The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1875-12-01
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Veto Of lLac 'N;sA E3fII.

aoiillfilOlc pfouacClOn ana points
cut not only that reduction of the
.cvy is advisable but also the
p rticular items in which the re-
ductiOn should be mado. Governor
Chamberlain says that tho dictate of
prudence and good ad,niAix tration
Is to first ascertain how much money
is neclol and thcn to provide for
that amount. In examining the act
in question the governor takes the
appropriations Of lastGho f.na' w. l.
as II basis Of cn!cu!ations of the
amount required for the present
year, and in the second place, to
take the actual needs of the public
service asa basis and lie presents tho
results Of each method. Ho shows
Tho following items in lust years
appropriations which will not he
required this yor. S525 for
salaries Of inferior Judge of
Charleston, $l,73O Is for ndlitiona.
'npcnsatlon to county auditors,
$1,000 for portraits 0: Linnolcn an,:
Sumner, and &lj,0)O for cxDcnscy
Of election Of 1871. These as.rrcyatr
'S2l,lo5 Is, leaving, the arnrup.ia-
tl"nS under this head Sl9S, 100. The
contingent funds Of the executive
Offices can be reduced because the
cast Of stationary Sc. will he dcrrayc,2
trom the phosphate royalty. Tic
Legislative expenses can be re 'uccl.
iEc actual expenses Of II lc.islativ,
session Of 100 days exclusive Of con
'n%'ll"ic* SHOULD be only 1892, ,OO0.
\ levy OF one and onc-tonth mill.
sill raise for this purpose %l2%. 200.
ic recommends That the levy oi
! mill for printing he reduced E..
.wu-'ftha mill which will raise
H0,0uO
Tho deficiencies Of last year, III
'lndmS the loss from Hardy Solo
mons bank, arc %3OS,S72 Is. O.:
,hesc deficiencies S249,Oo0 should
'c paid this year. These arc def
'irnrics III nainrics &v , III penal ..n<,
'hnritablc institutions, in public
printing, in interest, Legislative cX-
pcn%cs, of II. W. Plicc and Co. fo.
stationery &c, and for census
takers. The remainder ncol not b,
PAID Mt present. a lcvy of two mill.
uhcn, is all that is necessary fo!
his. He objects to the clause i,
cgard tos bonds, as impairing til:
contract m,,do Ill tho consolidation
lct.
Thrac suggestions if followed, vii
.'oturc the lovy for regular aunua.
STAT" expenses to lot mills.
But tAc governor proposes u still.
further reduction. In this conncc
ton ho speaks as follows of tho con
tingcnt fund:
\s an Illustration Of the pcr'c,t
co mp'tibi:;'v with public into: csts
OF large r,duc ions in our fy,n OK
pcni:turc%, 1 may he permitted t.,
c,cr to the app! op.i ltion made q
tn! last session for tho governor $
contingent fund. It is we'll known
mat t"' the past six years pl evious
- the last year tns fun has ranre,.
rom twenty to thirty ihjus ,ul dol
iA"H annHAiIy. At tlc Lust session
WAS reduced BY my rc,omncnu;,-
Son to 5000. This fund las bean
drawn BY ne on vouc,cya, wnici.
ar" now On fi.c in tAc office Of liz.
'nmnt%ol!c general, and A. the cn,,
OF the last fiscal year there rcln,inc !.
IN unhrawn balance OF SalT.O:.
While it would on some accounts.
nave been more agreeable to mo to
nave responded somewhat. m).r
lHemii" to somc calls upon TIL,
fund. yet l feel now that no public
interest h3a really suffered Mtc.,hy
White much needed example Of
eco 'rmy ana strict nrronn ..:hi:itv
has, trust, hccn f,.!iishol. S:mi;ul.
results Will surcly attend simila,
o''"rts to rcaNcc riblic cxpuns, S
undcr this head"
lie proposes to reduce the appro-
pi|atlons for the various institutions
ana n reduction in Legislative on
rcnscs to $l25,009, and for PRINTING!
to $4,000 9
lla thus gives tha rci,',
l. For salaries. Nc. OF cxo-
cutlv" officers &C. ] mills
2. Pcnaj scho lls. :.
IS. Puulic sr.lonis. , ..
4. For expenses of general
assembly. (.
8. Public printing :.
4. Interest on public doht ;
Ii Deficiencies D :.
Total, o,.c,
The Governor thus concludes
The remaining sections of the act,
from the seventh to tho twelfth in,
elusive, make lovies for objects
which may be properly dcnominated
tho 'tloatlng indebtedness" of the