The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-08-27

fund commission officially washed Its
hands of the matter OF the State
loan when this afternoon 1t recon
sidered the motion OF DIR. Dick turn
ing the matter over TO the finance
board. Dr. Dick then withdrew his
motion. state Treasurer Carter was
given an official receipt for the six
notes OF $4,000 each which were
then turned over to Governor Blease
by Senator Hardin with only the
name Of Governor Blease signed to
the six notes.
Governor Blease. Attorney General
Peoples. Chairman Hardin of the Sem
ate finance committee and Chairman
Dick OF the house ways and means
committee. were the only ones present
at the meeting. State Treasurer Car
ter coming I'm when Secretary Means,
OF the committee. went after him
To explain why one OF the notes which
had been presented to the Palmetto
Bank signed by the Governor. the
Comptroller General and the State
treasurer. contained only the name
OF the governor. the other two sigma
lures being absent. Mr.. Carter ex-
planned that his signature and that
Of Comptroller General Jones had
been erased fram the note. after IL
had been rejected by the bank. and
before he turned IL over to Mr.
Means.
Ths meeting was rather q stormy
one an5 reached It's climax when
Chief ,'lerk Means went after State
Treasurer Carter and got him to come
into the meeting when the matter
OF signatures on the notes was being
discussed. The committee had first
approved the minutes after amending
the motion OF DIR. Geo. w. Dick al
the former meeting referring the loan
matter TO the finance board. compos-
ed Of thu Governor. Comptroller Gen
eral Jones' and the State Treasurer.
In the minutes Of the sinking
fund commission OF the former
meeting IL appeared that DR.. Dicks
motion had been TO refer the matter
of the State loan to the Governor. the
Comptroller GeDsral and the State
Treasurer. the six notes for $50. 900
each. which had been already signed
by Governor Blease to be turned over
20 Treasurer Carter and by him TO
be given to the bank, Ito be deliver
cd by him as money Is needed" This
In what Treasurer Carter had been
working under, holding that he could
not deliver all six notes at one time
with this string tied to the motion.
DR.. Dick stated that his original mo-
ton had not contained this condition,
hut that after his motion was carried
he had stated this condition in the
course OF conversation. Therefore.
tho minutes were amended on mo-
tion OF DIR. Dick to strike out the
words. Ito be delivered by him az
money Is needed" A motion to re-
consider was then put and carried.
whereupon Mr.. Dick withdrew the
motion and the sinking fund COM
mission officially ceased all connec-
ton with the loan. at DR.. Dicks spg-
Eestion.
The six notes for $4,000 each had
bean turned over to Chief Clerk
Means by Treasurer Carter and by
him given to Chairman Hardin. OF
tho commission. who then passed
them on TO Governor Blease. The
Governor. after inspecting the notes.
suddenly interrupted Chairman Har-
din. who was reading a communica-
tion addressed TO the committee by
Treasurer Carter. spread out the six
notes on the floor and directed. the
attention OF the members to the fact
that only the signaure of Governor
Blease appeared on each note. One
Of the notes had been signed by
Treasurer Carter and ComptroiIer
General Jones and presented to the
bank when the bank refused to- loan
the money In instailments. and charge
interest on the full 100000. this
statement being contained In the let
ter which Chairman Hardin was read
ing. When It appeared that no note
bore the signature Of the Treasurer
and Comptroller General Clerk Mean:
Immediately went To- Treasurer Car
ter's office and he came into the
sinking fund meeting.
The fact that none OF the note.
contained any signature but that o
the Governor being explained to Mr.
Carter. he directed attention To tn,
one signed by the Great Seal Of tn,
state and signed by Il. NJ. McCown
Secretary Of state. and said that tina
was the one which he and Comptroliel