The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1866-12-04

eiiShh w Ooio"piu Itu uiu DCCcui-
bcr, the majority who attend its ses-
sion. 1t was found nearly impossible
to secure the attendance of aquorum
(one-half of the Board, and you pro-
vidcd by law, at the last session, that
nine should constitute quorum in q
Board of thirty-nine members. A
smaller body would realize moro fully
theirrcsponsibility to the State for the
proper management of its principal
educational institution. | therefore
recommend that tho Board be reduc-
cd to seven members, and appointed in
such manner as the General Assembly,
in its wisdom, may direct.
THE PURCHASE OF CORN.
Pursuant to the resolution of 2lst
September last, passed by tho General
Assembly, I appointed Colonel D..
Wyatt Aiken, Agent of the State, to
make purchases of corn. Having sat
isfed himself fdlly that the double
restriction imposed in the resolution
rendered it impossible to effect pur-
chascs, he declined the appointment.
/ concufred fully in his conclusion,
that the double restriction rendered
the whole scheme mugatory, and L
have not, therefore, appointed another
Agent. The resolution re1atred that
three hundred thousand dollars of
bonds should purchase and deliver in
the State three hundred thousand
bushels of corn. 1t is reasonably GER
tafr that the bonds could not have
boon sold for more than seventy cents
to the dollar, and corn could not be
purchased, in any market, and deliver.
cd'at one dollar per bushcl The cor
respondencc betwcen Colonel Aiken
and myself is herewith communicated ;.
The grain crop of thesstate has been
gathered ana yofs are besternrepSred
nowy than at the extra session. to de-
term Rnc the deficiency, and what will
be needed to supply the absolhte'
wants of the poor, When you Rave
fixed the amount, the grave question
arises now arc you to supply tho funds
to purchase it? The feverish and un;S
settled condition of public affairs has
not tended to appreciate the credit of
the Southern States and if tho pur-
chase ofa large amount of brcadstuffs,
for distribution among the poor is to
be effected by the sale of State bonds,
it can only be accomplished at d rum
GUS discount. The question is earnest
ly commended to your graveSS delibes
ration.
The firm OF Browne and Schrrner.
grain merchants Of Charleston and Co.
Hmbia, have made proposition to fur
nish corn, and have requested me to lay
it before You. Phey propose that if the
State shall advance to them twenty Ave
thousand dollars, which they will give
approved security to refund, they will
engage to furnish 60, 900 bushels of corn
per month"; to be sold at actual cost. with
transportation and two and one.half per
cent commissions added, to the citizens
OF the State ), invoices to be submitted
to commissioners andth corn 10 be
subject 10 inspection by Tie commission.
ers or by ali agent. IF n larger amount
should be needed monthly, that larger
amount will be furnished, upon condition
thnt the State make pro ruta increase
OF the loan The m"neyloahrd is to be re-
turned as soon a. the contract terminates.
1t IL proposed by these gentlemen to ca.
tablish depots for the sails of the corn in
Charleston, Columbia and Marion, from
wlhcl,points it MAY readily be distributed
to every section of tho State. The
,nenbers of the frmare onterprising.
and trustworthy, and if snclra contract
is awarded them they will. doubtless.
fulfill its stipnlalions With ftleliry. II
tho necessities of the State should re-
qulre, the !mpotiation of one million Of
bushels, TO sapply The wa ITS Of those
who must buy and are able to pay, the
saving to the people of THE State, by
such am arrangements, would not fall
short of Two hundred thousand dollars.
/ have been Informed that PROPOSE.
tion of the same sort will be submitted
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