El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-25
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JUDGMENT
Fight Starts in the Senate
Over Barring Ferguson
From Office Hereafter.

Austin, Tex. sept zs.-Ihe senate
I at II o'clock today resolved itself into
a court Of impeachment for the pur-
/ pose of pronouncinE Judgment on
James E. Ferguson. former governor
The question of the adoption of the
report of the committee on the form
OF the judgment came up first. There
was a majority and a minority report
The majority report recommended that
the removal OF the governor carries
with fl his disqualification from ever
holding office again. while the mi
nority report eliminates that portion OF
the majority report which seeks to
disqUalify the former governor.
Bailey Pleads for Minority.
Senator Bailey spoke at length for
the adoption Of the minority report,
citing numerous authorities to sus-
tain his position that this can be done
by the senate.
The pronoUncemeut OF judgment
was to have been at u o'clock noon.
but when that time arrived. senator
Bailey had not concluded his argu-
ment and the time was extended TO
/ o'clock this afternoon. The senate
then recessed until 1870. when the
closing arguments in favor Of the
minority report were made by SEN
atOrs Bee and Hudspeth.
Asks Littleficld Impeachment.
senator clark today introduced a
resolution in the senate requesting
the house Of representative TO file
impeachment charges against Maj.
George W Lltuefield. Of Austin, bank
er and member of the board Of re-
gents Of the University Of Texas, on
the grounds that Maj. Littlefield has
had an average daily balance OF
$50, 900 of the university funds in
o Arrrn-faaH National
period Of more than four years, and
no interest has been paid thereon"
also that former GOV. James z. Fer
guson was impeached because he had
deposited certain state funds in the
Temple state bank
Is Defeated.
Inere was much opposition 70 the
resolution, and il was defeated by a
vote Of % 10 T. BY a vote Of q to
the resolution was expunged from the
senate record.
Hobby submits Measure.
Gov Hobby today submitted 70 the 4
Ior its consideration the I
subject Of the enactment Of a law
10 permit wholesale druggists in local /
option territory to sell alcohol in i
quantities OF more than one gallon 10 .
-etail druggists for medicinal pur-
,ossE
Impeachment BIZ EnEros.ed.
The house today passed 10 engross-
mnt by a vote OF Sc 10 %, the house
bill which authorizes
he speaker OF the house, with the
onsent in writing Of 30 members, to
all the house together for impeach-
lent purposes
An amendment was adopted By
ote OF 60 TO IS providing that i'm
eachment shall not include employees
4 state departments
Home Guard BIZ to Governor.
The house concurred in the free
difference committee report on the
ONE guard bill and now the measure
oes TO the governor for approval
Normal BIZ TO Stand.
Governor Hobby will not recon-
lend the repeal OF the laws creating
he new state normal schools. but
VII urge upon the legislature that the
appropriations be postponed so as 10
o1struct one normal each year
According to Information obtained
oday, he viii leave IL TO the board as
o which Of the normals shall be con-
tructed first The board, II is IN
ierstood, made no recommendation
IS TO the repeal or postponement Of
hess measures
Repeats West Texas A. & VI.
The Tillotson BILL repeating the law
which created the West Texas A. d
/. college, was passed by the house
ate Monday afternoon by a vote Of
3 to IS. The bill had been introduced
{ the morning session.