El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-08-20
IMPEACHMENT
VOTE ON FRIDAY
Gov. James E. Ferguson
Resumes His Testimony
on Monday.

Austin, Tex, aug. .O.-The third
week OF the investigation OF charges
/ against governor James f. Ferguson
began today. Indications are that the
/ house, sitting as a committee OF the
whole, will vote on Friday or Satur-
I day on whether impeachment charges
I shall be presented. The governor was
{ on the stand again today.
Ferguson Cross Examined.
: Governor Ferguson completed his
T testimony on direct examination this
/ morning and smilingly faced the cross
/ examination by NJ VI. Crane. On di-
/ rect examination he told the story Of
I the $500 loan to speaker Fuller, and
said the statement that the West
Texas a and n. college had been fair
[ ly and squarely located. had already
been signed by all parties for some
hours before the loan was suggested
He also pointed out that Fuller had
told him that he did not think he had
authority TO call the house in special
session.
Wanted Nothing From Fuller.
The governor said there was not at
. that time anything he wanted from
/ Fuller, nor any point upon which he
was trying to influence him. He said
Fuller told him he had made
scarcely any money since his
campaign for speaker. that he
was looking Onward to a race
for congress, and would have little
chance TO make any money. He said
Fuller explained that he could not re-
pay the money promptly. because II he
were to be nominated at the primary,
II would be a year before he would
be on the payroll as a congressman
and he thought he would require two
years.
Gave Fuller Plenty Of Time.
The UrnEarnnr said he ETrrTr
TO repay IL when he could, but that he
did not say that Fuller need not paw
it, He explained the 500 in cash by
saying that Fuller said he needed
some cash. il then being after bank
ing hours
On cross examination Mr.. Crane
raised the point that. Gov. Ferguson
had not paid back the $1,000 appropri-
ated by the legislature for incidental
expenses at the mansion The gov
ernor expressed surprise and said that
he never understood anyone wanted
MIN to pay back what the legislature
appropriated, but that only the de-
Ilclency warrants were IN question.
Brings Out Temple Deposit.
He called attention to his testi-
mony I'm the former Investigation
where he said. Taking the Colquitt /
suit as a basis" and he reminded Mr. /
Crane that the Colquitt suit was on /.
deficiency warrants. BY means Of a I
Il
veloped the point that there was at
one time on deposit with the Temple I
state bank some $3.50 600 OF state I
money and only 5000 in the vaults 4
Of the Temple State bank: the re-
m2lnder being on deposit with other I
state banks which were paying the /
Temple State bank two percent on .
daily balance, this was admitted by {
the governor who replied that he did /
not consider this was half as much as .
= nv iva Is -
tor the American National bank for
% years
Mr.. Crane tried to develop the point
that the $500 item which was paid 4
ny the Temple State bank out Of the I
account Of James Z. Ferguson
governor" could not have been paid /
out Of the account styled James Z /
Ferguson Special" because the fund /
was involved in litigation which was I
not then settled
says Il Won't Work Both Ways
You are trying to make a rule 1
that won't work both ways" replied /
the governor You want me to quit 7
spending money for household ex-
penses the moment one court rules I
a Eainst me, and then you won't. let I
me touch the special fund because the I
last final appeal has not been de- /
cided, although the lower court held
with me" At this point adjournment /
was taken for lunch.
Says Allen Must Resign
Claiming that Wilbur 3. Allen, OF ]
Austin, obtained confirmation as a
member Of the board OF regents Of {
the university by fraud and untrue
statements, resolution was intro
duCed in the senate TODAY that il is
the sense Of the body that Allen re-
sign at once The resosution was in
trOduced by senators Strickland and
Johnson Of Harris and Suiror.
The resolution declares that before
thu Confirmation The said Wilbur P.
Allen IN person and through his
agents and friends advised various
members Of the body that II con-
flrmed he would not favor the dis
charge OF any instr tors in the Uni
versity Of Texas without giving such
a person a fair. complete and i'm
partial hearing and because Of these
and sundry other statements, Allen
was confirmed and said statements
by Allen were fraudulent and IN
true"
The resolution was referred to the
senate committee on state officers
after considerable debate.
Way Remain Through Hearing.
The status OF the members Of the
legislature who have been given com
missions as a result Of the training
received at Camp Funston, seems to
be about solved and they viii more
than likely be able to remain at their
posts as law makers until the dispo-
sitlOn OF The charges against the
governor have been disposed Of. Rep
resentative Blalock, who Is one Of
the members involved said that he
had received his commission but that
he had not as yet taken the oath and
would receive no pay as an officer
in the army until this had been done.
and that he proposed 10 remain here
until the charges had been disposed
Of. Il is understood that this same
course is 10 be taken by four or five
other members who are similarly sit
uated.