The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1878-03-15

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tive Q. G. Pdfer, receiver, whereby the
State lost q large amount of money, by
commissions and other means.
For years largo accounts amounting to
several hundred dollars, annually, have been
paid for
CLEANING THE HALLS
of the Senate and House of Representa-
tives, while hundreds of convicts were in
the city entirely idle. To illustrate the
economy practiced now, we will state, that
not one dollar is paid out for such work,
convict labor being utilized.
We have examined tho accounts for fit
ting locks. to the desks of members, and
lind that during one session the State was
charged with 3G7 new locks, where there
arc only 1G4 desks in tho Senate and House,
thus giving moro than two locks to each
desk. We submit few accounts for wood
and coal. Upon close calculation, VIC find
that during ono session more than
ONE THOUSAND CORDS OF WOOD
and one thousand three hundred and twenty
tons of coal were charged for, and at the
same time there was not single wood stove
in use at the State House. Sergeant Will
liams in his evidence states that not q fourth
of the wood and coal purchased was con-
sumed at the State House. He also says
that Mr. Crews furnished and delivered to
any of tho members who asked for it this
necessary commodity.
From the account Of Mr.. Mayrant it ap-
pears that he furnished Senators White
more, Maxwell and others with wood.
: The bills rendered show that thousesslE
OF dollars were spent danualLx .
Aeef the State House apia
D6rgt: Williams testiGes that the conmi{t6e
roomswcrc furnished with stoves every wear,
and that, when he called for them, the mem
bers told him Sit was none of his business"
Mr. R~imer states that the stoves in the
State Heuse arc worth 81 500 at this time,
and that he does not find one.eighth of the
stoves at the Capitol which he furnished.
We will not attempt to give the amount
of soap,
HAIR BRUSHES AND TOWELS
furnished, but will simply state that the ac-
counts amounted to thousands of dollars
Verify, they should have been cloanscd.
We respectfully call your attention to the
accounts designated as Nos. S1s, 80, s23,
S3, 81, S5, sc, 81, 80 and SO, in evidence
of A. o. Jones, and G Z and A in tho ev-
idence of MIR. Woodruff, in which it is shown
that. State officials, members of tho House
and Senate, clerks and attaches were fur
nished with most Of the leading daily
papers at the State and large number of
weekly country papers. In addition to the
above the accounts, vouchers and evidence
show that novels, law and other books were
furnished to the members in order that the v
might while away their idle hours in i'm
proving their minds at the States expense,
though thousands Of their constituents
children were unable to attend school for
the want of books. In evidence of the
above We refer you to accounts designated
as A 2, w 5, and others Of similar kind,
and the evidence of A. o. Jones'
The accounts Of w. X. Greenfield, Hardy
Solomon, NJ. J. Calnan, and others, show
the amounts paid by the State for the use
Of so-called committee rooms. These rooms
were not only used during the sitting of the
General assembly, but were often occupied
the entire year at the extravagant price of
ONE DOLLAR PER DAY RENT
for each room. Add to this the cost of
furnishing, gas bills, refreshments, &C., and
this Of itself would prove to tho world that
South Carolina was cursed with the most
extravagant and corrupt class Of legislators
known in ancient or modern times.
We refer to accounts designated Nos.
to respectively and No. 78, included in
A. 0. Jones's evidence. 1t has been clearly
demonstrated that sufficient sum has been
paid in five years for rent of upper rooms
in more than one building to have purchased
the entire building. We call your atten-
tion to what seems to us q most palpable
fraud, designated as No. G5 in evidence Of
A. o. Jones, where II. X. Scott certifes
that an account for room rent, amounting