The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1884-07-10

| give the Board OF Agriculture IN COL
umbia, certain powers in regard t" the
sale and control OF the phosphate ter
ritory OF the State. These powers i'll
| cluded the granting away Of untold
millions Of the pho:phatc wealth OF
the State. Ny position was, that this
WAS power not properly to DE- cNcr-
ciSeh by any body short OF tn" Grner-
al Assembly itself; that it WIS too
great to be delegated to amy Boar!
whatever; that 4 survey AMI estimate
by competent officers and inspectors
was Necessary before any one could
intelligcntly act upon the granting OF
| that territory. and that it WAS loading
the Bureau of Agriculture with duties
that would cripple it in the perform
ance Of the dutic$: that we're truly
within the province Of Department
OF Agriculture and gerniane to the
purposes for which it was creatcd;
that, iustcad Of thus increasing Its
powers and duties, We snould take
from it the responsibility that it already
had of supervising the collection OF the
Phosphate Royalty that was t" be
paid to the State, and should place 1t
in the department OF the Comptroller
General, where it properly Belonged
inaSiEuch rs it was Il matter ot taNa-
ton: that this would leave tn. Dci'ar,-
m-nt OF Agriculture, III rlto$pllnt"
matters. only Responsible f"r their
purity and for the protro i"I ~ oHi'
people against their adnltel"ri"a.
This bill met with olpo:i .inn Ia iht
House ami MAS referred t. special
committee IL five, OF which / was
| Chairman. the other four members
being Mr.. Parker OF Ahbe\ lille. Ar.
Ficken, Of Charleston, Mr.. Murray, OF
Anderson. and Mr.. i}easlcy. Of Dar-
iin"tun. This committee met III my
room ut the Columbia Hotel; decided
against the bill. and reported sub
siitute for it, which provided for Il
survey Of the territory. which Was TO
be reported 10 the Lcgisllt.u" and all
further proceedings TO be had by It. L.:
| had c0ntcnded was proper. TIN.
| substitute WIS carried before tiIe Leg
| islaturc. composed more than amy
other that have ever know "t aSrI-
| cllltlTtStS. unu Wa oNt' "hSii''':7'.
adopted by it. Before final actio",
the matter was, in some form "r oiheE.
but in what form do not now lcmcm-
| Der, carried into the committee room
OF the Committee ri Ways and Mean :,
! Of which MAS Chairman. Hence Col.
Has krlrS letter.
Having thus much stated, | beg Ia
submit to yon tie accompanying let
tcrs Of Mr.. Parker, which during my
absence was addressed to yon, MIR
Ficken, Mr.. Murray, Mr.. Bca$lcy, Mr.
Haskell anA Col. Butler, with the sim
pie remark that. after the lapse ot
such 4 considerable time, il j. forth
nate that all OF them can speak. My
delay ia producing thcm has hren
unavoidable.
Very truly yours.
George Johnstone.
ABBEynLE &. H., S. G June ~. 81
Hon. Y. j. Pope,
Dear Sir Yours OF
the 2Gth in reference to the kcitl
Johnstcne affair rec 4 and master
TO reply.
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to, and so stated in reply to let
ter soliciting the same information
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State Eoaid "t Agriculture "i Ger
tam enlarged powers over the psioS
that it WAS unwise to invest any
board Of State officers witl sucl
ulenarv bowers.
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tended At that time that the Boarj
would become too powerful hy thi.
,rc,ns and that its nowers ,houlf
,,thcr h,. restricted than ENLARGED
In all prohabilily your oppositio,