The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-01-17

state at, and as breset Major Genera
OF the United States Army. he oan't bs
expected to lie. He sums it mn tn be
S9, O0o. 900. This COMMITTEES. on khs
other hand, figure it ont TO be $2s. Oo6
Oo0. 1 tell you, gentlemen of the Honse
OF Representatives of the State of Sonth
carolina, these men are after noth;no
else but to rule South Carolina, and ~te
ruin her; but they shan't do it, while J
nave voice on this floor. Think, now
that have about demolished this report
out j will go on little longer. Bya,
then proceeded to demolish the charge,
OF the Committee in reference to ths
swindie in the sale of the Agriculture
college land scrip, asserting that it wa.
merely newspaper rumor, utterly with
out foundation.
Hurley interrupted him by saving tha,
he was prepared with the necessary affi
davits to show that the land sorip 70,
!aO, 900 acres had been sold for EIGHTY.
four and half cents per acre. aud ac.
counted for at the rate of seventv.twr
and q half cents-thereby defrandino
the State of upwards of $2l, 900.
Byas-I don't care ANYTHING abon,
your paper proof. It can't hang anv.
body, and don't care about Kimnton
either; and if there has been swindIe
here, it is his, and not Scott's. In clos.
ing, Byas said he didn't think it becom.
ing In the Legislature, after PASSING
laws enabling Scott, Parker. Chamber.
iain ana kimpton to commit frauds-ii
they have committed any-to turn. now
and go back on them for acting in &C.
oordance with the express euaotments ot
the Legislature.
Byas was followed by Tim. Hurley. in
support of the report OF the COMMITTEES
He said there was not fact or fi~nre
s1ated IN the report, except what was
arawn oy Inference from those facts and
n3ures, that was not derived from the
records upon the books OF Financial
Agent or the Treasurer of the State,
snat as to the S6, 600. 900 OF sterling loan
oonus, tney were autographed by the
american "A Bank Note Company, with
SCOUTS name upon them, and as far as
Ne l5cott) could make them 80, were a
DEBT against the State; and as to the
statement In the report of the efpendi.
lures by the State Government of $2U.-
0Oo' OOO from July, 1869, to September
oo, 1ofO,. the amount was ascertaiued
from the figures of the Financial Agent,
who claimed commissions at lenst for
tne negotiation OF loans aggregating that
Whipper followed Hurley, and in an
earnest and able speech, that did credit
ut once to his integrity and intelligence.
oeilvered some home thrusts that seemed
TO 70 stagger the doughty Byss no little.
referring to the remarks of Byas ex-
cosatory OF the Governors actions in
relation to the redemption of the bills
receivable, he said that it was shown by
the message of Gov. Orr to the Legisla.
ture, at the special session of 1868, that
but $500. 900 of the bills had been is
sued, and of this amount there were
still outstanding. unredeemed, S23, 600
and yet the Financial Board attempts to
maintain that $780, 900 of the State
money has been exhausted in the re-
demptlon of these bills. He begged that
the members would remember that in
the effort to impeach the Governor. the
House was not the petit jury to deter
nine the guilt or innocence of the party.
out were rather as the grand jury to az
certain whether or not there was proba-
pie cause for the charges alleged against
him; and when satisfied on that point.
then the trial would be had before
tn, the Senate, sitting as petit Jury.
That though he and the gentlemen act-
ing i'll concert with him were fully pre-
pared with satisfactory proofs of the
frauds alleged against the Financial
Board, they deemed it ill advised to dis
close prematurely the strength of their
case, we'll knowing. as they did, the cor
rupting power of the Governors gold
and the lavish manner in which it had
been poured out in the previous attempt
at impeachment; and that whether the
Legislature impeached him or not. he
stood impeaohed before oil intelligent
people; and as for him, it should be his
ofiice to proclaim to the people in the
approaching canvass, how the guberna-
torial rogue had defeated his impeach-
ment by the use of the very money he
had stolen.
AT 2. NJ, and before Whipper had
finished his speech, motion to adjourn
was carried by small majority, and the
further discussion of the question post.
poned till today.
Put This and That Together.
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