The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-11-13

in South arolina over the cost for the
same time in the thirteen othc" South
ern States, $lI, 80.
Josephus Woodruff on public print
ing:
There were no specific approprla-
tons then. and printin" claims were
paid out of any moneys in the treas
ury not otherwise appropriated, Even
then it was almost impossible to oe-
tain payment Of orr claims direct
from the treasury. On presentation
of claim Mr.. Parker would refer US
to Mr.. Neagle, who was the on! !y party
he knew had money. In this way we
discounted our claims, frequently sell
ing them at twenty-five and thirty
cents on the dollar in order to carry
on our work, which was very heavy.
As an alternative we had to take Nea-
Gle into partnership. l submit here
copy OF partnership agreement, dated
July 1st, 1872, between Woodruff,
Jones and Neagle, witnessed by Le-
GHande Benedict When CardoZa
took possession of the Office of Treas
; urer | endeavored to perfect the same
arrangement as to percentage that |
had with Parker. He said that he had
decided not to pay out any money for
an object unless there wasan approprla-
ton. That necessitated the introduc-
ton OF a bill for the payment Of our
claims before the Legislature. An
| itemized bill was accordingly made,
presented, passed upon by the commit
tee in both houses and an appropria
ton of $3.50, 600 made for the payment
of the claims of the Republican Print
ing Company. Governor ,hcses was
paid $50, 900 to sign the bill.
From Josephus Woodruff on Pub
lie Printing: For the payment ofthls
amount certificates of Indebtedness,
which I have alluded, to were ordered
to be issued to the company. Il. order
to effect this, as against the bitter op-
position of the other ring, again IN
tereSted the Senators and paid them
! the following sums: In the list Civ
en- the sums vary from $500 to $1,000,
and the total amount paid was s57, GOO.
Among the names given is that Of
Robert Smalls, appearing opposite the
sum of S5000)
The amount of appropriations for
public printing executed by the Re
publican Printing Company since its
organization aggregate 1856, 900.
The aggregate in eight years was
81. 1926. $50. l told you moment ago
that the amount expended in 1872 and
1873 for public printing was $3.50, 600.
The committee also prepared another
statement gathered from official
sources in these respective States.
Here is what Josephus Woodruff, the
| clerk of the Senate, testified:
! Woodruff on Public Printing:
When it was necessary to get appro-
priations through I became aware Of
| the absolute necessity of paying for
the passage. and we added the estimate
for these expenses to the amount Of
our accounts in orderto save ourselves
from loss. See reports and resolu-
tions, 1873 "a, pages 954955.) One
half or more of the total amount Of
appropriations for the Republican
Printing Company was paid to State
officials and members Of the General
Assembly"
A. O. Jones on7 ublic printing:
The above amounts and great
deal more, as shown by the Republl-
can Printing Company, were paid.
On pages i and Of the ledger Of the
company I find the following entries
representing amounts paid to members
Of the House in consideration of their
support or non opposition to the Act
passed appropriating 1921, 900 to the
Republican Printing Company"
In this connection it pains me to
have to read, MIR. President, docu-
ment to be found in the Senate Jour-
nal
Senate Committee Rooms.
Columbia, S. c., Oct. 80, 1873.
The committee on printing OF the
Senate, to whom was referred bill
to make appropriations for the pay
ment of the expenses OF printing,
have had the same under careful con-
sideration, and beg leave to report:
That the work ordered by concur
rent resolution Of the General Assem-
blv at its last session is of highest i'm
portance to the State, not only because
of the information that it affords the
immigrant, but a> furnishing valu-
able record in history. The commit
tee examined specimens of a portion
of the work now in progress, and al
terra patient hearing of the clerk of
the two houses as to the time, labor
and expense involved, believe the ap.
preparation asked for this purpose to
be just and reasonable.
In regard to the appropriation for
the payment of the printing of the Su-
preine Court decisions the committee,
on reference to Chapter 104, page 495,
[Revised Statutes find that while the
Comptroller General is authorized to
draw his warrants for the publication
of these decisions, no appropriations
have been made for the payment of the
warrents, thereby rendering further
legislative action necessary to author
ize the Treasurer to pay for the work:
With reference to the last item of
appropriation asked for by the bill the
committee find thatiu the reassessment
of property for the fiscal year 1874
the Comptroller General ordered the
reprinting of the blank tax assessment,
tax returns and other necessary papers
for carrying out the Act passed at the
last session of the General Assembly,
providing for reassessment of the
taxable property of the State, and the
committee are perfectly satisfied of the
iustness of this claim.
The committee in justice to the State
printers also beg leave to state that
thev have carried on their work, as
shown your committee at heavy sac
rifces on account of the State Treasur
er's inability to meet the former appro-
priations made by the General Assem-
bly,. Their contract has been faithful,
" observed and their work well and
THO ittoo