The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-02-28
JEWELRY.

upon the large accounts Mr.. Isaac Sulz-
bacber, well known jeweler of Colum-
bia; and call especial attention to the
accounts designated as "No. II" and
"B s." mentioned in Woodruf's evi-
dence, where jewelry was furnished to
Senators Whittemore, Maxwell, Hayne,
Rev. VIM. Johnston and Representative
Tim Hurley. He also furnished fine
gold pens costing rs high as $40 piece;
and, judging from the bills rendered,
from five to ten pocket knives to each
member during the session.
The accounts of Mr.. Hayden, Ia jew
eler of Charleston,) designated A l, by
Woodruff, clearly demonstrate the man
ner in which bills were raised, the amount
being for five call-bells S12, and raised to
SIP, by inserting the figure l. Wequote
from Mr.. Woodruf1's diary in reference
to an account of Mr.. Hayden for watch
for Senator Whittemors: "wednesday,
January Is, 1873, collected certificate for
S945, and paid Hayden for Whittemore's
watch.
GRACIOUS GOODNESS
Whittemore must have somewhere about
ten thousand dollars this session. That
ought to be satisfactory. He is always,
though, after one more"
Il It has long beer a mystery to the un-
initiated where the matchless diamonds
which flashed their rays of light in the
halls of the Capitol, the showy watch
chains and expensive watches came from;
but an inspection Of Mr.. Sulzbacher's
accounts, and those of a similar nature,
will reveal the startling fact that they
were furnished by m impoverished State.
We submit a portion of Mr.. Suizbach-
er's account for
REPAIRING CLOCKS,
Nos. 25a and 263, and referred to in A.
o. Jones' evidence, which will show the
amount to be several hundred dollars.
Mr.. Glaze, another. jeweler OF Columbia,
has several accounts, some of which are
designated as Nos. 81, 62 and 63, by A.
o. Jones. Instead Of jewelry we now
have gorgeous military trappings for our
legislative heroes, who belonged to we'll
equipped but badly organized militia.
These amounted to something over
twenty-one hundred dollars. In connec-
ton with these accounts, see evidence of
P. Simkins, (under the head of "pay
certifcates,") who states that he pur.
| chased some articles from Mr.. Glaze, and
that his account as we'll as that of S. J.
Lee was settled with legislative pay
certificate. Afterward he and Lee were
both sued, and lie paid Mr.. Glaze two
hundred dollars, and MIR. Glaze still holds
the certificate as o claim against the
State.
In the account Of w. J. Whipper, at
torney at law, designated as G II, be
charges the State :he modest sum of
$50 PER DAY FOR FoRTY-THREE DAYS
professional services rendered the COM
mittee appointed to investigate the affairs
of the Bank of the State This investi-
CATION resulted III the appointment of
Representative G. G. Pufer, receiver,
whereby the State lost large amount of
money, by commissions and other meaus.
| For years large accounts amounting to
several hundred dollars, annually, have
been paid for
CLEANING THE HALLS
of the Senate and House Of Representa-
tives, while hundreds of convicts were in
the city entirely idle. To illustrate the
economy practiced now, we will state,
that not one dollar is paid out for such
work, convict labor being utilized.
We have examined the accounts for
fitting locks to the desks of members, and
find that during one session the State
was charged with 367 new locks, where
there are only 164 desks in the Senate
and House, thus giving more than two
locks to each desk. I'VE submit few
accounts for wood and coal. Upon q
close calculation, we find that during one
session more than
ONE THOUSAND CORDS OF WOOD
and one thousand three hundred and
twenty tons of coal we're charged for,
and at the same time there was not
single wood stove in use at the State
House. Sergeant Williams in his evil
dence states that not fourth of the
wood and coal purchased was consumed
at the State House. He also says that
Mr.. Crews furnished and delivered to
any of the members who asked for it this
necessary commodity.
From the account of Mr.. Mayrant it
appears that he furnished Senators Whit
temore, Maxwell and others with wood.
The bills rendered show that thousands
of dollars were spent annually for stoves
to heat the State House and committee
rooms. Sergt. Williams testifies that
the committee rooms were furnished with
stoves every year, and that, when he
called for them, the members told him
"it was none of his business"
Mr.. Palmer states that the stoves in
the State House are worth 81 800 at this
time, and that he does not find one
eighth. of the stoves at the Capitol which
he furnished.
We will not attempt to give the amount
of soap,
HAIR BRUSHES AND TOWELS
furnished, but will simply state that the
accounts amounted to thousands OF dol
lars Verify, they should have been
cleansed.
We respectfully call your attention to
the accounts designated as Nos. Sl9Y 81,
1921, SO, "a, IS, Sc, 81, SS and SO, in evi-
dence of A. o. Jones, and G and A. l
in the evidence of Mr.. Woodruff, in
which it is shown that State officials,
members of the House and Senate, clerks
and attaches were furnished with most
of the leading daily papers Of the State
and large number of weekly country
papers. In addition to the above the ac-
counts, vouchers and evidence show that
novels, law and other books were furnish
ed to the members in order that they
might while away their idle hours in iul-
proving their minds at the States ex-
pense, though thousands of their con,
stituents children were unable to attend
school for the want Of books. In evil
dence of the above We refer you to ac-
counts designated as A 2, w ., and others
of a similar kind, and tie evidence of
A. O. Jones.
The accounts of w. x. Greenfield,
Hardy Solomon, NJ. J. Calnan, and others,
show the amounts paid by the State for