The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-12-06
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In the House OF Representatives, yes
terday. Mr.. J. Fielder Myers. as Chair
man ofyths Committee oasPabiic Print
ing. madeif favorNble repoft on the joint
resolution which had been submitted 10
that oommisteo. which appropriates
$3.50. 600 for the payment of the printing
olaims Of the Republican Printing Com
pany, for work ordered by the General
Assembly. at the sessions OF 1901 and
1671-72, and $75. 900 for the payment of
outstanding claims for the publication Of
the laws in the various newspapers Of
the State. The report, after being dis
cussed temporarily, and at no. great
length, was referred to the Committee of
Ways and Means, for more thorough
consideration. 1t will come up again
soon upon its merits, aud when the con-
sraot has been examined, and the items
and charges for work done are put fuirly
in our view, we can Judge of its fairness
and justice more intelligently than We
can at present. We notice the discus
sion upon it yesterday briefly.
Mr. Robertson. OF Beaufort. "a new
member,) was astounded at the sum
total, and stood appalled, at tho glaring
Inconsistency Of the professions OF re-
form and retrenohment yet lingering on
tho lips OF members. and the readiness
now apparent on the part of some to
foot 30 extravagant bill as this. South
Carolina was already disgrace in the
eyes of all America, and even of Europe.
The great task before the Legislature
now was to do it's part in restoring good
government here, and to bring its ex-
penses properly within it's means. If
they work faithfully for right, justice
and eoonoaiJ, they vii. 20. make th9
State the brightest in the whole galaxy,
and endew it with every excellence of
talent, virtue and beauty.
In the course of Mr.. Robcrtson's re-
marks we saw the ex-parson cropping
out, and recognized the profession al
philantbropist, who came from foreign
parts to give us new ideas of civiliza-
ton.
Mr.. Boston, of Newberry. desired to
see the items. Mr.. J. Fielder Myers de-
Tended the justice Of the bill. 1t was
charged fairly, according to contract,
and the contract was given out accord
ing to law. It was binding, therefore.
and. besides that, the Republican Print
ing Company had conferred lasting ben
efits Oh the Republican party. MIR.
Fraser, Of Beaufort, objected to Myers
that ha took his ''substraction" from the
last House Of Representatives. DR..
Bosemon defended tho report, but re-
gretted the large amounts found to be
due. he favored its, reference to the
COMMITTEES Of Ways dnd Means. He
did not see any good prospect of getting
out Of it. The work had been done
under contract and according to it. It
is due and must be paid he did
not know or pretend to say. Possibly it
might be somewhat scaled. The nc-
counts of the newspapers might be re-
duced, perhaps. The tronble was, that
this printing had been recklessly or
dered, contrary to his advice and wishes.
His fears OF the result were now justi.
fed, and his predictions had come true.
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War against the Liberal Republicans
in the Senate is already declared. 1t
has been proclaimed that Schurz will be
removed from the Committee on Foreign
Relations, Trumbull from the Chairman.
ship of the judiciary Committee, Upton
from the Committee on Pensions, and
Fenton will be obliged to take n back
seat. These Senators, il is averred,
will lose nearly all the patronage they
have hitherto possessed. which, by the
way, has not amounted to much for
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