Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1876-04-20

to sign it. differing Of course with the General As
sembly. The result was that the Genera Assem-
bly, reconsdered its action at the regular session
ofIs75.76, and reduced the tax three whole mills,
including the entire tax Of what Is known as the
little and big bonanzas. Do you know how much
it saves the people Of South Carolina? Not the
paltry sum Of twenty-seven thousand dollars
contingent fund, but three hundred and seventy.
five thousand dollars ofthe hard earned money OF
the people. "Big bonanza, and "little bonanza r
1 wonder at the temerity of the gentleman from
Edgefield when he spoke of the i"little bonansa"
and "big bonanza" I felt, when, heard chose
been seeking with his spear to find an entrance
between the joints of the harness he would have
used that spear, and instead OF striking me ne
would have plunged itintothe hearts OF those VINO
passed the act. The little and big bonanzast as
the gentleman knows, were no bantlings OF mine.
Where is my friend from Bernwell (Mr. Leslie)
who spent DAYS and nights pleading with me 70
allow the big bonanza bill to go through IN nch
shape that could possibly sign the bill Where
tIeman Il M % from Edgedefd. Well, ny friends, this is
athrice told tale. That billHwas passed and swent
to the Governor. The. Governor felt that the con-:
ditions upon which that bill had passed, upon
which he had given assurances that IT. Won!d
command his approval, had not peea o9serYsa 3
vetoed it, and the General Assembly: feconsid-
cred it's action and passed it In another form.
say tonight that that bonanza bill 10 o good
buL LQ6 R0utic1ll3ll o0ye
it adds six hundred and seventy,fye thous-
and dollars to the debt Of the State. I say. It
does not add twentieth part of q .farthings 70
the debt Of the State. Every gentleman knows
that the "big bonanza" at one fell swoopt took
away one-half of that floating debt, and stretched
the remaining halfover q period of four years. !s
the ''little bonanza" sham reform The little
bonanza" in every feature Oft, did not command
my approval when it became q feature OF the sup
ply bill. I found it Incorporated in the supply
bill, and NO one ofener spoke to me, or was more
urgent in his persuasions for the passage OF that
measure than the gentleman from Edgsfeld. i
said to him those interested those items
that now constitute the little bonanza, were dis
tributed over q term Of two or three years, you
will not find meany longer opposed TO y. Let
US be rid of this debt fastened upon us BY the ex
travagance of former administrations. this is
complete answer to the reckless charges OF the
gentleman from Edeefeld, that instead OF fcnr-,
teen mill tax, we have ajax OF but eleven mills,
including both "bonanzas," and there is direct
saving Of 1915 900. It is not to the credit OF the
administration it goes to the credit the fepnb-
W have S comp,iled a statement Of the contingent
funds of the year preceding this. tnistratiop.
fin that the entire appropriation for legislative
expenses for the last fiscal year was co., and
the appropriation for the preceding year 900.
There is difference Of $40 900 In the single item
Of legislative expenses. The annual average ex-'
penditure between 1868 and 1870 bad been no less
tion 1t was less than $3.50 900. There Is not only
S 900 from the contingent fund, but 900 solid
dollars saved in the single item OF legislative ex-