The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-02-16

resolutions. as already stated. nave
been adopted by the senate. while the
house has adopted substitute pro-
viding for the printing of such state
ment as the commission may desire
10 make.
The Lie Passed.
The presentation OF the memorial
in the house led to lively sensation.
The lie was passed by members and
for while there were lively scenes.
When the memorial had been read
Mr.. J. o. Patterson. member OF the
investigating committee, declared II
10 be a duty to himself and to South
Carolina for him to make statement.
The General Assembly is conversant
with the matters which led up to the
appointment OF the investigating conf
mission, the members OF which real
ize the gravity of the trust placed
upon them. They had done their duty
honestly, fearlessly and conscientious
| ly. The commission had all been
friends of his and it had been an I'M
pleasant duty. The investigating COM
mission had not been charged with
the duty OF extolling or blaming the
members OF the building commission.
He referred to the cards in the State
of Wednesday. in which Mr.. Bellln-
ger and Mr.. CAN'T complained that
they had not been treated with proper
consideration The complaint is that
the State House commission had not
been invited before the building COM
mission Why should the members
of the latter commission be summon
ed when they themselves could not
agree? In reference to the statement
of Mr.. Bellinger that he had been
denied the privilege of coming before
the commission, Mr.. Patterson de-
clared it was case Of nisunderstand-
ing. which he regretted as he and Mr..
Bellirger had been personal friends
for a score of years. On the night OF
January 7 Mr.. Bellinger had threaten
ed that, in case the joint commission
should attack the building commis-
sion. he would take the matter to the
| Legislature. Mr.. Patterson declared
that he regretted very much that
casual conversation should haVe been
misunderstood, as he had told Mr..
Bellinge- that should the report be in
the nature OF an attack he would in
sist upon the members of the building
commission being given hearing.
There was no formal demand, and the
statement he made to Mr.. Bellinger
was conditional. The joint committee
had thought it waste OF time and
money to bring here the members OF
the building commission. The inves-
tigating commission had employed a
Government architect and had in
spected the building carefully. He
regretted that the building commits
sion had felt aggrieved. They arc
honorable men, and if their conf
dence in those whom they employed
was misplaced, it is a misfortune to
the State of South Carolina.
Mr.. Williams made straightfor-
ward statement that the terms OF the
memorial do not contain a true state
ment Of facts. The joint commission
had never refused to give audience
to any member of the building COM
mission. The architect brought here
to inspect the work had been given
no suggestions. The investigating
commission had not reflected upon
the building commission. 1t had SIM
ply stated the facts as they had been
| found.
Mr.. Rawlinson declared that it had
not been the purpose OF the commls-
sion to reflect upon the building COM
mission. The latter had not asked
to come before the joint committee.
The architect and contractor had been
asked to appear and had not done so.
Mr.. Aull declared that the building
committee had been very severely
criticised, and, as an act OF justice,
they should be heard.