The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1871-11-01
a correspondent Of tho Lcxing-
ton Dispatch propounds tho follow
ing pertinent questions:

COLUMBIA, s. G., Oct. 8, 1871.
MEssRs. EplroRs: Will you
please publish u fow intcrrogato-
: rics for Gov. Scott. 1t will 10
seen by reference to his report,
Go John Scott, Of Pennsylvania,
who is ono Of tho sub committee
on tho Ku Klux,) on tho financial
affairs of South Carolina, that it is
II onc-Sidcd atlair--sco DaUv IN
ion of 23d ult. The following
questions arc propoundcd to his
Exccllcncy, and, by his answering,
hc will conior IL favor on tho tax
payers us we'll as the rest Of man
kind.
The following communication
has been sent to John Scott, Sub
Commissioner, and it il hoped
that answers will DO furnished by
hin ExcclIcncy:
l. viii You please state the
number Of offices created in tho
State and Counties since your
first inauguration?
2. will you please give your
reasons for the necessity Of these
Offices now, aud why they wcrc
needless under former rulc2
3. Will you please state your
reason for tho necessity OF State
ConstnhnIary, and the cost Of the
same, and also tho good done to
tho State by said force?
4. Will you please state in full
the amount of taxes assessed upon
the people to pay salaries, per-
qulsltcs, contingent funds, &C., of
tho needless officers, constablrs,
pages, door and assistant door
Keepers, scrgeant-ata in the
Legislative halls, clerks to com
mittces, lobby employees, boot.
black for two certain members OF
tho Legislature, Uhc latter Mt IL
salary Of So per dny,) Assistant
Adiutant and lnsprctor.Gcnoral,
Com mmissioncrs of Counties and
Schools; formerly Road Commis-
sioncrs were appointed by Legis-
Iaturc and bound to serve, with.
out pay, for one year; now County
commissioners receive from $500
to 81, 900 per annum ?
D. Please state whether it is
within your knowledge that W. b.
Nash came into possrsslon of Il
building or huildlngs formerly
standing on the lands whcrcon
the Executive mansion stan Is,
and by whose authority wore
they removed, and what price was
paid, any?
6. Please state in what part of
your report is tho amount of sales
of State constnbulnry, OF horses,
harness, wagons, firearms and
ammunition, which WAS in posses.
sion Of ono Hubbard, and when
said property was sold and by
whom?
7. Please state in what portion
of your report is credit given for
sale Of State lands by Commits,
sioncr of Sinking Fund a.so salo
Of the building known as Branch
of tho Bank Of the State Carolina,
amounting to $4,000?
s. Please state, il within your
knowledge, if the Office Of Lieu,
tcuant-Guvcrnor WAS over Il saIn
ricd Office until Republican rule
3. Please state, if within your
knowledge, if it was customary
for the Legislature, at every ad,
jonrnmrnt, to vote away the pco-
pies money to the Speaker Of the
House Of Representatives,: l.
$3.50; 3. 500 3. $1,000, exclusive
OF his $40 per day? This man re-
ccivcs Il SALARY Of $1,000 as Adju,
tant and Inspector General. and
has n contingent fund and sup.
posed Prerequisites.
10. Will you please inform lis
how Dennis managed to get his
enormous bill through the IIcgiS.
Iaturc, S92, }, aud givo your rra,
son for vctoins tho same?
II. Will yon please state upon
yonr honor. if within your knowl,
edge. whether any bills or accounts
against tho State have been re.
coiycd at the Treasury for less
than the face Qf tho same ? or
whether any such bills or accourts
havo been charged up in the
Trcasurer'R office for the faco OF
them against the State, and they
having been paid at tho Troasury
at discount ?
~. Will you please atnto upon
your honor your candid opinion
Of tho Land Commission business
and givo tho names Of tho parties
who havo made pcrquisitcH (sc
callod) from it. and what the vnlue
Of the lands purchased for The
100000 appropriated by the Lcg
islaturo ? Also, state if you have
over. in ono OF your messages tC
tho General Assembly, told then
Of thcir extravaganza aud squan
der Of tho tnx.paycrs' money
Further state it tho Attorney
General has ever brought suit
against any one for swindlinG OF
attempting to swindlc tho State
in any Of the Departments?