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Scraps and ?xrt*. David Leokie, Esq., has been appointed Jury Commissioner for Chester county. The Southern Baptist Convention met at St Louis, on the 1st instant. Mark M. Poraeroy (Brick) was divorced at Milwaukie on the 2nd instant B. W. Macon has been appointed a trial justice for Chester county, vice W. M. McDonald, resigned. On Saturday of last week, a National Bank was organized in the town of Newberry, with a capital of fifty thousand dollars. Charleston has never had but three postmasters?'T. W. Bacot, Alfred Huger, and the present incumbent, Mr. Stanley G. Trott. Lieutenant-Governor Ransier has written a letter endorsing the plan of minority representation. The Legislature of Connecticut assembled last week and declared Jewell, Republican, elected Governor by a majority of 86 YUW?. Weston, the pedestrian, has just completed the feat of walking 200 miles (two of them backward) in 40 hours, 50 minutes and 45 seconds, at St. Louis. Edom Hammond, convicted at the last term of the Court of the murder of Mr. David Kirkpatrick, will be hanged on Friday next, 19th instant at Lancaster Court House. A colored preacher in Lincoln county, N.C., has been warned by the Ku-Klux to either quit preaching or quit stealing. At last aooounts this apostle was undecided as to which of his professions he would abandon. The first arrests in North Carolina under the Ku-Klux law were made on Friday. A squad of United States troops under com- j mand of Major Cushing went to Chatham j county and returned with three young men. John McKee, Esq., an old and respected citizen of Chester, diea in that town on the 1st instant, in the 85th year of his age. He was a native of Ireland, and settled in the town of Chester in the year 1804. Becently a speaker in the New York National Labor Convention, declared that the working men of New England would run candidates for President and Vice-President of the United States at the next election. Comptroller-General Neagle, in a statement of the funded debt, makes the total funded debt of the State, to November 1, 1870, $7,600,000, as follows: Amountof debt Ootober 1, 1870, $5,407,000; increase $2,258,000. Thfl TTninn Ttm/waavs : Mr. John Tins ley, it will be recollected, is one of the county Commissioners of Union, who, some weeks ago, sent his resignation to Governor Scott, alleging as a reason therefor that he had been so directed by a Ku-Klux order. The Governor then would not receive it; but having more recently sent in his resignation, without any allusion to the K. K. K., the Executive promptly accepted it The Episcopal Convention, now in session in Charleston, on Saturday last elected Rev. Win. B. W. Howe, of Charleston, Assistant Bishop. The ballotings excited considerable interest The Reverends C. P. Gadsden, W. B. W. Howe and W. P. DuBose were the prominent names. The Courier says : "Twenty-three ballots were cast without result, when one who had been largely receiving the suffrages of his colleagues, magnanimously annouuces his declinature in favor of his reverend brother, whereupon the Rev. Win. B. W. Howe was unanimously elected. The officiousness of certain newspapers in nominating General Sherman for the presidency has brought that officer out again before the Union Club of New Orleans, with the following remark: "I do not seek any civil position whatever, And do not wish to be suspected of doing so. Indeed, I should positively decline offer of a civil or political position. I wish to devote my whole time in the future to the study of the military art,' not with the fgiew of destroying, but as a means of promoting the good of all?even the lowest classes of our citizens." A decree has been filed in the Clerk of the Court's office, signed by his Honor Judge Thomas, sustaining the position taken by the counsel for the Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Railroad, in the cases tried at the recent term of the Circuit Court for this county, ty. According to this decree, cotton is an article of measurement and not a heavy article. The company is not required to pro rata its charges for distances less than one hundred miles, and, therefore, the company has the right, [trader its charter, to exact $4.50 per bale on cotton from this point to Charlotte. Chester Reporter. The Columbia Union says: "Quite an interesting and amusing rivalry, was illustrated near the market Saturday evening, between two business establishments. One of these has been in the custom of having an auction every Saturday evening, at which, large crowds of colored persons would assemble, for the purchase of such cheap articles as they needed. To create a check on the auction sales, the other establishment proceeded at the time named to give away numerous articles, including paper collars, cheap jewelry, etc., and at one time matters looked serious. The police, however, maintained order. Competition, however, is the life of trade. The Columbia Phoenix is informed that on the night of the 4th inst, a party of disguised men made a raid on the plantation of Rev. Dr. Jones, in Glenn Springs Township, Spartanburg county, and murdered a respectable colored man, named Wallace Fowler. It appears that a number of disreptuable characters?colored and white?resided near the place, and it is generally believed in the community that they are the murderers. A sensational story was started, that coals of fire were placed upon the breast of Wallace, and that other outrages were committed in the vicinity; but this is denied by gentlemen from that section of country. The Report of the Department of Agriculture, for the* months of March and April, says the condition of the wheat crop is very gratifying, the fall and winter being specially favorable to germination and vigorous growth. The spring has been unusually early, advancing tne grain about two weeks in advance of its regular status. Winter killing is exceptional, and in most of the States unknown. Very little wheat is grown in New England, and none in Rhode Island. The Middle States send very cheering reports, as also Virginia and North Carolina. In the West, Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, and Missouri, are generally favorable, while in Illinois every county has a good report. In the Northwest wheat is fine. On the Pacific coast the reports are more variable. Narrow gauge railroads, on account of their cheapness and their practicability in placeg where it would not be possible to construct roads of the ordinary width, are attracting much attention m some parts of the United States. A thirty-mile road is in process of construction from Cape Girardeau to the iron banks in Bollinger county, Missouri, of which one mile is finished. 'Die cost of this one mile, laid with T rail, has been $6,537 60, and the cost of the entire thirty miles is estimated at $213,000, allowing $16,875 for culverts, bridges, Ac. The road bed is six feet wide on top, following the rise and fall of the ground where it does not exceed seventy feet to the mile, and winding round high hills and steep grades in curves of two hundred feet radius, less than one-third that required for die ordinary gauge. Rolling stock sufficient for the requirements of such a road?say two locomotiveSf four passenger care, thirty platform earn and ten box care?are estimated at $27,000 additional, making a total cost for road -1 and equipments of $240,000. For mining and all hilly regions the narrow track roads I are peculiarly adapted, and they are also \ likely to come into extensive use as feeders to established lines of railway. Wendell Phillip? made a particularly violent speech before the Labor Reform V League, m New York, ou Tuesday of last \ week. He dealt chiefly with the Southern difficulty on the labor question. "There is still," he said, "a state of war with the South. General Butler, unawed by gamblers and rebel rings in New Orleans, executed Mumford. Let General Grant lay hands upon the leaders of the South, men who count their acres by thousands, and are instigators of assassinations ; let the President follow Butler's plan, and you will never hear of Ku-Klux again. [Applause.] Let the cowards of Carolina know that the President is .terribly in earnest, and there will be an end to _.KuKluxIn reply to a voice asking, "What about carpet-baggers ?" he said: "The South is ignorant, besotted, poor and chilled by departing barbarism, yet they repel Northerners who go down there with the very thing they want, brains and money, but the sly Northerner remains to squeeze the political power out of those pitiful babies. [Laughter.] If the North will have to take up arms again, they will stop at no constitutional distinction or State lines, but put the South under the heel of military despotism." On the question of labor he advised the Republicans to adopt labor reform into their platform. He spoke of corrupt judges and city officials, and the lessons the cowardly shylocks, who dip their handc into private fortunes of the city, are teaching the men with bludgeons, and said the next time the Bowery boys have a riot they may take it into their heads not to hang A. ^ 1AMM U<?4 in millmrt. ucgrues iu lamp-pusis, uui- iuuuigc m uuuivuaires. ibe ? fljiMlc &ttqnim. YORKTOLE. S. C.: THURSDAY MORNING," MAY 18,1871. Watch the Figures.?The date on the "addresslabel" shows the time to which the subscription is paid. If subscribers do not wish their papers discontinued, the date must be kept in advance. Cash.?It must be distinctly understood that our terms for subscription, advertising and jobwork, are cash, in advance THE NATIONAL BANK OF CHESTER. By reference to advertisement in another column, it will be observed that authority has been given to increase the capital stock of the above Bank. This affords a fine opportunity for persons having spare funds to make a safe investment. All necessary information can be obtained by addressing Mr. J. Leonard Harris, the Cashier. THE CHESTER^ REPORTER. We welcome amongst our exchanges the Chester Reporter, the first number of which, since the resumption of its publication by E. C. McLure, Esq., came to hand last week. Mr. McLufe has the ability to conduct an able journal, which we feel sure will command and receive the patronage and support of the people in whose interest it is published. We wish the Reporter every success. UNPAID TAXES IN YORK. Mr. J. L. Watson, the County Treasurer, has furnished us with the following statement, showing the amount of taxes, with twenty per cent, penalty added, remaining unpaid in this county on the 1st instant, and from what sources the said taxes are due : Town lots, situated in Yorkville, Rock Hill and Fort Miils, 32; acres of land, 23,023; total value of real estate $138,755^ value of personal property #112,300; total value of all taxable property upon which the tax remains unpaid, #251,055. Amount of State tax unpaid, $2,269.50; amount of county tax unpaid, #752.17. Unpaid polls, 1291. Penalty on unpaid State tax, $451.90; total unpaid State tax $2,711.40. Penalty on unpaid county ! tax, $150.03; total unpaid county tax, $903.80. Total amount of unpaid taxes, including | poll tai a, $4,906.20. HIGHWAY SURVEYORS FOR YORK. The Clerk has furnished us with the subjoined list of Highway Surveyors, appointed by the Board of County Commissioners for York county, for the several Townships: Cherokee Township.?Marion Moore, William Howell. , King'8 Mountain?Z. D. Smith, John H. Crawford. Bethel.?J. P. Turner, Micheal L. Sifford. Ebenezer.?A. F. Fewell, Dr. E. L. Glenn. Fort Mills.?Thomas B. Withers, J. H. Faulkner. Catawba.?A. E. Hutchison, R. L. Crook. Bethesda.?W. B. Byers, S. G. Hemphill. Bullock'8 Creek.?D.J. Good, S. G. Youngblood. Broad River?Russel Hope, R. C. White j Yorkville.?W. J. Stephenson, J. A. Ratchi ford. ? ? . V CONFERENCE--THE KU-KLUX LAW. A numher of our citizens, by invitation, visited Major Merrill, Post Commandant at this place, on Saturday last, to confer upon the subject of the disorderly and turbulent spirit which has prevailed in this section of the State. j ' Major Merrill expressed his" regrets that bands of disguised men had recently been whipping and otherwise maltreating white and colored citizens of this section. He mentioned incidents connected with each of the most recent acts of violence, which impressed those present with the idea that he is kept informed as to the operations of disguised persons in this county. He stated that he had in his possession the names of a number of the parties who had engaged in these lawless acts; and was also in possession of proof amply sufficient to convict some of the persons before any impartial jury. He seemed to bt amused at the idea that the names of the guilty parties were not known to the people, - ? * ?<? i il J and asserted tnat ne couia iurnisn mem, anu could also have such persons arrested in a few hours. He expressed the belief that the reason why these parties persisted in such acts, was the certainty they felt that no person would dare to testify against them; and, in this connection he exonerated the civil officers of what would appear to be dereliction in the discharge of their duties, by not arresting and bringing to trial the guilty persons. For the reason that victims are afraid to make complaints, no warrants are issued, and consequently the sheriff or other proper officer is powerless to make arrests. Major Merrill frankly stated that his sole object in asking a conference, was that he might induce the influential citizens of the county to adopt prompt and decisive measures to suppress any further disturbance, and thereby avoid the consequences of military interference; that he much preferred that the civil authorities should regulate their own affairs; and that he was satisfied that if the people opposed to lawlessness would unite and sustain each other and the civil authorities in suppressing such acts, domestic disorder would cease at once. He referred to the fact that a large number of the laborers in the northeastern section of the county were afraid to I sleep in their houses, and that such a state of J affairs could not longer be tolerated ; that he j was daily expecting notice that the writ of I habeas corpus had been suspended in this county, but still hoped, by the timely action i of the people, the necessity of declaring martial law would be avoided. It is now left^wiib our people to say wheth! er or not they intend to regulate their own civil affairs. To succeed in restoring quiet and order, men must no longer withhold their expressed and unequivocal disapprobation. Can we longer permit the. best interests of society to be imperilled without a protest, when 1 the remedy is iso plain and obvious ? All unlawful acts are wrong in principle, and the only difference can be as to the remedy. In this case that remedy lies in public opinion. Let public opinion condemn violent acts as wrong, and society will no longer be afflicted with domestic disorder. Any further repetition of acts of violence in this county, we feel assured, will be regarded by the military authorities, under the Ku-Elux act, as a denial of the equal protection of law to all of our citizens. The military will proceed by arresting the supposed guilty parties to suppress acts of violence, as directed under .the Ku-Klux act; and parties, when arrested, will be delivered over to the TT S. Marshal, to be tried before the U. S. Court at Columbia, Charleston or Greenville. Under such circumstances it will be next to impossible to procure bail. The innocent as well as the guilty are liable to be suspected, and the expense of trial in the U. S. Court will necessitate costs in procuring witnesses, counsel, fees, &c., that few of our citizens can meet The Ku-Klux act comprehends all persons found in disguise, or in unlawful assemblies on the highways, or on the premises of another. This act will be enforced, and rigidly enforced ; and unless our people at once determine that there must be no further acts of violence in the county, we will soon have occasion to observe the practical operations of the law in its utmost severity and with all its unpleasant consequences. * // THE CONVENTION. To the exclusion of our usual variety, we devote a large portion of to-day's paper to the ; proceedings of the Tax-payers' Convention which was in session at Columbia last week. The Convention adjourned on Friday evening, after a session of four days, the proceedings and deliberations of which, we feel assured, i will have a tendency to bring about a much ' more satisfactory condition of affairs than has existed in the State for a number of years. , Delegates were in attendance from every county of the State, and the Convention was composed mainly of our most honored and influential citizens?among them four ex-Governors ; two ex-Lieutenant Governors; three ex-United States Senators; five ex-Congressmen; one ex-Chancellor; ex-Secretary Trenholm, of the Confederate States treasury; forty-three ex-members of the House of Representatives; sixteen State Senators; eleven ex-Generals and five bankers. The proceedings were characterized by the utmost harmony?everything of a partisan character being ignored?keeping in view the fact that the Convention was assembled in the interests of the whole people of the State, regardless of the claims of any particular class or party. The attention of the Convention was more specially directed to the investigation of the condition^f the State finances. To aid and facilitate' in this investigation, a disposition was freely evinced on the part of the State authorities to furnish the committee appointed ' for that purpose, svery, necessary assistance. The conclusion arrived at by the committee is that the total of the State indebtedness approximates the sum of nine millions of dollars: The question of representation received marked attention. The cumulative system of voting, whereby minorities are represented to the extent of their numbers, had as its supporters every member of the Convention, with the exception of ex-Governor J. L. Manning, whose opposition consisted in a disposition to refuse what he might get, because he could not get all he wanted. Quite a number of the leaders of the Republican party have expressed themselves in favor of minority representation?among the number Governor Scott, Attorney-General Chamberlain and Lieutenant-Governor Ransier. Next week we will lay before our readers the report of the committee, as well as the speeches made upon the subject. Taken as a whole, the indications are that the course pursued by the Convention will prove a benefit to the State at large, and tend to bring about a better understanding among all parties than has hitherto prevailed. There may be room for caviling at what has been i done and what was not done, yet we are not j disposed to indulge in it, as we are wedded to ! the oDinion that if there was a greater dispo ? w sition evinced to work for practical results i and less disposition to grumble, all parties would be the gain uts. J NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. M. Jones, Agent?Useful Adornings?A City ol Palaces?Modern Egypt. John M. Boyce and John S. Douglass, Administrators?Application for Discharge. John L. Harris, Cashier?National Bank of Chester, S. C. ' F. C. Harris, Intendant?An Ordinance. Kuykendal <fe Tomlinson?No Cure, No Pay?A Great Vacuum Filled?No Quarters?Words of Truth and Soberness?Wine of Tar?In Fact?Disabilities Removed. J. H. Adams?The Old Established House. W. B. Metts, Asst. Cashier?Citizens' Savings Bank of South Carolina. John T. Grist?News Agency. KU-KLUX IjTNEWBERRY. , The Columbia Union gives the particulars of a visit made by the Ku-Klux to Newberry , Court House on Sunday morning last, on which occasion they shot a county officer, , wounding him in t^o places, and it is thought, mortally wounding' his wife, she being shot through the bq^Jf, and wounding her child, three years of age, through the hips. The , wounded man, Simeon Young, (of color) is Chairman of the board of county commission ers, and after arriving in Columbia on Monday evening, made the following statement of the affair: "I live in the town of Newberry, and on Sunday morning last, between one and two o'clock, my wife woke me up saying there was Ku-Klux outside. I .immediately jumped out of bed, and took my rifle. They broke in the window of the bedroom and threw a turpentine ball into the room, which I smothered with a blanket. They then went to the front door of the house, burst that in, and threw several of the turpentine balls into the room, which made it light, and then burst open the bedroom door, and fired through the partition some ten or twelve shots, wounding my wife through the back, and my child through both hips, as they lay in bed. After pushing the door shut several times, I let it come open and fired upon the nearest man, wounding him severely. I then jumped through the window, and as I was running through the crowd, and about to leap the fence, I received two shots in the thigh.' The man wounded by Yonng proves to be one Watt Faulkner, who was formerly a gambler in Columbia. He is seriously wounded, and it is thought amputation of one leg will ' be necessary. He was left by his companions about four miles from Newberry, where the Sheriff arrested him on Sunday, and he is now in jail. 2 PROCEEDINGS .; of the TAX-PAYEES' CONVENTION. /ntinued from the first page. Monday, May 10, 1871. . , 8econd day. The Convention assembled at 12 M., Hon. W. D. Porter in the chair. ^ The following named delegates were' aff^j nonnced as having registered their name*: Kershaw county, William Shannon;. Rich-' land county, D. H. Chamberlain; Charleston county, W. B. Smith ; Lexington county, S. Lewis; Chesterfield county, A. M. LowryV I Clarendon county, John L. Manning, ?]UM P. Richardson, James E. Tindall; Fairfield county, John Bratton, T. W. Woodward* Sumter county, John B. Moore, F. H. Ken* nedy; Williamsburg county, David Epg?j[ Abbeville county, Arm9tead Burt and Blm Herndon ; Andersou county, James A. Hoyv; Edgefield county, M. L. Bonham; Pickenfr county, W. E. Holcombe, D. F. Bradley ; Oconee county, J. A. Doyle, Win. C. KeitL^i The minutes of yesterday's procceedinflpf were then react ana connrmea. . rUnder a suopension of the rules, introduced the following resolution which was adopted: Resolved, That W. D. Simpson, 6f Anderson; C. H. Suber, of Newberry; A. D. Goody wyn, of Orangeburg, and W. H. Trescott, Greenville, be invited to seats upon the flog* of the Convention, and to participate in the] deliberations. | Mr. Chesnut, from the Executive jQogffiut-j | tee, reported upon the resolutions of ley in relation to the admTmst?|tipj0iP|H I tice, recommending that the same ^do passuF The report was adopted and the resolutions agreed to. A The Committee of eleven, under the foully i resolution of the Board of Trade, | Committee on the Suffrage Laws ''were M ready to report. r ^| Mr. Aldrich, of Barnwell, introduced thd following resolutions, which were referrecOi the Executive Committee: ^ Resolved, That the Executive Committed with the President, shall have it in cKargetd protect the interest represented by this Convention in the interval of adjournment, to keep in view the current legislation of theXegp islature, and to call the Convention together at such time as they may deem expedient < Resolved, That a committee of nve be appointed by the Executive Committee, to prepare a truthful and condensed .report of tta condition of the State now and ance the .Walt and that the same be printed anodistributed. Mr. Simons, of Charleston, introduced the following, which was referred to the Executive Committee: Resolved, That a committee of 'jfive be appointed to confer with the Governor in to the postponement of the collection, of Uxe*> to be raised in November ensuing,?nd*repoti upon the same to this Conventioj^- M Mr. Wallace of Richland, inuodabed the following preamble and resolutions, which were referred to the Executive tibmmittee&j Whereas, crimes hitherto Jtaknowffi. m South Carolina, viz., embezzlement of funds, and bribery in the Leg&ature,"^n^w become so flagrant as to makej^e^, ment of the State a bye-word teoie^rotidfeS the eyes of the civilized worl(^commi4fflfett they have been almost mir'' 1 jfflQlj^Ti(Mnii of the Executive of the torney General, whose d u fy it|BpMBy all offenders are brought to whereas, these violations of those occupying high places ?^the" GovWF ment, committed almost opeSBp^jimtk^? punity, beget a spirit of lawl^fl^tj^of^1^ Resolved, That the Attoiwy^febafSfi?? structed to ferret out andjtofOjiBaSlfr aft^y offenders, and that a CofijPffjj* hers of this Convention, be^^Slqte^OTSP chair, to aid that officer indiscjagKal ^Mr.^'B. Wdodruff, of S^Jsj^iSra ty, introduced the following, which wf* rafer red to the Executive Committee: Resolved, That it be referred to theCos^" mittee of eleven, to report on the propriety ol proposing some plan, through the Governor, or otherwise, by which the law requiripg a5 official notices to be published in certain papers, be repealed, or so modified as to remove said requisition. ^ Mr. Smart, of Beaufort, offered the following, which was referred to the Executive Committee: Whereas, Recognizing our obligations as > delegates of the people of this State, in volun| tary convention assembled, to adopt such j measures, as in our judgment, bemostcondu! cive to social harmony, mutual co-operation | in, and support of the government, and con; fidence in tne financial condition of theSttUfcj j receiving and axcepting in good faith the as ] surances of his Excellency that he "will ren] der any aid in his power to facilitate such ob1 ject," and that "any plan which this Conven| tion may adopt, consistent with our system of 1 free government, will deserve the earliest atJ teution and support of the General Assemhi A?%M?iAAin^in/w V?io nii?nnaf?nn a a W flic : uiy j 1110 ?u55votuuu <w. i proper and most effective remedy for the eri iBting evils, to wit: "to secure for the Stafi ' the services of citizens whose experience ana { personal character would furnish a sufficient ! guarantee for wise legislation and judicious | expenditure of the public funds hft itj therefore, % Resolved, 1. That the Executive Committee of this Convention be, and they are hereby requested to nominate a committee to consist of not less than five, nor more than ten com; petent persons, who shall make and cause to ' be made, a thorough investigation of all the liabilities of this State. Resolved, 2. That his Excellency the Governor be, and he is hereby requested to render any aid in his power to the accomplishment of this, and as an important agencjretfcfiPm the city of New York, a visit to which would entail much expense on the members of this committee, this aid be extended to embrace transportation of the committee. Resolved, 3. That the officers of th^W, ous departments be, and they are hereby requested to give to the committee accee to all sources of information within their power. Resolved, 4. That the Executive Obmrafctep be continuous in its organization^?bi^jH: the call of his Excellency and**^5^PO Resolved, 5. In addition to tfie auties hereinbefore provided for, the members of this committee (the Executive Committee) shall, by conference and communication with his Excellency the Governor, whenever by Jjjm desired, assist him to secure the services of citizens to fill the various offices of the State i and County, whose experience and personal' I character will furnish a guarantee for wis$ I i ? ? Jil 1 il. administration, ami uiercuy souure me pivpcn confidence of the tax-payers and other j;ood citizens. Resolved, 6. That we are opposed to repudiation, and hope that the result of the ar-i rangement herein provided, will be to secure' the prompt payment of all lawfhl obligations. Provided, however, that we distinctly reserve the right to further action on this point, until after the reports herein contemplated are made. Mr. Wilson, of Georgetown, introduced the following, which was referred to the Execu-: tive Committee: Resolved, That it be referred to the Execu-, tive Committee to report some plan by whiclv the necessary expenses of this Convention-shall be provided" for. Mr. Chesnut, from the Executive Committee, asked leave for that committee to sit during the regular session of the Convention. Granted. Mr. Wilson moved that the Convention take a recess until 4 o'clock. Mr. Wallace suggested that as this was the day of the decoration of the Confederate soldiers' graves, the motion be amended to take a recess until 7 p. m., which was agreed to, and the Convention then adjourned to that hour. NIGHT SESSION. Mr. Warley introduced the following reso lotion, which was referred, with all others, to the Executive Committee: Resolved, That this . Convention, representing the tax-payers df-the Stake of Sooth Carolina, <uuh authorized to speak for them, solemnly declare the intention of the people to retift by^Iliawfbl means the payment of any debt beaeafter contracted by the present State .govermtient, or by any subsequent government, in which the property-holders of the Mftdmmons introduced the following resolution ^Resolved, That this Convention of the property-holders, and.tax-payers of the State of | ifcrath Carolina, do hereby deem it our dutv ta declare that die bonds heretofore issued, Without legal sanction, and the so-called ster: ling loan, or any other bonds or obligations hereafter issued, purporting to be under, and ; hy virtue of the-authority of this State, as at present constituted, will not be held binding . on us, and that we recommend to the people of theBtate in every manner and at all times, jHfi resist the payment thereof or the enforce! ment of any tax to pay the same, by all legitimate means within our power. " Resolved, That we deem it our duty to warn all persons not to receive, by way. of : [purchase, loan or otherwise, any bond or obligation hereafter issued purporting to bind the i property or^edge the credit of the State, and that all such bonds or obligations be held nq)l and void, as having been issued corruptibly^ improvidently, and for fraudulent purjo^m^and in derogagtion of the rights of that the people of this State upon whom ^^^Hilic burdens are made to rest. ^^^Hfc&sLThat a committee of five be apinvestigate and report a plan to I refComihe credit of the-State, and to confer 1 with die representatives of the Fire Loan seEpurities of tnelState, which have been practiPcally repudiated by the State authorities, with Hhriew- to repair the damage to the good faith P^bhonor or the State, by influencing an earJ ly liquidation of these obligations. I 'Mr. Adams introduced the following preamble and resolutions: i \ Whereas, taxation without adequate repreI Swatotjon is an anamoly in a true Republican j government; and, whereas, tho^iaxpayers of ' we State of Sohth Carolina, arenow laboring ^ under the intolerable burdens arising from jtoon-representAtion in the legislative councils ||of the State, be it, therefore 5' Resolved by the delegates dfcthe Tax-payers of South Carolina, in Convention-assembled, ? JCbat they recommend to His Excellency the Governor a suspension of the collection of iavaa fi>? fVii roof 1871 nnfil fVi? nitinnm patent of the next session of the Legislature. Resolved, 2. That it is the sense of this Convention that the necessities of the taxpayers of the State of South Carolina impera..tiwiffi'nquite such suspension. , . Barred <fo the Executive Committee. *Tbe Committee on Suffrage and Election *made their import, i jv Col. J. P. jthomas supported the scheme of ' cumulative voting in an eloquent speech, and ajby an unanswerable argument, advocating '[the principles^ minority representation, i,' Mr. G. A. Trenholm spoxe in the same Iteain, showing by instances from recent English history, thdt the principle of minority representation is in accordance with the teachings of a true political economy. g^Ex-Gov. Maribjng spoke at length in opposition to the report of the committee. p^Gen. M. W. Gary Supported the report of 'the committee in appropriate and striking terms, showing the advantages of the cumuli Mr. ChamT"'t(R9^^^pPI^MMMww|iQrt * of the committee, made^ an eloquent and afj, fecting speech; at thfc close of which, the < .OTBstion being put, the report was adopted. i^-Hon. A. P. Aldrich, from the Executive IjBommittee, reported upon the questions of Representation and taxation. a^wii'p. M., the Convention adjourned till mJgun Thursd^. < , third day. Thursday, May 11,1871. ' ?Th^fTonvention President W. D. Porter presiding. The minutes oT Wednesday's proceedings were read and confirmed. The report of the Executive Committee on ' the resolution of Mr. Chamberlain, in regard to violence in certain counties of the State, was read and adopted. Also, the report of the same committee, on giving power to the Executive Committee to re-assemble the Convention at such time as they may deem expedient. Also, the report of the same coraTwi'fiaa unfit romrd fn fa vn firm ulan ns? fn the objects of the Convention. Mr. Chesnut, for the Executive Committee, asked to be discharged from the consideration of certain resolutions by Mr. Smart and Mr. Chamberlain, in regard to the finances of the ' State, inasmuch as the subject matter had ; been already reported upon. * ' Mr. W. K. Greenfield offered the following, 'i which was referred to the Executive Com mittee: i* -?Whereas a joint committee of the Senate > and House of Representatives had been ap[ ^pointed for the purpose of investigating irregularities in a certain committee appointed to 1 take testimony in regard to the election in the | Third Congressional District in 1868; and [ whereas it is believed that a larger amount has been drawn from the Treasury than has 1 been properly accounted for; therefore, Resolved, That the Executive Committee be instructed to inquire into the matter, with a view of determining what action, if any, should be taken. 1 The report of the Executive Committee on the subject of taxation without representation ' jeas-submitted, and concluded with the following resolution: Resolved, That we recommend to the Legislature the passage of an election law, by which the 60,000 tax-paying voters will have a proportionate representation in the Legislature of the State, with the 90,000 voters Mo pay no taxes. A proposition so just, Ujoawonable and conscientious, cannot fail to co mi mend itself' favorably to every rightninc^ed citizen. (' AtrVj?. M., the Convention took a recess MPjfc " - AFTERNOON SESSION. \ The committee of five on the postponement rof the collection of taxes were appointed as follows: T. Y. Simons, W. M. Shannon, M. L. Bonham, James H. Giles, J. P. Richardson. Mr. Warley, from the Executive CommitI tee, reported regarding the mortgages on the ' Blue Ridge Railroad, showing in eloquent and befitting terms that the whole scheme was_a swindle, and an outrage upon the good ycredit of the State. The report was agreed to. On motion of Mr. Warlev. it was Resolved, That when the Convention adi journ, it adjourns to meet to morrow, at 10 o'clock. On motion of B. H. Wilson, it was Resolved, That the Executive Committee be increased by the addition of the names of ^Awnieetad Burt and M. L. Bonham. Mr. James A. Hoyt, of Anderson, offered the following resolution, which was adopted: Resolved, That the report of the Comm.ttee on Election and Suffrage Laws, adopted by : the Convention, be placed in the hands of a [-Special committee of seven members of the j Convention, whose duty it shall be to transmit , the report as a memorial to the Legislature, on the subject of proportional representation, accompanied by such suggestions as they may deem advisable, in order to secure the passage of a law at the earliest practicable moment after the Legislature is convened, that the system of cumulative voting may be made applicable to the next general election, and j thsvi the principle may be engrafted in ganej ral ipon our system of suffrage; and, further, ' thai: this special committee be instructed to j tfse their best exertions in favor of the pas! sage of this just, wholesome and equitable proivisioD, so as to bring about a complete and I fuli representation ot all the people. 1 i .; - the Convention"*!!^ journealMfeettoSmorrow, at 10 o'clock A. M.' fourthday. 7 Fbiday, May 12. The Convention fnet at 10 o'clock A. M., President Sorter in the Chair. The journals of yesterday's proceedings were read and confirmed. The Chair announced the following gentlemen as the committee to memorialize the Legislature on the subject of cumulative voting: James A. Hoyt, ILfl. Chamberlain, M. W. Gary, Edwin J. W. H. Wallace, B. H. Wilson and Henry Gounjin. Mr. Chesnut,for the Executive Committer' reported upOn certain resolutions relative to the sterling funded debt, recommending the adoption of the following, in substance: That this Convention^Mresenting the property/ holders and tax-p^rs of the State of South Carolina, deem it their duty to declare that the so-called sterling loan, or any other bonds or obligations hereafter issued, purportiffgjp be by the authority of this State, will notdje held binding on us, and that we will resist the payment thereof, or the enforcement of any tax to pay the same, in every lawful way.. Also, that a committee of fegi>e appointed to investigate and report g iCHfc0 restore the credit of the State, and ro oftflr Kith the representatives of the "fire loan^Sairities" of the State, which have been pranHctnly repudiate), with a view to repair the damages toi the good iaith and honor of the'commonwealth. Also, reported uponthe resolution to appoint a committee of nve to examine into tne condition of the State, now and at the close of the war, recommending that Messrs. Aldrich, Burt, Manning, Butler and Potter be appointed as such committee. So ordered. At 12 o'clock M., the Convention took a recess of half an hour. When the Convention met again, Gen. M. C. Butler, for the committee appointed to confer with the Governor,%iade tne following report: The committee to whom was referred the resolution of me Convention. "That a committee of eleven be appointed by the chair to confer with his Excellency Governor fieott, in pursuance of the fourth resolution of the Chamber of Commerce and Board of Trade of ie city of Charleston, and report to this Convention in writing or otherwise," beg leave to report: That they have had an extended o aference with the Governor pursuant to the resolution of instruction ; eliciting the following results: It was stated to the Executive by your oommittee, that they visited him, not as partisans of any political party, but simply as representatives of the Tax-payers of the State, to ascertain in what manner they could co-operate with him in correcting many of the prevailing evils now causing popular discontent, and to obtain from him ad official statement of such facts and suggestions, as would proinote confidence and secure retrenchment and economy in the administration of the State Government. The Governor, in reply, expressed his gratification that he was afforded an opportunity to lay before tbe representatives or tbe tax-payers or toe State, the facte In hie possession, ana such Information as would meet the views of the committee. He observed first, with reference to the finance of the8tate, that, notwithstanding the rumors that an illegal and irregular manipulation c f the public funds nad taken place, it was the fact, that nothing had been done involving thecredit of the State which was not strictly authorized by law. And to satisfy tbe committee they were incited by the Treasurer, Comptroller General and State Agent, to make a thorough examination of their respective official accounts. It is very gratifying to your oommittee to state that these officials were present at the interview, and have given free access to their offices and books, upon which a special report will be made by a sub-committee or this Convention. The Governor produced the printed statement of the funded debt of South Carolina, which has been furnished to the members of the Convention by the Comptroller General, anA remarked that he believed it to be substantiallyTroe, and that he had not signed any other bonds than those set forth in sua statement, and that none had been issued except by authority of law.' 2. With reference to the unocessary multiplication and increase of State and county offices, he remarked that he was satisfied'a large number of offlcJaTs could bo profitably dispensed with, and that if the Convention would^wie positive action upon the subject. it wonltt^Httuy have weight with the Legislature, and inHe economical restrictions, and expressed the determination to exert his influence with the General Assembly to effect that object; all of which is more specifically set forth in trie report of-a sub-oommittee especially charged with this branch of their lnstrucf" iLrUpon the suggestion of your committee, that one of the principal causes of popular oomplaint and dlssatisfectioif, consisted in the feet that many of the Trial Justices and other officers and agencies of the law were incompetent, and so unequally distributed as to prevent convenient and ready access, his Excellency replied that he fully appreciated the frirmjlf thn remark, and knew that this was one of the most fruitful causes of the difficulties which have existed during the last six or eight months?that, until recently, he had had trouble in finding a proper class of men for Trial Justioes and other officers, and that he was satisfied that much of the personal violence and indifference to law was dne to the feet that the people have not tbe means of enforcing the law within their reach. 4. In reply to an enquiry from your committee as to his opinion of minority represention, the Governor was clear and explicit In his endorsement of the plan, believing as he said, that it would do more to destroy prejudice, prevent illfeeling and educate the minority, than any event which could occur?that they would he the gainers should the Legislature at its next session pass an act providing for minority representation. 5. In regard to the election laws, the Governor was very-decided in the opinion that they should be amended, alleging as tne reason that tney now stand, distrust was created in the minds of the people, and temptation offered for the commission or fraud. He added that at the next session of the Legislature he would urge a change so that the ballots could be counted In public as soon as the polls were closed. 6. Your committee urged the inability of the people, after paying the taxes now being collected, to pay a Becond tax in November next. His Excellency said in reply, that it had been represented to him by well informed citizens In several parts of the State, that for a large classof citizens, whose taxes were small in amount, the month of November was a more convenient time of payment than any other; and he hoped'that to this class of our citizens the collection of the tax at that time would not prove oppressive. But yielding to the representation of yonr committee, he requested them to report to the Convention, that he wonld authorize the Comptroller to suspend the collection of the taxes In all cases where the payment xi *? buereui woo juwuvonicut uu i*uu44?a [mvcio. jluav this postponement shall extend to the first of March, 1872. and that the penalty for non-payment should not oe enforced in the meantime. In brief, to recapitulate, your committee understand his Excellency as having committed himself to the following propositions: 1. That he has signed no other lxmds than those set forth in the debt statement made by the'Comptroller General, and that there have been no fraudulent or illegal issues. 2. That the State and county offices, both eleotive and appointed, are unecessarily multiplied, and should be reduced in number, and many or theminpay. 3. That many of the officials charged with the administration of justice have been incompetent and inaccessible to the people, and that many of the disorders complained or in theStatehave been created by this cause, and that he will replace them with competent persons whenever he can do so. 4. That he is in favor of the cumulative system of votingand minority representation, and would be glad to see it made a part of the law of this State. * > . , , 5. That the election laws are defective, lead to fraud, and should be materially amended, and that he will exert his influence to that end. 6. That he would have the collection of the taxes of next'November postponed until the 1st of March, 1872, and not enforce the penalty for nonpayment until that time. Your committee are aware of the wide-spr8ad feeling of distrust of the present adminfstration, and whilst they share to a great extent this common feeling, tbey think it would be wise and proper that a cheerful response be made to this effort of his Excellency to secure retrenchment and reform in the administration of public affairs. There has been nothing in the different interviews between your committee and the Governor which leads them to believe that he desires or intends to repudiate his assurances of an earnest desire to correct many of the evils and grievances of which we complain. That frauds the most flagrant, and corruption the most dangerous and demoralizing have oeen perpetrated by many of the State officials, your committee have no doubt; but an investigation has scarcely been embraced within the soope of their instructions, even if they had had the power under the sanction of law and the time to have done so. In this connection, however, your committee recommend the adoption of the following resolr tion: Resolved, That his Excellency the Governor be requested to direct the Attorney .General to enquire iqto all oases of alleged frauds upon the Treasury, that may be brought to his notice; and to make suitable provision ror the remuneration of informers, and to the compensation of additional counsel, which may be necessary. That the Attorney General be instructed, if found necessary or expedient, to attach the property of persons ascertained to be in default to the Treasury, or in any other way to be unlawfully in possession of moneys of the State. A committee on the part of the Legislature is now in session in this city charged with the investigation of thq transactions of some of the State officials. Your committee recommend the appointment of a committee of three by the President of this Convention, whose duty it shall be as representatives of a large body of the tax-payers of the State, to tender their services and co-operation to the Legislative committee, in aid of the investigation now going on. Your committee not having the authority of law to press their enquiry into tne numerous alleged frauds and corruptions, to a satisfactory conclu gafd fry the unsyorn statements of Individual* The foregoing reedtairfendations, however, if carried ?ntt will test4he sincerity of those who have the authority for investigation, and lead"to a purification of the bodyjpolitic. - " The adoption of tpe following suggestions is respectfully recommend#! for the consideration bf the Legislature at its hext session, with a view to the enactment dnd Modification of certain laws. 1. Increase the revSues pf the State by additional legislation insuring tbb foil and faithful payment of the royalty on phoaphaticdepodts dog and mhuMf-nmrStzantto the terma of the chdrtan of the reaawttegMMirifKiJVrhis may be effected by the a^BnidPtngifeble bonded inspectors or weigb9|B shomifbd required to determine by weljH^PmeaimMbent the number of tons mined^gfessJe.MBMpment, and who shall receive l)(PBbfoDenflon, a reasonable oonMnimiou on^Lmonn|gjgmto?the State for^gi^eoffloe portion df Ufe "public expMbea might be mS from this wnroe^^^^^l^ooHect&d,^whereaa ???tXBSSBFiCSlSfSS under each gOMOl MM. For instance, tne praotloe la to oover, under head of "Legislative Expenses," the payments to alleged employees, clerks, messengers, etc., of the General Assembly, who. as your committee are informed, outnumber the members thereof, 5. Reduce the number of State and county officers, by blending the duties of two or more office* in one, and reduce the fees of Coroners, which arc excessive. 6. Enact a law limiting each stolon of the Legislature to thirty days. 7. A law should be enacted, or the present law modified, prohibiting County Commissioners from issuing any check until the account upon which it Is alleged to be based, is first audited and approved by th^toanty Treasurer or some othei independent omcHr, and requiring the Commissioners to publish quarterly a statement in th< nearest newspaper, of all amounts collected anc paid by them, from whom collected, to whom paid and on what account. 8. Let the old law regulating the fees of .solid tors be substituted for the present. 9. Repe-.il the act granting a salary of &500 pei annum to the Adjutant General. The office u. i mere sinecure. Its practical duties can be per formed by a clerk, to be appointed by the Gover nor, acting as Assistant Adjutant General. 10. Limit each public officer to one safory oi compensation, for the same service. (Vide lieu tenant Governor's pay.) 11. Abolish Commission to codify the laws. I costs the State $15,000 and does no duty which can not be discharged by a dark. The duties of your committee, Mr. President have been delicate and arduous, and the timi within which they were expected to dischargi them, too limited to permit such a thorough in vestigation of the matters oommitted to them, n they justly deserve. They have had to rely upoi statements voluntarily furnished by the official themselves, and the evils sought to be ooneotec may not find immediate redress. They trust however, that such informational they have beet able to procure, may lead to other ana further in vestigation by the committee above recommended and the suggestions and remedies which tbeg have had the honor to make, may result In goo< to the whole people of the State. All of whion is respectfully submitted* *T f! PTWIiVR Chairman of the Committee. Mr. Warley introduced a resolution, whicl was adopted, that the Convention exprea their disapproval of all secret political organ izations, and that they call upon the ?io<f .eit izens of the State of all parties to discount? nance all such. On motion of Judge Aldrich, the thanks oi the Convention was tendered to the variom railroad companies for courtesies extended. Mr. B. W. Bail, for the special committal appointed to examine into am! report to whal extent county and State offices have been un necessarily increased, reported as Mows s Hie committee to whom it was referred U investigate and report to this body to whal extent State and county offices haye been un necessarily increased stnoe the inauguraticn of the State Government in 1868, and, wit! the view to retrenchment and reform, to whai eneot they might be dispensed with, bq{ Itave to report, that they havecjamioedyaDC iXaasfoltyas thelimitedtime,atti?eir^ post], would admit ; They are satiafied from tint mraminatibi that the number of offices, State and county have been unnecessarily increased; and thai the salaries appertaining to the same have been fixed at amounts largely in exesss of i fair compensation for the services rendered and that as to those offices absolutely necee sary to a due administration of the govern ment, the salaries have, in a like manner, beei inordinately increased. Upon a conference with his Excellency Gov. Scott, in accordance with the terms o: the resolution under which this committal was raised, his Excellency made substantially the following suggestions, in which your com mittee concur: 1. The office of County Auditor may be dis pensed with, except in Charleston county, ami t buc xitwuici uictuai^c au wo uuiaco uur performed by the Auditor and Treasurer.' 2. The duties of State Auditor may, witl propriety be discharged by the Comptrollei General. 3. The duties of the Commissioner of th< Bureau of Agricultural Statistics may hi transferred to the Secretary of State, without additional compensation. 4. The place of Assistant Adjutant-Genera! can be dispensed with, and the duties per formed by the Adjutant-General. 5. Assistant Librarian of the Supreme Court may be dispensed with. ELECTIVE OFFICES. 1. The compensation of School Commission' ermay l?e reduced in all the oounties, to as equivalent for their services. 2. The compensation of the County Commissioners should be reduced, the number o) days for duty fixed by law, and the per diem allowed only for days actually on duty; theii accountability for moneys received for licenses, Ac., should be regulated by law* requiring them to report to competent authority^ amounts received, as heretofore such montyi have not been accounted for in many counties, The foes of Trial Justices, Solicitors and Constables might b#proper matters for legislation. The Adjutant-General's salary should be reduced to a commensurate amount with his services. In addition to the cases above. particularized, your committee are of opinion thhl 110 uhi iliinnx 'in oll+Ir.o rS tliA tUwiU M UICU1) UUiUJ^ 4V CiVViUg V? VUU M u ample compensation to the Liaateoaat^knrernor, while that officer receives the furthei salary of $2,500 per annum. , In conclusion, your committee would say, generally, that they are of opinion that the rate of compensation now paia to the various State and county officers might be very materially reduced, with great advantage to the people of the State and without detriment to the public service. The Committee of Eleven to whom was re* ferred the resolutions regarding the finances of the State report as follows: This resolution having been published in the newspapers before the assembling of the Con vention,your committee were promptly apprised by his Excellency the Governor, and by the other State functionaries referred to, of thou- readiness to furnish the required information. The Comptroller General furnished to the convention themselves a printed "statement of the funded debt of the State of South Carolina, and information relative thereto." In this "statement" the total funded debt of the 8tate is set down as the sum of $7,665,906.98. To the sum of the funded debt, via., $7,665,908.98, must be added in order to exhibit the sum total of the debt of the State, the cash advanced to the Treasury bythe Financial Agent. This is set down by Mr. Kimpton at the round sum of $800,000, and also the further sum of $400,000, for bonds sold by Mr. Kimpton sinoe the date of the Comptroller's report, viz., making a grand total debt of $8,865,908.89. The sum total of bonds remaining unsold in the hands of the agent, as already shown by the Comptroller's statement, was $2,200,000. From this amount must now be deducted the amount sold as above stated, $400,000, leaving $1,800,000, This amount of bonds, namely. $1,900,000, is pledged for the security of the $800,000 of cash advanced by the agent. In view of this condition of the finances of the State, your committee wonld respectfully make the following suggestions, viz. 1. That, nis Excellency the Governor be respectfully requested to confer with the financial agent (who is now in Colombia) and to telegraph to New York not to sell any more bonds of the State at less than 80 per cent. 2. That his Excellency the Governor be re Above limit o^8Qper cent. 8. At 80 per cent. f l,000.00y8B?nds will discharge the debt of 1800,000 due to the financial agent,. and release $800,000 of the hypo?beated boda#, . 3* - .The amount of ftxnded debt now .payable, and approaching maturity ocmibined t& as fellows: Amount over due," ...? 1744,000 State House boncto-to mature on the 18th i- of July,. 1871,in.n..?H2ua,._?...u4^?M."9UI|A00 Your oommlttee'reoommend that the 91,800,000 i of surplus boyda above referred to, as soon a* they map be relieved from hypothecation, be apl pliedtoihe aatisfcobon inpartofthe above debt , of 1804,000. The 9744,000 of over due bonds oonso much of the Are loan debt for wUrfi ui use ox me awe is pimswi, f. ^SyoaToonunlttee indulge in the hopeHtit I may be discharged from that source. ^be arrangements uuiarested bv the oommitferried !X^f?ec*^raaltiwill be as foltotal of debt already stated, |8,885,908 98 the bond* now in the hands of vi theagent, and proposed to be issued, 1,800,900 00 I . 110,666^08 96 f Deduct the advances made bv the i Agen^wSViuiajaed^bepdd, 800^0 00 I ? 9*-' *8681908 66 i Deduct the amount of Handed debt N - ?. proposed to be paid by 1800,000 of i surplus bondson the bam of 80 per cent, for the bonda via., 040,000 00 | - *,216,90*88 . HKnT?i<< Hia mnudikUr nf the fOOl.OOO 7 of fhnded debt, now pressing for payment, be discharged out of the , assets of the Bank ofthe State, via- 864,000 00 i ' * i The final sum of the ftmded debt ? will be It may be reasonably objected to OmerAggm tiona. that the present market price ct the bonds i is only 65 per cent, while the calculations made t proceed on (to bssfa^of W per cent. tor the bonds. r exhibition of the exact condition*oMbe^debt^of . the State, and npon the concurrence of hisExoel) lency the Governor, in the general course of ari rsngement herein reaemmended, there will be an ImmtMrnt* Mxi cdmidenble in * a>My ket value of the bonds, and greatly increased kcilitles for hnidtng them off the market. In reviewing the financial condition of tie State r it was impossible to fail of being gravely impresi sed by the emrmoua expenseor the presenf day . aa oompared with the paat. Your cmpu?Htae . earnestly appealed to hie Excellency Gov. Soott to nae all ma power to enforce reteenehment in r every department. It waa lwrnaflih Air.-jour . committee, in the short time allotted to their arduous task, to examine into the various accounts t that exhibit these expenditures, and to fuggertin . what purticnlan they may be cnrtailed. They procured from the Treasurer, in a oom, pendium form and attach co thia report, aooouats b D and E, showing the reoeipts and disbursements 9 of the Tressuryfor the vesrs 1866 and 1870. Tlwy . oommendt|iM* lniwv?nng 4twirTT<frT V* the i fol consideration ofthe tax-payers and of die i Legislature. They believe that all necessary reb trenohment of expenses may be effected, and (hat 1 it is the shortest and best aVenue to escape frbm , the financial diffionltias we suite, and theaurest i means of restoring quit and oonfidenee among . we people or we owe. juesa wan foov.uw win , pay the interest In gold on the funded debtand f |1^200,000 of revenue should abundantly anmoe to 1 defray the interest and all other expensds. TheoommltCeebrievethatby* rigorous and .. peMstent economy otff expenses may Mtvdaoed to this sum, and the taxes proportionatelyabeted. The examination of Mr. Kimpton's aoooont In , detail, was found impossible as his books of ae1 oount sre neoessarilyKn New York. The JmporJ taaoe ofsnoh an examination K however, reoosh/ . nlzed in the interest of the State, and fbr the satiaftctkra of the Flnandid &Mkit by whom it la courteously and cordially Invite^ . The asme * may be said of the several officers of wis Stats to whom applieation for information was made by e your oommittee. ' *.t 1 Mr. Neagla, the Comptroller-General, was par- ' 5 ticnlarly pressing in his solicitations that all his books and accounts mi?ti be thoroughly and . critically examined. / ' Aa the result of tiie deliberations of the cami mltteeon the matters referred and now reported . on, they would respeotfaUy recommend to the Convention the adoption of the foliowingreealu> itemised; A* the aensa of this Convention, That t the funded debt of the State aa deacpibed in the . report of the Committee of Eleven Of this body is a valid debt, and dpi the honor aad fends of the i State are lawfrtihr pledged for the redemfflp) i thereof k Resolved, Thattiia general plan for the srrangament of the fhnded debt, suggested J^thacftm-*> the accounts of the Financial Agent in New Yc*w, ^ the Committee of Eleven be authorised to ait during the reoeaa of the Convention, and to send a i sub-committee to New Yotk for the purposertadioatet, and that the aaid committee and nfr? i i 1111 il mf11111 be farther authorised, if required by t Govenmr Scott,to assist by their counsels at home a or in new zone in me proposed negooaaons ior the final wynstment of the funded debt * Resolved, That his Excellency Governor Soott ; be, and he ta hereby, earnestly aolldted to make . a systematic review of the various olaasea of expenditures for the public services and to nae hia * authority and influence in arresting the praaant i extravagant expenditures and in substituting a system of rigid eoonomy and aeeountlrthflityrln r every department df the public service. Tint to 7 this end nia Excellency be earnestly and respeetf ftilly urged to adopt the sum of $1^04^000 as the 5 utmost limit of expenditure, and exert all hia , power and influence to rednoe the expenses, in- . . 7 eluding the interest on the tended debt to this - sum, and to diminish the taxes in the asms extent. Jtootoed, Thai the Oouytfroller and the Trwwu" rer be required by hia Exoeilency the Governor, i not to destroy the |400,000 of objectionable bonds j referred to in the report, but to cancel anddile them bo that the lfcct of the cancellation thereof may at any time be demonstrated, and tbai the same * Mxirw be ^ma^^rate?weto^re<toOT?dxibMr. K J. Scott offered the following reso3 lution, which wia adopted. ' > Whereas, It is customary and proper that t persona entrusted with large amounts of the public funds should guarantee the safe-keepl ing and faithful disbursement of the same, - and whereas H. H. Kimpton, Esq., the State. Financial Agent in New York, who holds' j about two millions of State bonds, Wpw nothing but his own personal obligation -torthe dimhaige of his dntass, ?"?* jfflgfrffrf.. That the tttfifitiftn fff thf ffoyggr [ or and the Attorney-General be neciaUy directed to the risk of loss by the death or default of said agent, and that they be request- 9 r ed to require of him a bond with such good and sufficient security as willprotect the in. te rests of the State committed to bis binds, ' Mr. Jones offered the following resolution, [ which was referred to the Committee of ! Eleven. Whereas, By the act of the, 26th of August, entitled an Act to authorise a State | Loan, to pay interest on the public debt, the Governor was authorised to borrow on the credit of the State on. doupqn .banda, . a Mm , not exceeding one million of dollars, pr aoti, modi thereof as may be necefaarv to pay the interest on the public debt And whereas, it appears that instead of one million, two mfli ltfm of doliara of ooupoit bonds wop created, . - the one with theworik "For intermt" engraved , thereon, and the other without these words; , and whereas, although it is now stated that $900,000 of the two millions thus issued has been recalled; therefore, | Resolved, That this Convention cannot but i deem this transaction as uncalled for, and , without legal authority, and as exhibiting an i irregularity and capacity for fraud which , ments its stem condemnation. Mr. Cheenut, from the Executive Commit- . tee, reported as follows : t The Executive Committee, to whom was re- , ferred a preamble and resolutions in regard to a larger amount having been drawn from the Treasury, by the committee of the Senate and House of Representatives, for the purpose of investigating irregularities in the third Con- gresrional District, than has been properly accounted for, ask leave to report that they have considered the same, and recommend that the same be referred to the Attorney General, with the recommendation that the subject is well worthy of judicial examination, and, in the opinion of tbe oommittee, is endtiled to the attention of the prosecuting officer of the State. * . . Mr. Simons, from the Special Tax Committee, reported as follows; The Special Committee directed by the Convention to confer with the Governor of the State, in relation to the postponement of die < collection of the taxes in November ensuing, beg leave to report that impressed with tbe conviction under tbe peculiar circumstances of the case, and in view of the feet that the people of the State are thus called upon to pay the taxes for two separate years in one, or the justice of the measure of relief proposed, they nave had an interview with the Governor, who has authorised them to state to the Convention, that while the various offices will be