Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-04-29
IMPEACHMENT.
The Court Votes on Several
Points.
SYNOPSIS OF THE FINDINGS,
The Commissioner MOI Compelled to Consult
The AttOrney-Geoeral.
Impeachablo Matter sot rorth-Eiovon
Votes to Sustain the General Demur.
rsr-An Effort Made to Drop
the Case.-iiousc Pro-
ceedinEs.
SYNOPSIS OF THE FINDINGS.

A.. %fotr . April 2s.- Special The
senate NJ ( 0s3O o'clock this morning,
/ chair.
Prayer by house chaplain. Pennington.
On motion of Senator Swayne, house
bill To authorize the county commission
/ efs court tu issue courthouse and Jail
| and bridge borils and repeal all other
laws authorizing the issuance Of such
! bonds was taken up
Senator Agnsw moved that the sennte
! proceed TO The election of an assistant
| Journal clerk
senator Agpw nominated Committee
! CLERK William Hedges, who has been
| serving Tor several years IN that capacity.
Mr.. Hedges received - votes, AN
present. and was declared elected.
senator Jester moved that the senate
resolve itself into court Of impcach-
mcnt
Senator Cmnford moved that the sem
ate chamber be- used exclusively for the
| court and Us officers for the purpose of
| considering the dcmurrcrs iu the Nc
| Gaughey ease. Carried
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The senate met at 2a}O p. m Consid-
/ Grafton Of house bin 10 authorize the
county commissioners court Co issue
/ courthouse jail and bridge borIls was re-
sumpd but was finally postponed after
/ "a wruugle Of uu hour
On motion of Senator Lawhon, the
| court of impeachment was held with
Opeu doors. The court spent all the ul-
| trrnoou In ballotng on the dcmurrcrs
avn oyerruled ull of them except the
| following which were sustaincd Spr-
| Ciul demurrer io articles !, D, u, y, IL
is 10, % % and ~
Tho following vote 10 sustain the de
| murrcr to articles D and q is fair index
TO the ballots which sustained the de-
mu"rCrs: Senators Agucw, Baldwin
Crowley. Dem, Douglas, Goss, llutchiu-
son. Jester. kcarby. Shrlburnc. simpson,
Smith. Swaync and Woods. Total. 49,
Nays Senators Alice, lmbodcn. Law
hon, BOren. BOwscr. Crawford Dickson,
Greer, Lewis. Mckinney Prcsslcr, Steele
add Tips Total, 10,
The following Is q fair index to the
ballots 10y which the other dcmurrcrs
We're oyeuulcd, the question being to
Ayes-Agncw. Baldwin. Goss, Hutch.
| ius 81" Jester, krarhy Shelhurne, Simp-
| sou smith, Swoync aud Woods Total,
II.
Nayes Senators Alice, Borcn, Bowser,
Crawford, Dean, Dickson. Douglas,
| Greer. lmbodcn, l.awhon, LOWS, Me
Kinney, Presslcr, Steele and Tips. To
| tai. 10.
At $50 o'clock the last ballot 10 the
demurrer. article ~. was taken and
/ senator Dean called up his resolution 10
/ change the rule of the cOult so as to re-
| pirc Nyo-thrds present 90 ovorrule the
81 neral dcmuWers.
senator prcsslcr said that some of the
senator's had conferred together aud as
| iu the morning eleven senators had voted
| to sustain the general domurrcrs they
| would no doubt vote for acquittal ON
/ final trial and go into costly aud
| tedious trial.
senator Notkum opposed the rosolu-
! ton ls 10 would allow the minority the
| dictate and sustain the dcmurrcrs.
Senator Baldwin said be- was one OF
! the eleven who voted 90 sustain the gen
! rral dcmurrers hut he was opposed 10
! the resolution. Ia every court the ma
! iority on the bench always rule.
senator Swaync favored the resolution
and senator Crawford oppose Il,
The resolution was taken by the iol-
! lowing vote: Ncas-Agnew, Baldwin
| Boren. BoWser Dickson, Douglas, Goss,
! Hutchinson. lmboden, Jester, Mckinney,
| Shelburne Smith, Tips aud ionkum-l0'
| Nnys-Atee. Crawford, Crowley, Dean,
| Kearby. I.awhon. Lewis, Pressler, Simp-
SON. steele Swayue, Woods-tolal IL
! Adjourned.