The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-03-07


Benedict paid out . good deal on my &C.
count to-day. Paid Dickson 5000. Max
well 81, 900. The pressure has been very
great, but / guess we will get through by
degrces.
THURSDAY, December IL, 1S73.-Nash
was paid off to-day S5, 900, and / suppose
FRIDAY, December 2e, is7a.--Wnl
not pay cent hereafter to any one unless
they vote and help me pass tho appro-
priation for printing. If they do that
then I will get whatever they call for.
Will have TO let the Senators pay their
own bills. Was glad TO hear that Car.
dozo had gone to New York. We have
done all we can or ought to for Governor
Moses.
SUNDAY, December %, .1873.-Had a
visit from Colonel Montgomery and
Rouae. Received letters from Benedict
relative to injunctions. The wolves are
after our blood again. Read Beechcr's
sermon on "True Economy. 1t was not
az all applicable to the Legislature.
FRIDAY, July II, 1874.-Wish Elliott
would support me for State Treasurer :;
would at once commence studying finance
in earnest. Ny first payments would be
the accounts of the Republican Printing
Company. Printers are the light of the
world, and should be taken care of az
preferred creditors.
Attention is called to the testimony Of
A. o. Jones; clerk Of the House and q
member of the Republican Printing
Company, on this and kindred subjects.
He Gays that the printing was first award
| ed to j. w. Denny, and afterwards to the
Carolina Printing Company, composed OF
Gov. r. X Scott, Attorney General
Chamberlain, Treasurer Parker, Comp.
| troller General Neaglc, State Printer
Denny, Auditor Tomlinson, i. Cass Car.
penter, editor Of the Daily Union, and
Morris & Fox, of the Charleston RepuJ.
Gcdn: The law then provided that the
public printing should be paid out OF
any moneys in the treasury not otherwise
appropriated" He says we were not
aware at that time that this fund was
looked upon as q source OF revenue for
State Oflicih.. and influential members OF
tho General Assembly it soons became
apparent, however, that unless we made
an agreement to distribute the profits,
zoe you'd be cleaned out. This necesya.
rily caused the bills for the work TO bc
greatly increased. "MT. WoGdruf's ex-
perieuce with the State Officials was mucl,
larger than mine (Jones'). The passage
of the printing GLAZING was special OBJ.
ject Of attack By All afnly OF biackmaiierf
composed of State officials, senator's
members OF the House, editors, lobbyist.
end other hungry hangers.on of tho Gen
eral Assembly, ain order to obtain the
money. on our claims" says Jones, ave
were forced by Governor Chamberlain
and Treasurer Cardozo to- support the
Union-tho Union Herald while it exist
ed. We deemed it polite to satisfy, n.
near az possible, these demands. Insteac
| of following the practice of placing 6
fund in the hands of few individuals
we undertook the distribution of oul
favors and to make them general" The
witness (JoneS) also submitted large
number of checks, now in the hands O
your committee, most of them endorsed
representing amounts paid to diferen
members of the House in consideration
Of their votes, or non-opposition to tn,
printing frauds that were being perpe
trated under the guisc of legislation.
Your committee deem it proper to up
pend list Of names and amounts. *
that tho people of the State may zee how
universal and bare-faaed this business O
bribery and corruption had become il
reference to appropriations for publ,
printing. The following members O
the House were paid by check on t.,t
South Carolina Bank ard Trust Cam
pany, and endorsed for the amounts an
nexed to their names for their support o
the joint resolution appropriating $3.50,
600, approved December 81, 1879:
Levi Lee $40, j. u. Tingman $25, aug
Sinkins $50, J: Q. Wolfe $50, d. p. Nc
Laurin $50, John Lilly $50, John A
Barker $3.50, John A. Barker 800, Johr
A. Barker 250, Charles Simoiia so, w
II. Frazier 60, H. II. Ellison 80, r, r
| Artaon 90. II. B. Artson 80, r. 3. Artaor
90, @. Mireort 400, O. Minort 100, Prince
Young so, B. II. Nerland 80, Edward
Petty so, D. Graham 90, Nelson Davil
| 90, j. d. Boston sJ0, j. y. Boston 500
J. D: Boston 250, P. r. Rivers 100, Hen
fry Rilsy 60, James Young &c, ). T. Gil
moro so, N. T. Spencer 60, N, T. Spence,
Martin 70, Robert Tarleson 80, Rober
d Tarleton 100, Robert Tarleton so. Glostsl
Holland 100, J. Fielder Myers 500, J
Fielder Myers 500, Il. W Turner so
Sherman -5malls so, Sherman S.nalla 100
e. NJ. Sumter go, Il. nj. Sumter 80, E
! Cain 60, j. @. Wilson so, 8. Green 200
8. Green 200, s. Green $50, s. Green 100
Wm. Dannerly 25, G. II. Sperry 25O, G
81. Sperry 100, Richard Bryan so. Rich.
ard Bryan 100, q. D. Andell 100, Thoma,
Hamilton 250, Cesar Sullivan 90, N. b
Myers 100, n. b. Myers 200, John Bos
ton 50, j. II. nowiey 400. J. 4. Bowley
| AGO, james Mills 80, @. i. North so. S
J.. Keith 30, 8. j. Keith $50, 8. 8. Keith
| 90, s. s. Bridges 30, T. Hurley $500
Lewis Simmons 90.
Jones further says that "the foregoing
checks were oil made cut In tho order 81
tho parties named, and are endorsed by
them; that check 101 for 80, ,250 was given
to &r. Benedict for DR.. B.. A. Bosemon
mo. Io3, payable to Carolina National
Bank, for $500, was to take up d note fol
O. s.. Minort, held by eaid'bauk; also
check No. 40, payable to r. M. Smith ol
bearer, for $3.50, marked loan in paren.
I thesis, not eudorsed," He says that In
addition 10 these checks, about the same
amount Was paid to members aud State
officers in currency, of which there is q
memorandum. To sum up: e
Checks payable 10 bearar, not endolssd~.s SOD St
Estiaiated sm6unt paid out In curreney.... is 10,
Making total ,soC
| 20 pass an appropriation OF SOU, ,00C
through the Hcsise Of Representatives.
The abovs testimony OF CLERK Jones i,
sustained by A. Simpkins, r. s, Tarle.
ton, p. II. Rivers, Abrain Dsanegly, @
/ Il, North, Levi Lee, 8. j. Keith, David
Graham and 0thers, who admit that they
1 Wefo paid in checks for their votes and
lauppcrt uf the printing bill; also by
Representative Spears and others, ID