The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-04-08
OUR AUSTIN LETTER.

Special Correspondence 70 The News
| The impeachment proceedir Q
against McGaughey. commissioned
of The general land III Re, are all the
talk. The house adopted the
ma ority report favoring Impeach
ment by the decisive vote of Il to
2l, the signers Of the majority com.
mittee report being excused By the
house from voting. Henderson { +
Milan Onion and Roean spoke in
advocacy of the ms ority report,
while Powell and Peck champione d
Judge Peck's report. Chambers of
Montague wanted the evidence
gathered by the ioint committee
and also the special house com.
mittee read to the house before a
vote was taken. He thought, while
it was impossible for the house to
hold an executive session under our
constitution that the testimony
could be given the house without
going yet to the public. if the
newspaper men present were re.
q1ested not to print it. Thornton
of the Gal-Dal winked the other eye,
while anderhurst Of the Express
remarked: That puts the drinks
on Chant ers." Inc Cham bers
proposition was defeated by vote
of ; to 50. Speaker Cochran has
named the followir z ten members
to prepare, present and prosecute
before the bar Of the senate, i'm
parchment proces d ng- in obedience
TO the behest Of the house: Smith
of Hill, chairman; Henderson of
Milan, Cough, Beall, Wynn,
Roga2, G. )sset', F,eal Of La mar,
Calhoun and Dashiel The four
last named are new mep the others
aving been on the committee
recommending impeachment. All
are lawyers except Calhoun, and he
is a populist which is Just as good
Just what course things will take
in the next few days it is hard to
tell. 1t is likely, however, that
both houses will dispose Of other
business and that the house will
then sd )urn with the consent of
the senate, leaving thai august b ID Y
to sweat it out till September If
necessary, colnforted only by the
presence of the house prosecution
committee. There are some who
think it hard that the senators will
have to remain on two dollars day
to pass upon this matter, but the
very best opinion obtainabla is that
an adjournment and reconveuing by
the governor would make it neces
sary to do over again all the work
that hss been done rs the investi.
gazing committees, as business orig.
mating at one session and not acted
on, dies, and cannot go over to the
next session.
Comm's ,ioner McGaughey ha.
removed his son John from the
head of the school land department
protesting, however, his full con
tidence in the young mans ability
al d integrity, bat be wing to the
expressed will and opinion Of the
legislature. Senators loakum,
Lewis ard Browning will k to &c
relieved of sitting in the MoGaughey
impeachment trial, a. they were
members of the Joint committee
which first had charge of the in
vestigation. Their request will BIZ
granted.
Serate bill No. 10. creating
board of pardons, was materially
altered in the house, III der the lee 4
ership of Henderson, of Milan
who moved as substitute that the
governor be empowered to call tc
his assistance two men quail fed fol
such service to perform such duties
under the constitution, as he might
direct, for period not to exceed
100 days per annum, at salary Of
five dollars per day.