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

euaeesded il secursag isa lsa ~ q
in the Home bus ik siss defsateS, ii Ii
lhe sn
4 Also iasros sscs.d q al ziII to Isio
isyida aoF she Siep i'll otrs
of che mon gsofs the STATE :, lss
main festilres OF this Bill thew safe,
guards aroapd 3 lie deposits og Gig Gig
Gucedin the Eenaks lJonrllal |, sas.
rim l8T pssS g8l eihIs was
aleo deieatst. Having nndessyorel
N Esty capacity rs 3 npelnlgr Of the
11ouse and as enator to Fifnvide
against aAd prevent icsa il tiiia mans
nes, e :issl that 4 have fully dis.
charged iay duIy in tlia psessiees,
and aiie slos IN any say resp ponsihlc
Tor the failure Of the lSeas1rss Intro,
duced or the unfoEsu ate gesUits fcl.
lowing their rejs elion.
cosnyx sS2YsAet aEas AigD AuDsEs
6Ils. y
ReteFahoe Go Houae Journal &c
1929, psge 58, will show shat
4 intgod I. al Bill to abolish tbe
otiite OF County Agditor snd sret,s.
fer the duties Of said Office to tae.
Clerks Of Courts In their TsspeCtiva
GenntielH 3 The Clerks, being al St.
i've officers. would have In q large
degree the confld dencs Of tho people.
and being in charge os all Che land
yecorde in their Gonn ntiee, they would
necsssarily be oopversant With the
ySlte Of real property, and could
assess IL "a we'll as tIle PERSONAL
property with greater accuracy and
less exneMsa .hsn the Auditors, and
their appbintinans to the asryica
would bFeak up or prevent the col.
lusiont suppoaed TO exist ia many
cases between the Auditors and
Treasupers. The Bill, however, !,
failed 10 pass the Honse
During The regular aesaion Of.
1S14-75 les shown on page 33S of
Senate Jonrnsll E propoged "a
Bill 20 mako the omcas' Of County
TreasureFs and Auditors elective.
This Bill being defeated, I again, at
the eession Of 1856-77, lSennzeI
Journal, page 102, j introduced "a
Bill to proElds fcF, the election cfI
County Treasurefs and Auditefs.n'
This was also defeated. I tried
again SSenata JeusnaI, eession Of
l857-78, page %; i BY presenting al
Bill with the aanle fitleas The last
introduced. which passed The SEM
1te g but was NOT acted upon in the
Hotiae. st
RRDuCTIoN or saLARrEs.
After relating my policy and
Votes in regard 70 SstF nchment and
reform generally Ia the State gov
ernmenE it may aasin unneoes essRsy TO
further specify and yee Il think ie
proper Co refer ts other actions Of
intaa in the asme direction. nv
vote and voice were invariably
given in favor OF q REDUCTION of
ssieries 10 the Lowest minimum con-
aistent with the proper performance
of the duties of the esysrsl Offices.
AZ the eession 167 SIG fSenate
Journal, page 28O, j 4 introduced "a
Bill To- hx eIlss saisTT;es of csSfain
officers. with tabular atateniGnys iii
relation thereto 81 lth6naHh not
passed In the form in which i ofisted
it, yet its provisions Id the main
were reported by The Maknea Com.
liittee as amendment 70 q Bill from
the House % the eanis eubieot and
9yentuslly became the law.
The COMMITTEES not having aaopt.
ed that portion Of my Bill feFsgFiiig
to- the conmfssions Sd be allowed
1 9;olnty IreastlreTs. when It wag
being considarea liz the SENATE, -
elioRn on page 326 Of journal, 4
moved 70 amend che amendment 10
Section q BY drilling out the
words twenty-five hundred dol:
lara and inserting Gre words
two thousand, IN raiaFenes ts the
commissions OF County Teeasnrera.
go that II SHOULD read they yshall NOT
receive nloge IhRn sYTo ttillluaanGi doi. o.
i1s5ss anu my e!lllss!!. asllen % 55IElE
amendment was adonted. This
alone saved tho State annualIy
nsarlg SlB. 900. Timing the saf1e
session; when tbs BilI tyFaB
under conid deration, Ialso offered
TO tix the ai1losln nB allowed the audi.
tor of AHlisssen E0nnty iicas ssSess-
ments at 400 inataad of s 100.
Several Democratic Ssnatefs moved
to include thefr Co,intiss, which
operated % posEpDne the euSSsid dera.
tion Of she Bill, When my amend,
IaenS causs up 4 produced d ssie-
lgram from the County Coram;ssinn'
era Of sials1t Conaty also d let.
ter and telagram fi5ai Isir. A.: j. u
Webb thsE Auditor, siist s. sias
lRnflicieat reranAs ton. NnsRith.
standing. my anendment was voted
down 3 TO TO. 0nsWouId natural,
llYaaks the ieason. I ansHeF, simply
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