The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-11-11

Braxen Impudonee-Dsnnis Ia New York
Tho NV Yo9F WTlqSivS = and Socennt
OF the visit Of his hp}arioh& arater
to its Office. Hs oams IN reIsmno{ to
some articles that had appeared inghe
World in relation TO the Finances Of
South Carolinai Wanted to know the
names of the informants OF the Worldii
he to 90 on such missioni He to out
himself forwardl o, shame. where is
your blush? o. impudence, when were
you ever before equslled? But, who are
you2 asks the World reporter. Listen,
o, ye people Of Columbia. who know the
man and his, reputation: II am Gen.
Dennis, Chairman Of the Joint Special
Investigation Committee" &c. Oh, how
comprehensive and how suggestive is
that little $50" It covered 80 many
items in TINT State House bill for furni-
ture. &c.. &c., &c. And it covers SO
much ground when the reply is: 81 am
Gen. Denpis, Chairman of the Joint
Special Investigation Committee, and
might he not have added-had his can
dor been equal to his offrontery-''not
the least in the band of the forty
thieves so we'll known in South Carroll
ma for their great achievements. We
shall not detail what "Gen. Dennis" q
high State official of the present regime.
said. It matters very little. Let Dennis
go. Let us seek better game. But the
World is right when it says that our
State is apparently at the mercy of ire
sponsible and unscrnpnlons agents.
Not apparently" o, World. but alto
g. ther so-not excepting "THEsE bonds" >"
The World thus disposes OF "Gen. Den
MIS-" It remarks:
"GEN. DENNIS. From Information re-
ceived, it is found that this gentleman
halls from some point outside of South
Carolina. He was member of the last
Legislature, and was Chairman of the
Committee on State House Supplies.
AS such it is charged that ho caused that
building to be luvishly carpeted, uphol-
stored aud painted, the work being done
by houses IN New York aud Brooklyn.
The bills, as presented by him and sane
toned by the Legislature, were 80
enormous as to awaken the suspicious
and apprehension of even Gov. Scott,
who wrote himself to the creditors for
duplicate accounts. which proved, when
compared with Gen. Dennis bills, to be-
some $50. 900 less in amount. When the
Governor spoke to Dennis about tho dis
crepancy he tried 10 laugh it off by say
lug he had much trouble in the business
and the extra charge was for his commits
sions. This is specimen of the items
which the budget vetoed by the Govern
or contained. Further information con-
firms nearly every statement made by
this paper in its columns of Sunday and
Monday. For instance, it is found that
search Of the Treasurcr's books was
made by the subcommittee of the Tax
Payers Convention aud the result re-
ported to that body. A limited stute-
ment was furnished them which was
not deemed satisfactory. and when they
sought the investigation which it had
been promi sed they should make without
ohatrnct:cn, they we're thwartel hy the
officials who took shelter under the in
vestigution that had been made by their
pals of tho Legislature, and which had
denlnred their accounts to be correct and
satisfactory; and refused to recognize
whut was pronounced the unlawful com
mittee sent by the TaxPayers' Convcn-
ton"