The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-05-24
mo. 49

, for such Of the citizens as may then
be prepared to pay them, yet that the
period tor their payment will be ex.
tended to tho first of March, A. D.
1872, within which time, if payment
Is made, ny Eenalty will DO attached.
Respectfully y submitted,
TIlOS. Y. SIMONS,
Chairman.
} Mr. Woodward introduced reso.
lution, which was adopted, that the
Executive Committee be charged
with thorouph and minute investi.
cation of the Land Commission.
! The Chair appointed Messrs. Ed.
win j. Scott, j. p. Thomas aud
Richaard Lathcrs as special com.
mittee to attend upon the Legislative
and assist by their counsel and advice
in the examining of accounts.
Col. j. z. Thomas asked to be ex.
epscd from serving, aud Col. VIM.
Wallace was appointed in his stead.
On motion Of Judge Aldtioh tile
Convention resolved itself into COM
mlttec of the Whole; Gen. Chestnut id
the Chair.
n resolution of thanks to Hon: w:
-. Porter, President, was unanimous.
ly adopted.
MIR. Porter responded to the reso:
Luton in fit and becoming tcrms at
the close of which, the Convention
adjourned, having passed resolution
of thanks to Governor SCOTT and tho
other public officials for their oourte.
sy and attention.
Gen. NJ G. Butler, from tho Com:
, of Eleven, submitted tho following
, report:
The committee to whom was re-
ferred the resolution of the Conven:
tioh, "that n committee of eleven be
appointed by tho Chair to CON.
fer with his Excellcncy Gov. Scott
in pursuance of fourth resolution of
the Chamber of Commerce and Board
ofTrado of the city Of Charleston,
and report to this Convention in
writing or. otherwise, "beg leave to
report that they have had an ex-
tended conference with the Governor;
pursuant to tho resolution of instruo-
tion, eliciting the following results
1t was stated to tho Executive BY
your committee that they visited him,
not as ,pnttisans Of any political party;
but simply as representatives of the
tax payers of the State, to asoeftaii
in what manner they could cooper.
ate with him in correcting maIy Of tic
prevailing evils now causing popular
discomfort, and to obtain from him
MI official statement of such facts and
suggestions as would promote conf:
dcncc and secure rctrenchment and
ecopouy iii the administration of the
State government. Tic Governor. in
reply, expressed his qualification that
he was afforded an opportunity to lay
before the representatives Of the tax:
payers of the State the facts IN his
possession, and such information as
@ould meet the views Of tie commit.
tee. lie. observed first, with refer
cnce to tho finances of the State, that
notwithstanding the rumors that on
illegal and irregular manipulation of
the public funds had taken place, it
was the fact that nothing had been
done involving the credit Of the State
which was not strictly authorized by
law. And to satisfy tho committee,
they we're inYitod by tho Treasurer
: Comptroller General and State Agent
to make thorough examination Of
their respective official accounts. It
is very gratifying to your committee to-
state that these officials were present
1t the interview, and have given free
access to their offices aud books,
upon which epecial report will be
made by subcommittee of this Con.
vention. The Governor produced
the printed statement of tho funded
debt Of South Carolina, which has.
been furnished to the mcmbers Of
the Convention by the. Comptroller-
General, and remarked that he be.
licvcd it TO be substantially true, and
that he had not signed any othor
bonds than those set forth in said
statement, and tk'dt none had boom
issued except By authority of law.
With reference to the unnecessary
multiplication and increase of State
and County Offices, he remarked that.
lie was tiefcd a large number Of
oflicials could be profitably dispensed
with, and that if the Convention
would take positive action upon the
subject, it would probably havo
weight with the Legislature and III.
ducc economical restrictions, and
expressed the determination to exert
his influence with tho General AS
sembly to effect that Object /; ally Of
which is moro specifically set forth IN
! the report Of a sub. committee espes
| cially charged with this branch Of
0 their instructions.
+ ,Upon the suggestipnS 81 your com.
;. mittee, that one Of the principle caus-
y es Of popular complaint abd dissat'
G isfaction consisted 10 the fact thai
Q mapy Of THO TRIAL ,Jdytioes and otbe,