The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-12-10
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HessaRe OF Governor Moses.

"ith she ohairman Of the Committee of Wavs
sna meant o. the House OF present atiyer
anu OF tne Committee on Finance Of the 90.
9en,r.i .isspeenvesy: .enhy: have losrnud that the
% I%on.Isl assembly Is about to enter upon tha I
department. Of Regulation which is specialiv
connected With the levy and collection al
ssxes, IN order to raise the moneys which
,,n, a"y 70 aeemed necessary to meet tho ex-
pohses OF the past fiscal year, aud to provide
loe snoh deficiencies as are now, or may here.
,.r atter De, dom sndiRg early settlement. Be-
nHeting IL my duty, as tho Executive Of tho
"sn'o, S 20 place before y0ur honorable bodies,
,.n' ,nioe hiatlon III my possession which may
nave bearing on this important subject. I
hasten, at the earliest pl actica abls m0moDt. to
S Insot nuch Official data as 1 have becn
Solo 10 collect during the short period which
~. mas ,elspsed since my induction into olicc
10 tho end that tho people Of the State NAV
,'.,,;a tho nature OF the necessities
%iah" Snion WIN govern us in the collection and
eaiied upon to pay into tho Treasury, let I'd,
10 tne beginning, understand eaDh other, aud
!et not tho attempt be made to cover up from
% thair view any OF tho financial difficulties
tatives.
our dealings between ourselves aud those
"hSn "o represent should be Of that candid
.;aa anu tnaniy character that will carry convic-
ana persuade them that for the future we can
safely trust one another.
Eacn and every tax payer OF our ST tate has
ton v ni tns right to know tho true aond
nature Of all the ciaiins ag.inat it. and the
manner IN which it is proposed that those
claims shall be met. Nowhere else can he
;"a Ees'er aefiye this knowledge and understand
s .hs 'na9 40 the frank and open conduct of
the legislators. In our PRESENT situation.
promp: aud firm action is, abuyo all tbinps
necessary; and We should waste no time in
unaSs,ling u, regrets OF the past or vain expec.
I'm YI3Ss
an earnest guardianship or the public into.
rests. But have a care that that guardian.
snip sha!l DO at once 30 v:gilant and a. ten.
aer, t3at y, the chains which you may rivet
enter into the hearts OF the people.
1here IS no money in the Treasury with
", mhicn ", 10 meet either the current expenses OF
stsSia ho Siate doternmont or its largo and out.
several charitable educational and nenal in.
stltutions, which have been 80 extremely
urgent Tor many months past, still remain
unsatlshed, whllo tho collection OF the taxes
;as Tuicn WAS relied on "a the sole source OF re-
nec, r, mas been suspended by judicial process.
Inc collection uf all taxes levied, or to be
ieYied, under the authority OF the Joint reso-
iu!lon ol March IL, 1872, was temporarily en-.
1nineu on tho 18TH uitllno. by his Honor the
JndEe OF The Fifth Circuit, on tho application
OF the present State Treasurer, than Trea-
surer eieci. That iuj uuctiun WAS made abso-
inte on the 23i ultlno-His Honor holding
,na. tne ioint resoiution IN question ia viola
i've oi Section 8, Artioie iX, OF the State
Constitution, which provides:
SEcfioS ). Tho uenoral Assembly shall
provide Tor all annual tax, suili :ieut to derray
ene estimated expenses Ut the State for each
year; aud Whenever it shall happen Tint such
ordinary expenses OF the State, Tor any yoar
SHALL e1oeed the income OF the State forsuch
year, the Genei al Assembly shall provide for
ievylng a tax for the ensuing year, sufli isut,
with othor sources OF income. 10 nav the 4, ~
ciencies of the preceding year. together will
thS estim tteu expenses Ut the ensuing year"
The said injunction also rests upon othnr
grounds, which will the moro fully appear. in
tho special report OF tho State Trsa eil:er.
which report have requested for ynnr IN,
formation In the promises, and herewith
transmit.
In compliance with my reaucst have also
received from tho State Treasurer an off,i.I
report embracing ststement OF the dna.
clcncles aud claims that cISt against the
state. aud which will require to bo paid ont OF
III tax about to be levied for deficiencies, &c.
The valuable information which T haya do.
rived from this report. and which now com.
municate to your lonorablo bodies, has ex
hiolted TO me- the very gratifying fact th st
alth"u6h our now State Treasurer has boen
put Teek III Office, during which time he has
Deei eurrounded with many difficulties initial
to his term, lie has already acquired a full
kuu~iedge OF the varied minutu which ar.
Involved in the performance OF his ardnous
'; aGMss; congratulate the State on the pro-
: n. 80 ~ .4Ao oSihS q ana
cificlent officer. He reports that the tcii.
ciehcies GU hls predecetsor'e bucks, under the
deneral Appropriation Act, of March l3 1872
are almost 100000. They arc composed of
the following items:
FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING NOVEMBER 1871
AND EkDISd OCTOBER 81, 1872 Salaries. .3l35
oOo; contingent accounts. $40 $40; Lunatic
asyium. s67, ITO; Penitentiary, So, ,4lG: quar-
antlne, $4,000; keeper OF tho iaz arctic, 3l0O:
repairs on the iazarett, 500; militia, Sl2 CO 5:
Orphan House, $ll $40; school records, &c 975
University repairs, 1887; Dear, DUMB and
Blind Asylum, slU. 100; purchase OF books for
college library, sl,OUO; support nf Catawba
Indians, $500; Tor hing OF discharged con-
victs, 800; Mrsus Cunvr, .,co Oni.o in
Charleston, f3 600; supper, ur south Uaroljna
University, $780, civil contingent fund. So
800; expenses Ut general election, S25 QUO:
t691. .395.
IL vii be seen that tho school deficiency /.
a very large one; namely, $500, COO Bu, the
Treasurer reports that this deficiency can bt
regarded as III somewhat ur i different posi-.
ton from the others. and states that not
more than s2 .0O0 of this appropriation has
erer been paid. When it was foind lmpos.i.
Ole To outaIn the money which had boon an
propriated for tho conduct OF the schools tie
State superintendent Of Education vcry pro
perly advised tho several C0u.ltv school Com
missl"ncrs To cluse their schools, and thereby
avolt al expense which could not be mus
without additional Legislation. In meet of
the Counties nf the state thi. advice wa.
h8eIui. and tina arhnnlI uarn ,In,.a .,,,.,