The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-03-18

OF this balance. With interest at per
cent. from the 1st OF January, 1881
to date. y very strong fight was
made by the House committee on ap-
preparations against allowing this
item and. while the Senate c0nterecS
and ali the Senators familiar with the
facts supported the justice OF the
was only after six hours OF argument
in the committee that ut > O'Clock
the night OF March , an agreement
was reached will say that | had
made up my mind that us there were
seven other claims of an Identical
character. involving S"E"ra millions
of dollars in the bill. that | felt s.
outraged ut the seeming injustice ard
sectional animuSity. that | served no.
tice that | would talk the last twelve
hours Of the session Or do whatever
other Eli5uSterinT was necessary u
secure Justice for my State. l felt
tilat # the item went out that II
would never he possible daring Mr.
Cannon'S iucumhenry as Speaker tn
obtain redress OF get Wilt was cue. sc
| decided woai4 take lhc re>poSi3'li-
ty CT OF forcing ;iH extra session before
would tamely submit 70 Stich wrong.
In cunvlusi Il, desire 10 suggest
it will be au act of graceful recogni-
ton and OF simple justice 10 MI.
Baker that the Legislature should
recogti:e his Invaluable service by ap-
propriating small amount @t money.
say $1,000, out OF that which has
been obtained. HIS work vas not
done with this idea. however nuV ne
is poor ana has {; growing lanilE: ana
the state can wen auotu lo>t'is i:''ii
handsomely. ours I'u!S'
Is. ~. ll!i'ilah.
T. So save express expenses ioI
the Transmission ul The b"bcS, worth
as they are in the market f!tl cents
on the dollar OF their face Fliue De
cause Of their being re;undabIe, re.
Quested that all OF the bonds and cou-
pons should be cancelled. also oeem
it nothing less than an clement ol
safety that these oollgatlohs OF thc
State that nave been mus reoeeincu
should be treated as al similar poiios
are. Elley come 10 you IL ChlS Sliape
simply as evidence ana as d parC oi
the States debt which has oeen paio.
Its worth while 10 note Ohao Tue
United States government mas loSC
money BY not re1undlng tnese oohuS
at fifty cents on the dollar in 1881,
the same as any other OF our creditors.
There would have been issued IN lieu
thereof practically the same amount
OF bonds and the interest ON these lor
twelve years at per cent ana Ten
years at i! per cent would amount 10
sl43,oo0. The State has saved thlS
interest and has only had to pay ABOUT
sl24,000 to redeem the bonds at their
face value. AS a matter OF interest
TO the Legislature | enclose you a
copy OF my speech in the Senate yes
terday. giving the history OF the
transaction, with the official records.
1t was made in answer to Mr.. Can
mons speech and IN lustlhcatlon OF
the Senate'S action and my own part
in the transaction: ! should be OBJ
liged ii you would transmit 1t to the
LEGISLATURE when it conrenes again.
B. +. T.
Even up to the very last, as will be
seen bv the following letter. certain
Of the officials in Washington tried to
hold down the claim by allowing only
two days interest, but Senator Till
man would not consent to any such
business. The letter follows:
Treasury Department.
Office of Comptroller of the Treasury,
Washington. March. ), 1903.
The Honorable the Secretary OF the
Treasury-Sir: At your request and
under your direction: l have re-eNam'
ined the account OF TIE StaIe OF oou0u
Carolina against the Chlleo otaIeS'
as settled ny the audlJor lor Uhe wal
departmen. oy certlncate no. u ,oo4'
wherein h allowed the State the sum
Of 541. .2l3.U together With Two Gays
interest.
This audit was made under the
terms of the following provision Of the
Deficiency Act. which was approved
and became 4 law on the Sd inst. viz:
TO pay the State OF South Caro-
lima for balance found Que lrcm the
ohlIeo states 20 salu osa.e, .o,a .uxn
w C,le ooin p'''atioil uls'oe y. VIZ oop r,
Clo!ici VI oio oiS"'1ts :; ~ W 49,
l. 100 J.: as H.@te" -, ~: i... SataS
,eeEie'''is ~ ,nn, 1,tc -'S 80! s,. ~ =,
reos u"is - w. 80 !, aar ~ aan,
IelesC upoH !, o!, ea1 e:'ni0 s'0 20 W.
GliIuiH uiiCii paiu'