The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-04-04

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son, Hitho9s vouchers Patterson,s ac-
l CePtAnice % sne moncg and refusal TO give
tsvclps lor ~ ~ tnis KIND OF busiuess 81
I Sno R.SsentaHoh ana payment OF these
.o,i ;s ~ w HasIantsa ~ az tne treasury when,
es,sl - Ivy Tete valid, there we're no
suhus appcicaoie 20 sneir payment; the
| th hanS ~ Ioniession OF fsrEer hat ne paid
,nt .nu,t oSvsuss Seu 1ne tnought the imPcach-
oaias, % - H., '2UoW 'UW Woolo pe much greater
sa.ay y sh1n tue expenditure OF the
morey couie oe, ana the equally frank
~VIn.es1'on ~ VI neEnets OF the House that
;ney %ete peid ior their votee against
,m?eacuieent, All prove beyond the pos
| siolnty o. aou6t that $48, ,645 was drawn
ilon thc treasury on these fraudulent
| vouchers, through o combination and
ISohspilacy on the part OF Goyernor Scott,
Issasuter TafEer ana Patterson, for the
purpose OF Orip!ng members OF the House
H. hePTesentanxes to vote against the
nhpeachnent OF the Governor and Treas
| ulef .of hlgn crimes and misdemeanors
I egainst tee state. Add to this the cen
M, svssion nnn o. Speaker Moses that he received
Sro,oVV oi me states money from Gov
etaor i. 9cotS Tor carrying out his pnr-
pGse, " % violation OF parliamentary
s .u,es Oh the n1or Oh tne t!4nse, ahd the
eloay - coinpiete, ~ %s;s: 90 observed
WAY aitnougn lne testimony herewith
l.l, SuD.li.teu 70 eps,reiy consistent IN all es-
IIGn.Ial I;I patsiceiais, YET there is a'wide
ostcIepaaS M aSy IN tne matter OF the issning
"a :sese ~ iLMaIIahls.ols1 1.A.Governor scott
;.Ssme{ bst snss ne never issuea them that
u was nls haoit TO leave . small number
OF plank warrants with his private ,secFe-
| taEy to'be used during his absence, aud
that no can only account, for the war-
rants In question on the Fupposition that
| uey were taken clandcstinely. from his
unce Whefeaa eI,1Eaasases s'ssa:es ~ ~
anes tnat scout, although. hasigned these :
Watfanta m Ia olank, gaye them to Patter-
son 70 NJ up, ana insisted on Parkef's
paying shem whea p:eseuted--not know
ttnS wnat amount tatterson would want,
.p1t eupposing shei seoundrel would
maze ~ as large eas ne could 4 ,4nd the
.esMtIn9ny OF some fe @ the other witnesses
ID , cohnrmatory or Pafksr'B In this regard.
5he committee are unable to accept Gov
Scotts Felaion OF the Enntter. Assuming
tnat It was ms habit, as he testiies that
u was, 70 have lett 2 small number of
oiank Warrants With his private aeusetary
70 90 used during his ABSENCE, he also
teeahes thae ne never ieie any blank war;
rGnn Tlth his pTiTate secretary OF clerk
Wniie ne was pLesenslH Columbia and
q ne aiso testiiies tiiat he was not, abb
sent during the pending Of the iiinpeach-
mons pFoceeaings Which ne eays ended
necomoer =: ", ASH, it is evident that no
die not leave these warrants with his
priyase secretary @ or clerk during that
petioo. Inc i9ce Is, the impeachment
plooeeulhgs oia. not actually end until
January ~ 1877, and the Journals of
octn houses pear evidence that ne was
noe aosens auring the session OF the Gen.
Sra Asssnn;ys Wnich hnaiiy ndJoutned
na.SI iol iz-iong :iter these war
raais aGa Ceea, nos only issued, but paid;
50 tnao ~ y evldent tnat ne Gid not leave
these warrants with his private secretary
or clerk either during the tendency Of
tne impeacnmenC proceedings or at any
an-S 3i.erWafds. nor does it seem at, Gil s
Piopaole tnRt ne Lett these warrants with
els pIivate secretary at any time before,
lor ne aiBo te9tlties taat tsuch of the blank
| warrants ne ieie with hi5 private seere-
tary as hao net been used during his ab-
sence were aeliyered back TO him on his
| ssturn. s;V. - tnese warrants were left with
DIS Private secretary and were not deliv-
| ereu DGc5 70 him, as was the practice.
| put had been taken clgndestineiy from
| nus once, why did he not mako an effort
| to prevent their payG,ent by the Treas
! 9fer. IN case they should be presented
| LOT payment with the blanks filed up, az
Weis as TO secure the arrest OF Che parties
presenting them. for payment, as he
4 Wouia nave done Y he had left blank
checIs W:tn ms private secretary, and
tney nad pee: :ssel clandestinely from
MS omcef lie testines that 1t was nearly
year afterwards that no heard of these