The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-04-07

reductions were made upon the ex
parte, unsworn statements of the
coun y surveyor of Jasper county,
who was acting under the employ
ment of persons offering to buy
said timber, as the said commits
sioner well knew, and upon such
re.valuation, said w. l.. Nc
G Iughey, without notice, at once
made sales thereof at the reduced
Valuations aforesaid to said parties
applying for the purchase thereof
Seventh. That in July, 1891. one
Joseph Funk, being the lessee and
in posse s.lon of five sections of the
public free school lands situated in
the counties of Tom Green, Sterl.
ing and lrlon under lease contract
with the state expiring about
September lst, 1891, and having
preferred right under the law to re-
new his lease to said lands for
another term, made his application
in dae form therefor on the tn
day of July, 1891, and under the
law was entitled to have said land
let to him, yet the said w. L. Nc
Gaughey in violation of the law,
and of the rights of said Funk re-
fused to lease sad land to him, aud
arbitrarily leased the same to one
Chas. Schauer, who was not then
and there entitled to the same, and
whose application was filed subse.
quent to the application Of said
Funk.
Eighth. That said w. L. Nc.
Gaughey has been guilty of gross
negligence and violation of duty, in
knowingly aud wilfully placing and
retaining at the head of an i'm.
portant department in his office,
to-wit: the department of public
free fchool lands, an mex perienced
and incompetent clerk, to-wit; Jno.
NJ ,Gaughey.
Ninth. That said w. L. Nc
Gaughey has habitually Violated
the law requiring that persons
should not be permitted to examine
the files and archives of said office
without first obtaining the written
consent Of the commissioner. or the
chief clerk, and an order for the de.
tail of a clerk to be present during
such examination.
Tenth. That in violation Of the
law and of the rules and practices
of the general lard office, said w.
l.. McGaughey as such commits
sioner has permitted persons to
remain in the land off ce after Off &c
hours, ard to have unrestricted
access to the archives of said office
Eleventh. That the Commission
err, w. l.. McGaughey, in violation
of the laws of the state, permitted
d. II. and j. w. Sohneider, aud
other persons whose names are to
the committee unknown, to retain
possession OF certain public free
schooI lands after their lease on
said lands had expired, and without
authority of law, extended the
time in which the said persons
to-wit: d. III. and j. w. Schnei-
der and others, as aforesaid, might
pay such rental upon said school
ands, and said lease price and
rental has never been paid, and the
state has by reason of such vio-
lation Of the law, lost certain rental
due by the said parties to the public
free school fund.
Twelfth. That said w. l.. Nc
Gauchey has been guilty of gross
negligence and violation of official
duty, in that he has knowingly and
willfully retained in his employ as
clerks in the said land office. certain
persons who have received and &C.
cepted presents of value from per.
sons having and doing business
with the general lard office.
We there fore recommend that
the following resolutions be
adopted by the house, to wit:
Resolved by the house of rep
resen,atives of the state of Texas
First. That w. l.. McGaughey,
commissioner of the general land
otiice of the state of Texas, be i'm.
peached for high crimes and misde.
meanors, and for violation of the
constitution and laws of the state,
and If hio oo%b of - A..