The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-03-14

huONIl W ubC, s1ll lhOaSoGo
which I identify as signed by me as
Speaker. I distinctly recognize them az
having been given'by me in carrying out
the contract referred to as between Pat.
'terson and myself" Jones corro6orates
Moses as to the handwriting of Jacobs,
the. issuing of the certificates and their
delivery to Jacobs. We refer in this con-
nection to the evidence of John Williams.
Mr.. Tappan, clerk in the Office of Treas
urer Parker, examined the certificates
paid to F. S. Jacobs and gave his opinion
as follows: "The handwriting in the
body of the certificates, as well Us the en-
dorsements on the. backs, is that of MIR.
Jacobs; although the writing is disguised,
some of the endorsements are unquestton-
ably made by Jacobs"
The evidence shows that strangers often
came to Columbia, some times from other
States, who would remain day or two
with their Office holding friends, receive
legislative pay certificate and leave.
S. ]. Leo (ex-Speaker) testifies that
certificates were issued in payment for
carriages and horses, and designates some
such certificates in his evidence.
S. J. Keith, a member from Darling
tom. says in his evidence before the COM
mittee that Senator B. F. Whittemore
collected number of fraudulent certiti-
Gates through the treasurer ofthat county.
Your committee also have evidence
that $25, 900 and $50, 900 worth of fraud
ulent certificates were issued and deliy-
cred to Hardy Solomon, which he COL
lected and distributed to various State
officers and members, through what was
known as the "claims of the South Car
olina Bank and Trust Company" under
which head you will find the evidence in
reference to this most infamous swindle.
By way of comparison we refer to q
tabular statement marked Exhibit 81. o.
H." in which it is shown that during one
session certificates were issued to 400
committee clerks, and to more than 400
other officers and attaches of the General
Assembly, while at the present time there
are only fifty employed. By act passed
during special session of 1877 the num-
ber is reduced to less than thirty.
Through this nefarious practice legisla-
tive expenses absorbed almost every dol
lar of the tax moneys, and made serious
inroads on the proceeds of the sale OF
bonds, leaving every department of the
government without,a dollar.
During one session alone certificates
were issued to the amount of 81, ,168, ,255,
and more than 100000 of this amount
was receipted for ON the books of the
treasury during chat fiscal year. Allow
ing 5000 as the legitimate expenses,
and deducting Sl02, 800, being $3.50 per
diem, and mileage for 156 members, there
remains $1,000 for the payment of the
regularly appointed officers and attaches
actually employed, and incidental e1-
penses necessarily incurred. Deduct this
from the amount actually issued and the
result is the enormous sum of $993, ,255
robbed from the State in one term for the
avowed purpose of uniting and harmon
izing the friends"
The following are few extracts from
Mr.. Woodruff's diary bearing on the
matter of issuing pay certificates:
"wednesday, January s, 1873. Car
dozo informed me that Owens had drawn
that 81, 1887 certificate. The rascal did
not tell me that. GaYe Owens a joint
certificate to collect. l expected to get
half of that" ..-...
Thursday, January 9, 1873. Left a
S675 certificate with Mckinney, which
Cardozo promised to pay tomorrow.
That will relieve me to this extent. l
will send Klinck, Wickenberg & Co.'S.
draft for 1886, and Johnston $l5l, MAX
ing $646. The rest 1 will keep for loose
change. Received a letter from Klinck,
Wickenberg & Co. stating they had
shipped goods to Mr.. Johnston"
"wednesday, January %, 1873. Fig
ured up contingent expenses of Senate
since commencement of session. They
amount to thus far about S25,0OO. That
is pretty stiff. Gave Jamison check for
$l00, which makes him $500. Received
letter from Leslie relative to his safe.
Cannot do anything for him. Will prob
ably have to let Charles P. severely alone
this time, he is out of office, and there
fore no good" ......
Tuesday, January 81, 1873. Owens
wants me to make up more pay ccrtifi-
Gates, but l don't want to do it."
Monday, February 10, 1873. Made
out certificate for the President of 5000.
Told John Owens / would draw those he
ordered as soon as possible"
Thursday, February 13, 1872. Car
dozo says Jones and myself will be re-
sponsible and legally bound for any over
issue of pay certificates. If SO our print.
ing appropriation would be exhausted
before actually passed. Luckily we have
no bondsmen for the wolves to 60 to-.
The liquor bills are very heavy, and j am
puzzled what to do about them"
Tuesday, December 8, 1873. Took OF
receipted for 2,4O0 from Cardozo to-day
in the nature of a certificate from Frank
fort for $4,000"
'Friday, January %, 1874. Got Car
dozo to cash a pay certificate for $500 for
postage stamps for senators"
UNGRArEFUL coLoRED MEN.
Saturday, January "a, 1874. 1t is
strange, but my experience is that col,
ored men are inclined to be ungrateful
to their best friends. But Bowley is not
much of a specimen of a man, rather
more of the ourang- -outang."
Saturday, February. {, 1874. The
pressure on Gleaves and self is immense.
1 hope he will resist like man and re-
fuse to issue certificates for Smalls, Nc
Iutyre and the rest"
Friday, February 13, 1874. Will get
the certificates for Whittemore, and will
ask the President to let me draw them.
DO not know what Owens, as chairman
of finance committee, will want"
Tuesday, March 3, 1874. Don't like
Smalls' idea of renewing an old certifi-
cate for $4,000 of last year for one of this
year. Mcintyre wants the same thing.
Both members of committee to examine
into sinking fund and desire to sink lit
tie more in their pockets"
Tuesday, March 10, 1874. Received
a threatening letter from Finnegan, who
says his name has been used in a certiti-
cate without authority; that he knows all
about it, and that Briggs got them for
him. I know nothing about it. The
| certificates were nut in amongst the rest.