The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1891-12-31
THE CIRCULATION FRAUD.
Tho Report of tho Investigating Commit
teo Prenonted ana Adopted.

COLUMBIA, S. g., Dec. l6.-In both
branches of the General Assembly to.
day the report Of tho JOINT committee
which has investigated the alleged fraud
as to the award OF advertisln. to The
Register, as The paper ot largest crcula-
ton IN Columbia, was presented and
adopted. Thc'rcport Is as follows:
COLUMBIA, Dec. lG, 1891.
TO the Honorable Senate and House of
Representatives.:
GENTLEMEN:-The committee of the
two Houses appointed under concur
rent resolution to investigate the charges
| of fraud that have been made in public
prints IN the award Of the advertisement
for tho public printing, respectfully re-
port to your honorable bodies that they
have examined the general statutes of
the State of South Carolina and fud that
| it is required of the clerks of the two
bodies to adverties the call for proposals
| for the public printing III a daily news
paper in Columbia and Charleston hav-
ing the largest daily circulation. and
| that the said advertisement shall be
published on the frst,,day Of the session.
They further find that the two clerks
selected a practical printer to decide the
| question between the two Columbia pa
! pers, viz: The Register and The State,
| and that no objection was made to the
| appointment.
And they further find that, so far as
| the Clerk Of the Senate and the Clerk of
the House of Representatives are con-
cerned, no fraud has been practiced by
either of them in the appointment of
their representative, or in the award of
the advertisement. They have acted
entirely on the port Of their appointcc,
that report being as follows:
COLUMBIA, S. c., Nov. l2.
TO DR.. Sampson PoJe, S. G., and Gen.
j. w. Gray, G.. II. r.:
GENTLEMEN:-As your special agent
to ascertail tie c;". llation Of tho daily
papers published in Columbia, l find,
from evidence given me, that The Co.
lumba Register has the largest crcula-
Liou. Resrtc fully, etc,
[Signed] w. M. RODGERS.
Your committee further repott that
they find tho above report of w. M.
Rogers was false, and that from evidence
before your committee the daily circula-
ton OF The State, on Nov. ~, 1891, was
3210 copies, and that of The Register
l044 copies.
And your committee condemn the ac-
ton OF w. M. Rogers in practicing fraud
and deceit upon the clerks Of the Senate
and House Of Representatives..
Respectfully submitted,
KIRBY $. I UPPER,
Chairman.
y. ii. WILL ANS,
II. +. ABBOTT,
COLE l.. BLEASE.
since the above report was written
and signed w. II. Rogers requested
hearing and submitted the foil owing
affidavit:
South Carolina, Rchland County.
Personally appeared, W. M. Rogers,
who being duly sworn, says: The evi
denCc submitted to me by Mr.. G.. II.
Beard, bookkcepcr of The Register, as
to his circulation were the subscription
Ioo.>S Of the daily and weekly and city
route books and mail lists. My atten-
ton was not called as TO whether the
names on the books were expired or
uncXpired subscribers. If there was any
fraud or deception 1t was not on my
part, and from the cvidcn ce furnished
me | based my report. w. M. ROGERS.
KIRBY ). TUprEE, Notary Public.