The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1871-05-17
protective Of the interests in bis charge.

protective Of the interests IN his charge.
Upon conference with his EXcel!ency
Gov. Scott, in accordance with the terms
Of the resolution under which the spe-
cial committee vas raised. his Excellcncy
made substantially the following sug
gcstions, in which your committee con-
cur:
|. The Office of County Auditor may
b. dispensed with, except in Charleston
County, and the Treasurer discharge all
the duties now pctformed by the Audi
tor and Treasurer.
2. The du,i"S Of State Auditor may
with propricty be discharged by the
ComptrolIcr.G eneral.
3. The duties Of the Commissioner Of
the Bureau Of y Asrcult;'ra? Statistics may
bc transferred to The Secretary of State,
withuu. additional compensation.
/. The place Of Assistant Adjntan'-
General can be dispensed with. and the
dul;cS performed by the Aljutant Gene
raj.
Assistant Librarian Ct the Supreme
Court may bc dispensed with.
ELECTIVE orrlCGES
]. The compensation Of School Com
missioner may be reduced in all the
CuuntieS, to an equivalent for their scr
vices.
2. The compensation Of County Com
mi>>inncrs shall be ct:uccd, the num-
bcr Of days for duty nxcd by law, and
the per diem allowed only for days actu.
ally 90 duty their accountability for
NOR Us received for licenses, &C., should
i1e regulated by law, requiring them to
report to competent authority tnc
amounts received, AS heretofore such
moneys have no; been accounted for in
many Counties.
The fees Of Trial Justices, Solicitors
and CnnStab!cs might be proper matter
for legislation.
The Adjutant-Gcneral's salary should
be reduced TO 4 commensurate amount
with his services.
In addition to the cases above raTtic.
ularizcd. your committee are of opls ion
that $40 per diem, during the sitting Of
the Senate, is ample compensation TO the
Lieutenant Governor, while that officer
receives the fu: :thcr salary Of s. 900 Fer
aMnum.
IN conclusion, your committee would
say, generally. that they are Of oPi'ion
that the rate of compensation now paid
to the various State and County officers
might be very materially reduced, with
great advantage to the people Of the
State and without dctrinent to the Eu5-
lie service.
Judge Ald,ich, for the Executive Com
ml,re, rcpo' ted upon the resolution Of
Mr.. ". X. Greenfield, relative to certain
Irregular les in drawing funds from the
State Trca ury, by the committee ap
pointed to investigate election frauds in
the Third Congressional District, recon
lncndihg that tie attention Of the Alter
ney- General bc directed thereto, with a
view to judicial investigation.
The special committee, directed by the
Convention to confer with the Governor
Of the State in relation to the postpone
mchl ol Tue coiiel' 'ioH VI tne ~" III
NoSem'er ensuing rrp'r'co aS '"!'"" ~. ;
Tha: impressed with the conviction,
under the peculiar circumstances "l ,ne
case, al! IN view OF ''e l'cl ,nat 'ne
people OF 'he otatc arc lHuH caleu "r'.i '
70 pay .H, .aAes W. t"h ,,' 'r' rpo"''' ~ rn
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";. P''t'Iu' w. Wv" "" ,,., W w.. -" '',; ,' ;yd
Them 70 s,,tc TO the Convention. that
while the various Offices will he open in
November for the reception OF taxes al
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