Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-04-21
RULES OF PROCEDURE FIXED.
Efforts Eade 10 Adjourn Until lune Are
Defe ted.
Finally Both Houses Adjourn Un,n Mon.
day Next-MoGaugboy and Counsel
and House Imrs chment Com.
mittse Appear "a tho ssn.
ate Chamber.

Austin. Tex, April 2O-tspeeial)-
The senate met at $50 o'clock this morn
ing with Lieutenant Governor crane In
the chair.
In the absence Of Chaplain Briggs
Rev Mr.. Pennington of the house. Of.
fcred prayer.
On motion Of Mr.. Agnew house bin
TO provide for the appointment VI special
county judges in certain eases was taken
up and passed. under suspension Of the
rules
Mr.. Hutchinson called up the follow.
servants bin and moved that the senate
concur In house amendments; carried.
On motion Of Mr. lmbodcn house bill
to amend the revised civil statutes rcla-
tive 10 the location Of county seats was
taken mp and finally passed.
Mr. Crawford offered a resolution pro
ydiug that az 10 o'clock the senate re-
solve itself into court of impeachment
for the purpose Of receiving lhe appear
aucb or answer. OF both. OF W H. Ne.
Gaughcy, land commissioner That NJ
he shall not appear or answer the trial
shall proceed as II no had answered not
guilty. That 70 he shall appear aud ash,
for further dme. the senate shall decide
the matter by vote, Adopted
At 10 O'Clock the house committee OF
managers were announced aud Mr. Hen.
dcuon made the statement Co the chair
that they were present for the purpose
Of conducting thc Impeachment trial
On he part OF the house. They were
invited TO seats on the right Of the chair
! AZ 1910 Doorkccpcr Phillips announced
che presence Of Hon. w l.. McGaughey
and his counsel, and they were seated
on the left of the chair Mcssu w. NJ
Walton. j H. Henderson aud j j. Tuull
Of Austin, and II w. ldghtfoot OF Pah,
appeared as counsel
The commissioner was accompanied b,
his son John.
Aftcr the reading Of the rules ot pro
cedurc, as adopted by the senate. Hon
W. NJ. Walton one Of the counsel 70
the defendant announced that the defend
ant would ancwer aud dcmur general!
and specially 90 the articles. aud th
dcmurrers were read by the sccrctar.
Of the senate. A synopsis Of the gen
oral demurrer Is as follows:
! Firat-Io tho jurisdiction of the cour
In chat neither the constitution, no
the statutes describe what are impeacha
BILE crimes.
Second That no impeachable matter. ~
high crimes or misdcmclnors are charged
and there are no charges Of corruption
The special demurrer objects 10 con
sidering such sales Of land. az are allcp
ed to have taken place during the frs
term Of office. His answer denies a
length, each one of the articles.
The reading Of the domurrcrs an
answers consumed nearly an hour A
the conclusion Of the reading Of Ia
answer, The president stated that accord
ing TO the resolution adopted this morn
ing, the court Of impeachment woul
now adjourn until o'clock
House bin 90 punish persons for en-
tcing minors away from their Lawful
guardians was taken up and passed.
The house educational bill was the
taken up
Mr.. Alice, by consent introduced
bin to restore civil and criminal iurii
dction 90 the county court Of Duvu
county.
Mr. Preslcr amended the educational b
80 as 90 require the schools 10 be- laugh
not less than eight months each year
lost
The previous question on The hin wa
ordered and the bin WAS passed 10 thir
reading. Yeas. 10; nays, u. Messri
Dickson. Hutchinson, Mckinney, She
burne, Swayne and TIPS voting nay.
Mr. Steele moved 60 reconsider ia
vote 10y which the bin was passed %
third reading.
A message from DE- governor was reaC
appointing A. j Baker Of Tom Gree
county as land commissioner, during IA
impeachment trial of W. J.. McGaughos
The senate, ON motion Of Mr. Graz
ford, decided 10 go into executive sessio
on the appointment
Mr. Crowley made the point that Oh
senate could not 90 into executive Scr
sion on motion day without unanimou
consent, and that he objected
The chair held the point Wen taken.
Adjourned