El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-24
MAY
GO To TEMPLE
Impeached by the Senate,
He Plans Returning to
His Old Home.

Austin, Tex. Sept. 24.-Former gov
ernor James Z. Ferguson, who was
found guilty by the senate high court
late Saturday on charges Of impeach-
ment. VIII return to his former home
in Temple to live, according to re-
ports here today. The former gov
ernor has not announced his plans
for the future. but it is understood
that he and his family plan return
ing to Temple. They may so the
latter part Of this week.
subcommittee Divided.
The subcommittee of five from the
senate committee on civil jurispru-
dence appointed Saturday to make an
Investigation as to whether or not
the conviction Of the FORMER governor
carries a disqualification to hold pub
lie office in the future, appears to
be divided on the question. The COM
mittee failed to make report TO the
senate this morning. This subcom-
mittee is composed Of senators Bailey
Henderson, baltimore. Dean and Col
Inns
Hobby Holds to 1919.
The office Of governor has fallen
to Lieut.. Gov. W. Z. Hobby, who has
been acting governor since the Fer
guSOn trial started. Gov HODDy v III
serve until January, 1913.
Ten Charges Sustained.
Ten Of the p charges made
against governor Ferguson we're sus-
tanned by senate sitting as a high
court of impeachment. The vote Of
impeachment on the first and the
more serious charge was = to 4.
Those voting for impeachment were:
W. L. Dean, Huntsville; J. N. Alder
dice. Waxahachie; John n Hender-
son. Daingerfield; Charles r Floyd,
Ammonia. F. ~ Gibson. BOnham. Geo.
w DAYTON. Valley View: Ed West
brook. Wolfe City. J. c. McSealus,
Dallas: ". D. Suffer, WlnnSboros Lon
A. Smith. Henderson; A @. Robbins,
Athens A. +. McCOllum. Waco, Z. A
Decberd, jr., Franklin; J. J. Strick-
land, Palestine; V A. Collins. Beau
mont; r. N. Johnston. Houston. Paul
D. Page, Bastrop; Walter d Cald-
well Austin James A Harley, Sc
Bee, San Antonio, c. B. Hudspeth, FL
PasO; A c. Buchanan, Temple, c R.
Buchanan, Snyder; ". A Johnson,
Memphis; o. $. baltimore, Fort
Worth, Geo. n Hopkins. Denton
The four who stood with the COVER
nor and who voted against impeach-
ment We're W. T. Hall, Wharton;
DR.. J. F. Clark, Schulenberg, A. Parr,
Benavidesi Scott Woodward, Stephen
vile.
AAE NUAN ~ ~ AANA-'Ha
The vote in the q charges was;
Article Converting to his own
use $500 state funds. sustained q
10 4, article 2. proflting from profits
Of Canyon Normal funds, sustained,
IS to 5; article g. testifying he did
not owe Temple bank when he had
transferred his notes temporarily to
a Houston bank, not sustained, IS TO
13. article {. that transfer Of notes
did not relieve responsibility for
IL
Gle 4, that transfer OF notes did not
relieve responsibility for them, not
sustained, IS TO 49, article 5, telling
March investigating committee ne
did not owe Temple bank when he
owed il $1,000, not sustained. Il TO
Il. article 6. deriving profit from
state funds at Temple bank, sus-
tanned, "a TO ., article :, assisting
in deposiung S250,000 state funds in
Temple bank Tor profit, sustained.
Is to 5. article S. sought TO have
state Highway funds deposited in
Temple bank for profit. not sus-
tanned, . TO %; article Q, depositing
funds in Temple bank which could
have been put in state treasury.
not sustained. IS TO T. four not vOt-
ing. article 10. was Indebted to Tenn
pie State bank above legal limit
when he testified he was not, not
refusal TO tell who loaned him $685.
600 constituted official misconduct,
sustained. q to 4; article u. divert
ing adjutant generals fund in 1912
10 pay for Canyon Normal building.
sustained. % TO 4. article Is. failing
TO refund TO state money misapplied
for purchase OF groceries, etc, not
sustained. IS TO &c: article Il. in
Guiding Temple State bank to loan
him above legal limit, sustained. IS
to 8; article IS. that veto Of univer-
sity appropriation was attempt to
set aside constitution. not sustained.
p to 6. article 16. seeking 10 coerce
board OF regents into following his
viii. sustained. % 10 9:
article Il. seeking TO remove regents
without cause. sustained. q TO s:
article IS, calling members OF the
faculty OF the university liars and
grafters. and not prosecuting them,
not sustained. Q ayes. 20 noes. article
IS. renting $4,000 bail bond Of chair !
man ". p. Allen OF the regents, 10 in I
fluence his action. sustained. q TO 10; 4
article 90. seeking to influence courts I
not sustained, Is to IS. article q. I
permitting c. ". WOOdman TO con-
tinue as labor commissioner after I
senate had refused to confirm, not 1
sustained. TO %