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

Il VI n Atbi AID * 5SDlAaUES
TBgREep.
It seeds atrangc now that this
Act aiid al its lpropisions shohid|
not have bess tha general law
bsfere the time of is adoption,
embracing 40 Il does The tFne prin-
cipies of taxation and disbursement
Of public funds. d
a propose TO give o short history
of the difficulties which interyened
and retarded It's tinal passage. That
iE worked q complete revolution in
the administration of the affairs Of
! the State government and effected
reforms and reductions In expendi-
tures far beyond the hopes aud ex.
pectations Of the originator aud
friends of the measure cannot now
be denied. Previous TO It's passage
the General Assembly had for years
incurred expenses and actually paid
out anS disbursed Gums of money
largely in excess Of all taxes col.
lected for legislative expenses, and,
in addition TO this, had squandered
other largo suma received from the
sale and hypothecation Of State
bonds. Even that collected for
FREQ school purposes, the amounts
appropriated for salaries of officers
and TO support and maintain the
penal and charitable institutions of
the State, we're frauduiently and
wiokedly diverted from Legitimate
Durposes by the Legislature, thus
leaving the school teachers unpaid,
the conyicts to be. perdoned and
turned loose to prey upon the com.
flunity or to bs starved, and the
poor, unfortunate inmates of the
Lnnatic Asylum without sufficient
means for their support. After
much thought. and reelection upon
this deplorable condition Of things.
! aaw but one practical and availa.
BILE remedy, viz, to confine levies Of
taxes and appropriations consequent
thereon purely and entirely to and
for certain named specific purposes,
and to punish severely any depart.
ure from this Low when adopted.
A Bill embracing my views was
submitted TO the Committee OH
Ways and Means of the House OF
Representatives as the regular ses.
sion Of 1928. Tt was rejected
by the Committee as imprac-
ticable. / yielded then, but my
Judgment as to the feasibility and
necessity of this measure was not
changed or weakened. At the sps.
cial session Of 1873 I again pro.
posed anch plan TO the Committee.
Again it was voted down--seyen
against it to two in favor--the
Democratic member, Hon. r.. M.
Smith. voting with me. Finding
my efforts before the Committee 20
eject this great object were una.
vailing. Mr.. Smith and myself made
o minority report in favor Of The
measure proposed. IGee House Jour
\ nal, special eession 1873, page l41.1
Among other reasons set forth. we
presented as folloWa:
EiTlt. That tho Bin presented BY the ma
State deficiency. educational, penal, eharitn-
4 sion whatpveg lof keepins eeparass thef isyea
: IS has been ghoHn by the experience Of past
! nisTgy Of sspenssS incurred inaiscri@instsiIyy
Sssa sIsss;a Iss Ss Itssl ss Rssstleal ssi
Z Passed BY the, Gpi.s,,al Assent bly, .heretofors
denionstfatcs tho nescsSity of keeping the DIFF.
(, tetent leylts separate. Evr instance. there
as sS as 4 seF rsDls lasse sG
iipve tAat had t6e provisions been siicos
gsfss,s n she Sill for the ,eyy Last yesr s
from the diiIerent levies and 70 pay out such
hs soe gss Rsa shsy e
report nor 1s3r could these dedoisaeiss have
viii 10 the future securs to tho different s Bsste
AID Court oilieess and their el-rl.5 their Enta.
rics. and provide for tho niaintenanee OF tho
and educ ogSs
submit thas Il, akln& ISfius for speeiIIo tuf.
poses. parties 1abossEg for The stath and cn,i-
receipt thefeof and thus prsfeai tGejn Il from
! hawking their claims fDf Auph services, which
IisssssIty alone iorces thyri TO .,ell At y great
iii 81 Which i respectfully admitted 10
yonP honorable body. s. 3.
slEnsas John B I NJ R rs SnqHBAs. sEIE \ A
The contest over the maj oiaty end
minority FEporsB was protracted and
hister, but the minority report and
Bill accompanying it. aabtnitted hy
Dir. Smith and myHelf were adopted.
~ ~.
Inn ktes Y 7 Z -. ..=ss
tho
! passaga Of che Bill Joined me In
presenting the following. 10 ha en-
4 .sseted on the Journal Is Is ia part our
ssaRofs for supporting this meas
ailre S5l 81
tho padeis ed. mem Lsss az tbs HonSo
oL LlSepeesentattye re 70 eht ter upon record
ot the Journals the yeasots tliet induced us 10
sv1te IN the atiHrIa - upen the Bill 10 tAfso
= sur lsH lot the nseht $ear cemNneneing No-
enlter I. 1873, and % al ltas and amend tho law
: an rel lon to the col Ion. OF taxes.
8 s . re. IN d ding so va dlaciaiIn any desire
% I'm pos9 n q heay tax uilcn an ALREADY over
Second. We yoisd Tor ii: D;ll atesented by
Lha rainority; Ok th & Com teA df w ays aHc
leaIe bee4t she III iIfeyaIiss III siisbuTass
tnSsiis q ol tho puhlia ans purposes