The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-03-05
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Trsasury Troubles In 0eorgia.
They have had treasury investiga.
tion In Georgia. too. The Senate has
consnrred in resolutions adopted by
ths Hoase. severely censuring the
Treasurer for NAL administration of the
affairs OF the State Treasury. aud In.
structing the Governor to appoint
some one to take charge of his Office.
This decision was como to after consi-
deration OF two reports made by the
Finance Committee, tho second not
agreeing altogether with the state
ments contained ip 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 and harshness.
1t bas not been pretended ut any time
that be has been guilty of any fraud or
crime. The grnvamen of the accusa.
tions against him is thit 1852 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 raising
pri7sd fdcie evidence, is not conclusive
upon the point. The Treasurer ayers
shat they came to his office az regular
bona fde bonds. uucanceled and over
due. and he wa, compelled to pay
them. A. to carelessuess, he says,
aud the committee, snem To bear him
out In this particular, that il IL tho
! system and the precedents of the Office
that are to be blamed. Hs has ma.
nased the office iu nccorlauce with
the established aud recognized usage.
minority Of both The Senate and
House Of Representatives, have signed
trotest against the summary and un-
satisfactory disposition OF question
OF such grave character. TheJ say
II there is any serious ground for com
plant, it Is no, met by the action
which has been proposed. They init.
mate that articles Of impeachment
were necessary. both for tho vindica-
ton OF the Treasurer and 10 justice to
the State. That, they say, is the only
course which promises disposition of
the matter in trus 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 the suit which has been ordered
}ngainst his bondsmen. except for the
impngnment it carries. He would pre-
fer an impeach ment. but likes any.
thing that tends to thorough investi-
cation of the matter. He says. besides.
that he would not allow any financial
agent to eoter 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
uniil he is regularly removed by due
fcourse Of impeachment. So the mat.
ter stands in Georgia. and public
opinion is divided up the justice,
propriety aud regularity of the pro-
eeedipgs which have been instituted
against the Treasurer. The case is es-
sentially different from that now uu-
dergoing Investigation bsfore the
General Assembly of this State. in the
character and number of the charges.
ARKANSAS The course of the Honse
of Representatives on the Arkansas
question furnishes soyae soluce for the
passage of the bayonet bill. It is q
square blow at the President, and
shows that he is not yet the complete
maeter Of his party. His recent re.
concentrations 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 153 to SO-a majority, in
body two.thirds Republican, Of "a
against Republican President The
President informed the Honse that the
present State Government of Arkan.
sas il usurpation, and that Joseph
Brooks is the legal Governor. The