The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-05-11
TWENTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE,
LAND com MISSIONER M'GAUGHEY &C
Quilted BY THE SENATE
OF the Charges Of High Crimes and Misde'
msanors Brought Against Him by the
House, the Vote Standing
8 TO 10.

at 8 O'Clock with Lieutenant Governor
Crane in the chair.
Prayer by Chaplain Briggs.
The free conference committee to
whom was referred the bill to tax
telephone companies, sleeping car
companies and insurance companies
made their report. The report recon-
mends that life insurance comp anies
be taxed Ia per cent OF the gross
premium receipts, and the tax on fire
insurance companies be fixed at halt
of one per cent on the gross premium
receipts.
Senator McComb offered resOlu.
tion providing for the appointment OF
committee OF three who shall ascer-
tain what number of the clerical force
Is necessary to remain after adjourn
ment to arrange the printing of the
Journal. Adopted.
Land Commissioner McGaughey re.
sumed the stand and was cross ex-
amined by the state. HE son John
brought the map to him at Judge
Faulk's office. Pressler told him the
map was correct after he had signed
it, He looked at the map but didn't
examine it closely before signing it.
Witness did not think he agreed to
issue the patent if De CordOva would
dismiss the mandamus suit. His re-
collection was that he had beat De-
CordOva at the mandamus suit. Does
not know p. NJ. Quincy or &. H. Dillon,
Witness didn't remember any Of the
conversation between himself aud
Boaz. Representative Henderson put
a number of questions to the witness
about the conversation with Boaz to
all of which the witness replied: 81
don't remember. Witness didn't
know that railroad had been built
near these lands.
Witness put the Harris and Liberty
county lands on the market as unfit
Tor settlement, and detached from
other unappropriated lands. Remem-
Ders that some land was sold to
Schwartz, hut didn't remember
whether before all the lands
were put on the market or lOt. Wit
ness was again asked about the con-
versation with Boaz, but didn't re-
member anything about it.
The witness was asked the follow
ing:
Do you think it u compliance with
the law that after you nave sent to
the clerk u notice aOOu5 the lands to
tell some that you have put the land
on the market aud are only waiting
for the return of the notice TO put them
on sale?
Answer: ~ don't see any harm in
that
Witness did not think Of cOmpeti
tion in the matter Of putting these
lands on the market, ana had never
heard about the rice Industry in that
part of the state until after the sale.
He made no Inquiry about the lands,
and looked at nothing except the
classification. Witness didn't remem.
school lands in Chambers and Jeffer-
son counties or not, but probably did
Witness was shown the notice to the
clerk of Harris county, and the tele-
graphic reply of the clerk. Witness
didn't remember whether he reduced
the classification of the Harris county
lands, and whether or not they were
sold to BOaz and McLeary. Witness
lives in house belonging to f.. II.
Mclean, and has lived there since
November Has paid rent in improve
ments. He and Mclean did not
agree upon the amount of rent for a
month. The improvements were
put in at actual cost. Mclean
told him he might live in
the house six months for
building barn o. the premises. Nc.
Lean offered to rent the house to him
last summer, but he didn't go into il
until November. Witness did not re.
member whether he told the iuvesti.
eating committee that he sold these
Harris and Liberty county lands be-
cause they were detached and isolated,
out said he might have given that as
one of the reasons. Witness was
asked about his testimony before the
investigating committee rs TO his con-
struclion of section - of the act OF
1887. He sold the Harris and Liberty
county lands because they were de
tached from other public lands and
unfit for settlement. Don't think he
sold the Liberty county lands before
he sent the notice 20 the clerk. Did
not know that Lawless had bought
land as isolated and detached five
days before the land was put on the
market. His construction Of the law
was that if there were % or so section S
in a body and were isolated and de.
tached from other public lands then
these were Isolated and detached sec.
tions and could he sold as such.
Redirect examination-Witness had
no intention to favor Lawless, Mclean
or anybody else. The sale of land al
ways dates 5ltS TO the application.
Major Walton said the respondent
would not intro luce any more test
monv. K-rie vas in the house, He
had made the classification of the Jas
per and Newton county lands, and /
the court or any member de-ired 1t he
could be placed ou toe stand
Repre5entstiv, henderson Offered
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