The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-05-24


may be dispensed with, except il
Charleston County, and the Treasurer
discharge all the duties now c,form.
ed by the Auditor aud Treasurer.
9. Tho duties Of State Auditor
may with probriety be discharged
by the Comptroller General.
3. The duties of the Commissioner
of slie Bureau of Agricultural S,atis>
tics may be transferred to the Secre.
tary of State, without udditiona
COMPENSATION.
The place Of Assistant Adjutant:
General can be dispensed With. aud
the duties performed by tho Aju,aht.
General.
8. Assistant Librarian Of the Su
prette Court be dispensed with.
LLEcfivg OFFICES.
!. Tho compensation of School
Go minis: oh may be reduced iu all
the Count g., TO an equivalent for
th cir services.
2. The compensation Of County
Com miS>ioncrs should be reduced ,
the number IF days for iuty fixed by
law, and the per diem allowed only
for days actually on duty their ac.
conntability for moneys received for
liceuses; Be-, shnuid he regulated by
law, requiring then to report
to competent authority the amounts
received, as heretofore such
mou"SA have hot betn accounted for
in !liluy Counties:
The fees 6f Trial justice,, Solici-
tors aid Constanlcs might be proper
mattets for Legislation.
The Ali j,tunt-Gcucrala salary
should Be reduced to commeusura,c
aMoun' With his se,vic,s.
! In addition tu the cases abofe par
ticuia.iz Il, your c,."ii.tttt are Of
opin,on that $50 per diem, during
the sit i,g of the Senate; is am ,lc
|'uompens t'ou to the Li,utenant. Gov.
cruor, while that uffic1r receives the
further salary OF $2,5oO pei annum.
In conclusion, your col!!u,i,tee
would say, geucraily, that they a,S 81
opIuion tnat the rate Ut compensa-
t,on now p4id to the various State
and County Objects might be very
ma'e,iail, reuuc,d, with ( eat atvau.
taIc 10 ,hv people # the Stars apd
w''huut dc'r,meht TO tue pull G
s!r>ice.
Mr.. Trrpholm, tor the committee
! app"in ed to ,n,e>t'g 'gu,e tie financial
c"ndi,iou ri tue State, submitted u
! lcp"ri, which WAS ad"p'cd.
he Con.lnit ce ut Il even, to whom
was referred the folio a,i e resolutions,
! ask leave to submit their report the. c
on. Tns resolutions are in thr follow.
ing wnd,
| Re Owed, That a committee OF
eleven be appointed by the Chair, to
coufer with his ExcrIlency CIV. Scott
in pursuance OF the fourth lcsulutlon
! Of the Chamber Of Commerce, aud Of
the Bard ot Tr.de, of Charleston,
aud report to this Convention in w,t-
ing OF otherwise.
Resolved, That it be referred to the
Committee OF Eleven to inquire Of the
Governor how many and what amount
of bonds he has signed under tue va
rions Acts autho, izing the same, and
what disposition has been made of said
; bonds.
The committee proposes to consider
in the first place, the subjscts en-
braced in the first Of the foregoing
resolutions. These are better ex
piained by the resolution No. of
the Chamber Of Commerce, and Of the
Board OF Trade, referred to therein
This is in the following words:
Resolved, That the State Conven.
tior Of Tax Payers bp redHcsted tc
coufer with his ExocIlsncy the Gov:
ernor, on the da, gelous f.oal condi
tion of the State, aud reques, his offi
} ciaf aid and cooperation in the invcs
tiga,ion Of the accounts Of the Comp
tr~ller IND OF the State A gent il
!; New York, SO that he amount an.
character Of. the bonded debt md al
other liabilities Of the State can b.
clearly stared with view to sucl
: farther action as may be nccessar,
for the protection of the public credi
, tors, and Of tie tax pay ers of th
; Commonwealth.
!; THIS resolution having been pub
lished in the newspapers beiote til
; assembling of the Coventiop, You
committee were promptly apprised b
his Excellency the Governor, and b
; the other State func,iouaries reterre
: to, Of their readiness to furnish th
F: required information. The Comp
/; troller General furnished to the Coz
: vention themselves printed state
{; ment Of the funded debt of the Stat
/; of Sou'h Carolina, and informatio
). relative thereto. A copy Of this papt
(mnrked Az is annexed ~ this !ehHr
+, In this statement tile total fuude
: deht OF the Safe is let down at I'll
t sum Of 81 G65 9'8.98. 70 the euv
y Of the u.ded debt, viz E: 81. 665 ,908.
j, 98, mnst BIO added, il order to exhib
,ha sn,n tnt. nfthd' dnht of tba Stat