Port Royal commercial and Beaufort County Republican. [volume] (Port Royal, S.C.) 1873-1874, 1874-02-26
The TAXPAYERS CONVENTION.
FIRST DAY PROCEEDINGS.
CoLuMrIA. S. c., Feb. II.

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Of the last convention. /
The names of the delegates were then
registered, and arranged in alphabetical
uidcr, there being one Hundred and
twenty-s:x present
After organization, prayer was offered
BY Rev. VIM. Mlxhi, of the Nj. Il.
Church, wllrn the Hon. W. d. Porter
addressed she convention. He was lis
tened to With the deepest attention, bro
ken only by the frequent bursts Of we'll
ncrited applause. At its close Mr.: c.
II. Simonton, of Charleston, after the ad-
dress of the president, offered the follow.
ing resolut ons:
This COW ntion not having been called
in the interest of any political party, all
political discussion or illusions to the
questions now agitating the two great
parties existing in the alton, would be
Foreign to the purposes for which V has
assembled
4Tesolced, That no resolution. or mo-
ton of this character, involving suoh dis
cussion, will be received by the conven-
tion.
Resolred, That the convention address
itself to the consideration of the following
subjects:
/. TO the pre- 7aration and adoption OF
a memorial and address, whereby the
people of the United States can be in
formed of the wrongs which We suffer by
reason of the frauds and extravaganza OF
our state government; and by the total
disregard Of the interests Of the taxpay-
ers, who are not represented. and VINO
are thus deprived Of the advantages OF a
republican form Of government. >
9. To the preparation and adoption oil
some mode whereby just punishment can
be visited upon the perpetrators and au-
thors of these frauds, and whereby the
commission thereof can be prevented IN
the future.
8. TO the preparation of our address
10 the people of this state. giving them
the counsel of this convention as to the
course of conduct they should adopt, so
as to ameliorate, counteract and prevent
the continuance of the heavy burdens
which they now endure.
To these ends, all existing committees
were discharged, and five standing COM
mittees were appointed an executive
committee Of twenty-one members; one
to memorabilia congress one of thirty
Ave on state and municipal taxation ; one
of seven to address the people Of the
state, and one on printing and expenses.
Mr.. RichardILathers, of Charleston,
then delivered q stirring address upon
the condition of the state and the means
to be used to remedy the evils under
which We labor.
A committee Of nine was also appoint
ed on the subject of immigration.
A great many resolutions were offered
during the session, all of which were re-
ferrcd without debate to the executive
committee.
Adjourned until Wednesday morning,
SESOND DA1.
COLUMBIA, Feb. IS.
The taxpayers convention re-asscmbled
this morning at 10 clock. Several res
olutions were introduced and referred.
Mr.. c. II. Miles, of Charleston, intro
duced preamble and resolutions provid-
ing for the appointment of committee
of five to investigate and report on the
affairs of the Bank OF the State, and as
certain what is the condition and value
of the assets, and who Is to. blame for
their alleged mismanagement and waste:
The resolution was referred to the exc
cutive committee.
j. Nj. Williams introduced a resolution
instructing the committee on the address
to prepare an appeal to the young men
Of the state not to emigrate.
iii. Z. Z. Elkins introduced resolu-
ton declaring it the sense Of the conven-
ton that five mills tax on the actual
value Of property is sufficient to meet the
expenses Of the state government
Ex-Gov. Manning introduced a reso-
luton appealing to the oranges in this
and the United States for sympathy, and
insTructiug the secretary of the conven-
ton to send to the master of each state
grange copy of the published proceed
ings.
These resolutions were severally re-
ferred to the executive committee.
Mr.. j. g. Thompson. OF Beaufort, in
troduccd a resolution endorsing the ac-
ton Of State Treasurer Cardoz), in rcfus-
ing to pay claims and appropriations
without vouchers, and requesting him to
furnish the convention with copies ofthe
vouchers Of the printing bills for 1873,
am uniting toS 81 o.. The reso,ut
WIS adopted, and u committee was APP
pointed to confer with the treasurer to
carry out the terms of the resolution.
In the afternoon the convention re-as-
sen5lcd, but the committee were not
ready to report, and the convention ad-
iourned until ten O'Clock tomorrow.
A number Of additional delegates ar
rived to day. The deliberations of the
convention have thus far been marked
with the utmost harmony.
Gen. Chestnut is chairman Of the exc
cutive committee Col. c. Ii. Simonton,
Of the committee on taxation Gen. N.
W. Gary, of the committee on immigra.
ton, and the Hon. Armsteaa Burt, Of
the Committee on the memorial to con-
grcsS.
THIRD DAY.
COLUMBIA, S. c., February 10.
In the Taxpayers Convention this
morning. Mr.. &. Ii. Noise introduced