Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-09-23
of Money Is
One of Grave Charges
Against Ferguson Sustained
in Impeachment Court,
ATTEMPT TO iNTlMIDATE
REGENTS OF UNIVERSITY
Refusal to Tell Where He Sc
cured S156,500 Also Figures
in Findings by State Senate;
Formal Action Monday,

Austin, Tex Sept. 22.-The senate
high court of impeachment trying
Governor James e. Ferguson late
this afternoon sustained ten of the
twenty-one charges brought against
him.
Governor Ferguson was found gull
ty on the first article by the senate
high court Of Impeachment trying him
on bill OF mpeachment-vote 81
to 4.
Article one charged misappropria-
ton of $500 of Canyon City normal
funds.
The second charge, that the gov
ernor profited from Canyon City nor
NAL funds, was sustained, 26 to s.
The third article, charging that
Governor Ferguson testified he did not
owe the Temple State bank any mon
ey. when as matter of fact he had
transferred his notes to the Houston
National bantSFtehpoiarily was not
sustained, IS to 3.
The fourth article, that the transfer
of the notes to the Houston National
Exchange bank did not relieve him of
responsibility for them, was not sus-
tanned, 1S to 13.
Also Not Sustained.
The fifth charge that the governor
told the March investigating commit
tee he had no debts in the Temple
State bank, when as a matter of fact
he owed the bank $11,2O0, was not
sustained, IA to II.
On the sixth article, charging that
the governor derived a profit from
state funds deposited in the Temple
State bank, the senate voted to con-
Wet. "a to Z.
Article seven, charging that the
governor assisted in depositing $780,
coo of state funds in the Temple state
bank for profit, was sustained. 26 to 5.
Article eight, that the governor
sought to have state highway funds
deposited in the Temple bank for
profit, was not sustained, to 22.
The ninth article, that the governor
deposited funds in the Temple bank
that could have been placed in the
treasury. was not sustained, Is to 10,
four present and not voting.
Article ten, that he was indebted to
the Temple bank above the legal limit
at the time when he testified he was
not so indebted, was not sustained, IL
to IS.
Wouldn't Tell Where He Got 1t.
Article eleven, that the refusal Of
the governor to tell who loaned him
$156,500 currency constituted Off
cial misconduct was sustained, 27 to 4.
Senator McNealus, who was out
of the chamber during the vote on
article ten, voted aye, making the to-
tai 13 TO IS.
Article twelve, that the governor in
1915 diverted the adjutatnt generals
fund to pay for the Canyon City nor
NAL building, was sustained, 27 to 4.
Article 13. that the governor failed
to refund to the state money misap-
piled for the purchase Of groceries,
meats vegetables, ETC., was not sus-
tanned, 5 to 16.
Article IA, that the governor in
duced the Temple State bank to loan
him an over line, although he was
sworn to enfore the laws, was sus-
tanned, 26 to 5.
Article Is, that the governor by
vetoing the university appropriation,
attempted, in effect to set aside the
constitution, was not sustained, ayes
to "a noes, one present and not vot-
ing.
Several senators voted mo- because
there was doubt as to the ultimate in
tention of the governor as to the uni
versity.
Sustained as to Regents.
Article 16, that the governor sought
to coerce the board of regents into
following his autocratic will was sus-
tanned, 22 to 8.
Article II. that the governor vio-
lated the law by seeking to remove
regents without good cause, was sus-
tained 22 to 8, one present and not
voting.
Article IS, that the governor called
members of the faculty of the Uni
versity of Texas liars and grafters,
but did not prosecute them, was not
sustained, ayes and 20 noes, two
present and not voting Several voted
against the article on the ground that
It was not impeachable matter.
Article 1s, that the governor re-