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:-. ' . . .. .. ' | ' ' ' ' ''''''' '"'^ '''' "'''r' ' ''' ~~*-~r^--*~r-; - rj*j ry - NIGHT THE DAY, frlfiU ??N0T NOT THEN BE FALSE TO ANY MAN ? v M BV KEITH, SMITH & CO. AV A LH ALL A, SOUTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, JUNE 7, 1877. .'i }.i i . . frit">i >r .Mitf-i " ,?w.'.M ! S):!. VOLUME XII-NO. 29. LIM ? H?H*imd?Ji?i THE THIEVES* CARNIVAL. LIFTING THE VEIL FROM; THE IN CIDENTS OF ROBBER RULE fl'hc Report of thc Committee on Frauds Rich Revelations of the Style in which thc .Official Plunderers Squandered thc People's JMonc>/--An Appalling Picture of an Fra which was Ont}/ Ended by Hampton al the Head of the United Democracy of thc State. . CoLUMiitA, February 19.-Tho footure of to day's session of tho (Jimers) Assembly .was thc report of tho Conimittie ou Frauds, whioh was presented in both houses. Tho document is probably unique in tho annals bf legislation. It is as follows: THE REPORT. Tho oommittoo respectfully Invite atten tion to tho evidence cud vouchers sub uiittod with this report under tho head of ?"Supplies." Thc abuses have been sogrcat, und of such a palpable nature that thc most credulous person would hurdly believe that suoh frauds could bo perpetrated under thc forms of legislation History fails to oito nu Instance which can bc compared with SUoh a carnival of fraud nnd extravagance as has been held in South Carolina; by and through thc purchase of supplies for tho members of tho General Assembly. Io this connection, wo submit a number of thc accounts against tho State; also a few indi vidual accounts of TUB AVERAGE "STATESMAN" of South Carolina, under tho late regime. We not only blake thc assertion, but we present the proofs, that thc whole country may seo how ono of "thc Old Thirteen" has ijeon robbed und laid prostrate through ignorance on ono side, and adventure! s on the other. Our report is necessarily elabo rate; the oh urges aro so grave that wc deem it unwise to make (hom unless wesubstan tinte them by evidence which no ono can doubt. If thc simple statement was made that Senators und members of thc House wcro furnished with everything they desired, 1 from swaddling clothes and CRADLE TO THE COFFIN > ' of tho undertaker, from brogans to t?htg 'nous, finest cxtraots to best winos und i. "'liquors, and all paid for by thc Slate, \K ?would create a smile of doubt and derision; but when we moko tho statement and prove it by several witnesses and vouchers lound in thc olliees uf thc clerk of tho Se?alo and House, nil will with sorrow admit the 'truthfulness of this report.. For your gui danoo WO deem it essential to,place under appropriate licaids thc class ol' supplies and tho evidence referring thereto. We first call your attention to the cvTj denco of Mr. Woodruff, who was Clerk/ ol the Senato at that timo,, and necessarily cognizant of everything concerning (he furnishing supplies. He says: "Under thc head of supplies was embraced anything that a Senator choso to order. These orders were gehcrully given through thc Clerk, and tho accounts wcro rendered oguiust tho Clerk of the Senato. At first tho orders were mod?rate, and included only stationery and postage stamps, but they gradually increased until they assumed gigun tio proportions In tho commencement of this bus ii '.ss of furnishing members they gave orders on thc clerks to deduct thc y amount from their pay; but very soon the . orders largely exceeded their pay, and tho liccounts wero then included in thc report of thc committee ot) contingent accounts, und pay certificates' thus issued for almost every description of merchandise. In addition to this, pay ccrtiGcutcs were drawn nod turned over to thc chairmun of the ^Committee on Contingent Accounts for ?oollcotion and distribution. As those matters became common, tho Scouters claimed that Abb TUM? EXPENSES' 81?OULD HB PAID try ffr? d?ate, or iii tho language of Senator C. P. Leslie, ?tho Stato had no right to bc a State unless she could pny and take care of her statesmen.'" Mr. Woodruff says, and tho vouchers and certificates prove, that '.gratification" certificates were frcqucutlj issued for tho benefit of the Senators Senators Jorvcy and Gaillard, of Charleston, ?nd Senator (Jain, of Edgcficld, also cor roborate this testimony nod acknowledge that they reocived a portion of the fradu ?cut certificates thus issued. A. 0. Jones (ylork of the IIOUPO, tcetifics that supplici rwere furnished under tho head of "legisla tivo expenses, suudricsand stationery," anti included refreshments for committee rooms groceries, clocks, horses, carriages, drj goods, oarpcts, furnituro of ovcry desorip , (ion, aud miscellaneous articles, of mcr .chandiso for tho personal uso of tho mein hors. ' Your committee find upon exominatior A tho vouchers in tho treasurer's office that in ONE 8KS8I0N t|ioro wcro expended, undor tho respectiv? hoads of "Supplice," "Sundries" and "In Ioidcntol Expenses," not ICSB than three hun dred and fifty thousand dollars, onohundret and twenty-five thousand of whioh wort spent for rofrcshmont8, inolnding tho fines wines, liquors and cigars. Wo enn only provo how universally thi system' Of fraud was practiced and carrie* out by tho bills and individual aooount turned in os vouchers, a portion of whiol wo submit with thc report mid tho cvidenc of Clerks Woodruff and Jones find Scrgcan nt orme, Williams. Woodruff testifies that "tho practico bo carno so gcnornl as to embroco nearly over .Republican and SEVERAL DEMOCRATIC SENATORS. Suoh accounts carno to bo r?gardod a privileged mutters, and tho Seboto rulo requiring nil reports to lio over ono day was generally suspendod and tho roport consid ered at once and tho accounts ordered td bb poid without a dissenting voice. Senators left their accounts with tho Chairman of tho Committee on Contingent Aocounts. When settled in this woy they woro geno- ! rally roturned to Senators rcocipted " We Cod thoro was a regular Hystotu by whioh those accounts woro passed upon by tho Sonate und Uouso through thu manipu lations of tho Committee on Contingent , Accounts. Tho following cxamplo will ?uflieo: Tho committeo would report that thoy hud considered the nccount of A, B and 0 (whioh woro honest olaims) und found them eon eet, and would recommend that they bo j paid; and ofter tho last .arno on the oc I counts wo in most instances found tho ominous words "and others" or siinttrlcs and others,'1 whioh being interpreted meant 'fraud." Woodruff, cootiuuiog, save: "Tho committeo to audit tho dohdittgeut expenses of tho Senate olaimed tho tight to order what thoy pleased and include it ia their roport under tho name of "sundries nod olhor8." Jones, in his evidence', speak of thom as "QUEER ACC0?NT8," and soys they were generally paid uudcr tito head of "and others." Your committeo And it necessary to classify tho various supplieS'furnishcd in order that you may perooive tho mngnitudo of tho robbery ona1 the ruthless expenditure of taxes to provide for thc pleasure and comfort of. our states men! Under tho class of "Refreshments," wo ask attention to these foote: A room ia tho State house was fitted up wherein to servo "wines, liquors, eatables and cigars," to State officials, Senators and members of tho House and their friends, at oil hours of tho day qnd night. Woodruff's evidence ?8 that thc largest bills were rendered tor re freshments, including tho best liquors and cigars, whioh wcro served up in a roora adjoining that of thc derk of thc Senate, and kept open ot all hours, and wns visited daily by Stuto officials, judges, Senator?, members of thc House, lawyers, editors, newspaper reporters and citizens generally, irrespective of party, nnd that they dis cussed matters, State and national, in tho most agreeable manner over their sparkling glasses. Not satisfied with the establish ment of a bar room in the Capitol, thoy employed a porter who had charge of the "Refreshment room." J. W.'s PRIVATE BAR-ROOM. Thc porter states that for six years tho State House bar room was generally opened nt 8 o'clock in thc morning, and kept opcu until from 2 tod next morning; that during that time some ono was' constantly thero eating, smoking or drinking, and that Sun day formed no exception to tho rule. Ho says: "Ho never saw a barroom equal to tho State House refreshment room for drinking, smoking und talking;" that a large majority of thc members who assembled in thc room were Republicans, but that D?mocratie Senators and Representatives Were there also. Ho mentioned tho names of Senators RIEMANN AND HOLCOMBE nnd Representativo R. M. Smith ns daily visitors; "that many of thc members would be at thc room boforo brookfust hunting n drink or oyo opener." ile could not esti mate thc exact amount of liquor drunk, but asserted that it averaged several gall?os por day, with n considerable amount of wino, ale un J porter thrown in. Tho best cigars and wines wcro furnished, and that often what lie considered a good article would be rejected. Ho could not keep a euffioicnt amount of cigars on hand to supply tho demand, as many of them FILLED ONE Oft TWO OP Tn KIR POCKETS upon leaving and would frequently oorry oft a bottle of champagne in tho same way. j Ho is porter now, and says that no refresh ments arc served, ns that business stopped when Governor Hampton took charge of the Stnto IIouso. lt will bo observed that thc State fur nished n room, u porter und refreshments for our "statesmen" while they wcro plotting how to rob thc people thoy protended to represent j rcudy to voto for any measure that would enrich themselves at tho pUbllO export?e. In addition to tho refreshments furnished nt tho State Houso, largo quanti ties of wines, liquors ood cigars, and other things wcro acot to tho hotols, boarding houses and residences of Stuto officials, Senators, members and their friends. Thia is shown by tho vouchers and accounts ren dered and tho cvidcrioo of Woodruff, who cays that "tho matter of rofreshmonts, liko other,., assumed tho largest proportions, end orders wcro given for liquors and oigars, whioh were BENT T? TifE MOTELS', boarding houses and residences of the mo m bo rs and their friends." Clerk Jones says tho most extravagant nocoUnts woro rendered for refreshments for committeo rooms, and that he found it useless to re monstrate. Scrgoant at arms Williams testifies tnaf. tho IIouso did not koop a refreshment room, but ho was ordorod to buy wines, liquors, Arc,, for tho members, and that ho did buy them from Mr. Gibson and Mr. Solomon. His evidence is corroborated,by Mr. Gibson, and tho'orders gi von him, a few of Which wo submit with this'roport. . Among thc incmbors thus furnished WC find tho na m OB of T. Hurloy, membor from Charleston; P. Simkins, from Edgofiold; J. 1). Boston, from Nowborryj James A, Rowloy, of Georgetown; Spoakcr S. J'. Loo, of Aikon Wo submit a spcoimco' ordor given to Mr. Gibson for , JAMBS A. BOWLEY, ' wlii?h was delivered in odo day: ''(Jue box obampagoo, ono box port wine, ono bolt whiskey, ono box broody, ono box Bhorry nibo, thrco boxes oigan." Mr. Bowley was ono of tho loading oolorod members of tho House, nnd Chairman of tho Committco of Ways and Means, and it is easy to uudor Blond why ho reported favorably upon the enormous tax levies and appropriation bills of tho House. Wo uppo??d un order to Mr. Gibson from llev W. H. Thomas, member from (Jolleton und Chairman of tho Com mittee on Claims: "Mr. Gibson, thoro is a tnistukc, tho order culls for two boxes of wine, pieuse send tho other. W. II. Thom OB." Mr. Gibson in his ovidonoo says: "Ho Was paid in legislativo pay certificates for all supplies, and that ho only furnished tho best arttolcs. "Wo also rofer to tho evi dence of Wm. M. Fine, who kept a restau rant in this city, aud who naya ho furnished supplies consisting of "eatables, wines, liquors and cigars to di ile re nt legislative committees, for which ho reooived pay certificates, aud that tho largest amount issued to him, at one timo, for these supplies was 81,800." II AUDY SOLOMON, a dealer iu groceries, bas numerous largo accounts muong tho vouchers. Ho testifies that ho furnished Woodruff and Jones with supplies, but not as clerks of their respect ive houses, and that ho was paid by tho State Treasurer on presentation of tho pay certificates, which wero issued to him foi his accounts. In connection with thu cvi deuce of Mr. Solomon, wo oall attention tc his itemized account whioh was sworn to by him, and annexed to his ovidonoo under thc head of "Supplies," wherein appears thc names of tho following persons to whom h( furnished "REFRESHMENTS:" F. S; Jaoobs, Senators John Wilson, W E. Holcombe, D. Riemann, J. II. Whitt aud C. D. llayuo, Governor lt. K. Scott Comptroller General John L. Ncagle Lieutenant Governor Hausier, State Trcasu ret NilcB G. Parker, Speaker F. J. Moses Representativo C. C. Bowen, J. Foldei Myers, S. L. Dunoon, R. II. Humbert, Dr B A. Bosoman,-Miller, MoLaughlio John B. Dennis, B. Byas, W. J. McKinlay R. M. Smith, W. H. Joues, Nelson Davit aud GOD. Wm. Gurney, County Troasuroi of Charleston. Your committee also find on tho exami nation of this itemized account and thc evi dence adduced before us that Messrs. Jone and Woodruff mado payments on severn occasions by check and cash; nevertheless on examining tho payments made by th Stato Trcd80ror to Mr. Solomon, on pa; certificates issuod to him, it is shown tho ho hus drawn six thousand dollars over am abovo his entire account, and worse still these certificates woro oil issuod before th first of March, 1873, uftcr which timo h was paid otherwise. Wo also find that in tho year 1872 thor was issued to him 824,380.50, whilo hi itemized account shows that there was on! duo him for thc yours 1871 and 1872, 811, 203.48, proving that ho was paid 813,177. 02 over tho amount claimed to have boot funused by him. Comment is unnecessary SPECIMEN' STEADS. We know of no better method of illus trating tho reckless expenditure of moco for this class of supplies thun by refcrrin to tho accounts rendered, some of whio will bo found appended to tho evidence oed WC Coll attention to accounts designate '.Exhibit W 2" oDd ?W 3" in Woodruff' evidenco, where it is shown that on Maro 4, 1872, Solomon furnished tho Senat $1,031 worth of wines and liquors, and o the 7th day of thc sotnO month 81,852.7 worth, aggregating 83,488 75/.This amour was purchased for the Senate within ihre days! Dargo amounts were furnished th House ot tho same time, and to tho Senat during same week by other parties, nil < whioh is shown by tho vouchers. We also call attention to accounts in th evidence of A. O. Jones, designated c numbers 25i to 2G}, inolusivo, whero it ? shown that Mr. Solomon alone furnishc thc House with 85,877.15 worth of win< and liquors within two months. Mr. Solo morl cays ho had no difficulty in makin collections whilo they did business wit him. Thus it clearly oppoars that bil oontraotcd for tho "gratification" of ot "statesmen" woro promptly paid; whilo til vilest criminals wero pardoned to keep thoi from starving, and turned out upon a outraged people; tho unfortunate inmati of tho Lunatto Asylum were nt the san timo suffering from want of proper food au clothing; thc free sohools woro olo3cd an touchers unpaid. Thcso fraudulent expon ditures wero NOT CONFINED TO ANY PARTICULAR YEA1 as Will appear by tho vouohors turnod ovi to your committoc. Wo now oall nttentic to tho aooounts of George Symmors, mot tioncd in tho ovidonoo of Mr. Woodru dosi^natcd "A A," "A B," "A C," " H,". aggregating 83,157 80, from Marah 1871, to tho 7lh day of sarao monti amounting to moro than four hundred ar fifty dollars per day, for winos and liquo for tho Sonato alono. Tho ovidouco at vouohors aro not confined to Solomon, Fin Gibson and Symmors, but provo that Mossi Opopor and Taylor, Wm. K?nnody or Joseph Taylor, oittzonfl" of^ Columbia, al furnished supplW?f tho pomo ohoraotor. .Woiu8orta li'tor?l'op|>y of ono oft bills fou?d among tho'vouohors of tho ole of tho Sonato: ,. , VCOLUMHIA? February 22, 1872. Gov. ?. J. RAN8IEI?>.. ' T?;Jbo*TV^rA*n#mmtb and flOga?a ni other articulaT, $230. Heoiuvied paymct?, JOE TAYLOtt. This trade was NOT CONFINED TO COLUMBIA, as is shown by tho vo??hcrs of Mes?rs.' Kiinok, Wiokoobcrg & (Jo., of Charleston, and othors, or to tho State; as proved by tho aocouots of Kuhn & Co., of Philadel phia, dealers in Wines and liquors. Wo coll spcoial attention to their accounts, designated "C 16," in tho ovidonoo of Woodruff, amounting to $1,080, furnished to Senate at one time, and to No. 83, in ovidonoo of A. O. Jones, amounting to $2,088, for uso of House and delivered io ouo doy, also to account of Mr. Sytnmors, in Woodruff's o vide nco, designated OB NO. 10, by Woodruff, in which sweotmeats and dolioaoies of ovcry kind that could tempt tho cpiouro were suppliod. This ia only ono of many suoh io our possession. In addition to tho parties above designated we dud that numerous other persons furnished "refreshments" under the head of "Sup plies," and rendered bills against the State for amounts ranging from ono hundred dollars to thrco thousand, os will bb aeon by v?uohers attaohed to tho ovidonoo; THE PRICES PAID for these supplies wore most extravagant. In Woodruff's ovider.ee thcro is an account designated as No. il, iu which Mr. Sym - mers charged $20 per ?allon for brandy; sherry wino, $10; whiskey, $8; cigars, $10 per hundred. In tho itemized aooouot of Mr. Solomon tho prices aro equally uncon scionable. Lager beor, $4 50 per dozon; brau dy, by tho dozon, (quarts) $40; oigars, $20 per hundred; champagne, $40 by tho case; port wino, $40 per dozon. An osti mato oannot bo formed of the nmount of winos, liquors and cigars used in a singlo session, but enough is shown by tho bills rendered and tho pay oortifijatos issuod to demonstrate that tu havo used nil that was purohasod, ovcry member of tho IIouso and Senate must have consumed ONE GALLON PER DAY, with a few extra bottles of alo and wino thrown in, and smoked not loss lhaq one dozen cigars within tho same time. During this era of "devotion," while tbo average "statesman" was deprived of tho enjoyment of his accustomed luxury, tho succulent Watermelon, it is not strange to find him flecking the lusoious fruits of tropical olimos -honoo tho bills of Messrs. Brookbank & Co. Brookbauks says io bis ovidonoo "that he was oonnoctcd with tho confec tionery and fruit store, that ho furnished such articles as wore usually hopt in suoh establishments, and that he rendered bills mado out Under thc head of'Sundries,' and received in payment legislative pay certifi cates." We submit a portion of thfs?' ?'ooo?nts, and refer to those designated as Nos. 61, 5o GO, 08, 09 and 74, "aggregating $1,080. Woodruff says these accounts were foi "FRUIT AND C1GAR8 furnished tho Sonnte." Wo also refer to tho evidence of A. O. -Tones and John Williams, concerning other accounts of a similar naturo. We cannot bettor illustrate tho effrontery of Curolinas LEADING "RTATESMEN" at that timo than by referring to eocount designated as No. 21$, in cvidonoo of A. 0. Jones, when it appears that Gon. William Qurooy. Treasurer of Charleston. County, claimed to' have furnished refreshments to tho amount of $1,500, but .strange to say, tho itemized account of Hardy Solomon proves that Gen. Gurney was the reoipiont of supplies from Solomon's store, and thal tho State paid for tho same Sergunt at arms Williams says of the bill: "I know of no supplies boing furnished bj Gen. Gurney, nor do I know anything ol No. 21$, referred to in' A. 0. Jones' evi dence." Wo nc?w prooood to show tho onormoui expenditures for other puposcs. Tho fite! wo shall consider is that of rUBNITUUfi. Wo find that thcro has boen para o? within four years for furniture alono ?ve; two hundred thousand dollars, and of tl.ii amount Mr. B?rry and Mr. Fagan, furnitun dealers, testify that at tho present timo thor? is ot tho State House only seventeen thou sand seven hundred and fifteen dollars worth, appraised at tho prices paid for it; t list of which was sworn to by thom and i attached to their ovidonoo. This inoludei three hundred and twenty five dollars' wortl of furniture purohasod by Attorney Genera Moiton, and paid for hy him out of hi contingent fund, aud at this timo is in th? Attorney General's oiBoo. Mr. B?rry says ho furnished n larg? number of commit too rooms outside of tb Stnto IIouso, as well as bod rooms. IL remembers furnishing the rooms ocoupioi by W. J. Whipper, T. Harley, T. B John s ton, J. Iv Green and others, and somo o tho rooms ho furnished as often as ihre tiniest Ho also furnished . room J at Mrs Randall's for Spcakor Mosos, traded furni turo to m cm hers for pay certificate?, am furnished almost all tho offices in the Stat IIouso, EVERY SESSION! In continuation, ho staten that ho fur nished at toast forty bod rooms, but he doe not know who oooupiod thom nil, or wha bcoamo of tho furniture. He was paid fo it in legislative pay certificates. Wo ask roferonoo to tho evidenoe of Soi gcant-at-arms Williamson tho subjoot c furniture. Ho says lie purohasod a lot c furnituro from Mr. B?rry, consisting c chairs, tables, washstands and bod root sets. Somo of tho rooms thus furnisho woro oooupiod by Gon. W. J. Wbippor,. W II. Jones ami James A. Bowley. Ile doc not know what b'eoatno of tho furniture, < but oudeavorcd to collect it, and was told by ! J. B. Donni*, James A. Bowley, Benjamin < Byan and Oharies Minort that bo had < bothing to do with it; consequently ho i troubled himself no moro about it. Ho says the rooms over tho South Carolina 1 Bank and Trust Company woro furnished < also, and woro occupied by Senators Y. J. P. Oweus, T. Hurley and W. II. Gardiner, i and that ho also furnished Spoakor Leo's I rooms and OTHER I'RIVATB ROOMS ] at tho boorning houses of members with floe ; carpets, stoves and other furniture, and j that they woro claimed as committee rooms. , Ho says: "I cannot undertake to explain j the accounts of Mr. Berry, t know that largo quantities of furnituro wote furbished by bim every session, and that es soon us j tho Qcnoral Assembly adjourned it disap- , poured, nnd I was compelled, Under tho , order of tho Speakor or domo oommittco ; chairman, to furnish all (ho rooms as soon , as the Legislature met." Tbceo rooms, bo adds, "woro' 6'UT?'tDE OF THE CAPITAL building', and ho believes tho furnituro was stolen by those who had chnrgo of it." W. K. Greenfield tostifiod that tho rooms ho rented woro newly, thoroughly and, io some iostanoos, most oxtravagantly fur nished every fall, about tho time tho Gene ral Assembly convened, and that tho furni - ture was removed by different persons and not by regular dealers, aud looked as if it was being divided up among thom; that he rented tho rooms with tho understanding t'iut they were for public business, but that they may havo been used otherwise, and that ho was generally paid for thom with legislativo pay certificates. JOHN D. DENNIS testifies that ho purchased furnituro for forty rooms, including the offices of tho governor, Attorney Goncral, Comptroller General and the hall of thc House of Repre ntatives. His evidence proves most conolusivcly that a majority of the members of tho Houso combined against tho persons who furnished these goods and demanded to bo paid for voting for tho claim. Tho bills wore moro than doubled and certificates issued for them. Tho Now York firms and Mr. B?rry received only amounts duo on their accounts. Bonj. Byas, Chairman of tho oommittco, who reported favorably on the raised olaim, received a pay cortitioato io the amount of 12,819.50-tho remainder waa divided between FIFTY OTUCn M I'M ll KU S, as follows; W. R. Jervey hod 2,100 dollars whioh was to be divided between himself, T. A. Davis, W. C. Glover, J. J. Hardy, P. P. Hodges, Abram Smith, J. W. Lloycd, J. A. Bowley and Orlando Levy, all members from Charleston County, except Bowloy, who reprc8cnt6d Georgetown County. limnbbert, of Darlington, received a Certificate of 00 even ?HK THOUSAND DOLLARS, Whioh ho wae to divido betweon himself, Alfred Hort, 8. J. Keith, 8. Sanders J. Long, Frank Adamson, John J?. Henderson, Hastings Gantt, R. Tarleton aud Fortuno Giles. Anbury L. Singloton, of Sumtor, rcoeived a certificate for $1,150, to divide between himself, E. Cain, U.C. Corwin, E. Fergu son, ll. Gaither, S. Garey, A. S. Homo', Barney Humphries, S. Melton, W. Little field, J. P. Singleton, Alfred Mooro, E. M. Sumpterond J. Warley. n. H. UUNTER, FROM CHARLESTON, domaodsd and rcooived for himself a cert iii oate for 8750; J. H. White received a cer tificate for 8250 for himself; W. F. C. Gard nor, one for 81,500 for himself; B. G. Yo oum ono for 81,500; W. J. Whipper ouc for?3,000; A. O. Jones ono for 81,000; W. H. Jones ono for $1,600; Joe Crews, one for $3,000; Lawrence Cain ono for 8500 whioh witness says he bought from Caiu afterwards, and Cain in hisovidonco admits receiving a small consideration on account of this matter; P. J. Connoll roceivod one for $1,000; B. A. Nerlond ono for $100; C. J. Andell one for $500; B. F. Berry ono for 8100; J. D. Boston one 8250; W. Dan ncrly ono for $50;1VIitoholl Goggins ono for $100; 8. J. Keith ono for 100; W. Ken no dy one for 8100. if. J. MOSES had ono c'?'rtifioato for $5,000, and docs not know how roany moro or exactly tho nmountsv Wo havo not (owing to tho want of timo) ascertained who collected all tho certificates referred to abovo, but find that B. Byas, B. G. Yooum and T. Hurley oollcotod theirs, and that the five thousand dollar certificate given to Moses was ex oban god for a Sta to treasurer's duo bill for that amount. Ao count? Noe. 83, 34, 85 and 36 rofor to this claim, and aro referred to io A. O. Jones's evidenoo, when the vonohers provo thal more than $17,000 was allowed as interest on 45,000 dollars for seventeen months. Most of tho oertifioates thus issued oro in tho troatsuror'n office, and havo boen paid, but they do not boar thc endorsement of cither of tho firms naraod in thom, to wit: Nicol, Davideon & Co., or Stewart, Sutphon fe Co; Gen. Dennis says that moro than 12,000 dollars of thoso certificates wcro dividod betwoon Speaker Mose?, Clerk A. O. Jones, Niles G. Parker, Tim Hurley and himself. Your committee find that a largo portion of tho fraudulent certificates issued to pay tho difforenco botwoen tho legitimate amount due for furnituro and tho amount for whioh it was raised havo bcon paid. wiiAT rs LEFT. Aftor a oaroful examination of tho fur pituro in .tho State Houso by Gon. Dennis, ho affirms that thcro is not loft moro than )DO half of what was purchased aud very few of tho clocks, which wcro of tho iiocst luality, costiug frota 150 dollars to GOO lollara each, aud that out of KO vocal minois ivhioh cost GOO dollars each, ono remains. From tho report marked No. 73, "FE liibit A," to which wo referred in the cvi? leuoo of A. ?. Jones, it appears that Bcuj. liyos, ch ai nunn of thc committee, reported in favor of tho raised claim which defrauded thc State of at least 45,000 dellars; but unfavorably ou KO muoh of it os referred to paying W. Fi. Hose a small amount due him "or boarding thc upholsterers who were scut TOUI Now York to place autl arrange tho jarpotiug8, furniture, ko. Gen. Dennis estilles that "in the spring or 6uuimcr of I860 O. P. LESLIE, aird coruuiissioncr purchased a lot of fumi* ;urc from Mr. Berry, ostensibly for bis )ffioc, but in reality for his residence. Soys ho was io Governor Scott's office after yards and boord on altercation between lim and Leslie, which was caused by tho jills being sent to Scott for payment. . Scott swore that he would not pay them but "id eventually do SO from som J fund Ol J. her." The bills of Mr. Siloox mode out in Mr. tjcslio's name, proved that furuituro was mpplied by thc State to some of her dis tinguished "statesmen" ns far backasl8G9. MAKING HASTE TO GROW" RICH. lt is no longer n matter of surprise to four oommittco that members who only received six dollars per diem could, in a few weeks after their arrival in Columbia, jbtaiu elegant furniture for their rooms, ind Brussels carpets for their floors, and recline on Oriental spring mid sponge mat tresses, whilo their constituents were being bounded down by tho inexorable taxgatlicr sr to pay the price of these luxuries. As a further illustration of thc inordinate ;rced of this horde of robbers, we present the following, for nothiog, however small, iscaped thc Argus-eyed committeemen who io dcxtrously played thc game of "addition, livision und silence:" STATE OP SOUTH CAROLINA SENATE 1871 To James M. Allen, Dr. Sept. 21 Bookcaso 82G0 Sept. 21 Fitting closets 340 tfov. 21 Fitting up door frames 100 Deo. 8 Partitions iu doak room G50 Deo. 8 Partitions ia cloak room G50 32,000 By reference to the evidence of Mr. Wini*, a master mechanic, it will bc seen hat the partitions charged for at S050 each ?rould bc worth now about 825 each, but it the timo tho account was rendered it was ?orth about one third moro. Wo also cali ittcntion to tho ?vidence of several witnesses who testify that tho account was raised by nscrtiug the figure f-3" in the item, "Fit ing up closets," and thc figure "6" iu 'rout of tho two last amounts, thus making ? gain of 81,500. Wc find that under the head of .Furniture" nccouuts were presented for nulcs, horses, BUGGIES, CARRIAG K II IRE AND HORSE FEED. Those accounts wero passed upou and jcrtificatcs issued accordingly. In this connection we refer to thc cvi lcnoc of Mr. Pottcngill, (under tho head )f ''poy certificates,") who war, a dealer in ?orses and mules, und who sayo ho sold ;hem to different members, mid was paid n Legislative pay certificates, naming Speaker Lee and W. II. Jones, of George town, as two of such purchasers, mid that lie also reocived pay certificates for "horso food, buggy hire," &c. Mr. GrceuGcld says bc did uot coll any suggics or carriages directly to the Stato, nut soil to thc members and was r.aid for them with pay certificates. He remembers rcociviug a certificate, which proved to bo fraudlcnt, in pay moot l'or a carriage. At DOO time n proposition was made to him to jell a large portion of hip stock of carriages ind buggies if ho would moke out his tccount against tho Stato ti ii cl receive; pay certificates in payment thereof, which lie declined. Wo also refer to tho cvideuoo givcu by Sallas Randall, a committee clerk, who testified that n house of ill-fame in tho oily of Columbia was supplied with furni ture at thc expense of thc State. Wo ?Iso rofcr to thc aooount of Mr. LyBrand, a dealer in MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, icsignatod as No. ?17 by A. O. ?Iones, ns nu avidenco that, whilst revelling in their Bacchanalian sports tho Muses wcro not neglected. Tho soft melody of tho molodc ?rn was invoked to inspiro what spirits would not. CARPETING. Wo could not nsoortain tho actual inion ut of carpeting purchased or used, but tho bills rendered amounted to sovoral thousand dollars per ntinutn. That somo conception may bo formed of this enormous expenditure, wo refer to tho evidence of Mr. Purso, who measured nil tho oonimittco rooms and offices in tho Stato llouso and committee rooms outside, mid testifies that it would requiro only 1,300 yards to oarpofc all of thom. By rolcrctico to tho nooount of Stowart, Sutphon <C* Co., designated ns No. 73 by A. O. Jones, and reported from oomtnittco on contingent account, it will bo found that during ono session olono they Bold to thc Stato 4,058 YARDS OF OAttrETlNO, moro than ono thousand yards being finest Brussels. Gen. Dennis and Scrgoaiit-at Anns Williams both testify that tho com? mittco reonis were furnished with new oar pots every session, which wcro carried away ' in tho spring of tho ycor. Gen. Dennis (CONTINUED ON ?Tit PAOS.)