Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-05-04

Austin, Tex. May 3-(Specinl.l 1.-THE
senate met sc o Il. M. with Lieutenant
Governor Crane IN the chair Prayer by
Chaplain Briggs.
The senate resolved itself into court
OF Impeachment.
Representative Henderson, on the part
OF the state. filed a motion for leave TO
amend the 18th article Of Impeachment
| by striking out the word 'unapDropri-
ated, as its presence was caused by u
Major Walton. for the defense, opposed
tho. motion as contrary % the rules
| which govern other courts
The motion WIS lost. Yeas, .; nays
l.. G. CLARK
was called by the state. He testified
nat h. went INTO the lnud office under
school land department as corresponding
| Clerk, tecollected about the time the
| Harris county lands were put on the
market rhs practice Of the office in ~
g1rd 10 lands In Harris county had been
10 sell only to nctuul settlers. Witness
| wrote the iotice to The Hurts county
| clerk nboat putting the land on sale.
| Witness was under the Impression that
| parties who Were trying 10 buy. knew
| The land was put on the market before
| Tue notice To the clerk was given. Saw
| about the office nt that time. Mel .e.rn,
wcrc there for the purpose of filing nppi-
| Gallon Tor Harris county lands. most Of
whom arc tend ngcnts.
Bonz aud Frcdcnhnus came to the
mud plhce aud talked about the Liberty
county nnds Witness heard the rnn.
| NcrsatiOn between these pufIns and the
| land commissioner BOaz said hr was
away when tile Harris county lands
| Were put Oh sale aud he urged that the
l4lherlA county lands be put ON the mar
| ke' Tie commissioner then asked Bouz
| Is he wanted 10 buy some Of the lands IN
| Liberty county aud being answered In
| lut uhrmntlNr, the commissioner told
| Mr. Ross to put the lund, on the market
~ 10 gifts by Bunz 10 land office rhl-
| pinN's, he EtNp some mining
stock to John McGuughcy and
u. VI. Phelps, aud Il silk hut
TO Mr. Ross, McGuughpy WAS head
ut tie school land department and
| Phelps classihcr Lands were usually
sold 40 the price fixed IN the books, but
1t they were rrcluSsited they were held
at the price fixed by The new classGcn-
ton, There We're some changes IN Ilnr-
ris county lands. some were changed
from 81 10 So per acre There are
school lands in block is Chambers and
jefferson counties. There were npplica-
tlous 10 buy these lands as detached sec
Tons. but the applications were rejected
because they are not detached sections.
Witness testified that these lands run
over into the three counties of Jefferson.
Liberty and Chambers. About u yenr
ago the commissioner told him they
wouldn't buy over four section in one
county. This was the general rule
Cross examination II has always
hcon the practice TO give preference to
actual settlers whom they wanted lands
aud the changes Ia values Of Harrison
county lands were nude within the last
twelve months, When the land agent
mentioned wcw In the land office they
were there On business, and were dis
cusslug the lands openly. There was
nothing secret about Il. Ross told wit
ness that MIR. liong had given him a hat
aud told II to others In the office. Did
not think the hat was given ~ uuy IN
dnccnrnt Off iAvOrs utd II had nuthiug
10 do with this The gift of mining
stocks was given In january, The stock
was In gold mime The stock was
given openly IN the office aud WAS treat
ed as q Joke. Witness did not consider
the stock worth anything ut the time
Redirect examination Bouz srn
sample 10y express Of the gold taken
from the ninu. The face value uf the
stock was $500 given To each Witness
knew that the value Of some timber
lands in Jasper uud Newton counties
wcrc changed. Notice Of the change
Of value was given nj the same time
the sales We're nude, Generally the
timber on these lands were bought.
\ gentleman by the nnmc of DIAL acted
ns agent for the purchaser, Nobody
from the office was sent 10 examine these
lands, The department in making ro-
ductions In thcsr Jasper aud Newton
county lands acted upon the ndyicc of
u man nnmcd kcllic, who was not em-
ploycd by the office
l., $. ROSS, JR.
was recalled by the state and questioned
as to the sales hook of these school lands
department. lie testified that the ON.
tries were made In the handwriting OF
the different clerks, Witness testified
that he did not know G, ID. Dillon hui
Thought Dillon lived In luwn Witness
had Instructions lrom the commissioner
tn put on sale the section Of Harris
county lands which were sold To T. NJ.
Cilury aud i, g, Stafford. When the
sections marked In blue We're put on
the market there We're no notices sent
the county clerk aud no other notice
eXccnt the letters on the sales book,
~. n. G, II. ~"
there injected applications for the Har-
ris county land were read by witnessl
1t IL fact that certain parties in
Austin knew that the Harris county lands
wers To he nut on sale and filed thoir
applications, which We're rejected, he
cause the nAccipt Of the notice had not
been Acknowledged by the county clerk.
AVS Que could hnd out trom the land of.
tioes whcn these lands We're nut on the
market before the coltuty clerk was mott
fed, lle land officer received Il tele.
graph notice from the clerk OF Harris
county, and mos, Of the lands sold 10
those who had alr,ady hlc,l their appli.
CATIONS. the awards being made on Inc
day OF the receipt of notice. The anil.
cNtion OF w, Thompson. y, X. Mclean.
~ Y Mclanghlin, !, ~ Rcntto James
Neil and others were shown witness ana
h. was asked II they were not written
In thu same hand. hut the witness rrplieI
that be did not think So Witness pp,.
tested 20 the land commissioner thai II
the two SECTIONS werc sold 20 Bonk the
whole block should be put on the market
Witness didn't remember whether he
told the commissioner that these lnnds
could not be sold as detached lau,ls. hnt
| knew they had not been sold M In thai
| iine, As detached srctous. The sales IN
| Wharton c,unty 10 Schwartz wen mnde
| after the Harris couaiy lauds. Scbwartr
Is the fsther-in-law uf Harris. In ia
school land department. Schwartz hou,,bt
four sectlpns Ia Wharton aud two Ia
Liberty county.
| Gross examination the applications az
schwartz came TO Witness In due course
/ az busincss The APPLICATIONS wen, i'm,
scented by Nc. Harris. hut came fro,n
one desk TO the other. There was ma
| tAllnsluN nlt.attf IA 49, 80