Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-02-28

of the Governor, Attorney. General, Comp.
troller-G General, and the hall of the House of
Representatives His evidence proves most
conclusively that majority of the members
of the House combined against the persons
who furnished these goods and demanded to
be paid for voting for the claim. Thus the
bills we're more than doubled, and certificates
issued for them. The New Y York firms and Mr..
Berry received only the amounts due on their
accounts. Benjamin Byas, chairman of COM
mittee who reported favorably on the raised
claims, received certificate to the amount of
$12,319.5O. The remainder was divided be-
tween fifty other members as follows:
W.R. Jervey had $2,1OO which he was to
divide between himself, T. A. Davis, w. G.
Glover, J. j. Hardy, P. P. Hedges, Abram
Smith, J. W. Lloyd, j. A. Bowley and Or.
lando Levy, all members from Charleston
county, except Bowley, who represented
Georgetown county. Humbert, Of Darling
ton, received certificate of even 81 900, which
he was to divide between himself, Alfred
Hart, S. Sanders, j. Long, Frank Adamson,
John F. Henderson, Hastings CAN'T, R. Tar
Teton and Fortune Giles. Asbury l.. Single
ton, ofSumter, received certificate forS1, 100
to divide between himself E. Cain, H. G.
Corwin, E. Ferguson, R. Gather, s. Gary,
A. S. Holmes, Barney Humphries, S. Milton,
VIM. Little6eld, j. P Singleton, Alfred
Moore, E. NJ. Sumter and Jared Marley.
H. H. Hunter, from Charleston, demanded,
and received for himself, a certificate for
$780, J. II. White received certificate for
$3.50 for himself. B. G.. Yocum one for ST.
500. w. J. Whipper one for $4,000. A.
O. Jones one for $1,000. w. II. Jones one
for $1,000. Joe Crews one for $4,000 Law
renee Cain one for $500, which witness says
he bought from Cain afterwards, and Cain
in his evidence admits receiving small con-
sideration on account of this matter. P. j.
O'Connell received one for $1,000. B. A.
Ne-land, one for 500. G. j. Andell one
for $500. B. F. Berry one for $100. J. D.
Boston one for $3.50. VIM. Dannely one for
$500. Mitchell Goggins one for 500. 81.
Keith one for 500. VIM. Kennedy one for
500. w. Fl. Gardner one for $1,000 for
himself
F. J. Moses had one certificate for $4,000,
and does not know how many more, or exact.
ly the amounts. We have not lowing to the
want of time) ascertained who collected all
the certificates referred to above, but find that
B. Byas, B. G. Yocsm and T. Hurley COL
lected theirs through the Treasurer's Office, or
by Bonanza warrants, and that the $4,000 GER
tiicate given to Moses was exchanged for a
State Treasurer's due bill for that amount.
Accounts Nos. 33, "a, 35 and SO, refer to
this claim, and are referred to in A. O. Jones
evidence, where the vouchers prove that more
than $17 900 was allowed as interest on $45,-
900 for seventeen months. Most of the GER
ti6cates thus issued are in the Treasurer's of.
fee, and have been paid, but they do not
bear the endorsement of either of the firms
named, to.wit: Mical Davidson & Co., or
Stewart, Sutphen & Co.
Gen. Dennis says that more than $4,000
of these certificates were divided between
Speaker Moses, Clerk A. O. Jones, Miles G.
Parker, Tim Hurley and himself.
Your committee find that q large portion.
Of tue f9Gdu1ehC CERTIFICATES issued to pay
the difference between the legitimate amount.
due for furniture, and the amount to WHICH it
has been raised, have been paid. i:
After careful examination of the furniture
in the State House by General Dennis, he af-
firms "that there is not left there more than
one-half of what was purchased, and very few
of the clocks, which were of the finest quality,
costing from $3.50 to $500 each; and that out
of several mirrors, which cost $500 each, only
one remained"
From the report marked No. 73, Exhibit
A." to which we referred in evidence of A. 0.
Jones, it appears that Benjamin Byas, chair.
man of the committee, reported in favor of
the raised claimed which defrauded the State
of at least $45, 900, but untauora5ly on so much
of it as referred to paying W. E. Rose small
amount due him for boarding the upholsterers
who were sent from New York to place and
arrange the carpetings, furniture, &c.
Gen. Dennis also testi6es that "in the
spring or summer of 1869, G. P. Leslie, Land
Commissioner, purchased lot Of furniture
from Mr. Berry, ostensibly for his Office, but
in reality for his residence )" says che was in
Gov. SCOTS Office afterwards and heard an
alteration between him and Leslie, which
was caused by the bills being sent to Scott
for payment; Scott swore he would rot pay
them, but did eventually do so, from some
fund or another" The bills of Mr.. Silcox,
made out in Mr.. Leslie's name, prove that
furniture was supplied by the State to some
of her distinguished statesmen as far back as
1869.
The private bills of State officers, senator's
and members of the House, referred to in the
evidence of Woodruff and Jones, include the
names of those who were the recipients of
supplies, and are as follows:
Lieutenant Governor Ransier, Lieutenant
Governor Gleaves senators @. P. Leslie, l..
Wimbush, Frank Arnim, II. E. Hayne, B. F.
Whittemore, II. j. Maxwell, G. D. Hayne, Y.
]. P. Owens, w. E. johnson, ]. M. Allen, j.
Hollingshead, Robert Smalls, W. B. Nash, S.
A. Swais, Geo. F. Mcintyre, E. S. j. Hayes,
Jas. A. Green, John Lee, j. E. Green; repre-
sentatives JAS A. Bowley, Tim Hurley, Jo-
seph D. Boston, j. B. Dennis, c. H. Sperry,
S. j. Lee, P. Simkins, P R. Rivers, W. M.
Thomas, w. H. Jones, F. j. Moses, Benz. By
as, Nelson Davies
1t is no longer matter of surprise to your
committee that members who only received
six dollars per diem, could, in few weeks
after their arrival in Columbia, obtain elegant
furniture for their rooms, Brussels carpets
for their floors, and reclne on Oriental springs
and sponge mattresses, while their constitu-
ents were being bounded down by the inexo.
rable tax gatherer to pay the price of those
luxuries.
CONCLUSION.
Your committee feel assured that no Ian
guage, by way Of comment, would add force
to the simple statement of facts attending
this era Of revelry, embracing peculation, en-
bezzlements and robberies of character hith-
erto unknown in South Carolina. The per-
petrators are covered with infamy and dis
grace, and should be pursued during their
natural lives with the sword of Justice hang