Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1871-05-26

H. Fox:
The Chair announced that the several
Nallroad COMPANIES had rendered free pas.
sage home, to ,ho delegates
My Aldrich introduced tho rol,oyyipa
which was ndcM =.
Rcsoived TiS'-;ic thanko Of ths Con7cn
ton be returned to the several Railroad Com
panies for the transportation so literally Of
ferrcd to the members of the Convention.
MIR Woodward introduced the following
which was adopted:
Resotucd, That the Executive Committee
be instructed to inquire into the proceedings
OF the Land Commissioner aud report fulIy
tothls Convention what amount of bonds has
been issued for the purposes of the same
what has become Of those bonds, if sold whit
has been done with the proceeds how much
land has been bought, from whom purchased,
and at what prices, how much if any of the
susd lands has been sold and what amount il
still remaining IN the hands Of the Commits.
soncr
The following is the Committee of Five,
appointed by the Tax yaycrs' Convention, to
Investigate and report plan to restore the
credit of the State, and to confer with the
representatives Of the Fire Loan securities ::
hlcssrs. Thou.as Y Simmons James Chcs.
nut, e. i. Marley, Gabriel Cannon, and NJ.
G. Butler
The Chair announced tho names of Ed.
win j. Scott, Richard Lathcrs and William
| Wallace as the Committee of Three to tender
their services, to act in conjunction with the
| Legislative Committee, now sitting and ey
aIniuing into the financial transactions of the
State.
NJ n
tee, reported as follows:
| The Executive Committce to whom was
referred a prcamblc and resolutions in regard
TO larger amount having been drawn from
the Treasury, by tho committee tn, Senate
and House of representatives, for the purpose
OF investigating irregularities in the Third
Congressional District, than has been proper.
~ accounted for, ask leave to report that they
have considered the same, and recommend
that tho samo DC referred to the Attorney
subject is Well worthy OF judicial examination,
and, in the opinion Of the commttec, is enti-
tied to the attention Of the prosecuting officer
of the State.
Mr.. Simons, from the Special Tax Com.
mittec. reported MS follows;
The Special Committee directed by the
Convention to confer with the Governor of
the State, in relation to the postponemcnt
of the collection. of the taxes in November en-
suing, beg leave to report that impressed with
the conviction under the peculiar circumstan.
ces OF the case, and in view of the fact that
the people Of the Stltc are thus called upon
to ply the taxes for two separate years in one.
of the justice of the measure of relief propos
ed they have had an interview with the Gov.
,uhn hoc ortbnr,,I
the Convention, that while the various Offices
will be open in November for the reception
OF the taxes at that time, from such of the
citizens as may be then prepared to pay them,
yet that the period for their payment will be
extended to the first OF March A. d., 1872,
within which time ifpaymc"t isn.de 10 pea
atty will attach.
Mr.. Butler, stated that his committee, cx.
ccpting one branch, was ready to report
The Convention then took recess of a
half hour.
Upon re assembling, Mr.. Butler, from
the committee of eleven, to confer with the
Governor, reported us follows The report
being adopted:
REPORT:
The committee to whom was referred the
resolution of the Convention, THAT com
m'ttee of eleven DC appointed by the chair to
confer with his Excclcncy Governor Scott,
in pursuance of the fourth resolution of the
Chu'uber of Commerce and Board of Trade
OF the city OF Charleston, ard report to this
Convention in writing or otherwise" beg
leave to report.
That they have had an extended conference
with the Governor pursuant to the resolution
of instruction; eliciling tho following re-
suits:
1t was stated to the Executive by your
committee, that they visited him, not as par
tsansof any political party, but simply as re-
prcscntatves Of the Tay payers of the State,
to ascertain in what manner they could co.
operate with him in correcting many of the
prevailing evils now causing popular discou-
tent, and to obtain from him an official state
mcnt of such facts and suggestions, as would
promote confidence and secure retrcnchment
and economy in tho administration of the
State Government.
The Governor, in reply, expressed his
qualification that he was afforded an opportu.
nifty to lay before the representatives Of the
tax payers OF the State, the facts in his posses.
sion and such information as would meet the
views of the committee
lilo observed first with reference to the
finances of the State, that. notwithstanding
the rnmors that an illegal and Irregular
manipulation of the public funds had taken
place, it was the fact, that nothing had been
done involving tho credit of the State which
was not strictly authorized by law. And to
satisfy tho committee they were invited by