New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-04-02

on the other ike inexpensive tablet had inns III
scription at once instructive and hosptable to all
who might be seeking the head OF the state
Goyernor-Walk i'm This door led INTO n
sort of ante-room, furnished with lie"
fifty-cent chairs and rude table on which stood a
bucket of water and tin dipper Beyond was
smaller room with a table at which clerk WAS
writing, store counter supporting case OF pigeon
holes. and dilapdated plush-lned sofa, suggestive
of a boarding house auction. Still further on was u
smaller room. scarce SIX by nine in size, where the
Governor works. An Imprinted pine table, desk
made BY penitentiary convicts. and four or five
chairs. were its outfit Walls and floor in all these
rooms were bare and they looked like the quarters
of some poor country lawyer waiting for practice.
The whole stock Of furniture would not fetch go
at auction.
In the adjoining Office occupied jointly by the
three officials whose titles We're on the sign, like
Spartan simplicity regned. To save money until he
should be fully established, Gov. Hampton has only
commissioned such of the officials as he cannot get
along without, and he is running the Governments
with the utmost economy. The Controler-Gencrai'
Mr. Hagood, told me that the whole State Govern
ment only employs one clerk, who served the differ
ent officers by turn. "When we get behind with
our books we go out and recruit some
volunteers to help u.s." he added. A gentleman
who was writing at table on the other side of the
said that he had been drafted into service to
fix up the returns of the insurance companies
Here" said Mr.. Hagood, pointing to the pigeon
holes of the cheap desk at which he sat, is the
whole Controller-Generais Office" To show that
the business of the Office was actually carried on by
him, and not by his rival in the three luxurOusy
furnished rooms IN the State House, he showed me
his accounts of money received and paid out in
r., tIa al nnt
State charitable and penal institutions.
PAYMENTS OF TAXES.
The Hampton Legislature, not having quorum in
the Senate, passed no tax bill, but adopted resou
ton requesting the people to pay to such persons as
the Governor might appoint a sum equal TO one
fourth of their last years taxes. and promising that
such payments should be credited them when the
regular tax levy was made. Gov. Hampton thought
he would not need much money and asked by
proclamation for only 10 per cent of last years
tax. The people responded almost with unannnlty.
Some did not pay, but they were few IN number
and their refusal TO comply was compensated Tor by
others paying more than their quota, so
that Hampton got in all rather more
than One-tenth of the total tax OF lS'G
Up to the 2d of this month he had obtained IRON
these voluntary payments fl20,li1. lie has now
a balance on hand OF nearly $4,000, after paying
all demands except county officers salaries and the
school fund. His Legislature cost only $4,000 Re
publican Legislatures have cost about @2OO.UOO an
nually All the Judges OF he State courts except three
have drawn their salaries from him Even Judge
Wright of the Supreme Court, who now refuses ~
recognize his Government drew upon Controller
General Hagood, VINO acts as Treasurer, for a
months salary. The draft with the Judges sigma
ture was shown me to-day.
a. Cox has mot collected
dollar Of taxes It's Legislature passed a tax BILL but
iriunctions from the courts stopped its enforce
ment. The officials are, to quote the words Of one
of them. living on faith Chamberlam's lrgsld-
tors did not have to 60 away entirely empty handed
however, for Corbin paid them $500 piece wheo
they elected him to the Senate. lie cashCd some
sorf of warrants TO that amount for all the men who
voted for him. 1t is alleged he used money for this
purpose which belonged to the State royalty due
from a phosphate mining company of which he Is
president. ...
WHO Is GOVERNOR?
This afternoon called Oh Judge Willard, the hcad
of the State judiciary, now that the Chlel justices
place is vacant. He lives in a fne old-fashloned
house in tie midst of little earthly paradise Oh
verdure and bloom. He is a conservative Repnbli-
can and stands by Hampton. Why was IT," l
asked. THAT the Democrats. after giving Chamber
lain in their convention a vote that nearly nOui-
Mated him afterward assaied him with such bitter
ncss1p "Because they believed he had driftcd back
from his reform position into the arms OF mis- old
corrupt associates" replied the Judge. They
looked upon him as a renegade Then III his procla-
nation about the Hamburg affair he wounded their
self-respect-a thing which 10 Southern man for
gives"
The Judge went to say that there was not as
much bitterness i'll the canvass as was represented
The rfe-club terrorism was started before hampton
was nominated, by the fire-eating element OF the
Democracy, to prevent the acceptance OF Chamber
lain and force their own party into adopting the
Mississippi plan of campaign. Hampton put down
not sort of business reprOved the reckless and des-
NJ rate men among his supporters, and even threat
eued to withdraw from the ticket II they colnItted
any outragcs. He promised to protect the rehts Oh
ali and declared in favor OF peace ana g00d govern
nent as the only ISSUE After that, sad the judge
fine campaign was as peaceful as p0ntlcal contests
usually are in this eXcltablc state.
asked who he thought was c'uitaDy eHJltiT ~ y,
the office of Governor all leg questions aside. mat
he said il would be impossible ind out, because
there was 80 much fraudulent N"'ng on Doth siueS
The election laws were framed 70 iacllitate ifaII
and both parties had taken advantage OF them. lie
denied the truth Of the Oftcn-nade assertion that
I'm, re is legitimate Republican Majority OF oo,OOO
i'm the state Chamberain's majority Two years ago
wa, only about 10000, he said Until last ran no
election since reconstruction had brought out tle
full vote. because many did not care to vote the
compromise tickets put up IN the f0riorn nope OF
beating the radical Republican, nominees; nor naI
any digcu efforts been made before 10 draw oil the
negroes lIon their carpet-bag commanders. ile
believed that nearly 10000 blacks had voted for
Hampton. L. " o.
TELEGRAPHIC NOTES.
SYRACUSE n. Y, April 1-James j. Be dem! was as