Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1877-08-16


distinguished Judge, hearing that he had been
implicated, demanded an immediate hearing
before the committee, in order to cloar his
skirts. lie denied cmphatically the state
monts mado by the ex-Governor. The com. :.
mi;teo sent for Moses and confronted him with
the Judge Governor. did we understand
syn yGS t' 'a{ d.ns ses"as0s s,a That ,n i what
great emphasis. The ex-Govornor put his
hnnd in his aide pocket and drew forth {. doc
ument. Judge, is that your handwriting2"
Tho Judge wilted.
Moses is prepared with tho documents at
eVery step to substnntiatc his assertions un~
der oath, and woe to those who rely upon the
plan of discrediting them.
Tho documents Of Moses wero deposited by
him in seoret drawer Of his private score.
tary, which, during his absence from Colum
bin, was sold ut auction alnng with tho rest
OF his furniture for debt. Upon his arrest he
determined to mako clean breast of all he
know, and Informed tho committee of the
exlstcnco OF these documents. Search wns
lmndo for tho secretary, and was found Its
owner did not dream Of tho bonanza which
was hidden in his purchase. Moses and one
OF the committee, assisted by locksmith,
after very long struggle with the secretary.
succeeded in restoring The documents to light.
The committee have charge of them. Thcy
regard the fiud rs ofso much Importance that
the documents arc held US collateral security
Tor tho appearance of tho Ex-Governor to an.
swer any bills of Indictment which the Court
| Of Sessions may prefer against him His in.
sd'vidnal bond in tho sum Of $4,000, without
additional security, was also taken for tho
same parpeso, It calculated by Republicans
lwho ought to know. that during Moses
iSpcakcrship and Govcrnorship not less than
$500, 600 frnudnlently passed into his possess
sion from tho STATIC Treasury. For this sum
Muses. has nothing to show cxccpt these
papers llc has been living in this city for
the Inst six months. and has been borrowing
$50 S5, and even 50 from his former friends,
besides doing something in the blackmuiling
limo.
The first effect Of their discoveries on the
committee has been to make them favor
rcpudiotion of most Of the floating indebted.
ness OF the State, MS honey ycombcd with fraud.
ihey have como to the samo conclusion rs to
great number Of the consolidated bonds,
which were funded under such circumstances
rs to place them upon the Same footing with
the floating debt, and cntitlc them to tho same
fate. This branch of the report will meet
with strong opposition in the Legislature. 1t
ls understood that Governor Hampton and
some of the State officers favor tho adoption of
the consolidated debt as it stands, as n bone
hcent policy for the credit of tho State.
Some OF :he lending members Of tho Lcgisla-
tnrc will take tho same ground; snme will be
personally or professcdly interested in doing
50. The bnndholders will iinu tho Rcpublis
can members open to conviction (bribe is n
harsh word) from tho bondholdcrs, and these
members will Le very likely oppose tho re,
officials implicated in it,
/, Many "t the former mcmbcrs Of the Rcrnb
'lican Legislature have como forward with
statements that they wero bribed by prom
ne"t Deo, Jcrats to pass certain bills in their
interest They generally received their pay
they say, from Tim Hurley, who was ,ncm>
Der of tho Legislature and chief of the lobby.
ihe bills were certainly in tho names of
Democrats, who received tho charters and
been summoned before the committee but he
takes tho ground that he acted conldentially,
us an attorney, and will mako no disclosures
L his is cool for Tim, who was never admitted
to the bar.
Among the documents of Moses are papers
duplicating ex-Govcrnnrs Scott and Cham
herain, Trcasurers Cnrdnzo and Parker, II, d
ex.C"mptrollcr General Iloge. Scott has
retired to Ohio-it is said for good Cham
bernn is practicing law in New York Car
dozo is wandering abnut tho North. with II
Columbia, but with little prospects Of his
returning except on rcqnisition. IIoga is
representing South Carolina in ono Of tho
departments at Washington. Parkcn is in
New York in business. Ncagle lone stands
his ground in Columbia. but c..ims to be
bankrupt and nonchaant.
Since writing the above | learn that so
imanY leading Democrats (Fusionists) are
implicated in the revelations made before the
committee, that m organized effort. having
the sanction Of the highest authority, is being
made to suppress tho whole matter, and Lei
the prosecutions already begun against the
Republicans hang over them as an induce
ment to leave the State aud hush their mouths
icnncorning their Democratic accompIicea
Owing to the fact that tho local newspapers
do not publish these revelations this my
casily bo Effected but the hill counties of the
State will protest against the compromise.
ATLANTA, Ga, August Oh tho Georgia
convention to-day, upon. consideration
of tho reputation section of the new
constitution, Governor Jenkcns spoke in
favor of remitting tho claims upon the
State to adjudication, by the Supreme
Conrt of tho State lie favored fair legal
investigation and judicial determination Of
tho rights Of alleged bogus bondholdors.
Con. Toombs chnmpioned reputation, say
ing that the State was not bound for single
dollar appropriated under tho reconstruction
government; that it was nm usurpation by the
aid of the baynnot, and the world bad notice
that the aots Of tho DO mct0 oibcors wore
without consent or authority of the pooplc Of
Georgia. The second section. declaring the
bonds illegal, null and void. and prohibiting
the legislature from over paying them, di
rectly or indirectly, was adopted hya vote of
l66 to lG.
The proceeds of sales Of State railroads are
to be sot apart to oxtinguish Indebtedness, Of
tue State on their account. A sinking fund
OF SS;,UU,UO0 por annum, to purchase bonds of
the State for tho purposo of retiring them, is
established.