The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1875-04-28
The Tex Bill.

has Cotton it protty thoroughly pull
vorizod. 1t shows couolusively that
the proposed levy is entirely too
much, and it's respective levios badly
proportional. and that if properly
apportioned lovy Of, ten mills
would be sufficient for State pur.,
poses. The Union-Horald fortiGes
itself with facts and figures from
which we have derived valuable in.
formation. ...-....'
The appropriation for legislative
expenses should realize $l5O,O00.
Now 100000 will pay tho members
provided no gratuities arc voted, and
$4,000 will pay the pages and at.
taohes. So that one mill ia sufficient.
Deduct then q quarter of a mill
from this levy. The Union Herald
mildly suggests to the Legislators to
reduce their own salaries while en-
gagged in the general work of re-
trenohment. ...:.'
The republican printing company,
huge swindlo, is to receive 100000
for this year. The temporary work
consists in the journals and calendars
of tho two houses, tho reports Of
officers, 60. The permanent work
is 500 journals, 500 reports and rcso~
.tions, $500 copies of the acts and
volume of Supreme Court reports
All this work GOULD be done for
| $30,000. AS contract has
been made this year for printing
tho half mill must stand. But lot
tho contract be resoinded, and the
printing put out to the lowest bidder
noxt year.
The Union.Hcrald proceeds as
follows in regard to several Items OF
the bill.
Section levies a tax of one.hal
mill to pay claims passed at the re-
cent session. We have shown in pre-.
vious artiolea the character of some
Of these claims, and have asserted
our beliof that tho mode of passing
thom is unconstitutional. The pro-
oeedings amount to an appropriation
of money from the treasury. A
member of the Legislature cannot get
his per diem from the treasury until
the bill TO pny il has boen read three
times, on threo several days in each
house has boen duly ratified by the
presiding officers of the general ns-
sembly has been present ted to the
governor has been signod by him or
vetoed, and again passed, and has
been sealed by the secretary of state.
Yot, by means of this "passed
claim" invention, tens of thousands
of dollars can be taken from the
treasury in the very last hour of >
ession, amid confusion and exotic.
mont sufficient to totally prevent
uny examination Of the character of
tho demands. This was seen at the
lac session. There arc many meri-
torious claims in tho list passed, but
these are surrounded by 80 many
illegal or doubtful ones that oil suf
for alike under suspicion Of fraud.
Tho tax levied in this section must be
dropped until the legislature is will.
ing to examine every claim and pass
it after opportunity for reflection and
diocussion has been afforded. TO
incorporate hose company or
political club requires all tho form
alitios we have indi. ated, and it is
not too much to require of these
claimants that they submit to tho
same mode Of obtainingj Justice, if that
is what they desire.
Section s levies n tax Of three
fourths of a mill for the eternal and
intolerable deficiencies for public
printing for the years 1873 ~. 1t
will tako from tho people $4,000.
OF this amount $751; 900 is to pay for
40 "immigration report" not yet
printed. The state can better afford
to pay the Republican Printing com.
papy that amount of money to vmi.
crate. The report would be a lters.
ry disgrace to tho state if it was
printed, aud itwould bo dear if il
cost $4,000. Instead of tho state
owing tho Republican Printing oon,.
paey 100000, that Cloaoa Maxima
Of fraud owes tho state half 4 mil.
lion Of dollars which IL has stolen
during tho last few years. Section 8
should be stricken out.
Section 8 lcvies a tax of one mill |
for balances Of unpaid appropriation
of tho fiscal year ending October 81,
1874, and for certain claims paased
by join. resolution in tho sessiop Of
l872.74. The claims and defcien.
cies are not such as call for special
con liberation. No proper ;nvestiga.
ton of their justice has ever been
mad. Let the governor use toward
them, when considering this bill, the
LANGUAGE of his mcssaoo on vetoinp