Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-02-28

Which WAS delivered in oho days "One box
champagne, one box poft wine, one box
whiskey, one box brandy, one box shorty
Wine, three boxcs cigars" Mr.. Bowloy
| was one of the leading colored members Of
the House, and Chairman of tho Committee
OF Ways and Means, and it is easy to under.
stand why he reported fsvorably upon the
enormous tax leves and appropriation bills
Of the House. We apperd an order to Mr.
Gibson from Rev w. II. Thomas, member
from Colleton and Chairman of the Com
mittee on CLAIMS: "Mr. Gibson, thore is d
mistake, the order calls for two boxes of
wine, please send the other. w. H. Thom.
as"
MIR. Gibson in his evidence says: Gle
was paid in legislative pay certificates for
all supplies, and that he only furnished the
best articles. awe also refer to the owl
dence of VIM. NJ. Fine, who kept rcstau-
rant in this city, and who says he furnished
supplies consisting of "eatables, wines,
liquors and cigars to different legislative
committees, for which ho received pay
certificates, and that the largest amount
issued to him, at one time, for these supplies
was 81 $780,"
HARDY SOLOMON,
q dealer in groceries, bas numerous large
accounts among the vouchers. He testiGes
that he furnished Woodruff and Jones with
supplies, but not as clerks Of their respect
i've houses, and that he was paid by the
State Treasurer on presentation of the pay
certificates, which were issued to him for
his accounts In connection with tho cyi
deuce of MIR. Solomon, we call attention to
his itemized account which was sworn to by
him, and annexed to his evidence under the
head of "Suppies,' wherein appears the
names of the following persons to whom ho
furnished
REFRESHMENTS"
T.. s. Jacobs, Senators John Wilson, w.
e. Holoombe, D. Biemann, J. II. White
aud G. D. Hayuo, Governor r. X. Scott,
Comptroller General John l.. Neagle,
Lieutenant Governor Ransier, State Treasu.
rer Niles e. Parker, Speaker Il. j. Moses,
Representative G. @. Bowen, j. Fielder
Myers, S. l.. Duncan, r. II. Humbert DR..
Is A. Boscman, - Miller, Mclaughlin,
John Is. Dennis, B. Byas, w. j. McKinlay,
II. NJ. Smith, w. II. Joues, Nelson Davis
aud Con. WIN. Gurney, County Treasurer
of Charleston.
Your committee also find on the cxami-
nation of this itomizcd account and the evi.
dcnce adduced before us that Messrs Jones
and Woodruff made payments on several
occasions by check and cash; nevertheless,
on examining the payments made by the
State Treasurer to Mr. Solomon, on pay
certificates issued to him, it is shown that
he has drawn six thousand dollars over and
above his entire account, aud worse still,
these certificates were oil issued before the
first of March, 1878, after which time he
was paid otherwise
Wo also find that in tho year 1872 there
was issued to him 1924 4,3805O, while his
itemized account shows that there was only
due him for the years 1871 and 1872, SILL.
203.4S proving that he was paid Sl3, IT..
O2 over the amount claimed to have beon
furnlsed by him. Comment is unnecessary.
SPECIMEN STEALS.
We know of no better meth cd of illus.
trating the reckless expenditure Of money
for this class of supplies than by referring
to the accounts rendered., sorie of which
will be found appended to tho evidence,
and VIC call attention to accounts designated
'.Exhibit w q" and "W 8" in Woodruffs
evidence, where it is shown that on March
4, 1872, Solomon furnished the Senate
81 ,63l worth Of wines and liquors, and on
the 7th day of the same month sl,85275
worth, aggrcgating SO ,483 75.' This amount
was purchased for the Senate within three
days! Large amounts were furnished the
House OF the same time, and to the Senate
during same week by other parties, all of
which is shown by the vouchers
We also call attention to accounts in the
evidence of A. 0. Jones, designated as
numbers 253 to 263, inclusive, where it is
shown that Mr.. Solomon alone furnished
the House with s5,877.15 worth Of wines
and liquors within two months. Mr.. Solo
moi says he had no difficulty in making
collections while they did business with
him. Thus it clearly appears that bills
contracted for the "grati6cation" of our
"statesmen" wero promptly paid; while the
vilest criminals were pardoned to keep thom
from starving, and turned out upon an
outraged people; tho unfortunate inmates
of the Lunatio Asylum were at the samo
time suffering from want of proper food and
clothing; the free schools wore closed and
teachers unpaid. These fraudulent expen-
ditures were
NOT CONFINED 70 ANY PARTICULAR YEAR,
as will appear by tho vouchers turned over
to your committee. We now call attention
to tho accounts Of George Symmors, men
toned in the evidence Of Mr.. Woodruff,
designated "a A." "a B," "a O. "A
H. aggrogating s3,157 80, from March l,
1871, to the 7th day Of same month,
amounting to more than four hundred and
fifty dollars per day, for wines and liquors