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Saturday Morning, : : Sept. 13,1879.
TREASURER RENFROE IMPEACI1F.IT.
The committee of nine appointed to
investigate the Treasury Department
of the State have reported in favor of
impeaching Treasurer Renfroe, eight of
the nine signing the report. It does not
appear that the State has lost or is like
ly to lose any of its funds through
any misconduct on the part of the
Treasurer, and we are all well satisfied
that the finances of the State have been
so managed by him that the credit of
the State is equal to any in the Union;
but according to the report of the com
mittee, and so far aB that goes, upon the
admission of the Treasurer himself, he
has received several thousand dollars
from different banks as part of the
profits derived by such banks from the
use of the funds of the State deposited
with them. This is in direct conflict
with a plain provision of the constitu
tion of the State, and we cannot see
that any defense of such conduct is pos
sible. The act of receiving such money
from the banks may not of necessity be
an act of moral turpitude. Mr. Ren
froe may have thought he was justified
by precedent and that there was no
wrong in taking a share of the profits
the banks had mado off the publio
money deposited with them, but we can
see no way of escape for him, except to
resign, if that will be allowed, settle up
his accounts, and let somebody else take
charge of the Treasury. We think
that would bo the best course. It
would certainly be the cheapest; and
if the State loses nothing by him, we
think the people would approve such a
disposal of the affair.
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New York i)emocratic Conven
tion.
Syracuse, N. Y., Sept. 11.—The plat
form of the Democratic State Conven
tion adopted to day reasserts the prin
ciples of popular liberty laid down by
the founders of the Republic, and holds
to the Constitution and rights of States
under the Constitution, and opposes the
tendencies of the Republican party to
centralization and consolidation. It
declares this Republio is a nation to the
extent and for the purposes defined in
the convention nominated Robinson by
243 to 58.
After the withdrawal of the Tammany
delegation and tho nomination of
Lucius Robinson for Governor, the Con
vention took a recess till 7:30, and upon
reassembling completed the ticket as
follows:
For Governor—Lucius Robinson.
For Lieutenant Govornor—Clarkson
N. Polter, of Westchester.
For Secretary of State—Allen C.
Beach.
For Comptroller—Thomas W. Olcott.
For Stato Treasurer—James Mackin.
For Attorney General—A Schoon-
maker, jr.
Tlio National Holiness Associa
tion.
An Ohio Methodist minister, recom
mended by the Independent os “of high
standing,” declares in a letter that the
National Holiness Association is a money
making concern. The cloak of socalled
religion,” he adds, with more vigor
than delicacy, “was never thrown over
the shoulders of a more vile and putrid
carcass. Last year they received ten
thousand (10,000) gate fees at their
Mansfield (O.) session on the single Sab
bath day. This year they did the same
thing at Urbana. The people of these
towns testify that no worse crowd of
roughs ever invade their towns than
these Sunday sessions bring. No fair,
show, or political convention can com
pare for multitudes. The better class go
to the meeting; but the town is overrun
by the roughs, who only go to see the
crowd.” The Independent charges that
these holiness camp meetings are got up
in various parts of the country by a
firm that makes money out of the busi
ness through admission feeB and the sale
of religious books. The Rev. Mr. Inskip,
the leader of the movement, thus defends
the fee plan in the Christain Standard:
“We think this new method of taking
the contributions of the people as they
enter the grounds much the best plan
The old plan of raising money by
pledges and contributions, and an hour’s
delay of the publio sevices to listen to a
begging speech and bantering proposl
tions, is liable to many serious objections.
This new method is certainly the best
and most effective.”
aiding 9100 for all soldiers who lost an
bye.
Mr. Miller, of Houston, raised the
point that the amendment was uncon
stitutional, as limbs only were author
ized.
The amendment was withdrawn.
Mr. Miller did not think the bill just
as it stood and offered an amendment
to it, providing that each soldier buy
his own artificial limbB.
Mr. Milner occupied tho chair.
Mr. Strother appealed to the House
for the bill as an act of justice to the
wounded soldiery of the South.
Mr. Paine thought it would be better
to give tho soldiers the money instead
of limbs.
Mr. Irvine opposed the amendment
to give a commutation for lost limbs.
Mr. Miller explained his amendment
as meaning that the soldier may buy
his limbs and then look to the State for
compensation; but the State cannot pay
him one cent more than the limb cost
him, no matter how cheap it was.
Mr. Wilson offered an amendment
providing that the soldiers might take
money instead of limbs.
Mr. Fort favored this amendment.
Mr. Hanks did not think the amend
ment was constitutional.
Mr. Cook favored the amendmend of
Mr. Wilson.
Mr. Mynatt thought there was no
constitutional difficulty in the way of
furnishing money instead of limbs.
As the bill contemplated the appro
priation of money it was considered in
a committeo of the whole, with Mr.
Milner in the chair.
Mr. McWhorter moved that the com
mittee rise and report the bill back
with a recommendation that it do pass.
Agreed to.
Mr, Milner then made the report.
Mr. Miller’s amendment was conpid
ered. On its adoption the yeas and nays
were called. The yeas were 23 and the
nays 98. So it was lost.
The amendment offered by Mr. Wil
son was agreed to.
The bill passed by 114 yeas to 5 nays.
The report of the committee of con
ference on the differences of the House
and Senate on the bill to exempt certain
persons from jury duty was adopted.
Tiie examinations for second lieuten-
antcieB in the army from civil life are
concluded, and tho fortunate candidates
are announced. They have been very
difficult and conducted with great fair
ness. But despite the severity of the
test, it has been commented on that the
finest scholarship was shown by the up
plicants from the South. The much
abused Leighton Finley, of South Car
olina, a graduate of Princeton, passed
second in his platoon, and R. J. Irvine,
of Augusta, took equally high rank in
his division. All the Southern boys
will be ornaments to the service, and
none of them have been rejected on the
grounds of scholarship or for physical
the Constitution, but that the Democrats r « ason8 ' ^l lbe f^ions lie north of
Mason and Dixon’s line. The success-
will resist all attempts to transform it
into an empire. It deprecates the ef
forts of the Republican managers to
revive sectional feuds. Demands honest
elections and an honest count, and says
“never again by fraud or force shall the
popular will be set aside to gratify un
scrupulous partisans.” It condemns
the use of Federal patronage to influ.
ence elections, and expresses shame and
sorrow at the disgraceful repudiation of
all professions of civil service reform
by the Executive and his supporters.
It favors gold and silver as theconstitu
tional money of the country, but con
demns the speculative methods of the
President, and tho Secretary of the
Treasury’s favoritism Bhown by him to
particular banks and the syndicate, and
extravagance permitted in connection
with his refunding schemes. It con
demns the action of the President and
the Republicans in Congress with re
gard to the questions debated in the
extra session, and declares that the
Democrats will continue to uphold the
system of untrammelled suffrage, abso
lutely free from Federal force or super
vision.
After the adoption of the platform
the Convention proceeded to make nom
inations. Samuel Hand, of Albany,
presented the name of Lucius Robinson
which was greeted with cheers, hooting
and hisses. C, W. Brooks, of New
York, put in nomination Gen. Henry
W. Slocum. [Great applause.] After
speeches against tho* nomination of
Robinson by T. Grady, of New York,
and J. Maguire, which were frequently
interrupted by hisses and applause
Cowan, of Albany, presented the name
of John C. Jacobs, chairman of the
Convention, and asked the secretary to
put the question of his nomination by
acclamation. There was almost a unan
imous response of ayes and long contin
ued cheering, after which the secretary
declared Mr. Jacobs nominated. The
latter, however, declined to accept, and
declared the nomination informal and
irregular. Great confusion and ex
citement ensued, but at four oclock,
when quiet was restored, the roll was
called for the vote. After twenty had
voted for Robinson, the Tammany dele
gation withdrew, and the remainder of
Renfroe, will you guarantee that he will
not go before the courts ?
Mr. Fort. I do not speak for Mr.
Renfroe, but for tho people of Georgia.
Mr. Pain favored a delay.
Mr. King said he would not oppose a
delay until Monday.
Mr. LivingBtone urged the House not
to act hastily on a matter of such grave
iuportance to the State and a citizen.
Mr. Bird, of Tatnall, called the pre
vious question on the motion postpone.
Mr. Miller, of Houston, claimed
twenty minutes in conclusion as the
rules provide for the committee on any
report.
Mr. Livingston said the mover of a
proposition should have the same right.
Mr. Miller said he did not object. Mr.
Miller then appealed to the House for
immediate action.
Mr. Awtry rose to speak when Mr.
Livingston said : Iflseveral I membtrs of
the committee are to speak, I shall claim
the same privilege.
Mr. Miller—I object.
Mr. Awtry then briefly gave the rea
sons why the House should act at once.
He said there had been too little regard
for law and ho appealed for its vindica
tion.
On the motion to postpone Mr. Nis-
bet called for the yeas and nays and the
call was sustained. The yeas were 78
and the nays 51. So the motion pre
vailed.
Mr. King moved that 500 copies of
the report be printed. Agreed to.
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Thursday, Sept. 11.
The Senate continued the hearing of
the Goldsmith case, with no legislative
business of importance.
ful men are to have a month’s leave on
pay before being assigned to duty. The
commissions date from September 1.
It is to be hoped, remarks the Winns-
boro, S. C., Herald, that the recent elec
tion in California will teach the Green-
backers and third party men a lesson.
The Republican ticket belonged to the
corporations and the railroads. The
Democrats opposed them. But two
new anti-oorporation parties were start-
ed, which drew off the Democratic
strength, and the consequence is a
sweeping victory for the monopolists.
If John Sherman carries Ohio, his suc
cess will be due to the running of a
straight Greenback ticket. The Green-
backers are playing into the hands of
the bondholders and national banks
beautifully. If the Greenbackers do
want more money and less bonded debt,
the sooner they quit the third party
craze the better. If they persist they
will have bonds and bayonets both.
Legislative Summary.
Wednesday, Sept. 10,
The Senate was engaged in hearing
evidence in the impeachment cose of
the Comptroller General.
Mr. Yancey moved to suspend the
rules for the consideration of the county
court bill. Lost.
The call of the roll of counties for
new matter was dispensed with for tli9
day.
Mr. Mynatt offered a resolution to al
low members mileage for the extra ses
sion. Referred committee on finance,
The unfinished business was the con
sideration of the hill to re-establish the
geological bureau.
The committee of the whole had re
ported adversely on this hill.
On the adoption of the report Mr.
Livingston called the yeas and nays.
The yeas were 79 and the nays 51; so
the adverse report was agreed to and
the bill lost.
HOUSE BILLS ON THIRD READING.
A bill to carry out the provisions of
the constitution relative to furnishing
maimed Confederate soldiers with arti
ficial limbs.
Mr. Riden moved to amend by pro-1
Mr. Livingston, of Newton, moved to
reconsider so much of the journal as re
lated to the adverse action of the House
on a bill to re-establish the geological
bureau.
Mr. McWhorter, of Greene, moved to
lay the motion on the table. Agreed to,
Mr. Sikes moved to reconsider so
much of the journal as related to ad
verse action on a bill to give justices
and notaries same jurisdiction over
county court contracts as county courts
have.
Mr. King favored a reconsideration,
Mr. Harrison moved to lay the mo
tion to reconsider on the table.
On this Mr. Sikes called the yeas and
nays. The yeas were 31 and the nays
101. The motion to reconsider then
prevailed.
Mr. Hanks then moved to reconsider
the action of the House in passing a bill
to amend the law as to pay of States’
witnesses from other counties in crimi
nal cases. Agreed to.
THE TREASURY REPORT.
Mr. Miller, of Houston, then sub
mitted the reports of the special com
mittee on the investigation of the official
conduct of J. W. Renfroe, State Treas
urer. The reports were heard with
great interest.
The majority report was signed by
all the committee except Mr. Redwine,
of Hall, who submitted a long minor!
ty report.
Mr. Miller, of Houston, moved the
adoption of the majority report.
Mr. Redwine opposed the motion and
argued on the same line as his report,
Mr. Redwine’s remarks were a gener
al review of the case and an argument
against the policy of impeachment.
He contended that the regular processes
of law afforded an ample remedy, even
if the charges against the Treasurer
were true.
Mr. Miller—I ask the gentleman what
remedy is there for this evil ?
Mr. Redwine—The courts of the
country.
Mr. Miller—I ask you the direct ques
tion—what court is there which can re
move the Treasurer ?
Mr. Redwine—I suppose the const!
tution has a full remedy.
Mr. Miller, os chairman of the com
mittee, explained to the House that the
committee had recommended impeach
ment as the only remedy. The commit
tee had heard no suggestion of any oth
er remedy.
Mr. Livingston opposed any immediate
action on the report. He favored
remedy by the regular courts.
Mr. Nisbet said it was only a question
of punishment or acquittal of a guilty
man. Impeachment is the only remedy,
Mr. Crawford made a strong appeal
to the House for proper action in the
premises. He argued that the commit
tee reported what was absolutely the
only remedy in the case. Mr. Craw
ford was forcible in his remarks, and
held the closest attention of the House,
He did not desire to precipitate the
question.
Mr. Livingstone moved to make the
reports the special order for next Tues
day.
Mr. Fort opposed this motion and
urged impeachment as the proper
course.
Mr. Livingstone. Was not a former
treasurer accused of a worse crime than
this?
Mr. Fort. Yes, sir; and we ought to
have impeached him, for close on his
heels comes another treasurer commit
ting an impeachable offeuse. The Jones
case is in the courts to-day, and will be
there until it is settled to the defendant'
| satisfaction.
Mr. Livingstone. If we impeach Mr.
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