The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-03-04
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braiLs ont at oofiee-house In Chapcery
Lsue; but Jarndyoo and Jarndyoe still
drags. it's dreary length before the
court, perennially hopeless.
The Ua.. OF Treasures Carao.o.

At the evening session of the House
OF Representatives. last evening, the
charges against the State Treasurer
and his reply to them were discussed
to late hour. Mr.. Brayton, OF the
Joint Special Committee, claimed for
it that it had made thorough and
complete investigation, and disolsimed
for it any intention to impugu the
Executive or embarrass his administra-
tion. They were not novioes, they
were not packed. they were not moved
by malicious motives. as the Treasurer
had recklessly said. They had re-
ceived scant courtesy from him from
the start. but they had acted towards
him, Notwithstanding. with indul-
gence, favor and impartinlity. He
then proceeded to discuss und explain
the points made iu the report, saying,
amongst other things. that the Trea-
surer had little reason to boast of hav-
ing drawn the bill to reduce the vo-
lume Of she public debt. after baving
admitted tc taud;HS under i: bonds
aud coupons which we're not valid
claims against the State. Certain OF
the bonds funded we're Of those which
werp Involved in the Morton, Bliss &
Co. suit, in Which it has often been
ramered, with what truth he would
not undertake to soy, that the Trea.
soref was himself concerned. In re-.
ply to the figures and pleas OF the Trea-
surer as to the interest coupons, he
quoted from the reports made to the
GehAal, Assembly tor the years of
1868, go. 10 and II, that it was
true. ps said by Mr.. Clrdozo. that
Oh lJsnuary !. 1871. thore WAS
outstanding interest claims to the
amount OF s535.OOO On the con.
trary. the reports show that the
payment Of interest for three years
amounted to 5000. .40S-bsing differ
ence of S47, ,023 25 between actual pay
ments Of interest and the Treasurer
statements. This was either wilfully
false or grossly Inaccurate statement.
The reports show tina. the interest OF
those years had all been paid. and the
coupons could not be O valid claim.
And yet. during this period, S420. 900
OF such coupons had been funded, and
must be considered fraudulent. In
conclusion, the member. for Aiken
dwelt upon the fnct that one man. aud
Senator, had funded as much as
1886, 900 OF these coupons, was enough
to raise suspicion. These coupons
must. in some way, have been alb
strncted from the treasury-how or by
whom, it was not for him to cay. He
also treated the admissions of the
Treasurer as to the diversion Of funds
and the LITTER of Major Melton. as re.
cognition by them both that the law
had been violntcd, and that it WAS done
at the risk and upon the responsibility
of the Treasurer.
a motion of Hamilton, Of Beaufort,
that the report bs received as informa-
ton aud the committee be discharged, i,
was indefinitely postponed.
Green. OF Beaufort. sustained the
report. skirmishing rather, and not
touching, as he said, "the magnitude
OF the subject" He was for putting
the Treasurer on trial. So was Keith,
OF Darlington. A member from
Orangeburg. and Boston, of New.
berry, were understood to side with
the Treasurer.
The House adjourned at 1890.
John T. Sloan. Jr.. presided and kept
the House in good order.
To day, a resolution. as We are in.
formed, will be offered, to appoint q
committee to frame an address to the
Governor, asking the removal of the
Treasurer, according to Article z. Sec.
ton 4. of the Constitution of the
State. This will require vote of two.
thirds OF each house Of the General
Assembly. The cause for such remova
must be stated at length in the address
and the officer intended to be removed