The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-04-09
HE HUERIEa .E TEE COM'
MITTEE TO INvEsTI-
GATE HIM.
HIS REASONS FOB EARLY ACTION
Tho Judge Wants tho Whole Mattel
At Once Cleared Up In Justice
10 Himself and All
Concerned.

TYLER, lex, ApIll 1'-iho A0i'' 49,
J. McCord, Judge of this judicial district,
today addressed the following to the COM
mittee at Austin recently appointed by the
Texas legislature to investigate the charges
against the International and Great
Northern receivership:
Hon. M. M. Crane, II. M. Garwood,
Walter Gresham, A. T. Mckinney and A.
q. Brietz, committee of investigation OF the
International and Great Northern receiver
ship under a concurrent resolution OF
the legislature at Austin, Tex. Gentlemen:
1 have this day returned to my home from
VanZandt county, where | have been en-
gagged in holding district court at the county
seat away from the railroads and have
Just been put in possession of the full facts
in relation to the passage of the con-
current resolution by the legislature.
and your appointment as q committee
Hereunder to investigate my conduct in re-
laion to the International and Great
Northern receivership. presume the au
thority assumed in this matter is based
upon the right of the legislature to impeach
district judge for official misconduct and
that the action as taken upon the state
ment Of official misconduct on my Fart as
district judge in said reCeivership by some
person or persons whose name or names
as vet have not been furnished to the pub
lie. beg to say to your honorable commits
sion that l earnestly desire and request at
your hands an immediate investigation be-
fore adjournment of the present legislature.
1t is not lust to me or the people of my
district composed of $4,000 people that
these charges should rest in their present
! attitude for any considerable length OF
time, and if l am gailty of any conduct
justifylng impeachment l ought not to be
permitted to hold this important trust and
power until the next session OF the legls
| lature.
further suggest to your honorable com
mittee that my term of Office will expire
before the meeting of the next regular SEES
sion of the legislature ana l will by tina
time either go out of office by the expra
ton of my term or be reelected
thereto by the people OF m!
as l understand the law my acts durin,
my present term of Office would not fur
nish legal basis for impeachment ant
the only Just and legal warrant for the ap
pointment of this court of investigation
would be lost.
1t is to be regretted that this matter ha
not be called to the attention of the legisla
tnre an earlier day of the session so ths
the proposed investigation might hav
been made without any pressure for tim,
d or that those seeking my impeachment di
not go before the supreme court of TIL
State and ask my removal under th
5 provision of the courts of this state. Sec
ton 60 article liz. do not wish to be mis-
understood as objecting to the power of tn
ffonf n fHnsn
] is seems that each and every Disbursement
, and order from the beginning of the re
ceivership to the present time, is q matte
of record in separate minute book of tn,
e court of Smith county, kept for that pur
pose that full inquiry can be made be
fore the adjournment of the present session
of the legislature and in that way justice
can be done to all concerned
self TG to that wa fnd the Rlfs sesse d ANY,
notice provided for in the resolution and
am authorized by the other persons con.
= nected with the receivership to make the
same promise in their behalf, and they and
f | will voluntarily appear before your com
f mittee at any time and place which may sui
3 your convenience and render every possible
t facility for a speedy and thorough in.
. vestigation of the whole matter.
} | hope that my request will not be con-
t sidered as seeking hasty investigation
/ which would be inconsistent with
thoroughness, but I am not willing
to rest under imputation a day
longer than is absolutely necessary, and
l believe, in view of the importance of the
matter to me and to the public, that the
inquiry should be expedited by every reas.
enable method.
} In conclusion | would ask that be
furnish he'd with the name of the writer, and
copy OF the letter upon which under.
? stand that the mover of the resolution OF
inquiry predicated its introduction. Very
respectfully, FELIX j. McCoRD.