The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-07-29

| white Republicans, VINO are surviving 10
keep expenses within reasonable limit;
but when Neagle gets up with his oily ap-
peals for an outlay, and speaks with the
voice of the Comptroller General, of the neces-
sity which exists for new Statehouse or set
of clerks, or tax of seven and a hall cents q
bushel on rice, there are plenty Of subordnates
who regard him admiringly as the Sir Oracle
Of the money bag departm ent, and vote ''aye'
with an JUNCTION which bespeaks the blindest
disregard of ledger accounts and the visits OF
the tax collector.
Referring to money matters, Rutland's bill
reducing the bonds Of public officers came up
in the Senate last week, and was received with
volley Of grape and canister. from the ire
pressible Leslie. You know Leslie Of old-the
quaintest, queerest, 'quarrelsomeet" member
of the late constitutional, always in fuss
with his colleagues, and always saying some
thing so frank and truthful about the Radicals,
although Rad. himself, that they would
rather have Camanche Indian after them
than aforesaid senator hom Barnwell. His
outpourings on that occasion were unusually
pointed. "Tell me-" he said, that the Re-
publican party expects to achieve any benefit
fer South Carolina, when on the very thres-
hold of it's work, it.makes bid for dishonesty
in the management Of its public funds
When because one man haint friends enough
to go on a bond of $4,000 bill must
be introduced to reduce the amount
required, and enable him to take his
seat-when millions Of dollars are to
he controlled and manipulated just as
irresponsible and adventurous individuals may
choose-when, for mere party purposes, the
money officer of the government is absolutely
pushed into his place. Tell me, MIR. Presi-
dent, that such party can succeed. Sir, the
idea is preposterous. Why, its wonder that
we've got along at all. We've had to carry 80
much dead weight-and, great heavens such
timber. There's been in the party all sorts-a
little old hickory, some pine knots, plenty of
young saplins, and any quantity Of black gum;
but, somehow or other, and the Lord only
knows how, we've managed to wind around and
squeeze through until here We are. But, I
tell You, MIR. Speaker, that when you find an
| intelligent man nrging scheme like this,
| which opens the door to an amount OF fraud
that is perfectly frightful, it's time to stop and
look around. Now, I don't object to the new
treasurer of the State; be and are friends and
all that, but do sayabout him, or anybody
else, that, if these bonds are to be reduced,
the amount of money to be handled ought not
to be larger than the amount o. the bond
given-not one cent; and if it is any larger, the
Governor or somebody else ought to counter
sign the signature"
Leslie talked in this strain until every Re-
publican in the Senate looked as if he had
fly.bIster in the small OF his back drawing
with forty mule power. They wriggled; squirm-
ed, smiled family, looked grum and changed
color, until finally Randolph, the member from
B. D., could stand it no longer and called him
Senator Corbin, having several Judicial bills
up for second reading, now moved susper-
sion Of the debate, and thus the volcanic Leslie
was squelched.
To the present shape Of the bill the Gov
ernor is thoroughly opposed. His efforts to
effect q loan will, as he says, be checked the
moment it is telegraphed to the North that the
finances Of South Carolina are committed to
the care Of men without property, unidentified
with the material interests Of the State, who
look only to political advancement, and offer
as sureties little better than ''straw bond"
Rumors nre already in circulation which in
dicate that gigantic frauds are even now ma
tuling. Republicans themselves are in posses
sion of documents proving that endeavors have
been made to obtain security for officials by
promises of reward from the public funds as
soon as they could be controlled. To all this
General Scott seriously objects. he OWNS nearly
thirty thousand dollars IN old State bonds
alone; he has invested in other State securi-
ties, and during the fall viii, it is said, pur.
chase largely Of lands. He cannot, therefore,
well afford to allow public funds to be taniper-
ed with, public interests to be jeopardized, the
public credit to ho impaired, and see his ad-
ministration denounced as a failure from the
start.
The bill OF Mr. Rutland passed the Senate,
but close upon its heels came another, prepared
by Senator Gorbin, Of which the following is
the text:
A BILL TO regulate the manner of keeping and dis
bursing funde by certain officers
Be IL enacted by the Senate and House OF
Representatives Of the State Of South Carolina,
now met and sitting in General Assembly, and
by the authority of the same:
SECTION l. The Treasurer Of the State OF
South Carolina shall deposit all moneys that
shall come to his hands, on account Of this
State, within three days, Sundays exclusive,
after receiving the same, in such bank or
banks in the Cities OF Columbia and Charles
ton as shall be designated by the Governor,
Comptroller-Ge and Attorney General.
and as, in their opinion, shall be secure, and
pay the highest rate Of interest for such de-
posit. The moneys 30 deposited shall be plac-
ed to the account Of the Treasurer, and he
shall keep bank book, in which shall be en-
tered his account of deposits i'll, and moneys
drawn from, the banks in which such deposits
shall be made.
SEC. q The said banks shall respectively
transmit to the Governor and Comptroller len
eral monthly statements Of the moneys which
shall be received and paid by them on account
of the Treasury.
SEC. 8. The Treasurer shall not draw any
moneys from such banks, unlees by checks,
subscribed by him as Treasurer, and counter
signed BY the Governor, and no moneys shall
be paid by either of the said banks on account
Of the Treasury, except upon such checks.
Sec. 4. The Treasurer shall exhibit his bank
book to the Comptroller General and Governor,
for their inspection, on the first Tuesday in
every month, and oftener, if thereto requir ID.
SIC. 5. The accounts of the Treasurer shall
be annually closed on the S0th day of Septem-
Der, and shall be examined during the months
of October, November and December, in each