The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-12-05
amounts to be placed to the credit of the

amounts to be placed to the credit Of the
school fund.
Mr.. F. j.. Myers introduced a joint resolu-
ton to make appropriation for expenses Of
printing ordered by the General Assembly
during the regular sessions of ls70-'7l, and
lS7l-'72.
W. T. Spencer, colored, introduced the fol
lowing preamble and concurrent resolution:
Whereas, 1t having come to the notice OF the
citizens of Charleston County, as well as TO the
other parts Of the State OF South Carolina,
that the inmates of the State Orphan Asylum,
of Charleston, have not received the comforts
necessary TO their existence. In consequences
OF appropriation made by legislative enact
ment, during the sessions OF 1870, III, ~,
being either insufficient to meet the suosist-
ence of said inmates, or said appropriation
being not collected by the commissioner oil
said asylum, or at least, as the matter afore-
stated seems TO perplex the community; ana
whereas, 1t is meet that we, as legislators, de-
string to see our orphans enjoying hat sub
sistence and comfort which Ia Intended for
them In this life; therefore, be 1t
RESOLVED by the House, the Senate concur
ring, That the commissioners aforesaid be. and
they are hereby requested TO furnish this
General Assembly with such Information as
will be satisfactory to all citizens OF the State
aforesaid.
The rest OF the time of the House was occu-
pied with the customary squabble, which now
appears to be q regular dlurnal occurrence OF
the lower house, upon the subject of the num-
Der of attaches to be allowed. A resolution
was adopteda week ago to limit this crowd OF
~hangers-on and slnecurists to twenty-four,
and there the matter should have ended; but
It has been regularly revived every day since,
| and more Of the time of the General Assem-.
bly, has already been wasted upon this matter
than would have suflced In q more intelligent
or straightforward body to have dispatched
halt the business of the session. 1t came up
to-day upon q resolution to The effect that
nothing In the resolution OF last Wednesday be
construed as applying to COMMITTEES clerks.
This resolution was offered by Representative
8. Green, of Beaufort, and would have opened
q very wide door for the admission OF names
upon the legislative pay roll. 1t waa, there
fore, strenuously opposed by the Conserve
tiyes, with the assistance OF Representative
Hurley and q few other Republicans, and after
a very long debate and two or three calls of
the yeas and nays, a compromise was effected
upon the terms that the resolution fixing the
number of attaches at twsnty-four should be
| altered 30 as TO Include eight committee
| clerks, making q total number of attaches
| ,hlrty-two, and the House thereupon ad.
journed.
A decided sensatIon wa created to-day by
the widespread circulation among the mem.
bers of the General Assembly and throughout
the city, Of the following spicy circular,
signed by the late State auditor:
| To the Members of the General Assembly of the
State of South Carolina:
You are about TO go into IN election for Q
| man to represent this State 10 the Senate Of
the United States for the next slx years. The
importance Of selecting such an one as Will
| not only do credit to the State, and reflect
| credit upon yourselves as representatives Of
| the people, but will efsctually disprove the
| charge that your choice will be guided solely
by the amount of money offered, together
| with the fact that my lot Is cast among you
| and knowing much of those men who are
most prominent for the position named, the
conviction is forced upon me that It is my
| duty, as a good citizen, 10 enlighten you as TO
their characters.
I viii now epeak of but two OF the candl-
| d~ates-Goyernor z. z. Scot and John ]. Pat
terson-as 1t seems to be conceded that be-
tween them, at present, lies the choice.
These two men have been Intimately con-
| nected with all the thieving schemes which
have been put through the Legislature Tor the
last four years; and 1t would be difficult TO
| lnd two more corrupt men 10 this or any
| other State. 10 suosLantiation OF this state
ment, I hereby charge Governor 3. K. Scott
| With having used the funds OF the State 10
brlbe members OF the last Legislature 10 vote
| against his own impeachment.
also charge John j. Patterson with having
| been one of the chief instruments by which
this crime was effected. Many times has The
| question been asked as to the personality OF
| Mooney, LeggeLt, Wilson j. Co., bul, thus fur.
| Governor Scott has not deemed the matter OF
| sufficient Importance to attempt to safety q
very natural public ~curloslty on this point.
However, l consider the groof sufficiently
| strong to warrant me In saying that John j.
| Patterson representa-, In a large degree, this
very deleclabls firm.
I also charge that the vouchers issued by
Governor r. K. Scott for large amounts Ia
favor OF the above and other names, to be
| paid from the EARNED force fund, were issued
simply for the purpose OF covering up the de-
fclency caused by moneys being taken from
the State treasury, and used In preventing
the passage OF the impeachment resolutions.
Charges equally corrupt and susceptible Of
proof can be made against 0otn these men.
have, however, selected this as one OF the
most notorious. Such, then, are the charac'
ters OF two men who have presented them
selves before you, asking your SURFACES Tor
the most important Office IN your glft.
Very respectfully, EDWIN F. GARY,
Late State Auditor.
It is understood that this attack is to be
followed up by q resolution, to be introduced
In the House tomorrow, providing for a COM
mittee of Investigation upon these charges.
with authority to send for persons and papers,
aud In various ways to make 1t exceedingly
unpleasant for those who may be found to be
guilty of the devious devices alleged In this
bold circular. PICKET.
THE LUCKLESS LUNATICS.
Annual Report OF superintendent En-