The Greenville enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1870-1873, 1871-06-07

Ter, from tho committee OF eleven
10 confer with the Governor. rt
ported as follows. The report be
ng adopted !:
m RFPoRT:
The committee to whom was re
fefred the resolution of the Con
refitibh; "That eointnittec O
eleven be appointed By the chair t,
confer with his Excellency Gov
esnor Scott, in pursuance of tl,
fonrth resolution of the Chambel
Of Commerce and Board of Trad,
Of the city of Charleston, and re.
port to this Convention in writing
or otherwise" beg leave to feport
That they have had an extended
conference with the Governor pur
enant to the resolution of instruc
tion; cliciting the following re.
suits:
1t was stated to the Executive
by your committee, that they visit.
cd him, not as partisans of any
polictical party, but simply as rep.
sentatives of the Taxpayers of tile
State, to ascertain in what manner
they could cooperate with him i'm
correcting many Of the prevail
ing evils now causing popular dis.
content, and to obtain from him an
official statement of such facts and
suggestions, as would promote
confidence and secure retrench.
ment and economy in the admins.
tration of the State Government.
The Governor, in reply, express
ed his qualification that he was af
forded an opportunity to lay be-
fore the representatives of the tax.
payers of the State, the facts in
his possession and such informa.
tion as would meet the views of
tho committee.
lie observed first, with reference
to the finances of the State, that
Notwithstanding the rumors that
an illegal and irregular manipula.
tion of the public funds had taken
place, it was the fact, that nothing
had been done involving the cred.
itof the State which was not strict.
ly authorized by law. And to sat.
isfy the committee they were in.
vited by the Treasurer, Co,nptrol.
ler.General and State Agent, to
make a thorough examination of
their respective official accounts.
1T is very gratifying to your COM
mittcc to state that these officials
were present at the interview, and
hvac given free access to their offices
and books, upon which a special
report will be made by a sub CONS
mittee of this Convention.
The Governor produced the
printed statement Of the funded
debt of South Carolina, which has
been furnished to the members of
the Convention by the Comptrol-
lcr General, and remarked that he
believed it to be substantially true,
aud that he had not signed any
other bonds than those set forth in
said statement, and that none had
been issued except by authority cf
law.
9. With reference to the unne
cessary multiplication and increase
of State and county offices. he re.
marked that he was satisfied a
large number of officials could be
profitably dispensed with, and that
if the Convention would take posi-.
tive action upon the subject, It
would probably have weight with
the Legislature, and induce
economical restrictions, and ex-
pressed the determination to exert
bis influence with the General As.
se,nOly to effect that object; all of
which is moro specifically set forth
in the report Of a subcommittee
especially charg d with this branch
Of their Instructions.
3. Upon the suggestion OF your
committee, that one Of the princi-
pal causes of popular complaint
and dissatisfaction, consisted in the
fact that many ofthe Tria! j Justices
and other officers and agencies of
the law were incompetent, and 90
unequally distributed as to prevent
convenient and ready aceess, bis
Excellehcy replied that he fully
appreciated the force Of the re
mark, and knew that this was one
Of the most fruitful causes Of Inc
difficulties which have existed dur
ing the last six or eight months =
that. until recently, he had had
trouble in finding q proper class Of
men tor Trial Justices and other
officers, and that he was satisfied
that much ofthc personal violence
and indificrenc8 TO law was due to
the fact that the people have moi
the means Of enforcing the Law
within their reach.
4. In reply to an enquiry from
your committee as to lis opinion