Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-02-28

the following, for nothing however small, :
escaped the Argus.cycd committeeman who
so dcxtrously played the game of "addition,
division and silcncc:"
STATE OF SouTu CAROLINA SENATE
1871 10 james NJ. Allen, DR..
Sept FL Bookcase $500
Sept. 81 Fitting closets $40
Nov. FL Fitting up door frames 100
Dec. 8 Partitions in cloak room $50
Deo 8 Partitions in cloak room $50
$4,000
BY reference to the evidence of Mr..
Wing, master mechanic, it will be seen
that the partitions charged for at $3.50 each
would be worth now about S25 each, but
at the time the account was rendered it was
worth about one third more. Wo also cali
attention to the evidence of several witnesses
who testify that the account was raised by
inserting the figure IS" in the item, GIFT
ting up Closets" and the figure "6' in
front of tho two last amounts, thus making
gain of 81 500.
We find that under the head Of
"Furniture" accounts were presented for
mules, horses,
BUodIEs, CARRIAGE HIRE AND HORSE
FEED. =
These accounts wcro passed upon and
certificates issued accordingly.
In this connection VIC refer to the cyi--
dcnoc of Mr.. Pcttcngill, (undcr the head
OF "pay certiicatcs,") who was dealer i'll
horses and mules, ana who says he sold
them to different members, and was paid
in Legislative pay certificates, naming
Speaker Lee aud ". II. Jones, of George.
town, as two Of such purchasers, and that
he also received pay certificates f,r "horse
food, buggy hirc,' &c.
Nlr. Greenfield says he did not cell any
bugges or carriages directly to the State,
but SOLD to the members and was Iaid for
them with pay certificates. lie remembers
receiving q certificate, which proved to bo
fraudulent, in payment for carriage. At
one time proposition was made to him to
sell large portion of his stock of carriages
and buggics if he would make out his
account against tho State and receive
pay certificates in payment thereof, which
he declined. We also refer to tic evidence
given by sallas Randall, committee clerk,
who testified that house of ill-famc in the
city of Columbia was supplied with furni-
ture at the expense Of the State. NYo
also refer to the account Of Mr.. LyBrand,
dealer in
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS,
designated as No. 81 by A. 0. Jones, as an
evidence that, whilst rcvclling in their
Bacchanalian sports the MUSES. were not
neglected The soft melody of the meodc-
on was invoked 10 inspire what spirits would
not.
CARpETING.
We could not ascertain tho actual
amount of carpeting purchased or used, but
the bills rendered amounted to several
thousand dollars per annum. That some
conception may be formed of this enormous
expenditure, VIC refer to tho evidence of
Mr.. Purse, who measured all the committee
rooms and Offices in tho State House and
committee rooms outside, and testifics that
it would require only 1900 yards to carpet
all Of them. by reference to tho account
Of Stewart, Sutphcn ee Co., designated as
No. 73 by A. 0. Jones, and reported from
committee on contingent account, it will be
found that during ono session alone they
sold to the State
4,G5S YARDS OF cARrETISc,
more than QUO thousand yards being finest
Brussels Gen. Dennis and Sergeant-at-
Arms Williams both testify that the com.
mittce rooms were furnished with new car.
pets every session, which wcro carried away
in tho spring of tho year. Gen. Dennis
CONTINUED on 4Tm pAGE,)