The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-04-08

ssts7 Sst99t 4 W
ported 70 tbs Hosiss iagoEa by.
On the saeebd rslieg lEr. Geetas
offered 40 amend a.ent ssmilaY ID Esse
one . bad offered In CoHsns;tae,
The aMeydmets was doptsd; and
the Bill was yiaEs6d and cent 10 ssiae 4
Senase. That body amended by
striking OUT forty csnts and insasf-
lug Sfty cents. and also struck out
the aineadnent offered by Mr.
Meesze. When ths Senate amend
ments reached che House u motion
was mads 20 coacuR. The yeas and
naya being called, the vote stood 40 i
yeas against A7 Nays. Tbs friends
of tho bond ring rallied in their
strength and moved d rasonsidera.
ton of the shove vets, .abiehh 10
the spFpriee OF Gslaany, aes eafEisd.
The fact that'thiB party then had d
majority TO defeat tie Meat2e amend.
ment alermed those who Wsss etYrg /,
Cling TO render invalid the frnndu-
lSnt bonds, md i, with others, sss.af
70 work 70 defeat the nefasiougI p,ir-
poses Of the xing. Lt required oil
oar energy and skill, but we fnal.
ly succeeded, and sEns srennved
80, ,e65. 900 from the AMOUNT of the
public debt. 81 Z
lt is With qualification and pride
that now recall the events of that
day and the congratulations I se-
ceived from mem bsra Of both naftis
on the result. The passage of fhia
Act reduced the debt of tha Stats
ffem 8f6,851,82TS5 10 s5.77I Sd
/ 336. ll--a saving tofhe people Of sIis {
] State of Sl0.0aS. .2Si.2 1. With q pro-
portionate aiIountgfi interest. Under.
1.-THE provisions of this Act the public
debt as ascertaihed remained nn 10 I
1.-THE :ime of the election of Governor
Hampton. Yet in the meantime ait
Investigation had aatisfed me that
the State Treasurer Ind funded q
large amount Of fraudulent coupons.
1 and when an address 20 remove him,
from Office was under consideration
by shs Senate I voted for his reno,
val, believing him guilty Of the
charges preferred against him. He
escaped through Democratic votes,
for reasons no doubt satisfactory 30
/ those who gave them, but as 20 llisl
guilt there conld hardly bea doubt.
During this session, SsB7 5-76,
4 pending DEMONSTRATION of Cona-
| mittee as stoswhat bonds had been
/ funded under the Act to reduce the
IpIblic debt, the friends of che Trea.
alrer became most anxious 10 ad-
i ,ljonrn the General Assembly; and
Fhilst I had7heretofose been among
4 the foremost to favor adiournment
i whenever and as soon as the public
4 business had been accomplished VET.
/ in this instance, / voted a...sno, and
/ spread my reasons on the journal,
as follows: ~ *
ST voted mo on tho rcsoIuti6n 10 siiouyn
s,ne d;s' on the 2sth inst. because. on the A,h3
hype.hecstion of ssis Of state aeb bssds sds
CoYmittee appointed 10 ascertain what gnt bcnds
Agent of the State ss epiatorai Security gSr iSr
mid bonds ahoaia no1 e fSSdsd dsd
II under tho, Act 10 reduce the gyoltitiio OF tE,
i Eahlio DEBT and provide for tho rayHnont OF
Hseause the senata and Houso of RopFs. !.
Il se,itatlyss have S spn9inisa & conara
dns Acf Ct to rs;sHss The volume of the public
the said AeF also VII ether the funds I for tii
psypient OF raised under said Acts have
sse9 kspt sSnaa5ste s end spa.s fse allotbsr
III otherwise prov ided By lntt.s 80
a completed heir investigation. 81 ~ %.
because. in my Judgment, it Wotfd. be n
dereliotlon o1f public duly tor the Genorai As-S
sembly 70 nrn sinc die pending en- invests.
tho hast bond
n keeping of tho funds raisod TO pay nbiio r.. :
sssSit ssssii. sndS ths nalatehaneo q sa public
Being asilI convinced III ii NV on,
mind and from investigation that
| fraudulent bonds ard 20 20 u pons, had
Il been funded under the Act. ii intro.
i duced during the special session or o.
!; 1817! Ipaga 80 "a Bill 10 ascertain
4 and fix the pnbiic debt of the State.
! and % provide for the manner Of
4 paying the same. e This Bill pro-
vided for the election of a Commit
4 tee by the General Assenhl y So In
Vsatfgate the; obligations OF the STATE.
4 under Chs! Act 20 reduce the yolnKlel
!. of the public debt, and Co ascerfa ain
d tglias her ,irsslssi,
i Sile for hla.ds, coupons and stock ia;
i register aush by number, series, a..
i and to certify as to the valid bonds
land to report 60 the next General
4 Ahsenblys Before this Bill WasE
anaaiaar in lls4 sss:.s. g
eesplntion passed the House ha4inlFs
j In the mlih TIE same ohjent! II W hen.
the Joint r. ollGiOn was being con-
4 sidsred the Sehaie offered
aE1end dnlsntss ss shown by j Journal.
4 1877 page 8A3, which required fllfsl
4 C'ofniniasion to ascertain al, etlier
4 the bonds aud ccapons on file Id slhe
i Treasurer d Office fad been issued i,.s;
i cCordance with lap tlius 3enl lar0il,
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