balance of the
amount claimed to be due the State
and was convinced that with due dill
gence and sufficient time they will be
able to collect largely on this claim.
which is being pressed under the pro-
visions of the act of 1910. This work,
as we'll as the endeavor to collect
other pending claims as directed by
the act of 1910 is very difficult and
tedious, and the commission earnest
ly solicits your counsel and co-opera-
ton in order that this work may be
facilitated and that the commission
conclude it's duties at the earliest pos
sible moment
Won in State Courts.
They would further state that Wanile
in the discharge of their duties under
: the act of 1910, a suit for injunction
was drought against them by the
Carolina Glass company, and an ap-
peal was also prosecuted by it from
the decision rendered by the commits
sion on its claim against the State,
: which proceedings had the effect Of
further delaying the commission in
finishing their work. Both of these
= cases have been decided ii our State
: supreme court in favor of the COM
, mission, but the commission has been
< notified by the attorneys of said com
, pany that they propose to carry the
matter to the supreme court of the
S United States. The commission are
defendants, and have no means of end
d ing these proceedings until the appeal
y is determined by a proper Judgment
q either of affrmance or dismissal.
e The commission has endeayored tC
It furnish the information asked for in
n your letter, but if anything has beer
L emitted, or if you desire any Other
u or further information in reference tC