The Greenville times., 1875-07-24
Tricky Legislation.

The sheet acts OF the Legislature ,
for the late session CONTAINS many
examples Of attempts 10 legislate
for the the benefit of particular
persons and interests. Take as
sample, the following from the see
ond section of the act toapproprl-
ate money to defray the expenses
of the State government for the
present year:
Zone third of ali warrants drawn
by the auditor of public accounts
on and after the first of July 1875,
under and by reason of the provl-
sious Of this act. shall be exchang- I
ed for State bonds, under the fun /
ding laws now i'm force.n
Tie auditor is required by the
terms Of act to endorse on this one
third Of ali warrantsissued by him,
that they are receivable only for
bonds, and absolutely prohibits
their payments in any other way.
The Legislature thus assumes to
require by law that all our public
officers shall loan tor two years at
s per cent interest, on their in
come (; but the act very strangely
omits to say what they shalt do
with the othea two-thirds-how
much OF it shall be used to sup
port aud educate their families
how much to maintain the Gospel
how much for luxuries, fo- char.
tiles, and for drains and cigars,
and still stranger ir 1t that our So
Ions altogether omitted to say how
how our farmers, merchants, law
yers. doctors, and artisans, should
use their income. Perhaps their
modesty suggested to them the
prorriety OF not attempting toc
much. until they got a little used
to their new office Of guardian: ant
they would just make y beginning
ON the smaller class Of minors
known as saliried officers
Now the dullest man in the STATE
will see the job in this beautiful
law. The credit Of this State ha
been. for six years, see-sawed "
and down by horde Of bloo'
suckers, known as warrant specu
lators, aud they belong to bot
parties. They have monopolise
the warrants, and bought them Y
( at prices ranging from GO to IS cent
] Now when they retire into bond
) one third Of all warrants to be Ii
{. sued, since the expenses Of the ju
,Iiciary are imposed on the cour
ties, the taxes gathered next fa
will pay every dollar Of the wa
rants thus boarded.
SuclA legislation Is a disgrace
the State, and to the selfish me
who invented 1t. But 1t can
avail thom. II Is so manifest
n absurd that no one contends (
, its validity. The officers VI
), most certainly disregard 1t, and
they do not the courts will u
, doubtedly declare II void. Now Il
n Clarion can trace this beAutif
N law to Its paternity. We suspici'
that its author Is a distinguish,
Democrat member Of the Legisl
q ture who Is Il large dealer In wa
rants, and who il supposed to ha
many OF them laid up to be cas-
ed under the operations Of thi
" and other legislative achievement
of the same kind. We have
es appeal to make to the jacks
i. Clarion, whose editors arc famili
with the doings OF the legislatu
and who have shown dispOsiti
IN to expose the rascalitics of Repu
n licans. In this we offer them o
10 hand, and promise to help the
he lash with a whip ofscorpions eve
70. rascal who is caught no mat
lie what his politics, or high or |,
II his position. viii the Clarl
he meet us on this platform, and v,
he tilate this law, and give to its re,
,se ers the name of its author?
as We mean reformation and rurfi
~. tion in all we write about
at misdeeds of our law makers q
lie party triumphs.