Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1873-02-06
THE Y0RKYfhLE UfRER.

republic is making toward the "higher order
of civilization" so characteristic of our own
"free and easy" mobiliaire system. Already
are we told that a party of Congressman re-
Gently "won" s3O0,00o while playing "poker"
with some representatives ola railroad scheme,
and Immediately after the game WAS up, the
scheme went through Congress precisely to
suit the wishes of the schemers. The infer
ence is, that the game Of poker was a screen
to the bribe transferred from the pockets Of
the railroad men to those of the Congressman.
This practice beats the Washington sharpers,
and could be employed by them in future op'
erations, obviating the necessity of invcstiga-
ting committees, and the white-washing pro-
cess so much in vogue, to the nations scandal.
BY oil means let our pious Congressman be-
come adopts in the little game of poker, and
if they swim" few thousand occasionally,
whose business will it be?
Reward for Catching Ku.Klux.
- The following is the full text of the bill
introduced in the Legislature last week Ito
make an appropriation to pay claims arising
under the proclamation of the Governor Of
this State, dated July 2Sth, 1871"
"Whereas, the Governor of the State did, on
the 18th day of July, in the year 1871, make
and publish his official proclamation, in the
following words, to witt
"Whereas, the peace and tranquility of certain
sections of the State of South Carolina have been
IL,
who have assailed and injured peaceful citizens to
their detriment and serious injury, involving, in
many cases, atrocious murders upon quiet and
unotfcnding citizens.
"Now, therefore, be 1t known that l. Robert X.
Scott Governor of the State of South Carolina, in
order that the parties to these murders and out
RACES may be apprehended and appropriately pun
ished, do issue this my proclamation, that re-
ward of two hundred dollars ishereby offered for
the apprehension and delivery Of any and every
person in any Jail of this State with proof to con-
vict them of having aided or participated in any
or either of these acts of violence and murder, or
Of having. in disguise, threatened the life of any
one within the State. Said rewards shall be paid
may be entitled to receive them by arrestng the
offenders against the law.
"In testimony whereof, have hereunto SUBJ
scribed my name, and caused the great seal of the
State to he affixed, at Columbia this 18th day of
July, A. D., 1871, and in the ninety-sixth year of
American Independence.
"ROBERT X. SCOTT, Governor.
'F L. CARDoZo, Secretary of State"
And whereas claims have arisen, and are
now unsatisfed, for services rendered to the
State in the arrest, prosecution and conviction
of many persons described in said proclama-
tion.
And whereas such claims are highly meri-
torious, having arisen in the enforcement of
law and order, and the good faith of this State
demands their full and prompt payment, there
fore,
Be 1t enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the State of South Carroll.
ma, now met and sitting in General Assembly,
and by the authority of the same:
Section 1. That the sum of thirty'6ve thou
sand dollars, or 80 much thereof as may be
necessary, is hereby appropriated for the pay.
ment Of claims arising under the terms of said
proclamation.
Sec. 2. That said claims shall, before pay
ment, be submitted to and filed with the Gov
crnor, whose duty it shall be to examine said
claims and determine whether they are prop
erly embraced within the terms Of the said
proclamation and if he shall determine that
the said claims, or any of them, are valid
claims, under the terms of the said proclama-
ton, it shall be his duty to draw his warrant
upon the State treasurer, in favor of said
claimants, for the amounts to which they may
be severally entitled, which warrants shall
respectively specify the case in which pay.
ment is made and shall be countersigned by
the comptroller-general, and be paid by the
State treasurer out of the funds hereby ap.
propriated; and the State treasurer shall
make special report to the General Assem-.
bly, at its next session of the amounts paid,
and to whom paid, under this act.