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History fails to cite an instance whicli can be compared with such a carnival of fraud and extravagance as bas been held ' in South Carolina, by and through the purchase of supplies for tho members of the General Assembly. In tbis connec tion, wo submi t a number of the accounts against the State ; also a few individual accounts of TUE AVERAGE "STATESMAN" nf South Carolina, under tho late regime. We lot only make the assertion, but we present tho proofs, that the whole coun try may see how one of "the Old Thir teen" baa been robbed and laid prostra'.? through ignorance on one ?ido, and cor ~ " rupt adventurers on'thp other. . / Our re port is necessarily ?labor?t* ; the charges are so grav? j that We deem, it unwise to make them unless we substantiate them by evidence which no one can doubt. Jf tho simple statement waa made that senators, enid members of the HOUBO were furnished with everything they desired, from swaddlics; clothes and CRADLE TO TUE COFFIN of the undertaker, from brogans to chig nons, finest extracts to best wines and liquors, and all paid for ly the[Stale, it would create a smile of doubt and deris ion ; but when we mako tbe statement and prove it by several ; witnesses and the voucher? fouud in the offices of the clerke of the Senate and Bouse, air will with' sorrow admit the truthfulness of this re port. For your guidance we deem it es sential to place under appropriate heads the class of supplies and tho evidence re ferring thereto. . We first call your attention to tho evi dence of Mr. Woodruff, -fvho was clerk of the Senate at that time, und necessarily cognizant of everything concerning the > furnishing of supplies. He says: "Un der thc head of supplies was embraced anythinj-tbat-a- senator chose to order. These orders were generally given through'tho clerk,'and the accounts were rendered against the clerk of the Senate. At first tho orders were moderate, and included only stationary and postage stamps, but they gradually increased until they a&iumed gigantic proportions. In the commencement of this business of furnishing members they gave orders on the clerks to deduct the amount from their pay ; but very soon the order? large ly exceeded their pay, and tho accounts were then included m tho report of the committee on contingent accounts, and pay certificates thus issued for almost every description of merchandize. In addition to this, pay certificates were drawn and turned over to the chairman of the committeo on contingent accounts for collection and distribution. As these matters became coason, the ssuatcrs claimed that ALL THEIR EXPENSES SHOULD BE PATD by the 8tate, or inUhe language of Sen ator CP. Leslie, 'the State had no right to b? a State unless abe could pay arid taketiare of berptatesmen.' " Mr. Wood raff s?ya, and tho vouchers and certifi cates prove, that, "gratification" certifi cates were frequently issued for the ben efit of thc senators. Senators Jervey and Gaillard, of Charleston, and Senator Cain, of Ef'?efield, also corroborate this testimony and acknowledge that they re ceived a portion of tho fraudulent certifi cates thus issued.- A. O. Jones, clerk of the House, testifies that supplies were furnished under the head of "Legislative - expense*, sundries and stationery," and includeu refreshments for committee rooms, groceries, clocks, horses, carriages, dry; goods, carpets, furniture of every de scription, and miscellaneous articles of merchandise for the personal use of the members. Your committee find upon examination of the vouchers in tho treasurer's offices, that in ONE BESS10N there were expended, under the respec tive hes -a of "Supplies." "Sundries" and "Incidental Expenses, not less than three hundred and fifty thousand dollars, one hundred and twenty-five thdusaud ot which were spent for refreshments, in cluding the finest wines, liquors and cigars. Wo can only, prove how universally this' system of fraud was practiced and carried out by the bills and individual accounts turned in as vouchers, a portion of which we subrnit with the report, and the evidence; of Clerks Woodruff and . Jones and Scfrgcant-at-arms Williams. Woodruff testifies that "the practice became so general as to embrace nearly every Republican and SEVERAL DEMOCRATIC BENATO? 8. Such accounts came to be regarded as privileged matters, and the Senate rulo requiring ail reports to lio over one doy was generally suspended and the report considered at once and the accounts or dered to L-e paid without a dissenting voice. Senators loft their accounts with the chairman of the committee on con tingout accounts. When settled in this way they were generally returned to sen ators receipted." S> *W? Und there ffas a regular system by "which th?'<?? accounts were passed upon by the Senate and House through the manipulations of the committee on con tingent accounts; Tho following exam ple will suffice : The committeo would report that they bad considered tho account of A, B and C (which were honest claims) and found them correct, and would recommend that they bo paid ; but after the last name on the accounts we in most instances found the ominous words "and others" or "kuti dries and others," which being interpreted meunt "fraud." Woodruff, continuing, *ay*: "xhe coramittee: lo -audit the con tingent expenses of the Senate claimed the right to order what they pleased and include il in their report under the name of "sundries and others.'' Jon?., in his evidence, epeaks of them aa f "QUEER ACCOUNTS," and aays they were generally raid under tho head of "and others." Yonr com mitteo find it necessary to classify the various supplies furnished in order that you may perceive the magnitude of the robbery nud tho. ruthless expenditure of taxes to provide for the pleasure and comfort of on?' statesmen I Under the class of "Refreshments," we ask attention to these meta: A room id the State House . was fitted up wherein to serve "wines, l?qnp^ ^(?KW^ul /Ugnra." tty State offi cials, '-'Senators,- members of the House and their friends, at all houri, of the day ? arid night.1 Woodruff's evidence is^bat the largest bills were rendered for 'rc . ' freshmenta, including the best liquors and cigars, which wote served up io a mom adjoining /hat of the clerk of the Senate, and kept open at all hours, and was visited daily by State officials, judges, senators, membcraof the House, lawyers, . editors, newspaper reporters, and ci?rens generally, irrespective of party, and that they discussed matter)!, State and Na tional, lu tho meat agreeable manner over their sparkling glasses. Not safa ried with ito establishment of a bar roots in the Capitol, they e/nployed a porter who had charge of the ''Refreah raent room." J. W.'S PRIVATE BAR-ROOM. The porter otates that for six yean? the State House bar-room waa generally opened at 8 o'clock in the morning, and kept open until from 2 to 4 the next morning ; that during thaC time some one was constantly there eating, smoking or drinking, ?nd that Bundar formed no exception to the role. He says : "He never saw a bar-room equal to the 8tste House refreshment-room for drinking, smoking aad talking;" that a large ma jority of the members who assembled in the room were Republicans, but that Democratic senator? and representatives were tbereN also. He mentioned the names of Senators BI EM AJ? AND HOLCOMBE and Representative R. M. Smith as daily visitors: "that many of the members would be at the room beforo breakfast hunting a drink er eye-opener." He could not estimate the exact amount of liquor drank, but asserted that il aver aged several gallons per Jay, with a con siderable amount of wine, ale and porter thrown in. The best cigars . nd wines ?rere furnished, and that often what be considered a good article would Se rejec ted. He could not keep a sufficient ?nount of cigars on band to supply tho demand, as many of them ' * FILLED ONE OR TWO OF THEIR Pf '.,'KET8 jpOi' 'ea7ing, and would frequently carry 3tT a bottle of champagne in the name .voy. He is porter now, and says that no refreshments are served, as that businuis itopped when Governor Hampton took marge of the State House. It will be obaerved that the State fur nished a room, a porter and refreshments for our "statesmen" while they were plotting how to rob the people they pre tended to represent; ready to vote for my measuie that would enrich them selves at the public expense. Tr addi son to thc refreshments furnisheu at the State House, large quantities of winos, liquors'and cigars, and other things were tent to the hotels, boarding houses ;--nd residences of State officials, senators, netnbers and their friends. This is shown by the vouchers and accounts end?red artd the evidence of Woodruff, yho says that "the matter of refresh nents, like others, assumed the largest proportions, and orders were given for iquors and cigars, which were BENT TO THE HOTELS, )cardiug houses and residences of the nembers ?nd their friends." Clerk Tones says the moot extravagant accounts vere rendered for refreshments for com uittee rooms, and that he found it useless 0 remonstrate. Serg?amVat-arms Williams testifies that he House did not keep a refreshment oom, but he was ordered to buy wines, iquors, ?Vc'., for the members, and thai ie did buy them from Mr. Gibson and dr, Solcmoa. His evidence is corrobo ated by Mr. Gibson, and the orders riven him, a few of which we submit nth thin report. Among the members thus furnished re find tho names of T. Hurley, member rom Charleston ; P. Simkins, from Edge ield ; J. D. Boston, from Newberry ; Tames A. Bowley, of Georgetown ; ipeaker 8. J. Lee, of Aiken. We sub ait a specimen order given to Mr. Gib on for JAMES A. BOW LET, phich was delivered in one day : "One ox champagne, one box port wine, one *>x whiskey, one box brandy, one. box berry wine, three boxes cigars." Mr. Jowley was one of the leading colored lembers of the House, stsd chairman cf be committee of ways and means, and it 1 easy to understand why he reported nvorably upon the enormous tax levies nd appropriation bills of the House. V? append an order to Mr. Gibson from lev. W. H. Thomas, member from Col et?n and chairman of the committee on laiuio : "Mr. Gibson, there ia a mistako, he order calls for two boxes of wine, .lease send the other. W. H. Thomas." Mr. Gibson in his evidence says : "He ras paid in Legislative pay certificate br all supplies, and that hs cr.!y fur lished tho best articles." We also refei r> the evidence of Wm. M. Fine, who opt a restaurant in this city, and who ays he furnished supplies consisting ol eatables, wines, liquors and cigars tc iifferent Legislative committees, foi rhich he received pay certificates, and h nt the largest amount issued to him, al ne time, for tbeso supplies was $1,800.' HARDT SOLOMON, , dealer in groceries, baa numerous larg? ccounts among tho vouchers. He testi ?es that ho furnished Woodruff and Jonei dth supplies, but not as clerks of thrj espective houses, and that he was putt y the State Treasurer on presentation o he pay certificates, which were i&iued t< tim for his accounts. In conncctioi dth the evidence of Mr. Solomon, wi all attention to his itemized n eco un rhich was sworn to by him, and annex d to his evidence under the head o Supplies," wherein appears thc came f the following persons to whom he fur ?shed "REFRESHMENTS :" F. S. Jacobs, Senators Johu Wilson V\ E. Holcombe, D. Bieman, J. H Vhite and C. D. Hayne, Governor R. K eotL Comptroller-General John L. Nea le, JLieutenant-Governor Kansier, Stat Measurer Niles G. Psrker, Speaker F. J loses, Representatives C. ?. Bowen, J felder Myers, 8. L. Duncan, R. H. Hum ert, Dr. B. A. Bosemon, -Millei IcLaughlin, John B. Dennis, B. By* V. J. McKinlay, R. M. Smith W. H ones, Nelson. Davis and Gen. Williai lurney, County Treasure? of Charlestor Your committee also find jm tho ex mi nation of this itemized account an be evidence adduced before us th? leas m. Joue? nuu rt oOui?u iit?uo paj aonts on several occasions by check an ash; nevertheless, on examining th layments made by the Stole Treasurer! ir. Solomon, on pay certificates issue a him, it is shown that he has draw si housand dollars over and above h.- si ire account, and, worse still, these ce ificates were all issued before the first < larch, 1878, after which time he wi .aid otherwise. We also find that in the year 18< here waa issued to him $24,380.50, whi .:. ii.M???ij uwAijnt >hnm that the ras only due him for the years 1871 ar 872, $11,203.48, proving that he^ w: aid $13,177.02 over the amount claimi o have been furnished by him. Coi aent ia unnecessary. SPECIMEN STEALS. We know of no better method of His rating the reckless expenditure of mon.! or this class of aupplics than by refei ne to the accounts rendered, some irb?ch will be found appended to theoi lenee, and we call attention tp accOut losignatcd "Exhibit W 2" and "W 8" Vocdruff's evidence, where U in she* bat ou March 4,1872, Solomon ftuaiah he Senate $1,631 worth of wines su iquors, and on the 7th day of BM ,io?th $1,852.75 worth, aggregating $ ,83 75. This amount wa*, purchased. 1 he Senate within three days! L*r mounts were famished tho House, he same time, and to the Sonate dort .ame week bj other parties, all of which Is shown by the vouchers. We also call attention te accounts in the evidence of A. O. Jones, designated as numbers 25} to 26}, inclusive, where it is shown that Mr. Solomon alone fur? nlshed the House with ?5,877.16 worth of wines and liquors within two months. Mr. Solomon says he hsd no difficulty io making collections while they did basi nets with him. Thus it clearly appears that bills contracted for tho "gratifica tion" of oar "statesmen" were promptly paid; while the vilest criminals were pardoned to keep them from starving, aud turned out upon an outraged people; the unfortunate inmates of the Lunatic Asylum were at the esme time suffering from want of proper food and clothing ; the free schools were closed and teachers unpaid. These fraudulent expenditures were net CONFINED TO ANY PARTICULAR YEAR, as will appear by the vouchers turned over to your committee. We now call attention to the accounts of George Sym mons, mentioned in the evidence of Mr. Woodruff; designated "A A," "A B," "A O," "A H, aggregating $3,167.80, from March 1, 1871, to tho 7th day of ?ame rjonth, amounting to more tuan four hundred and fifty dollars per day, for wines and liquors for the Senate alone. The evidence and vouchers are not confined to Solomon, Fine, Gibson and Symmert, but prove that Messrs. Cooper and Taylor, Wm. Kennedy and Joseph Taylor, citizens of Columbia, also furnished supplies of the oaine character. We insert a literal copy of ono of the bills found among the vouchers of the clerk of the Senate : COLUMBIA. February 22.1872. Gov. A. J. EANSIERE. Dr. To Joe Taylor for Licoura and segara and other articulan, $280. Reciuvied pay men, JOE TAYLOR. This trade was NOT CONFINED TO COLUMBIA, s is shown-by the vouchers of Messrs. Klinck, Wickenberg & Co., of Charles ton, and others, or to the State, as proved by the accounts of Kuhn & Co/, or Phil adelphia, dealers in wines and liquors. We call especial attention to their ac counts, designated "C 15," in the evi dence of Woodruff, amounting to $1,680, furnished to Senate at one time, and to No. 83, in evidence of A. O. Jones, amounting to $2,038, for uso of House and delivered in one day ; also to account of Mr. Symmers, in Woodruff's evidence, designated aa No. 16, by Woodruff, in which sweetmeats and delicacies of every kind that could tempt the epicure were supplied. Thia ia only one of many auch in our possession. In addition to the parties above designated we find that numerous other persona furnished "re freshments" under the head of "Sup plies," and rendered billi against the State for amounts ranging from one hun dred dollr.is to three thousand, aa will be seen by vouchers attached to the evi dence. TBE PRICES PAID for these supplies were most extravagant. In Woodruff 'a evidence there is an ac count designated as No. ll, in which Mr. Symmers charged $20 per gallon for brandy : sherry wine, $10 ; whiakey, $8 : ?igara, $10 per hundred. , In the itemized account of Mr. Solomon the prices are squally uuconscionable. Lager beer, (4.50 per dozen j brandy, by the dozen, [quarts) $40 ; cigars, $20 per hundred ; champagne, C40 by tue case ; port wine, HO per dozen. An estimate cannot be formed of the amount of wines, liquors md cigars used in a single session, bul enough is shown by the Dills rendered ind the pay certificates issued to demon' ilc?tc that io bato Used ali that waa put* mased, every member of the House and Sonate must have consumed wNE GALLON PER DAY. with 3 few extra bottles of ale and win? thrown in, and omoked not less than om dozen cigars within the samo time. Du ring this era of "elevation," while thi iverage "statesman" was deprived of thi mjoyment of hie r.ccuatomcd luxury, thi succulent watermelon, it is not strange U "IT3 bim seeking the luscious fruits o trop? jal climes-hence the bills of Messrs Brookbanks & Co. Brookbanks says ii bis evidence "that he was connected witl i confectionery and fruit store, that b furnished such reticles aa were usuall; cept in such establishments, and that h' rendered bills made out under the heai jf 'Sundries,' and received in paymen legislative pay certificates." We submit a portion of these account! ?nd refer to thoso designated as Nos. 51 56, 60, 68, 69 and 74, aggregating $1,08( Woodruff says these accounts were for "FRUIT AND CIGARS furnished the Senate." We also refer t ibo evidence of A. O. Jones and Joh Williams, concerning other accounts of limilar nature. We cannot better illustrate the effrot bery of Carolina's LEADING "STATESMEN" ? it that timo than by referring to accour lesignated aa No. 21}, in evidence of i 3. Joncs, when it appears that Gen. Wn 3urney, treasurer of Charleston Count; Maimed to have furnished rofreshmen io the rt nount of $1,600, but, ?trange I say, the itemized account of Hardy So >mon proves that Gen. Gurney was tl recipient of supplies from Solomon ?tore, and that tho State paid for tl lame. Sergeant-at-arms Williams says of th jill : "I know of no supplies being fun shed by Gen. Gurney, nor do Ikno inything of No. 21}, referred to in A. ( Tones' evidence." We now proceed to show the enormoi expenditures for other purposes.. Ti irst we shall consider is that of FURNITURE. We find that there has been paid o ?vithin four years for furniture alone ov .nu UUUUICU MUUMUU UUIIBID, SUI? his amount Mr. Berry ?nd Mr. Fags furniture dealers, testify that at the pr< mt time there is at the State House on seventeen thousand seven hundred ai Hfteeu dollar*' worth, appraised at tl prices paid for it ; a list of which w sworn to by them aud is attached to th< svidence. Thu, includes three hundr ind twenty-five dollars' worth, of fhn turo purchased by Attorney-Genei Melton, and paid for by bim ont of 1 contingent fund, and at this timo in the Attorney-General's office. ' Mr. Berry says he furnished alar number of committee rooms outside the State House, as well as bed-rocr He remembers furnishing the rooms ? copied by W, J. Whipper, T. Hurley, B. Johnston, J. E. Green and others, a some of the rooms he furnished aa off is three times 1 He also furnished roo at Mrs. Randall's for Speaker Moa traded furniture to members for pay c tificates, and furnished almost nil I offices in tho State House, Jf-\ ERY SESSION I In continuation, he states that he fu: iah ed at 'oast forty bed-rooms, but d not know who occupied them all, or w' became of the furniture. He wal p for it in l?gislative pay certificates. Wc ?ak reference to the evidcoc* Sergcanfe-at-anm. Williams on the subj of furniture. He says he purchased a af furniture from Mr. Berry, consist of chaira, tables, washstands and bed room sets. Some of the roo mi than furn ished were occupied by W. J. Whipper, W. H. Jones and James A. Bowley. He does not know what became of the furn iture, but endeavored to collect it, and was told by J. B. Dennis, James A. Bow ley, Benjamin Byas and Charles Minort that he had nothing to do with lt; con sequently ho troubled himself no mere about it. Ho says tho rooms over the South Carolina Bank and Trust Company were furnished also, and were .occupied by Senator Y. J. P. Owens, T. Hurley and W. H. Gardiner, and that he also furnished Speaker Lee's room and OTUEB PBTY?TE ROOMS at tbe boarding houses of members r ?:b fine carpets, u'ovos and other furniture, and that they were claimed as committee rooms. He says: "I cannot undertake to explain the accounts ot Mr. Berry. I know that large quantities of furniture were furnished oy him every session, and ?hat ai soon as* the General Assembly tdiourncd it disappeared, and I was com pelled, '-ndcr the order of the Speaker, or some committee chairman, to refurnish all the rooms a? soon aa the Legislature met." These rooms, he adds, *'wero I OUTSIDE OF 1HE CAPITOL building, and he believes tho furniture was stolon by thore who haa charge ol it." W. K. Greenfield testified that thc rooms ho rented were newly, thoroughly and, in some instances, most extrava gantly furuishod every fall, about the time the General Assembly convened] and that the furniture was removed by different persons, and not by r?gulai dealers, and looked as if it was being J-i_.1_. ?u_. i_..J umucu up aiuuug luuiu, wit un ICUICU tho rooms with the understanding thal they were for public business, but they may have been used otherwise, and thal ho was generally paid for them with leg islative pay certificates. JOH!.' B. DENNIS testifies that he purchased furniture foi forty rooms, including tho offices of thc Governor, Attorney-General Comptroller General, and tho Hall of tho House o: Representatives. His evidence prove? most conclusively that a majv>:ity of the members of the House combined cgainsi the persons who furnished these goodi md demanded to be paid for voting foi tho claim. Tho bills wcro more that doubled and certificates issue for them Tho New York firms and Mr. Berry r?' ?eived only tho amounts due on their ac counts. Benj. Byas, chairman of th? committee, who reported favorably 01 tho raised claim, received a pay ccrtifi cate to the amount of $12,319.50-th< remainder was divided between FIFTY OTU EB MEMBERS, is follow?: W. R. Jcrvey bad $2,100 tvhich he was to divide between himneli T. A. Davis, W. C. Glover, J. J. Hardy P. P. Hedges, Abram Smith, J. W. Lloyd J. A. Bowley and Orlando Levy, al members irom Ch?;?cotos County, excop Bowley, who represented Georgctow: County. Humbert, of Darlington, received i certificate of an even ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS, which hs was tn divide between himscll alfred Hart, S. J. Keith, 8. Sanders. J Long, Frank Adamson, John F. Hondot ion, Hasting.? Gantt, R. Tarleton am Fortune Giles. Asbury L. Singleton, of Sumter, re ceived a certificate for $1,150, to divid between himself, 13. Cain, H. C. Corwii E. Ferguson, R. Gaither, S. Garey, A. fi Holmes, Barney Humphries, S. Meltoi Wm. Littlefleld, J. P. Singleton, Alfre Moore, E. M. Sumpter and J. Warley. H. H. HUNIER, [rom Charleston, demanded and re?oive for himself a certificate for $750 : J. ? White received a certificate for $250 fe himself; W. F. C. Gardener one fe ?1,500; W. J. Whipper one for $3,000 B. C. Yocum one for $1,500: A. O. Jon? me for $1,000; W. H. Jones one fe M.G00 ; Joe Crews one for $3,000 ; Lav renee Cain one for $500, which witnei says he bought from Cain afterwards, an Cain, in his evidence, admita receiving small consideration on account of th matter ; P. J. O'Connell received one fi 51,000; B. A. Nerland one for $100; < 3. Andel!, ono for $500 ; B. F. Berry ot for $100; J. D. Boston one for $25( Wm. D-innerly one for $50; Mitche Goggins one for $100 ; S. J. Keith oi for $100 ; Wm. Kennedy one for $100. F. J. MOSES had ono certificate for 15,000, and do not know how many moro or exactly t! imoanlfl. We have not (owing to the wast' timo) ascertained who collected all '.I certificates referred to above, but fir that M. Byas, B. G. Yocum ana T. Hurl? collected ' theirs, and that the five tho sand dollar certificate given to Moses w exchanged for a State Treasurer's di bill for that amount. Accounts Nos. 8 14, 85 and 33 refer to this claim, and a referred to in A. O. Jones' evident .vhcu thc vouchers provo that more tbi 117,000 was allowed aa interest on $45,0 for seventeen months, Most of tne ce .ideates thus issued aro in the Treasure! iffico, and havo been paid, but they i lot bear the endorsement of 6ither of tl irras named in them, to wit: Nicol, D ridson & Co., or Stewart, Sutphen & C Gen. Dennis says that more than $1! >00 of these certificates were divid between Speaker Moses. Clerk A. Tones. Niles G. Parker, Tim Hurley a: himself. Your committee find that a largo p< ion of tho fraudulent certificates. issu ? pay the difference between the legi nate amount das for furniture andt inion nt for which it waa raised have be laid. WHAT IS LEFT. After a careful examination of t furniture in the State House by Gene uennis, ho amrms thai chere is noe ? hero moro than one-half of what v purchased,'and very few of the cloe ivhich were of the finest quality, costi (rom $150 to $600 each, and that out l?verai mirrors which cost $600 eai inly one remains. From the report marked No. 73, "I libit A," to which we referred in 1 .videnco of A. O. Jones, it appears tl Benjamin Byss, chairman of the co TiitteO; reported in favor of tho rali claim which defrauded the State of I AMI $45,000 ; but "j^fcrzrably es se rn: if it as referred to paying W. E. Roe? leisll amount doe him for boarding i jpbolsterers who were sent from N kork to place and arrange the carpetic furniture, &c. Gen. Dennis testifies t 'in the spring or sommer of 1869 C. P. LE?LIB Land Commissioner, purchased a lol furniture from Mr. Berry, ostensibly his office, but in reality for bis resider Soya he rwa* in Governor Scott's of afterwards, and heard an altercation tween him and Leslie, which was eau by the bills being sent to Scott for p ment. Scott swore that he would pay them, but did eventually do so fi some fund or other." , The bills of Mr. Si^-ox, mad? ou Mr. Leslie'* name, proved that ftufolt Iras'supplied by the State ti soma of distinguished "statesmen" os far btcl im. MAKING HASTE TO O HOW BICH. It ia no longer a natter of surprise to your committee that members wno only received six dollars per diem could, iu a few. weeks after their arrival in Columbia, obtain elegant furniture for their rooms, and Brussels carpets for their floors, ana recline on Oriental spring and sponge mattresses, while their constituents were being hounded down by the inexorable tax-gatherer to pay the price of these luxuries. As a further illustration of the inordi nate greed of this horde of robbers, we present the following, for nothing, how ever small, escaped the Argus-eyed com mitteemen who so dexterously pfayed the game of "addition, division ana silence :" STATE OF SOUTH CABOLINA BEN ATE. 1871. To James M. Allen, DR. Sept. 21. Bookcase.$ 290 Sept. SI. Fittiug closets. 840 Nov. 21. Fitting up door frames... iOO Dec 8. Partitions in cloak room.. 650 Doc. 8. Partitions in cloak room.. 650 $2,000 By reference to tho evidence of Mr. Wing, a master mechanic, it will be seen that the partitions charged for at $650 each would be worth now about $25 each, hut at the time tho account was rendered it vrao worth about one-third more. We also call attention to the evidence of aev cral witnesses who testify that the account was raised by inserting the figure "3" in the item, "Fitting np closets," and the figure "6" in front of the two last amounts, thus making a gain of $1(500. We find that Under the bead of "Fur niture" accounts were presented formules, horses, buggies, CAETIAGE "IRE AND HORSE FEED. These accounts were passed upon and certificates issued accordingly. In this connection we refer to the evi dence of Mr. Pc? tingill. (under the bead of "pay certificates,") who was a dealer in horses and mules, and who says he sold them to different members, and was paid iu Legislative pay certificates, naming Speaker S. J. Lee and W. H. Jones, of Georgetown, as two of auch purchasers, and that he also received pay certificates for. "horse food, buggy hire," otc. - Mr. Greenfield says he did not sell auy buggies or carriages directly to the State, but sold to the members and was paid for them with pay certificates. He remem bers receiving a certificate, which proved to be fraudulent, in payment for a car riage. At one time a proposition was made to him to sell a largo portion of his stock of carriages and buggies if he would make out nia account against the State and receive pay certificates in pay ment thereof, which ho declined. We also refer to the evidence given by Sallas Randolf, a committee clerk, who testified that a uouso of ill-famo in the city of Columbia was supplied with furniture at tho expense of the State. We also refer to the account of Mr. LyBrand, a dealer In MUBICAL INSTRUMENTS, designated as No. 87 by A. O. Jones, as an evidence that, whilst revelling in their Bachanaliau sports, the Muses were not neglected. The soft melody of the mel? dees was invoked to inspire what spirits would not. OARPKTLSG. We could not ascertain the actual amount of carpeting purchased or used, but the bills rendered amounted to sev eral thousand dollars per annum. That some conception may bo formed of this enormous expenditure, we refer to the evidence of Mr. Purse, who measured all the committee rooms and offices in the State House and committee rooms out Bide, and testifies that it would require only 1,300 yards to carpet all of them. By reference to the account of Stewart, Sutohen & Co., designated as No. 73 by A. O. Jones, and reported from commit. tee on contingent account, it will he found that during one session alone they sold to the State 4,658 YARDS OF CARPETING, moro than ono thousand yards being finest Brussels. Gen. Dennis and Sergt. Williams both testify that tho committee rooms wero furnished with new carpets every session, - hieb, were carried away in the spring of the year. Gen. Dennis says he Ttnowa that some of it was shipped to'Mssaachusetts. 'It would be an irksome task to enume rate all the accounts rendered for repairs on committee roomu. It is sufficient to say that they amounted to thousands of dollars annually, when it is a well known fact that after tho State House was fitted up not a committee roora was repaired. See evidence of Robt. Scriven and others,' who state that they were in constant at tendance and that no work wan done, ox cept placing the two wooden partitions. No transaction was allowed to pass with out paying tributo to tho inordinate greed which "characterized the majority of the members. "STATIONERY." Mr. Woodruff's evidence on this sub ject is as followa : "During Mr. Parker's term of offico and part of Mr. Cardoso's, up' to the time of specific appropriations, pay certificates for 'stationery,' which in cluded almost everything, and for other accounts, were issued to such an extent that they sold on the streets for from"ten to twenty cents on the dollar." The evidence shows that the average member never received over ten dollars' worth of stationery; but the bills rendered and paid by the State in one session amounted to $68,000 for this commodity alone. Clerk Jones, in hui evidence, says: "Stationery included refreshments, dry goods, groceries, carpets, furniture, horses and carriages, and miscellaneous articles of merchandise, and tho names used in the accounts were. GENERAL MYTHS. To further illustrate tho frauds com mitted under this head,' we refer to vouchers in evidence of A. O. Jones, designated as Nos. 5}, 6} ?nd 5}, amount ing in the aggregate to $3,666. Mr. Jonessays: "it is asserted that these ac counts were for books and fine stationery furnished the members." Attention ia called to accounts numbered from 10} to 14, inckxlve, where 5t will be seen that in January alone one firm furnished $6,688.29 worth of "stationeiy," or more than fifty dollars' worth per month to each member. In addition to the above, the accounts of Messrs. Bryan & Mc Carter and Mr. Stokes, well known deal ers, who reside in uoiumbia, and who furnished stationery to the House and Senate, are itemized, and, from appear ances, include most of the stationery actually used. Clerk Woodruff saya (and the vouchers prove it) that during one session each uonalAf >>??va> vivi sa Annw r\f WEBSTER'S UNABRIDGED DICTIONARY, and a calendar inkstand which cost $25. The accounts of the Western Union Telegraph Company, together with Mr. Woodruff's evidence, will show that even the private telegrams of the senators were paid for by tho State. ' According to evidence, and accounts, the Senate often used $10 worth of post age stamps per day. Gold pens at $10; inkstands at $25 ; Websters Dictionary and flue stationery certainly afforded our "statesmen" every facility for an extent sive correspondence. JEWELRY. We cannot refrain from commenting upon the large accounts Mr. Isaac Sulz bacber, a won known jeweler of Colum bia; and call especial attention to the accounts designated as' "No. 27" and "B 6," mentioned in Woodruff's ?vi dence, where jewelry was furnished to Senators Whittemore, Maxwell, Hayne, Rev. Wm. Johnston sad Representative Tim Hurley. He also furnished f-^c gold pens costing as high as $10 a piece ; and, judging from tho bills rendered, from fivo to ten pocket kulves to each member during tho session. The accounts of Mr. Hayden, (a jew eler of Charleston,) designated A 1, by Woodruff, clearly demonstrate the man ner in which bills were rinsed, the amount being for five call-bells ?12, and raised to f U2, by inserting the figure 1. We quote from Mr. Woodruff's diary in reference to an accr.at of Mr. Hayden for a watch for Senator Whittemore : "Wednesday, January 15,1878, collected certificate for $945. and paid Hayden for Whittemoro'e watch. GRACIOUS GOODNESS 1 Whittemore must have somewhere about ten thousand dollars this session. That ought to bs satisfactory. He is always, though, after one more." 1 It has long been a mystery to the un initiated where the matchless diamonds which flashed their rays of light in the halls of the Capitol, the showy watch chains and expensive watches came from ; but an inspection of Mr. 8ulzbacher*8 accounts, sud those of a similar nature, will reveal tho startling fact that they were furnished by an impoverished State. We submit a portion af Mr. Sunbath er's f ccount for REPAIRING CLOCKS, Nos. 25 J and, 28}, and referred to in A. : O. Jones' evidence, which will show tia) amount to bo several hundred dollars. Mr. date, another jeweler ol Columbia, has several accounts, some of which are designated as Nos. 61, G2 and 63, by A. O. Jones. Instead of jewelry wo now have gorgeous military trappings for our legialative heroes, who belonged to a well equipped but badly organized militia. These amounted to something over twenty-one hundred dollars. In connec tion with these account-?, see evidence oi P. Simkins, (under tho head of "pay certificates/') who.states that he pur chased some articles from Mr. Glaze, and that his account OB well aa that of 8. J. Leo was settled with a legislative pay certificate. Afterward ho and Lee were both sued, and he paid Mr. Glaze two hundred dollars, and Mr. Glaze still hold? the curtificato as a claim against the State. In the account of W. J. Whippor, at torney at law, designated os C 12, he charges tho State the modest sum of $60 PER DAT FOB FOBTY-THREE DATf professional services rendered the com mittee appointed to investigate the attain of thc Bask of tho State. This investi gation resulted in the appointment o: Representativo O. O. Puffer, receiver whereby tho State lost a large amount o money, by commissions and other means For years Urge accounts amounting t< several hundred dollars, annually, bavi beou paid for CLEANING THE HALLS of the Senate and House of Repr?senta ti ves, while hundreds of convicio wera ii tho city entirely idle. . To illustrate thi economy practiced now, wo will state that not one dollar is paid out for sucl work, convict labor being utilized. We bave examined the accounts fo fitting locks to tho desks of members, am find that daring one session the Stat was charged wi>n S?7 new locks, wber there are only 164 desks ia the Senat end House, thus giving more than tw< locks to each desk. We submit a fei accounts for wood and coal. Upon close calculation, wo find . .nt during on session more than ONE THOU?AWD COBD8 OF WOOD , and one thousand tinco hundred an twenty tonB of coal were charged foi and at the same time there was not single wcjpd stove in use at the Stat House. Sergeant Wiiliama in his evl dence states that not a fourth cf th wood and coal purchased was coasume at the State House. He also says the Mr. Crews furnished and delivered t any of the members who asked for lt. th! necessary commodity. From tho account of Mr. Mayrr.nt : appears that be furnished Senators Whi temora. Maxwell and others with woo? The bills rendered show that thousand of dollars were spent annually for stove to heat tho State Houso ana com mitte rooms. Sergt. Williams testifies thi the committee rooms were furnished wit stoves every year, and that, when 1 called for them, tho members told hil "it was* none of his business." Mr. Palmer states that the atoves I tho State House are worth $1,500 at th time, and that he does not find on eighth of the stoves at the Capitol whie he furnished. We will not attempt to give the amoui of soap, HAIR BRUSH KS AND TOWELS furnished, but will simply state that tl accounts amounted to thousands of dc lars I Verily, they should have bo; cleansed. , We respectfully call your attention the accounts designated os Nos. 31}, ? 82}, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87t 88 and 89, in e\ dence of A. O. Jones, sud C 7 and A in the evidence of Mr. Woodruff, which it is shown that State officia members of tho House and Senate, der and attaches were furnished with mc of the leading daily papers of the Sta and a large number of weekly count papers. In addition to the above the ? counts, vouchers and evidence show tb novels, law and other books were furn is cd to the membeni In order that th _i _i_._i..,._ .i ? t *i . . . uiigu. nu.io mt nj iur.it luto Boura tn li proving their minds at tho Stat?'? e pense, though thousands of their co otituents' children were unablo to otto school for the want of books. In ? dence of the above we refer you to i counts designated as A 2, W 5, and otb* of a similar kind, and tho evidence A. O. Jones. -*Tbe accounts of W. K. Greenfio Hardy Solomon, M. J. Calnan, and o thc ; thow the amounts paid by tho State : I the ase of so-called committee root These rossie Tat- - ot c"!y used duri the sitting of the General Assembly, I were often occupied the entire year, the extravagant price cf ONE DOLLAR PER DAY RENT for each room. Add to this the cost furnishing, gas bills, refreshments, ? ?nd thia Of Hf*iC ?r/uiM p.'CTS JO ! world that South Carolina was cur with the most extravagant and corr class of legislators known in ancient modern times. ' Wa refer to accounts designated ? 2 to 6 respectively and Nc, 79, inclu? in A. O. Jones' evidence. It bas b clearly demonstrated that a auffiel sum has been paid in five years fori of upper room? io more thau one ba ing to have purchased (hs entire bu lng. Wo call your attention to w acema to us a most palpable fraud, de neted aa No. 65 in evidence .ot A. I Jones, where R. K. Scott certifies i an account for roora tout, amounting to $3,249.60, "ia justly duo.'* Mr. Jones, lp bis evidence, says that this is an account of lt. K. Scott for the root of a cottage for one year. It could not bo sold for that amount to-day. Mr. Greenfield *ays, in reference to this matter, that he rented the cottage in rear of McKenzie's building to It. K. Scott, to be used as a resort or *!i.UOUS ROOM during hts candidacy for the United States Senate, that he na? paid by Gov. Scott, and that be has no knowledge of pay certificates being' used in payment thereof. The voucher designated by Woodruff as No. 26, is for rent of the residence of John J. Patterson, for the use of Sena tors whitteraoro, Owens, and others who revelled in stately mansions, enjoying their gains stolen from an impoverished people, while their poor dupes in their lowlyScabins were Buffering for the ne cessaries of life. THE ROLL OF RASCALS. Tho private bills of State officers, sen ators and members of tho House, refer red to in the evidence of Woodruff and Jones, include the names of those who were tit? recipients cf suppl?**s, and aro as follows : Lieutcnnut-Governor Rnnsier, Lieu tonant-Governor Gleaves ; Senators O. P. LesHs, L. Wimbush. Frank Arnim, H. E. Hayne, B. F. Whittemore, H. J. Max well, C. D. Hayne, Y. J. P. Owns. W. E. Johnston, J. M. Allen, J. Hollings head. Robert Smalls, W. B. Nash, 8. A. Swails, Geb. F. McIntyre, E.S. J. Hayes, Jas. A. Grcon, John Lee, J. E. Green. Representatives James A. Bowley, Tim ' Hu ri nv. .fnwnli JJ). KABIOQ T g. XSer.Hi", O. H. ?porry* S. J. Leo", P, Simkins.P. R. P.ivors, W. M. Thomas, W. H. Jones, F. J. Moses, Benj. Byas, NelBon Davis'. To enum?ralo the bills designated by* Mr. Jones- in his evidence as "myths"; and "queer accounts" would fill hundreds' of pages. A few are inserted to illus trate this mauner of robbing tho treasu ry. The originals aro submitted in his evidence, numbered as follows : No. 9. A. Washburue..$ 700 00 No. 48. James Stebbins. 895 15 No. 58. A. L. Stlngum. 3,564 19 No. 81. William Hall. 1,000 00 No. 89. Simeon P. Simples. 600 00 No. 88. J. S. J. Gilman. 4,165 00 No. 118. 8. Goodman. 1,978 40 No. 120. R. W. Johnson. 8,021 25 No. 121. S. J. Brown.8,752 15 No. 122. J. Cresswell.. 985 75 No. 123. R. O. Burke!!.:.. 600 00 Making an aggregate of..$20,368 89 MYTHS "AND OTHERS." Mr. Jones Bays these "myths" wera pushed through under cover of "and others," and that "the number was sci great it would have been foolishness in him to have made inquiries concerning them." Ho also says if he had placed any impediment in the way of certifi catea being isaued to pay this class of claims he would have lost his position: and that in eomo instances the only sup plies furnished was the paper on which the account was made out. Bergt. Wil liams testified that vouchers and accounts were made out in the names of fictitious Eersons for large amounts, passed upon y the committee on continrent uccouuts. and pay certificates drawn for them and delivered to different members. Here? cognized No. 1 referred to in evidence of A. O. Jones ia one of that class. It calls for $1,126, and ho thinks it was" given to W. H. Jones, a member from leorgetown. A large number of ac counts were reade out in the nama OF John Williams, sergeant-at-armB, among them Nos. 68 and 91, amounting to $5,432.02, also Nos. 92 to 111, inclusive, amounting to $15.680.08. Wbilo Mr. Williams waa being exam ined he said: "I know nothing of most of these accounts. I allowed my name to be r.sed to assist tbs members from time to time. Bowley, Dennis, Thomas and others were frequently benefitted by the uso of my name. The State receiv ed no consideration whatever for the cer tificates issued in the payment of these accounts. I did not know my name wak used so often, ncr for such jarge amounts, until now. I ara suro lt was arranged by introducing a legislative claim in my uame and adding tho words 'and others: .to it. thereby getting it passed without creating any suspicion that it waa ? fraud. I rem?mbfir the $3.500 account; that was for the committee on contingent accounts. I think they took $500 apiece. 'They promised me $500, but never gave it to me." Your committee cannot undertake to enumerate all: the accounts submitted with this report, but will refer you to a few rendered by Messrs. Ki jard . and W. D. Love & Co., dealers in dry goods, and to those of Messrs. Strauss & Bro., D. Epstiu, Wm. Robinson, dealers in clothing. Clerk Jones, in refering to the accounts rendered against Sergeant-at-arms Wil liams, says t "It seems he was appealed to by those who were caked and he Clothed them, by thoso who were hungry and bo fed them." Wo anpend Etatem?nfB of prices paid for articles by our legislators io 1869-70, and in 1871-72. The contrast will show a rapid development of taste cultivated at the expense, of principio : A CONTRAST. 1809-70. 1871-72. $5 clocks, $600 clocks, 40 cents spittoons, as cuspidors, ?4 benches, . $200 crimson plush trow beds, sofas,' SI chaim, Sponge Mattresses A ?* pine tables, Oriental pillows, 25 cent hat pegs, $OOplUsh Goth, chairs $8 desks, .$80 library tabica, $10. office desks, $80 bat racks, 50 cents coat hooks, $50 desks, Cheap matting, $80, $175 office desks, Clay pipes, $100 wardrobes, Cheap whiskey, Brussels carpeting, - ti i~.n?.^.t..lyiii^tSTiT^Si cigars $15 window curtains, {champagne, $5 cornices. !$0b0 glosses, IfOOD brocatel curtains ($80 Walnut and gilt . fi cornie**1. We fcol that this report would be in complete if we failed to' present to the General Assembly tho list of articles bought and paid for by tho State for tho us? of her "statesmen." It has been ac curately copied from tho various accounts turned over to your committee by the clerks of tho Senate and House of Rep REFRESHMENTS, WINES AND LIQUORS. Heldaieck, Green Seal, Vin Imperial, Verzenay and Moot and Chandon Cham pagnes ; Scnppernong, ' Sparkling Mo selle, Catawba, Chateau La Roso Claret, Chateau Lafitte Claret, Imperial Pale Sherry, besi Madeira, ron, Malaga Sod I Blackberry Wines; finest'Otard, Dupuy and French Cognac Brandy: Ones*Pa ler, Cabinet, Rye, Bourbon, Nectar and Corn Whiskers; Holland Gin, Jamaica Bum, cases of Hostetter s Indian, Kerr's, Russian, Baker, St. Dominga ned Wino Bitters; Congress Water, best bottled Ale, Lager and Porter ;< Sarsaparilla, Curacoa add Maraschino-?di by thc cask.? - CIGARS AND TOBACCO. Imported Brevas, Partegxs, Espsn?Ias, Londres, OoncbTas, Live Indian, Pantillo, Espanola* Conchas. Fiuest plug_ chew ing tobacco, finest fine-cut ditto, Durham i'nocKRjEa Amalia Boat W*tohallahsai*, bol _ gea, bacon atrips/Diamond hams, and icio cut/uo. plue, EdaM? ^wclt^er ; English chccao, gilt edge bu Boland' i,c?n^^;a^?o4T aud buffa?o tangueo, oanjaim; OTttortand/loiters/frosh Norfolk oys teraY?e?iN?? tia?, black and green teas/ French chocolate, olive oil, catattpa. Worcester and pepper . sauces, i marted mushrooms, preserved ginger, guava jel ly, pickles, brandy cherries, brandy peaches, lemon syrup, assorted extracts, sea foam, citron, aworted nuts, lemons, oranges, wax ?ud adamantine candles, Colgate^ fancy and toilet soap?, starch, table nod Livcipool aalt, kerosene oil, bacon sides and shoulder*, English mus tard, vinegar, mackerel, , concentrated lye, Orleans Bnd fancy syrup and molas ses, assorted English crackers and bis cuit, condensed milk, parlor matchee, Irish potatoes, leaf lard, assorted pepper, sugar, flour, pearl grist. FURNITURE. Finest walnut office chairs and desks, Continental chairs, washstands; batracks, marble top washstands, wardrobes, libra ry tables, marble top sideboards, book cones, hair seal rocking chairs, large and small easy chairs, marble top burtons, saloon tabita, bedsteads, opera chairs, leather ?eat chairs, . cane seat chairs, mSei back chairs, sttiff back arm C?.??M. commodes, umbrella stands, large and stoall library~bookcftses, o*aHibrary ta bles, with carved, lc gs; red and green reps lounges, finest plush velvet tete-a tetos, finest walnut, fancy reps tete-a* tetes, large and small gothic chaira, Pres cott arm chairs, extra urge striped reps chairs, green repa French lounges, large shelf back marble .top.washstands, coun ter desks, hatstands, morblo top tables, crimson p'u?i Bofes, large looking glass es, euperior refrigerators, large willow chairs, towel rack?, folding chairs/ tine coffin, lino cradle, bed lounges, fancy fire screens, extra largo and heavy colton mattresses, feather beds, feather bolsters and feather pillows, double soring mat tresses, cots aqd mattresses, gilt mantel mirrors, finest Etiglish tapestry Brussels carpeting, finest three ply ingrain carpe ting, English velvet rugs and door maia, English thread door mats, English oil cloths and velvet hassocks, cocoa nmte and matting, rich, heavy cornices," lam brequins, window shades and fixere?, largo cords and tassels, brocatel curtains ana trimmings, gold bound shades and spring roller?, gimps, white and checked DRY GOOD?. Finest French velvets, extra fine large gray haircloth, silk damask, lined diaper Itabie and wine cloths, Irish linens, bil liard table cloths, linen towels, woolen blankets, linen doylcys and nankins, im ported flannels, insertions and edgings, finest dress goods, all kinda, honey comb quilts, MorsflllleJT quilts, shawls, linen sheeting, pillow casing and shifting, cot ton shirting, sheeting and pillow casing, imported kid gloves, ladies'.satchels, ?men's white and brown hosiery, linen cambric handkerchiefs, ladies' hoods, cambrics, ribbons of all ?.ualltic3f fiho plaid, goods, extra long bath towel?, pieces cf crape, scissors, skirt braida and pins, baize, spool cotton, prints, tooth brushes, heavy o anea, flax, buttons, whalebone, ginghams, hooks and eyes, boulevard skirts, "bustles," extra lonp stockings, chignons, "palpitatbrs/' gar ters,, chomiBcs, uuderyea'ts, parasols and ann umbrellas. CLOTHING.' . Fine overcoats, pants, veals, coats, ?hirts, undershirts, drawers, "socks, boots, suspenders, collars, ?hoes, slippers, hats and caps, JEWELRY AND FANCY GOODp. Gold watches and chaina, rich 'sets of gold jewelry, diamond* ringa, diamond pins, gold lockets, charms, ringer rings, necklaces, pencil cases, pens, breastpins, ivory handled knives and forks, pocket and pen knives, tea and table spoons, call bclloj table forks, extra fine table castors, rich toilet sets, pocket pistols, Japanned tea treys. _ CUCKOO CLOCKS, . oxira fine uoigtura marble mantel clocks, French china vases, Freu ch artificial Sowers, ladles' fiuo work-boxes, finest sslognm, Fr??ch esj iri??s, j? ?orida Water, gold and rubber poa holders ?nd pens, pocketbooks, stereoscopes and ylews, writing, doske, ladies porto monnaies, French mantel clocks, key rings, tape measures, feather dusting brashes, plated spoons, baskets, Wooster's unabidged Dictionary, latest and most expensive literary works,. drop lights, sixty-four . light chandeliers, iwenty-soven light chandeliers, six light chandeliers, five light chandelicro, four light chandeliers, three light bracket chandeliers, fine cor nices with gilt eagles, fine shields and coat of a vu! CROCKERY AND. GLAHSWARE (jqumpagne glasses, salt collara, edp lates, decanters, tumblers, ornamental cuspidors/' extra fino punch mugs, fan? oy . granite chamber aet?, fancy J^mps, washbasins, soap hoses and trays, French china, coffee cups, dinner seta, cups/and saucers, candlesticks, fine glass globes, decorated spittoons, tulip toilet sets atm oval pitchers, rich cut glass goblets wit!: monograms. PRINTING if ATTER, ?5C. H ^.Warrants of arrest, (!) rocognizoncec, summons, election tickets, contracta, ar ticles of agreement, lodge circular?, visi ting cards, diaries, morocco saemora?i' dum books, perpetual calendars, packages finest initial note paper, reams Juniata paper, scrapbooks, envelopes, Ink, mucil age, wall paper, bordering, lead pencils, ruling pens; jpapat* o.bights, letter el i pu, MU files, rubber bands, pspsr^cnttsrs, sponge cups, envelope openers, inkstands, ink vents, ?late; peh?lls, rulers, raslie ivory pencils,' magie leather pencils, magic black pencils. 8T0CK. ; Fine bones, mules, carriages/buggies and harness. BUNDRIES. v. Egg coal, cords oak and pine wood,, and-lrons, renders, shovels, tongs, grate baskets, atores and pipes, coffee Diggina, teapots, saucepans, cooking stoves and utensils, tb backets, wooden backets, ?tito"'cases, blacking, blacking brushes, jugs, bags, demijohns, lead pipes, lan terns, brooms) fruit jars ' and elastics, kegs, . wash tubs, wash ; boards, cork screws?slop pails, dusters and dust pans, foot tubs, Manilla paper, band saws, files, axes, waterjcoolers, granite chambers, ??u fini?, waco rains, axe-heivcBj stove polish. CONCLUSION. Your committee feel assured that no language., by way of comment, would add force t&~tbe Simple, statement of facts ?attending fMs era of revelry, embracing ?p?wlatk. /embezzlements and robberies of a character hitherto unknown in South Carolina. Thc perpetrators aro covered with-infamy and dh-graco, Bnd rihould bo pursued duriag their natural lives With tho sword of Justico banging by a thread Bot injustice to the honest taxpayers of the State, what can be eaid to relievo . those merchants and dealers wbr. partic ipated in their profits arising from iuch stupendous frauds ? Tho testimony sub? mittcd shows that these persOr* either WOro reckless of tba \ntjrttJdA_ of dui ttto. pie of tho State, pr winked at, connived At, or colluded with the robbers to fleece tho people-a collusion as humiliating I sttHho facta are disgraceful aod culpable. . We regret tos?aos thia ot^ record ; but ?t is true, and too facts aa proved juotify your committee Ia joining with' the good Ipfebple bf the State in denonncing such conduct now and forever. ' JOHN B. COCHRAN, Cbalraian. H. A. J&BKizs, 12?*:'" On part of Senate. S. DIBBLE, O. MULLER,