The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-03-05
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4xssasary Treaslss ia 0sorgla.
They hays had . treasury iuvestiga-
lion In sGeorgis. zoo The Senate has
oopsastsd In resolutions adopted by
ths Hoase. severely censuring the
1rsasarer for NAL administration Of the
affairs OF tho State Treasury, aud IN.
strdcting the Governor to appoint
some one to take charge of his office.
This decision was come to after consi-
derasion OF two reports made by the
Finance Committee, tho second not
agreeing altogether with the state
ments contained in the first. Consi.
derable dissatisfaction has been ex.
pressed at this action, and it is charged
that the Treasurer has been treated
with undue severity aud harshness.
1t has not been pretended ut any time
that be has been guilty of any fraud or
crime. The grsvamen of the accusa-
tions against him is that $l52. 900
worth OF bonds have been paid twice,
and that the affairs of the Office have
been cnrelessly administered. The
Treasurer aud his friends claim that it
is not known that this amount has ever
been paid twice. The assertion that it
Was paid previously to the official life
OF the present Treasurer is ono made
only by Clews. aud while raisiDg
pri7sa facie evidence. is not conclusive
upon the point. The Treasurer overs
shat they came to his Office as teeular
bona Jfde bonds. uncanceled and over
due. and he wa, compelled to pay
them. Al TO carelessuess, he yays,
aud the committees seem To bear him
out in this particular, that it IL tho
system and the presidents OF the Office
tbut are to be blamed. He has ma.
naged the office in accorlauce with
the established aud recognized usage.
A minority of both the Senate and
House Of Representatives have signed
a protest against the summary and un-
satisfactory disposition OF question
OF shch grave character. ThejI say
it there is any serious ground for COM
plant, it is-no, met by the actioi
which has been proposed. They inti.
mate that articles OF impeachment
were necessary. both for tho vindica-
ton of the Treasurer and 10 Justice to
the State. Tnat, they say, is the only
course which promises disposition of
the matter in true accord with tue dig.
nifty and duty of the honorable body
OF the General Assembly. The Trea-
surer himself says that he does not re-
gard tho suit which has been ordered
against his bondsmeu, except for the
tmpngument it carries. He would pre-
Ter an impeachment. but likes any.
thing that tends to a thorough investi-
CATION OF the matter. He says, besides.
that he would not allow any financial
agent to epter the treasury. to take
charge of it and the books and keys.
He will maintain his position until his
term expires. or until his deuth. or
unail he is regularly removed by due
Eeourse Of impeachment. So the mat.
Ter stands in Georgia. and public
opinion is divided up n the justice.
propriety and regularity of the pro-
eeedipgs which have been instituted
against the Treasurer. The case is es-
ientially different from that now un-
lergoing Investigation bsfore the
General Assembly of this State, in the
character and number of the charges.
ARKANSAS course of the House
of Representatives on the Arkansas
question furnishes soyae soluce for the
passage Of the bayonet bill. It is .
square blow at the President, and
shows that he is not yet the completa
maeter Of his party. His recent re-.
commendations to Congress were in
the very teeth Of the report made by
tho majority OF the committee which
Investigated the affairs OF that State.
Yet the Honse has adopted that report
by vote OF 15S to 8O-a msjority, in
p body two.thirds Republican, Of IS
against Republican President. The
President informed the House that the
present State Government Of Arkan.
sas is usurpation. and that Joseph