The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1878-03-14

ing the figure one (D. We. quote
from Mr.. Woodruff's diary in re-
ference to an account of Mr.. Hay
den for a watch for Senator White
more: "Wednesday, January Is,
1873, collected certificate for $945,
and paid Hayday for Wbittemore's
watch. Gracious goodnessl White
more must have somewhere about
ten thousand dollars this session.
That ought to be satisfactory. lie is
always, though, after one more"
1t has long been a mystery to the
uninitiated where the matchless dia-
monds which flashed their rays of
light in the halls of the capitol, the
snowy watch chains and expensive
watches came from; bnt an inspec-
ton of Snltzbacher's accounts, and
those of similar nature, will reveal
the startling tact that they were fur
nished by an impoverished State.
We submit q portion of Mr.. Sulz-
bacher's account for repairing clocks,
Nos. 254 and 263, and referred to in
A. o. Jones evidence, which will
show the amount to be several hun
dred dollars. Mr.. Glaze, another
jeweler Of Columbia, has several ac-
counts, some of which are designated
as Nos. 81, 60 and 63 by A. o. Jones.
Instead Of jewelry, We now have
gorgeous military trappings for our
Legislative heroes, who belonged to a
we'll equipped but badly organized
militia. These amounted to some
thing over $4,000. II connection
with these accounts SEQ evidence of
2. Simkins, (undor the head Of "pay
eertificatcs,') who states that he pur
chased some articles from Mr.. Glaze,
and bis account, as well rs that Of S.
j. Lee, vac settled with legislative
pay certificates. Afterward he and
Lee were both sued, and ho paid Mr..
Glaze 5000, and Mr. Glaze still
holds the certificates as a claim a.
gainst the State.
In the account of w. J. Whippor,
attorney at law, designnsed as Q 10,
he charges the State the modcet sum
of $50 per day for 43 days profos-
sional services rendered the commit"
tee appointed to investigate the at
fairs of the Bank of the State. This
investigation resulted in the appointo
ment Of Representative O. @. Puffer
receiver, whereby the State lost a
large amount of money by commis-
sions and other means.
For years large accounts, amount"
ing to several hundred dollars annu>
ally, have been paid for cleaning tho
halls Of the Senate and House of Re~
presentativcs, while hundreds of cons
victs were in tho city entirely idle
TO illustate the economy practiced
now, we will state that not one dollar
is paid out for such work, convict la
Dor 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 867 now locks
where there are only 164 desks in the
Senate and House, thus giving moro
than two locks to each desk. We
submit few accounts for wood and
coal. Upon q closo calculation, We
find that during one session moro
than 1000 cords Of wood and 1920
tons of coal wero charged for, and at
tho samo time there was not single
woodBtovo in uso at the State House,
Sergeant Williams in his evidence
states that not q fourth Of tho wood
and coal purchased was consumed at
the State House. Ho also says that
Mr.. Crows furnished and delivered TO
any of the members who asked for it
CHS necessary commodity.
From the account of Mr.. Mayrant
it appears that he furnished Senators
Whittemore, Maxwell and others