The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-12-08
MESSAGE
OF
GOV. b. II. TILLMAN.

two Of ibe most important questions, the
Railroad Receiverships md the DispeDsary
Law, much time and thought has been given.
The space which has been required to pre-
sent these subjects fully has left little room
for the usual presentation Of the condition
Of the various pubic Institutions and de-
partmspts. You will have I, depend on the
Reports Of the respective officers Of these
departments and institutions, which are full
and com, lete, for those details which l have
found II necessary to omit. | make exception
Of the Trensurer's Report, and give mn at-
sract OF the operations Of that department |
Of the State government.
The year has been one Of intense fnnn- |
cial stringcucy, and the maintenance Of the |
States credit, the refunding of the FIVE snd |
quarter millions Brown Consols maturing |
July 1st, last, and The meeting Of our cur
rent obligations promptly, have cnused the
Saie Treasurer, DR. Bste., a,d myself dep
ankle anu concern at times, but the
Treasury weathered the storm, and c'n
congratulate you upon the snt tIsfactory con.
di'ion now existing in regard tp our iinnn-
ccs.
The new a. Per Cent. Brown Consos
were sold in block IT, II syndicate headed by
the Baltimore Trnsr and Guarnn &c Company.
All OF the old bonds lave been redeemed
except 500, ,l45, which have not yet been
the treasury to meet them when the holders
shall oome Forward ana nsk IL.
Before dismissing this subject IL is well
to remind you Of the painful fact that the
large revenue which would have been de-
rived next year from the phosphate royalty,
and which has enabled us To make such II
fine showing, will he totally lacking for the
next fiscal y,nr. Tho disastrous storm, n
full account OF which is given in tho Report
nf .t,nt ..
3ruke up and partially destroyed the Phos-
rhatc Mining lndu.try, so much 30 that the
commission fc't constrained 10 mike such
efforts for its relief by III. reduction IF the
royaty, etc, as will leave no income next
year ether than the $4,000, which under
the law must bc devoted To Il Sinking Fund
for tho new IA per cent bonds. mention
this because it will be necessary t. inkc il
.. Ria- consideration il making your estimates
and arranging the annual tax levy.
RAiLROAD TAXE5 AND nEcEIvEusmIrs.
Du'ing the year n question of virnl impor.
tnncc and one more far reaching ia its
consequences to the Sinics than any that
Inns arisen since the celebrated Virgniu
Coupon Cases, has been Iasscd upon by
the Federal Courts and dccilcd in u manner
that must excite tho alarm and rcscntmcn,
Of every lover of liberty aud justice. The
issue involved the sovereignty Of the Stat,
aud the equality ofnl! tux payers before tll,
law; AMI by TIC decision rendered by tho
Circuit Court in Charleston an susininsu
hy the United States Supreme Couit thai
sovereignty has been Il dsrcghrdci and, il
effect. destroyed AMI preferred class o
taxpayers created witn special privileges
h"i rouchsafcd to o'hcr citizens.
Here follows detailed rcitcraton Of th,
troubles between tho State officials nut
the rnir Onds, the arguments and Il tails o
which hive been published Il; fall ia in,
newspapers. and therefore would, be Of it'll,
interest or information to our rcaders.-ED.
Gov. Tillman, however, closes This brancl
oi his message by suggesting that tho lcgis
lnturc
REPEAL THE CHARTERS
OF every Railroad in the hands of Receiver
IN The following furciDlc, il not statesman
like and dignitcd language:
The South Carolina En;Iwo- .'"""n'
th%.""orr"iH una Simonion, for four years
IN" there is no knowing hcw much longer il
- To remain there. True, nu order of Cour
Ter ITS sale has just been file t. hut that sor
"f hocnspocus has been going ON for over ,
year. The Richmond and Danviilc Railrond
corporation unknown TO our laws hui
which has absorbed by lease or purchns,
seven railroads chartered hy The State, hn
recently gone into the hands of anolhc
judicial syndicate or ,yhicL I,I,,, S.;
ton is a m,mb,r If rn,L;r,, l. ~.
Judges and ,hr,r ..scrvon,s " g. - Wv
are Likely to retain rn.sc..i,, ,I,., -
carcass Tor many years, and we may iudr,
'he lhi"r" Wy ihv ia,, aS 10 the intolcrlbl,
cohdiilon {" which we shall be subjects h.,
these iuliri ,l u.urr,,i ,rt J.''. J'' y
these c,rr,rot,ors L,,l,, ,io; :
ftom the S,u,.'s 4 ,,,,i,,,HI ,,i ,','' ,"'
ike the nnus,cr E,,,i,r.,.,,,, ~
greater than ,h.,r ,.,.n,,,,u 80, ''n' F''"
owe in the ne. c.chborho,l ,c ,,. 'is' aIs
Thousand dollars TO fin, iu,r.,
of the S,,ts ,r, "''o'' ''N l"hn
lH%Yh T.. !.'' 81" u 'hRii
on,r, ""' n'c ''"hinS every
wh;sLo, 81" =" sc VIII" w""ht smurgl,
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,b,rov - N"''' ou' 10 rcpei th,
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