Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-03-20
SOUTH CAROLINA RAsCALIrY,
How That state Was Ruined-FrOm
the Report Of the Investigating
Committee.

How That State Was Ruined-FrOm
the Report Of the Invesligatin.
Committee.
Inordinate prices were paid for every
thing-$4 SO per dozen for lager. for
instance, and $40 a hundred for cigars.
An average gallon Of liquor and a
dozen of cigars a day was consumed
by each member of the Legislature.
It was high jinks for the poor African.
"During this era Of elevation ," says
the report, "while the average states
man. was deprived Of the enjoyment
of his accustomed luxury, the succu.
lent watermelon, 1t Is not strange TO
find him seeking the luscious fruits OF
tropical chimes - hence the bills OF
Messrs. Broodbanks & Co. Brood
banks says in his evidence that he was
connected with q confectionery and
fruit store. and he furnished such arti-
cles as we're usually kept in such es.
Establishments, and that he rendered
bills made out under the head of sun.
dries, and received i'm payment legis.
laiive pay certificates" General o. A.
Quincy, Treasurer of Charleston coun-
ty, put in a claim for | 800 worth OF
refreshments, which he didn't furnish,
and which Hardy Solomon did.
THE STATE AS A PURvEYoR OF FURNI.
TURE.
In four years over 5000, 900 was paid
by the State for furniture, of which
only $l7.7l5 worth appraised by
Messrs. & Berry Pagan, who furnished
1t, at the prices paid for it's in the
State House today. Berry furnished
committee rooms and bedrooms out
side of the State House; w. j. Whip
per's bedroom. Eleclor Tim Hurley's
bedroom, James A. BOwley's bedroom,
aud other bedrooms, and some of them
three times apiece-at least forty in all,
including one for Speaker Moses. Ser
geant.at Arms Williams did much of
the buying, and became q co%nnoisseur
In washstands and bedroom sets.
Rooms were furnished under his Off
cial eye over the South Carolina Bank
and Trust Company for Senator Y. j.
p. Owens, Tim Hurley and w. H.
Gardiner, and for Speaker Leo else.
. where. These figured as COMMITTEE
rooms" on the bills and on the con-
science Of the S~ergeant-at Arms.
TwEEDIsM oUTDoNE.
Every time the Legislature ad.
journed the members divided up the
furniture and carried it to the country
or sold it. John b. Dennis testified
that he bought furniture for 40 rooms.
including the Offices of the Governor,
Ar-au fNann,o1 Ceso eollas (a-
eral and the hall of the House Of Rep
resen!atives; that majority OF the
members of the House combined
these goods, and demanded to be paid
for voting for the claim. The bills
we're more than doubled. and certifi.
Gates issued for them. The New York
firms and Mr.. Berry received only the
amounts due on their accounts. BENZ.
Byas, Chairman of the Committee who
reported favorsbly on the raised claim,
received q pay certificate to theamount
of $l2. 3l9 5O-the remainder was divid-
ed between SO other members. Land
Commissioner and Senator C. p. Les.
lie, (the same who said "The State
had no right to be a State unless she
could take care of her statesmen'') got
his house furnished at State expense.
and Governor Scott paid the bill. At
% a day the negroes from the country
made the Acquaintance OF "body brus-
seis carpets, pier glasses and oriental
sponge mattresses" A carpenters
bill Of $50 was raised 10 $3.50. Mules,
horses, buggies, carriage hire and
horse feed were paid for as ''furni.
ture." Speaker Lee and w. Fl. Jones
got horses that way. Carpets came to
thousands . year. To carpet the whole