Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-02-09
COL. HUFFMANS ACTIVITY
CREATES MERRY ROW
President Tells Member That He Re-
fuses to Work in Harmony With
Body and That He Makes State
ments He cannst subs,antiste-As
to Enrolment.

by vote Of eight to one. the LAID
OF school trustees last night ado ted
:Hittee on schools and finance to meet
with the finance committee Of the
beard 10 investigate the expenditures
tf the trustees during the present
session ard TO report the result OF
this investigation TO the council.
This resolution, which was offered
by Mr.. Batchelcr. was adopted In the
midst OF one of the most heated DIS
cussicns heard on the floor of the
schc,l board chamber In many years
Since the beginning OF the present
session all has not been well in the
school board. Col L. w. Huffman,
leader of the minority. has net been
at ali pleased with the way things
have been running In the board and
he registered several more complaints
last night
President Puckett, however. forced
the impending iss:e when ne raped
Col. L. W. Huffman for his failure
to werk in peace and harmony win
the majority. The president deliver
ed himself OF speech that literally
scintillated and emphasized his re-
marks by frequent hard Goundings
upon the table at which he sat. When
he had finished. Chairman Fred
Bivins took up the cudgel against the
colonel and later one CT two men,
bers added spice to the proceedings.
Drring 1t all. Col. Huffman was ire
quentIy on his feet. denying, correct-
ing or explaining the various state
ments made o. d. Batchelcr finally
put an end to the lingual scrimmage
BY placing a motion before the house
"paraded Things In Newspapers.'
The trouble came about shortly be-
tort Ii o'clcck when the toard voted
TO purchase 1853 new desks and %
rears with which to equip three Of the
rooms In the new school building.
C.l. Huffman voted against the prop
osition. saying that he thought it was
a useless expenditure as the board
had number OF old desks that might
be utilized for the crescent, at least.
President Pickett told Col. Huffman
that be never worked In harmony with
the board and that he psreded come
things rejecting on the members OF
the board through the newspapers
without coming to the board with
them. "Yor have made statements
through the papers that you cannot
substantiate." declared Mr.. Pickett.
"Ycu have made statements here to-
night that you can't subs'antiate. you
don't try 10 work in harmony with
this board and the superintendent"
There's where the trouble comes
in" retorted Col Huffman. "Yol sup
port that man (Suyt. Jenkins) even
when he rms YOU into debt. You
antagcniye your committee on rules
and regulations by accepting his re-
ports over those cf the committee
c. v. sutton was on his feet to
ask when the committee had been
sntagouized. but the colonel eaid Il
was unnecessary tc cite any particu-
Jar instance. as the tcard was con-
tInually going over the committees
head.
Wanted Investigation.
For just a second or 30 the atmos-
phfre began to clarity somewhat
when Col Huffman Offered rcsolu-
ton pr yiiing for a special commit
tee of three to investigate all OF the
expenditure OF the board from Aug
ust 4. 1909, to February /. 1919. No
show INV and where the hoard had
expended money and whether or not
ssch expenditure wac regular.
Chairmsn Bivins. OF the finance
committee was immediately on his
feet with a query as to where the
finance committee came IN" 4 take
this as personal cffcasc right az
the start" declared Mr.. Bivirs. 4
have nothing but INV good name and
that propose 20 defend
Have We had harmony on THIS
b1ard9 Has MT. Hufmsa bcca m
harmony with u, We have been aeia
up 40 the public as vsgsbords. We
are charged with mismsnagcment and
Ir+ CEri - = matA~ tarN fAN"f
runs rampant among Us. Ans all be-
cause OF : little difference between
nc sup ztutepdcut and Ar Huffman.
n ttcy have anything between tkcm
ies them settle y. feel that We arc
under a Ian and arc abused rnnccor
ssr!ly.
Would liz the Ban.
While ar. Bivins was >, caking
CT. Huffman interrupted him several
tines end when the finale commit
sre chairman concluded the colonel
made = speech. lie said that % vas
his purpose - Iift the bsn that buns
over the huard BY having an iavcsii.
rpfirn and letting the public knov
hc1 the hoard bad EXPENDED Ws
nnsey = an nor auiszonisiic b. me
board declared the speaker Tbs