The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-02-23
GLASS CONTRACTS
WILL BE- MODIFIED
THEY WILL NOT BE CANCELLED
IMMEDIATELY.
May Dispose Of Stock on Hand-And
at the End of Ninety Days the
Existing Contracts VIII be
Supposed to Have Ter
minated.


Saturday on the matter Of the state
nent Of the Carolina Glass company
published in the State Saturday
morning. Several attorneys OF the
glass company were present during
the proceedings Of the house and ex-
pressed desire to have the state
ment printed on the journals Of the
house. Mr.. LaFitte made a motion
to that effect and after some rather
pointed discussion, the motion was
tabled by an almost unanimous vote.
Mr. LaFitte in making the motion
stated that it was done in the inter-
est Of fairness. He wanted to see the
gentlemen who are directors OF the
glass company put in the proper light
on the records. It was due them IN
view of the fact that the house had
taken official notice Of the matter.
Captain Sellers was the first to
raise objection, and Mr.. Beamguard
moved to table the motion Of Mr.. La
Fitte. -
The house was about to vote down
MIR. LaFitte' motion when Mr.. Por-
ter A. McMaster made an appeal to
the house for fair treatment for these
honorable citizens of: Columbia.
Mr. Beamguard's objection was
that the statement should be incor-
porated in the report of the inves-
tigating committee.
Captain Sellers thought that this
statement was an argument against
the committee.
Mr.. LaFitte said his motion had
been made in good faith. It had been
for the purpose of treating the officers
and directors Of the glass company
with proper courtesy, and let them go
down on the records giving their side
Of the case. ~-- .
Captain Doar wanted to know It
the committee would not print this
statement in its report.
Mr.. LaFitte replied that there was
no guarantee that this committee
would ever meet again. Furthermore
this house will never meet again, and
the next general assembly might not
print the reply of the glass company
Mr.. McFaddin stated that these
gentlemen would lose their contracts
and to that they offer no objections.
Their regulations are dear to them
and they want the opportunity to go
into the records in explanation OF
their course. Mr.. McFaddln stated
that the statement reflects upon no
body,
Mr.. Patterson and Mr.. Lomax de-
elared that the statement made an at
tack on "a nonresident.
Mr.. Kershaw declared it to be a
!, oone-sided statement contradictory to
the findings Of the committee and IS
. indirectly a reflection on the commit
tee.
CAPTAIN Doar said that this letter
had never been presented to the IN
vestieating committee, and it would
/. he discourteous to that committee to
print it.
Mr. McFaddin stated that if any
member of the investigating commit
tee would state that he objects to this
matter going into the journal he
would Withdraw his support OF Mr'
J4aFitte's motion.
Mr.. Banks thought that the dignity
Of the dispensary investigating com
mittee should be sustained by the
house without any appeal to the house
from the committee.
Mr.. Spivey, Mr.. Fraser and MI
T,von we're in the house but took no
mart in the discussion. Their silence
indicated what they thought. The
house voted down Mr.. LaFitte's mo-
ton overwhelmingly.
Mr.. Lyon then presented a concur
rent resolution relative to the transac' Isl
+ions with the glass company. Thls
resolution takes the place Of the one
passed Friday night which was tabled
bv the senate for the one presented
by Mr.. Lyon.
Capt. Sellers, in order to get tnf
matter before the house, moved u
strike out the resolving words.
MIR. Lyon made a statement tna'
this resolution was in a little more
friendly manner than the other res
- Il zras hut inst and fair K