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


Isthan ona huadged persona. Af,
first effort in this direction wae no
entirely successful.
The General sseU,blv was con
Ivened in extra session October 2isi
1873. Soon after aasinbiing I pre-
aentcd g Bill 10 requisite the, aurn
Der Of subordinate officers. aftaeiises
De-. See Houae JourneI para n :.
This Bib was defeated hy the oppo
nents 0f iionest government and
true reform. lsoE aiacoaraped
thereby when the TisgialatgSA con.
Eened Ia fegnlar session ir.faeii,
afely foil lowing thb extra ssseicn. ]
introduced O. second g Bill ts regti.
late the number and pay Of oidiears,
attachees, clerks snd 1aborers of the
General Assembly, and TO provide
The manner of eleetings appointiGn
and paying tbs sams. lEeb House
IJournel la73l 4, pago 2S3, u TO
iseesiitate the consid deFation and pas.
sage Of THE Bill I managed 10 have
it referred to b Committee Of which
1 was a ineahsg;; and in 4 few diaya
twas repof ted on iayorably, and
fnaily passed both houses, and was
approved by Governor Moses, March
1Tth. l87 9he beneficial results
of this Act will appear forcibIy by
reference to its provisions The
number of officers, clerks, attaohee5.
&c, BSl fixed !; their duties aud pay
pfsscSibed thatalcll numbershould
mover be increased except by Act or
3Joint Resolution; that q list of all
such persons should be furnished the
State Treastirer, that their names
and the amount due each ehould
appear in the appropriation bills;
and that no pay certificate should
be paid by the State Treasurer ex-
cept issued in conformity With the
provisions of this Act. This Act
was continued in force until 8 sub.
sequent Act was passed in 1877,
and VAS nager In any manner evaded
or violated by ythe legislative officers
during the administrators of Cover
nor Chamberlain. which succeeded
its passnge. 10 show the practical
benefits effected BY this measure I
submit the following facts and
For four years previous to
its passage the sest;ons averaged
about ono hundred days each.
Average expense incurred eaeh aaess q
Si9a ls a5t,,at IsIrsd s 60
sion under new Act q. 200 81
AMOUNT 10 ANNUALLY 70 the State. 500 90
To further illustrate
For four terms pEeyioys te tho np- S q.
incurred. per day for attachoss
Z averaged the enormous am cunt OF. 81 ZOO 90
undes new Act Per day .......-. 2s92 90
Amount saved to The State por day.. d. "a %
s he records prove that tfoR several
years preea1s 70 the sdacsTaefit of
this Law, certificates wers Issued ca
an average in the name OF six hun.
dred and twenty Eve pefsoDs as ats
fachees of The GeneFal Assem bly,;
under thig Act, and whilst the Re-
pubiicans had control after It's pas-
sage, tho number was reduced to
fifty .seven persona, showing d de-
crease in number and consequent
expense Of Eve hundred and sixty
nine persons per sSssio Z. I.
GoregnoT Chamberlain ia his first
inaugural address, Decsmbeg 1st;
1878, refers to this Act an followa
be second |, msasass q q rstreaehnsns IN
ttsn Of the number OF snbordi diuafe D icefs and
attaches Of the General Assembly. Upon
tbs point ! an hapnY, g speak ia soEsrn endar
seinbfy. By that Act the total sulnbef Of
suhordinoie paieefs and attaehecs In both
branches OF the General Assembly Ia limited
eiyy y TO thie subject, aud that IL. upon exairi-
nation, tho number therein provided for Is
found to be the lowest nunbar consistent with
viii relnain nndist1sbed.S 80 .
After my election 10 the Senate,
I sal. eess;.eael .iss ls ...s s.:s g. ;ss:-
incurred for attachees were still 500
large and should lie reduced. as
shown By Senate journal, sesaion
1874. page A6, 4 introduced e A Bill
te further reduce the number OF
,attachees sSc., DC the General AS.
sembl j. This Bill not having
been reported npon, 4 offered still
another, entitled e HA Bill to further
reduce the number and regulate The
pEy Of Officers, attach ices, cisfks md
lahorars Of the General Assembly,
and to !, ,eovide the nSanner of elect
ilgs s,ppointing and paying the
sanae Z Bes Senate Journal extra
session 1S77s I, page 1S. This Bill
vas referred TO the Committee on
Reform and Retranchnisats. OF
which was Chairman. IE was re.
ported bark iarnrahIv. recaii res1
three readings III each house. mud
was approved BIZ Governor Hhmp.
ton, June sastll. 1877, This Act 70.
dlieed The nunaber from fifty.aayen
TO thirsy y.sersp. Tt also reduced the
daily exPepss fur attasheeg from
M sVzs II1T 49, tIIIlI Ssl zEs SIluE stsVl51E
more than $3.50 per day during the
time the General a kesenlbly was III
Esession. 30 further ILLUSTRATE
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