The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-04-10

ner, but her punishment mas Deen great
Other States as guilty as she have got
off with tar less punishment. Her
negroes have been freed, her capital well
nigh destroyed, her old families broken
up, and now comes greater calamity
than all, in the shape of an imbecile and
corrupt Legislature.
1t is we'll for South Carolina that she
has for Governor man as firm as K.
X. Scott. But for him the Legislature
would have bankrupted the State, and
have well nigh done so Notwithstanding
He has stemmed the torrent Of corrupt
legislation as best he.eould, and stood
between the plunderers and the treas
urv.
LEGISLATIVE EXPENSES.
The expense Of the last Ohio Legisla-
ture. | believe, was a trifle less than a
hur dred thousand dollars Ohio has
five times the wealth and population of
South Carolina. just before Christmas
the Legislature of this State approprl-
ated 1886, 900 for Legislative expenses.
Governor Scott approved the bill, al
though he says it struck him at the time
as being unnecessarily heavy. But he
thought it would put them through and
they would 90 home. But no go home
for them they were working too rich a
mine. The remainder OF the session
consumed Sl25, 900 more; but when the
appropriation came to be made $4,000
got tackled on, making in all the out
rageous sum of 100000 for single
session. The Appropriation bill for that
amount was passed, of course, and had 1t
been $4O0OOO,0OO it would have been
Just the same, for majority OF the
donkeys composing the Legislature don t
know the difference between the two
sums. But Governor Scott vetoed the
whole thing, and sent a strong message
to the donkeys telling them that such
monster expenses were atroclous and
unparalleled in the history Of legisIa-
ton. This made the legislative don
KEYS dead-beats and hangers-On mad,
and they event for the heather Chlnee,
who stood between them and the treas
ury, threatening to mob him, and
swearing that he had sold himself out
to the rebels. That is the way with
your truly loyal South Carolinian. The
moment he is deprived OF an opportu-
nifty to steal from the treasury, lie yells
rebel. The morning after the veto the
Governor was informed that it would
not be safe for him to come to the Cap.
itol. as a mob had assembled there for
the purpose Of taking vengeance. But
h F?' ca fh !" ana T%akks saT MIC E9t 3H {
apartments, none Of the loyal dead
beats interrupting him, although they
looked as though they would enjoy the
process of chewing him up
FURNITURE AND FOGLSCAr.
A list of items that went TO make up
this four hundred thousand dollars
Legislative expenses would startle
the civilized world, if it could be cor
rectly got at. About hundred thou
sand dollars was wanted to pay for
about twenty thousand dollars worth OF
| furniture. Another bic item was for
money lost at horse-racing. A few days
before adjournment, some entcrprising
chap got up a biz horse-race, and, true
to their education and instincts, the
Legislature adjourned to attend it. a
good many OF them, not having sense
enough TO bet with discretion, lost
heavily, aud, to make themselves whole
in the business, they managed to get
their several losses included in the
mammoth appropriation bill.
Although good portion Of the mem
bers could not fill q sheet OF fOoiscap
with intelligent English sentences in a
week, if they had fair trial, yet for
stationery furnished this halfcivilized
BODY of lawmakers a bill OF nine thou
sand dollars was brought in. Nine
thousand dollars worth Of stationery
Tor a single session Of the South Caro-
lima Legislature Comment on this is
unnecessary With the exception Of a
spelling-book and first reader to each
member, they do not stand in need o.
any great amount Of stationery.
Every Senator has his page, me>sen-
ger and clerk, all drawing full pay, to
say nothing OF stealage. Then, besides
all this, there is an army OF black and
white male and female hangers-on, who
manage to live from the pickings
and stealings. If Ohio had such a
Legislature, they would all be kicked
out of the Capital across the State and
into the Ohio river in time so short as
to be incompatible with prayers.
WHAT Is WANTED.
Governor Scott is assured from all
parts of the State, by leading citizens
and honest men, that if the present
members of the Legislature will re-
sign, and let a new set be elected, all !
outrages shall cease. a leading man /
from York county was down to see him
a few days ago, and assured him that
with an honest Legislature there would 7
be no more talk about refusing TO pay .
taxes. He said that it the present Leg
islature could he induced to resign, the
whole people will unite upon the most
honest ana capable men, irrespective OF
party or color, and elect them. This is
the cry from all parts OF the State.
Give us an honest Legislature, say
the people, and we will pay our taxes
and put down the Ku-Klux. !
THE STATE TREASURER.
But other departments OF the Govern
ment. as well as the Legislature, need
reconstruction. An honest treasurer
would be IN good taste To secure that
Niles q. Parker will have to be remov-
ed. lie is one of the many thorough
~ corrupt officials of South Carolina. /
An honest treasurer. at a time of finan-
claI COmmotion. is the noble<t work of
God. Almost any man can he honest
who has no chance TO steal, but give
him chance, and then see Of what
sort Of stuff he is made.
The first known of Parker the