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

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she discussion Of the special message Of
the Governor and the report Of the spe.
oial Joint committee. appointed last
winter to investigate the books, &c.. of
the Financial Agent and the State Trea.
surer' which came up as the unfinished
business of Monday.
Byas, Of Orangeburg, led oh, and in
ticted upon the House, for two and.a.
nalf hours rambling and stupid ha-
rangue, in his usual style. He assumed
to be the champion of Gov. Scott. and
undertook, as best he could, to defend
him against the startling disclosures
made by Bowen, on Monday. He
hoped, he said, that in his remarks he
would not so far forget his character. as
gehtleman. as to indulge in such vul.
gar1ty as had fouled the lips of the gen.
.!eman who so perfidiously and mali
clously attacked the Governor. ali Of
whose charges, said he, were alike nm
true with the vile slander that he fByns)
haa received $12, 200 for his vote on
cer'al1 question last winter; and he as.
su.aea SUM. IL TO be no less principle of
'iutn e1an IL was OF law-that '.falsus in
mus, Jalsus IN toho!" They had lied
spous aim and must have lied about the
Governor, also. -
, As to the apparent discrepancy, said
he, in the report of the State Treasnrer
upon which was founded the alleos,;nn
ny the committee of MI over ;ssna ~
S6, 3l4. 600 in tho bonds Of the state
the sum and substance was inat th;o. ;.
That the Treasurer had reported So. 900 !.
o0O OF bonds as having been sold. and
the balance had merely been hypothe-
Gated for loans, which, unless be had
studied the English language in vain.
was quite different matter from issuino
Inc ponds: Referring to the bonds that
had been issued to redeem the $500. 600
OF Oils receivable, aud to raise the
9l,uOo'0oo to pay the interest on the
puoilc debt, the Act, said Byas, does not
aay now many bonds the Governor
might issue. He might have issued q
mousse iuil, II so muoh had been neces-
sary' TO secure the required sum of
money; and the Governor ought not to
Dc ne!d culpablc for doing only what the
Legislature authorized and instrncted
him to do. e"
AS to the conversion bonds, the Go.
vernon had signed but So. 200. ono of
them; refusing to sign any more. when
ne found TINT the Treasurer was using
them Tor other purposes than the law in,
tended. But the Treasurer had onlv
token different view from the Governor.
aud under the Act thorizing the Finnn.
ciai Agent of the State to pledge anyand
all bonds OF the State as collateral aeon.
rlty for lonns, had turned over these
bonds to Mr.. Kimpton, to use in the
manner prescribed by law, and the con.
version bonds had all gone up in that
way. That was all, and what was the
wrong In conforming to law2 Farther.
sald Byas, the gentleman (Bowen) talked
about Gov. Scott being connected with
what he called Hardy Solomon's shaving
shop. and using $500, 600 of State bonds
10 establish that institution; but such
s!atement was too absurd to merit mo.
menus attention from any Intelligent
MIND Tor the Governor certainly had too
much sense to use the bonds of the State
IN that way, for the Financial Agent
"onio nave been certain to find him out.
Inc gentleman, too, wanted to know
why Atmpton wasn't arrested when he
was here. By way of parenthesis, I'll
tell him. 1t was because Kimpton can't
Dc arrested; at least, if he were to be. I
would not like to be the State of South
Carolina and have to settle with him.
That was why the Governor didn't have
him arrested. Mr.. Kimpton, said he. is
ready to settle to-day. but he is creditor
III possession and is not going to turn
over the assets of the State without first
securing his $3.50, 600 of COMMISSIONS.
Mr. Bowen-I should like for the gen
tleman to explain himself, here. II. as
he says, it is So dangerous to the State to
institute l,s ute proceedings against Kimpton,
why does he oppose me in my endeavor
TO tasten their guilt upon the accessories
OF hlmpton in the Preparations of his
frauds, IN attncking whom the State is in
nowise imperiIled?
Byas-1ll tell you why. 1t is because
don't want to join with man who has
spent 80 much of his past lie in the
julls of the country.
Bowen then rose to question of pri-
vliege, and said that, whatever might be
alleged as to bis past record, ono thing
Was certain, that after his arrival in Co.
lnmbia. he had received frequent and
urgent invitations to partake OF the Go.
vernor's hospitality, and it ill became
him or any of his tools to attack his
tBowen's) character. There is, said he.
one OF SCOTS tools, who stands not fnr