Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1872-02-01
OUR COLUMBIA CORRESPONDENTS.
COLUMBIA, Jan, 80, 1872.
THE CONTROLLERS REPORT,

Ing the present session OF tue legislature.
You don't often see committee OF investi
cation bring in unanimous report reveal
ing gigantic frauds on the treasury and
recommending the punishment ofthe per-
petrators, and when the vote comes half
the committee opposing the adoption OF
their own report and defendiag the action
of the men they had just denounced as
thieves. The treasurer's report was, to
say the least, an unusual production.
Klmpton, too, gets up a report beyond the
common; but Comptroller Neagle beats
them all. He cannot tell what amount of
money is needed for the coming Year, be-
cause he don't know how many bonds
have been issued. He evidently either
has newell heard of, or does not believe ID,
the reports of the governor, the attorney
general and the treasurer-t to say nothing
of Kimpton. He regrets the unsatisfac-
tory condition Of the fuances, but says be
is unable to make any recommendations
looking to an Improvement for the future.
He adds: But in view of the fact that
the finances are managed by a financial
board, of which am not member, and
of whose further plans am not advised,
you will, trust. pardon me for refrainiDg
from an expression Of my views. and for
hoping, perhaps yainly, that their plans
for the future will work out our relief as
rapidly as those pursued in the past have
worked our tiaancial ruin.'
To the pious wish Of the last sentence, we,
in common with the whole body Of tax
payers, earnestly say, amen! We suppose
now We shall have committee 10 whom
will be referred Neagle's report. What
will they do with it? May be it will do to
put the comptroller on the financial
board!
When the !egis' ature assembled it was
considered certain that a little light would
be let III upon the management OF our tiu-
auces. But We are more in the dark than
ever. Que thing is certain, however, aud
the people are awake to.it, and that Is thai
If We pay our debts The burden Of taxa
llOn must be increased. The legislature
being iudlsposed to deal with the subj ct,
sup pose they adjourn and let The people
lake II IN hind. we have a shrewd suspl-
clon that it will be Settled nhsn the voters
get chance at it.
IMPEACHMENT AGAIN
OI the 24tn Mr.. Whipper brought up
Ills second Impeachment resolutions, this
uue coed agalusL The governor alone
rne usual wnlIlHlud Of talk ensucd The
Gail of rhe yeas and nays being lna'ly
reach, d, it was found that sufficient
number or members were not present to
carry The Resolution under the two thirds
rule in any case, there being but eighty
oae members present, while uudtr The
speak rs ruling, an atfi native vote OF
righly eight is necessary. The vote TAX
en-, however, showed larger number vi
III, mbers in favor OF lmp~ach nent than
suited IN tie, by 10 to 49, The speaker
having the casting Vote recorded himself
with The auli iimpeachers, and 5, the leso-
luton was LOST once more.
Nehemlas was the ouly member from
our county voting With Mr. " hipper in ia.
vor VI impeachn, Mt.
REPTILE.
Th. bill to cancel the State en- nlorscmcnt
of the bonds of the Blue Rid se Railroad
was before the Senate on Saturday lhe
bill provides that the Site nall pay the in
debtedness of the ROAD and then cancel the
endorsements. This doubtless would be no
bad thing for the State and would un-
doubtedly be very good thing for the rail
road. The bonds, four million dollars worth,
are now pat up as collateral Tor about $500,
900, and if not redeemed soon will certainly
be sold to pay the money loaned upon them,
thus making the State responsible tor the
whole amount. The other provisions Of the
bin are vague, loose and suspicious, and
probably conceal snake Of the most vcno,
nous sort. The parent Of the reptile i,
probably Honest John Paterson. Among
other thing it is ordered that the treasurer
shall sell bonl, to pay the indeb:ednes s OF
the road. At the present price of bonds he
would have to sell about four millions, 30
perhaps it IS as well to let the railroad bonds
be sold. On the whole it is very safe bill
to vote against.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
OF bills of interest to your readers may
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