The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-02-28

- Inc committee Respectfully iuNite az
teation to the evidence and vouchers sub
naStted with this report under the head OF
s.Supplies." The abuses have been so
great, and of such a palpable nature that
the most credulous person would hardly
believe that such; frauds could be perpe-
: sratsd under the forms of legislation.
History fails to cite an instance which
car be compared with such carnival OF
fraad and extravaganza as has been held
in South Carolina, by and through the
{ purchase of supplies for the members OF
the General Assembly. In this connec-
ton, we submit number OF the accounts
against the Stste also q fewsindlylduai
accounts of
THE AVERAGE STATESMAN
Of fsouth Carolina, under the late regime.
i We not only make the. assertion, bet. We
present the proofs, that the whole coun-
try may see how one of the Old Thir-
) teen has been robbed and laid prostrate
s through ignorance on one side, and cor
ruvt sdyenturers on the other. Our re.
poEt Is necessarily elaborate; the charges
arel So seraye that we deem it unwise to
make them unless we substantlate them
BY evidence which no one can doubt,
lgf the simple. statement was made that
senators and members of the House were
fnshished with everything they desired,
from swaddiing clothes and
cRanI,E TO THE cosFIS
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so5 Nne uhoertaKel, aroill ptosam - sa
s nons, naest extracts 70 Dess MiuSs .s-.:. anu
ana ~ P1ss scI ~ s:S
wolse create = slnlis ol Soups su
lon pus Wlen w laaAe sse s....e,ts ths
anu prove y ~ ssslssi Mssss' ths I cIsrts
Youcness louna - slI SSss N With
;ol tae ssnase ana SISs S.I,,.s az " Ans Va
sorroW solsiis tae las.i.u. Jaon, = "a.
Z port. - OF your ggloalioe VIC Ge bsaJs -
s ntial. I.i,. 70 Eisee s.uel
.ne c!sss !, q q piiss any sne oslus.ioo
.lcrrlng lEefet4. \, a, !. ,,, s,;.
atss NJ sait Wfs5r,, -, s:e uSo wss clerk of
mi, lsS SenassS a. If that time and necessarily
eornizans of everything concerning the
! Furnishing OF ffsupplies. He says = = I'm
der the head of supplies was embraced
sthing that q senator chose to order.
These orders we're generally given
through the clerk, and the accounts were
rerdeSed against. the clerk Of the Senate:
at first the orders were moderate, and
included only stationarv snG postage
stasnps, but they gradually increased
until they assumed gigantic proportions:
Inlthe commencement of this business CT
furnishing members they gaya, orders on
: the clerks to deduct tho amount from
their pay but very soon the orders large
" exceeded their pay and the accounts
were then included IN the, report OF the
committee on contingent accounts, and
pay certificates thus issued for almost
eYery description of merchandise = In
addition to this, pay certificates we're
drawn and turned over 70 tne CHAIRMAN lATlIl1
of The committee on contingent accounts
for collection and distribution. AS these
matters became common, tne senators 'laater
claimed that ~. ; y.
ALI THEIR E-sPENsEs SHOULD BE PAID PAID.
sby the STATE. .or irilthe laiguaye of Sem,
afSrC a. p. Leslie. sthe State had no right
Ne q State unless shiii could pay and
sstsl5s care of hsrstatesmesni y, Mr.sWood.
-s:-t,S sSys ma the vouchers md certif.
..csis csfss ,rovs -, that sapratifcationn certif.
Gates we're frequently issued for the ben.
eff of the senators. Senators Jervey aud
( Gajllatd. Of Charleston, and Senator
Can of Edgefeld, also corroborate this
testimony and acknowledge that they re-
) cc;ys5 = Jort;on of the fraudulent certif.
sss.s,tAs t5,s ;ssned a 10. Jones. clerksof
tIe @ Honss test;fies that suualiss were
E,sn;sb a s,,nJar tbe head ofs legislative
a~,,anees snndr;es5 and stationery,n and
included refreshments for committee
rooms, groceries, clocks, horses carriages
arygoas, ealpsts surn,s ~ Ssy uo ~
scrip.ioh, anu st.isceiiaueouI - Az
mercnaauise iof sho 'eisouai D'0 - ss
IN msynoess. ~ ,,,o, oro,,;not;on
our Eson,ilns..o an us tIeosnra,s. n otf;ce.
soI me vouchers III sii' 'teasu.e9 otnee''
that IN
ONE NE SESSION Sc ION
there were expended, under the respec.
tive heads Of Supplies, 'Sundrles" and
Incidental Expenses not less 1nan
three hundred and nifty thonsand collars,
: one hundred and d.tWenty-nVe tnousaua OF
which were spent Tor refreshments, ln,
: oilding the finest wines, liquors and
cigars.
We can only. prove now universally
thiy system ofifraud was practiced and
carried out By the bills and individual
accounts turned in as vouchers, q portion
Of which We submit with the report, and
the evidence Of Clerks Woodruff and
Homes and Sergeant alarms Williams.
Woodruff tesSifes that "thel practice
became SO general as to embrace nearly
every Republican and
* ss,z,,,,, -, J, !, 5 ,,,,,,ocp TITO SENATORS
sFyEkAh .isis1l.I pt.aii'A ~ ,.ss -. :.
Such accounts canle 70 1e Isgaleeo ,1s Is
privileged matters, ana tne Sena.e iaie $.
requiring all reports 70 ne over !. one soa:, uay
was generally suspended and theteport
dered to be pad w wl.hoas a1ssnsia S;tg
yo.cei & ean Senasoa' ~ the @ comm;ttee COM on con-
tucelHa GA ai VIZ - !. ~ 81 =, ~; :