The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-04-19
THE IMPEACHMENT.
ARTICLES ADOPTED BY THE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES.
W. L. McGaughey, Commissioner of the Land
Office, Must Answer Charges of Illegally
Selling School Land to Others
Than Actual Settlers.

impeachment submitted in the house
of representatives yesterday by the
special committee appointed for that
purpose:
ARTICLES OF IMPEACHMENT.
Articles adopted and exhibited by
the house of representatives. in the
name of themselves and of all the peo-
nile of the state of Texas against w.
L. McGaughey, commissioner OF the
general land office of the state of
Texas. in maintenance and support of
their impeachmeut against MIN tor
crimes and misdemeanors in ofce
and for violation of the constitution
and laws of the state Of Texas and OF
the duties of his office.
Art /. That w. l.. McGaughey,
commissioner of the general land
office of the state of Texas, unmindtul
~ the duties of his office and in VIOLA
tion of his oath of Off 80, did On the
nth day of October, A. d. 1892, and
IN divers days thereafter, up to and
Including the 10th day Of December,
A n 1892. in the county OF Travis,
state of Texas, as commissioner OF the
ganeral land office, unlawfully, know
inoIv and in violation of the laws of
the state regulating the sale of public
Tree school lands, offered for sale and
seIl to persons who were not then and
there actual settlers on such lands the
following described section OF the
public free school lands OF the state OF
Texas, situated in Hairs county,
to wit: Sections 16, Is, 20, ~, "A, 70,
80, go, "a, SO, 46, As, so, 81, "a, So, 60, 62,
"a, 66, 60, 70, 70, "a, 76, 70, 80, 81, "a, o6,
So, in block No. of Houston and
Texas Central railroad location, which
said sections OF public free school
lauds were not then and there under
the law subject to sale to others than
actual settlers, as said w. u. NC
Gaughey then and there we'll knew,
but were reserved for sale to actual
settlers only, and the said w. Il. Nc
Gaughey was then and there
as aforesaid, guilty of gross mis-
conduct in office and of al
willful and palpable violation OF the
laws of the state of Texas.
Art.2. That said w. l.. McGaughey,
commissioner of the general land Of
flee of the state of Texas, unmindtul OF
the duties of his office and in viola
ton of his oath of office, on the 18th
day of October, A. D. 1892, and on dl-
vers days thereafter, up to and lnclud-
ing the 10th day of December, A. ID.
1892, in the county of Travis and state
of Texas, as such commissioner OF the
general land Office, unlawfully and In
violation of the statutes of the state
regulating the sale OF the public free
school lands of the state, did offer for
sale as sections of public free school
lands detached and isolated from other
public lands, and did sell the same to
others than actual settlers thereon,
the following sections OF the public
free school lands of the state OF Texas,
situated in Harris county, to wit:
Sections Is, IS 20, %, "a, %, 30, 81, "a,
36. 46, 4S, so, 81, 81, So, 60, 81, "a, To, TO,
70, 70, IA, rs, Is, 80, 81, "a, st and 90, Ill
block No. 2, of the Houston and Texas
Central railway surveys, which said
sections of land were not then and
there isolated and detached from
other public lands within the mean
ing of the law, and were not then and
there subjecG TO sale to others than &C
tual settlers, but were reserved by law
to actual settlers only, all of which
was then and there we'll known to
said McGaughey, commissioner afore-
said. And the said w. II. Nc
Gaughey was then and there aforesaid
guilty of misconduct in office and of
gross violation of chapter 80, of the act
of the Twentieth Legislature OF the
state of Texas, as amended by chap
ter Sc, of the acts of the Twenty fret
legislature of the state of Texas, relat-
ing to the lease and sale of the puolic
free school lands of the state of Texas.
Art. 8. That w. l.. MEG sughey,
commissioner of the general land Office
of the State of Texas, unmindful OF the
duties of his office, and in violation OF
his oath of Office, did, on the date
hereinafter m entioned, in the county
of Travis, State of Texas, as such
of the general land Of
fee, unlawfully, and in violation OF
the laws of the state regulating the
sale of the public free school lands Of I
the state, wilfully and knowingly
offer for sale, and sell to persons who
were not then and there actual set.
tiers on such lands, certain sections OF
public free school lands situated in
Harris county, Texas, which were
not then and there under the lazy suo-