The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-12-01
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
OFFICE OF ComPTRoLLER.GESERAL,


CoLUMBIA. s. O., November 28. 1911
TO the Honorable the Senate ana House OF Re
personalities:
GRSTLRAEN-I have the honor TO inform you
thatne treasurer OF the State has not sent to this
once his monthly report for the month OF Octo-
ber nor his annual report for the fiscal year end
ing October slst. ls71; and lam, therefore unable
TO lay before the General Assembly OF the State
my annual report Of the financial transactions OF
her public oficers, as required BY law.
also regret to inform you 5hat tine nnancial
agent OF the State has failed to make quarterly
reports this ONCE a. required BY the act OF AS
sembly approved March 26th, 1859; and deem "
but lust to myself to state that have notined tne
said agent Of the requirements q me law on tnis
subject very frequently during the past year, Cut
all without receiving any response Whatever;
have also given notice 10 his Excellency the Gov
ernor Of the failure Of the na1cis agent 70 MAKE ,
matter bsrore the financial board, that they might
take such action az they deemed proper
1t viii AFFORD me pleasure 70 comply Win tne
pnauIremenrs Of the law as soon as the reports
.Syfeln referred 10 shall have been received.
have the honor to be,
Very respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
IL NE AGILE, Comptroller General.
Mr.. Whltemore gave notice that he would
introduce bill for the repeal Of an act
entitled San act to create q debt OF the State
of South Carolina to be known as the sterling
funded debt, the same, or the proceeds there
of. to be exclusively used In exchange 1or, or
in payment of, the existing public deot Oh saia
State" 80,
Mr.. Swails introduced his two bills, noticed
YESTERDAY, to repeal the sjoint resolution
authorizing the Governor to employ an armed
force for the preservation OF the peacei and
the "joint resolution authorizing the Governor
to purchase two thousand stands OF arms OF
the most improved patterns. Win the usual
complement of ammunition"
Then came three vetoes from the Governor
of resolutions passed last spring. The hrst
was o veto of the resolution authorizing
special tax in Lancaster County, and was lnade
the Apecial order for Monday afternoons; the
second vetoed the resolution authorizing the
republication of certain statutes Of the State,
and was set down for consideration next Tues
day, and the third was q veto OF the resolution
authorizing special tax IN Marlboro county,
the consideration Of which was indefinitely
postponed.
Mr.. Owens then announced, with q few
enlogistlc remarks, the death of Major Joseph
A. Green, senator from 0rangeburg County,
and offered series of resolutions Of condo
lence, which were seconded by Mr.. Hayne
and carried, after which the Senate adjourned
until Monday next, at noon.
In The House the business Of the day con
tanned but little OF interest, except the veto
messages and w0rdy sQuabble during the
election of Mr.: Bowley's committee to ook
after the appointments Of clerks, DC. The
Governors message encountered even more
contemptuous reception In the House tnan IN
the Senate. In the latter body 1t received a
hurried and garbled reading to empty benches,
but the reading, such as 1t was, took place I'M
mediately after Its reception yesterday. Inthe
House, however, the secretary was kept
waiting outside the door for 8 con-
siderable time, aud the reading, when
1t began, was interrupted to make way
for other business aRd not resumed until to.
day When taken up to-day it was hurried
through in the most perfunctory manner, until
ebspt half the document had been read. when
thesapnouncement was made that the Senate
had agreed to motion for adjournment until
Monday, 81 proximo. A lively scene ensued,
and for several minutes It was Impossible to
discover to whom the floor" rightfully be-
lenged. Tho first amendment to strike out
Monday and insert Saturday was lost. The
second amendment to substitute Friday for
Saturday at twelve N. was carried-ayes
sixty-four, noes thirty-two, and 1t was decided
to refer the motion back to the Senate as cor
Then came brace OF vetoes from the Gov
ernor; the first one being veto of san act to
charter the Northwestern Railroad Com
pany," in the State of South Carolina,
for the reason that ''by an act passed at the
last session of the Legislature, entitled AN
act to promote the consolidation OF the Green
Vile and Columbia Railroad Company and the
Blue Ridge Railroad Company the material
portions Of this act were incorporated, and It
Is. therefore, unnecessary to re-enact them"
On motion of the Hon. Tim Hurley, this sub
ject was set down tor consideration next Mon
day afternoon. The other veto applied TO
Van ACT to provide for teachers Institutes"
and was put upon the ground of economy.
This was referred to the committee on educa-
ton. and the consideration of the annual mes
sage was ordered In committee of the whole
next Tuesday afternoon. The unfinished busi-
ness of the previous day was next taken up,
election of members ] s to serve % on Bowiey's com
mittee on subordinate officers, &C., In which
two hours were consumed in electing nine
members out Of the thrty-one, the welcome
hour of three arrived, aud the House was COM
pelled to adjourn. PICKET.