The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1874-12-09

eral Assembly will dare any attempt
to thHart. him In the ,Work~Which- he
has so clearly and emphatically cut
out. 1Jt -. ,, Is;
We copy from the Charleston Nc'os
and Courier synopsis of the policy
laid down in the message, as follows
"Governor Chamberlain calls atten-
ton to the fact that. in the late can
vass, the two political parties which
sought -shpreei5cy were equally en-
phatic in their demand for the correc-
ton of abuses. Only two parties ap-
peared at the polls, both Of which pro-
fessed to seek similar ends by similar
means. Governor Chamberlain says
that be will, therefore, rely for sup
port upon those members of the Cen
erl Assembly who were opposed to
him, as confidently as upon those who
favored his election. The paramount
duty, he says, is the practice and en-
fercement of economy and honesty in
the. administration ofthe government.
In bis opinion: our evils are chiefly:
those of administration, and the earli-
est and most earnest attention should
be directed to the subject Of the col
lection, appropriation and disburse-
ment Of the public funds. He ad-
mits that, tee valuations. of property
for taxation have been unjust and op-
pressive, but the. total assessments
have been reduced thirty or forty
million dollars this year, and he stands
ready;jhe says;>to cooperate with the.
General, Assembly in any measure cal.
culated to obtain a just valu uatlon of
all property for taxation according to
to it's true money value, and, 50 far as
the faithful execution of:the law de-
ponds upon officers appointed by him,
no county shall have just cause for
complaint. he urges that the Gen
eral Assembly consider the advisablllty
of causing county auditors and treas
urers to be- elected by; the people,
instead of appointed by the Governor,
and advises that they be required to
give bond to the counties as well as
to the State. The taxes, he says,
sheuld'be strictly limited to the actuaf
:requirements of. the government, and
eontiegeptfands, which haze consumed
s3Z6,832 in the past six, years.; should
be totally abolish he'd, The Legislative
expenses <, E rist 5 have amounted to an average
Of: s52e,4o5 for each regular session,
and bills. On thataceouut to the amount
Of Sl92,&5. are outstanding. These
expenses must be reduced, be says, to
an economical limit. This can be
done BY reducing the length Of the
session to thirty days. by avoiding
Reconsideration of special acts which
can be covered by general laws, BY re-
ducing the number of subordinate
officers and attaches, and by, cutting
of the contingent or Incidental 1egis:
lati7e expenses, which have been as
much laRsl9O,00e a asession, with hall
a, million dollars Iof legislative pay
certificates still unpaid, The Public
Printing system he declares to be in
capable Of defence or excuse. In
threeyearssits cost was s9lS,62S:A The
entire ydiscontinuanee Of the practice
Of publishing the laws, ;as ADVERTISE
ments, in newspapersis is strongly RECON-
mepded. He urges, also, that the ex-
penditures Of the State be'kept within
the receipts: Forthe year ending Octo-
Der 81, 1871, the deficiencies were
s472,6l9r;t The issuing, Of certif-
Gates Of indebtedness, and of or
ders or warrants when no money IS
in hand to pay them, is condemn
ed. In the master of abo'!shlng
unnecessary Offices and reducing
salaries, Gov. Chamberlain will agree
TO any mespre which the General AS
sembly may adopt. In emphatic
| words he declares that the settlement
| Of the public debt under the act of
last winter, must -beregarded as: final,
as far as legislative and popular inhu-
| ence. and action: can make. it. So
/. About two million dollars of bonds
! have been funded under the act in
| question I<and'tke entire State debt,
| when So funded; will amount2to only
S5,740,016. For the outstanding bills
| of the Bank of the State, Governor
| Chamberlain holds the State to be re-
sponsible, and advises that they be de-
clared receivable for all past due taxes,
and be. receivable. in instalments for
taxes, as. was done in; a similar case
by the State Of Tennessee. The trial
justice system he looks upon as costly,
inefficient and oppressive; and, if it be
contiaued, be advises; that the'number
Of justices be- reduced by -atoleast one
third, and he promises that he will ap-
point as trial justices only persons who
! viii know the law and who will use
their powers to preserve the rights and
IIprotect the interests of all. The pas.
Usage of a law for the registration of
electors is recommended, as a matter
of obvious justice as well as mandate
Of the Constitution. The repeal Of
Fthe law requiring insurance companies
Edoing buaness'in the State to make a
deposit ofbonds or stocks with the
| Attorney-General is strongly recon
mended, also the repeal Of the Kr-Klux
tax 50 far as concerns Fairfield County
THE >pardoning power will no longer
be abused. Governor Chamberlain
promises that the occasions will be
rare when he will be justified in setting
aside the judgment of courts and the
verdict Of :juries. He advises that
There be no. reduction Of thesum now
appropriated. for educational purposes,
but the General Assembly is invited
to see if the want Of efficiency on the
part of the County School Commis.
|sioners cannot be remedied. These,
in brief, are the, measures Of reform
which Governor Chamberlain advo.
Gates, and to which he declares him,
self to be unalterably pledged"