The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-03-21
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~ STATE ERtHEASUkxIOFHOE
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Ebrroa Pansr1: tits dot n5 intention
To engage in newspaper controversy; I
have neither the time nor the inclination
to do 80. I only ask, this once. suti-
oient space 10 your columns to present a
few facts and reports, in reply to your
correspondent "Oalohus." ----- :.
1. The Treasury Office of this State is
subject to an annual examination, or
Investigation, by joint committee. ap-
pointed by the General Assembly. sEn,
closed are the reports of the severai
committees appointed by law to perform
that duty since have been treasurer
| to which I invite the attention oI tno
| public. :,
| Investigation of all the transactions OF
nv Office, nor never have.
g. The law clearly defines the manner
OF safe keeping and disbursement of the
public funds which come into my hands,
and it has been faithfully complied with
:a 81! cases. Not dollar hae ever been
received in this Office but what has
been aud can be duly and properly &C:
counted for; nor has one dollar ever
been pail out of the! treasury without
the approval of the Governor, with his
signature upon the check, rs prescribed
by law:
4. Whatever discrepancies exist, fany,
in the published reports of the Comp
troller- General, between the reports of
the Treasurer and the Financial Agent,
whether of o typographical character, or
from whatever cause, they will in due
| time be corrected, and the State has not
and cannot suffer harm. II any harm
does result to any party, it can only fall
upon the officer who has comaitted the
error, not upon the State.s
5. The. State finances are improving.
There was. it is true, period of serious
decline in the value of their securities,
for which the Treasurer was in no aesHe
responsible. That decline w., :,,ae manly ,sors
attributable sas table leh e. @aninissrasion, n? in
1sssIe CO. R9A aas, I trust, has been
me The condition of the
- value Of these securities, for the
s:plst ten days, is the best indication of it.
II the State is not in good credit it is
certainly no fault of mine.
g. During period Of almost three
years which I have served as Treasurer
Of the State, have been. brought into
contact with the better portion OF P5o,
pie from all parts of the State. men of
property and standing, professors of the
University, lawyers, editors, merchants
and public officers of both political par
ties, aud state, without fear Of CONTRA
diction. that not one Of them all will
charge me with corruption or dishonesty
in my dealings in single instance. nor
that ever failed to regard strictly every
obligation and promise made to them.
z. I know the authors (some Of them
at lesst) of the gross attacks that have
been made upon me. know their aims
and the end they have in view, and say
duty and my rights, conscious of having
performed that duty, shall continue to
perform it, regardless alike of vile pub
lished ISLANDERS or the almost daily threats
of unknown assassins Respectfully,
NILES G.. PARKER,
Treasurer South Carolina.
The following are extracts from the
reports of sundry committees with re-
ference to the Treasurers office:
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,,
COLUMBIA, 8. O., December 4, 1868.
The committee appointed at the spe-
cial session of the General Assembly,
under the provisions of an Act entitled
IAN ACT to regulate the manner Of keep.
ing and disbursing funds by certain of.
fioers," beg leave respectfully to submit
| the following report:
That in accordance with the require
ments OF the Act above mentioned, they
have examined the books, vouchers and
receipts of the State Treasu rer, and find
the books kept, the vouchers, drafts and
checks drawn, and all moneys deposited,
in strict accordance with the law; and
the general routine Of business connected
with the Office transacted in manner
alike creditable to the Treasurer and his
clerk.
The letter of the law requires that the
report should be made up to the 3Oth
day of September; bnt it being 80 mani
festly an error. that your committee ar
rived at the conclusion. after consulta-
ton with some Of the State officers, to
submit their report to the end of the fis-
cal year, October 3D.. They would re-.
spectfully recommend that this General
Assembly SO amend the Act.
| JAMES M. ALLEN,
A. J. RANSIER,
WhI. j. McKINLAY,
| Committee.
The joint committee appointed at the
regular session OF the General Assembly,
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