El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-24
FULLER CALLS
EXTRA SESSION
Possible Impeachment of
Governor Ferguson To
Be Discussed

cali is issued by 7. %. Fuller. spea ker
Of the house of representatives. and
the purpose, it IS declared. is to- de-
termine il an investigation. with a
view TO presenting Impeachment
/ charges against Gov. James Z. Fer-u-
/ son. shall be ordered.
/ The call. it is understood. is the out
Z growth Of the fight over the univors-
ity. the vetoing by the governor OF
l bills appropriating money for the uni-
versity, and the location Of the new
/ a. and 81. college at Abilene
say Call May Not stand.
Call OF speaker Fuller caused much
speculation here today M political cir
| cIes. Officials seen declared there is
no way m which provision can be
made for the payment of per diem Of
Z lawmakers for services during the
meeting. Attorney general Looney.
who will undoubtedly be called upon
[ 10 pass on the question and also on
Z the authority Of the speaker TO con-
vent the house, refused TO discuss the
situation. Gov. Ferguson is not here,
being still on his ranch IN BOsQue
county. although he Is expected to-
morrow 20 attend the meeting of the
state automatic tax board.
The call issued by speaker Fuller
Fuller Issues Call
To the members OF the mouse OF
representative
] -The people Of Texas. by article VII
/ Of the constitution of this state pro-
vided for the establishment, malnten-
ance and support Of university OF
the first class TO be known as the
] University Of Texas Thus is eX-
! pressed the will Of the people Of this
I state and until recently no one has
/ denied the right OF the sovereign peo-
pie TO have such university The
! constitution further provided, by the
! amendment of 1872. known as section
3OA of article 16. for a board Of re-
gents who should hold their re-
/ spective terms for six years each
( by articles 2639 and $3.50 OF the re-
/ vised statues Of 1911. the board OF re-
! cents are given the management and
] control of the affairs OF the LulFer-
sity OF Texas. with the right 10 re-
move the members OF the FACULTY
when in their judgment it is deemed
J advisa Bile.
Article 6O27 provides for the re-
moval Of the board OF regents among
/ Others for good and sufficient
! cause
The 35th legislature passed on ap-
/ preparation which in their judgment.
] was necessary for the support and
maintenance Of the University or
{ Texas. The governor has at no time
advised the legislature that he con-
sidered the appropriation excessive OF
improper. but has made some oblec-
ton publicly 10 what ne CONSIDERS Us
misuse and he has vetoed the entire
appropriation except one salary OF
S35O0 per annum. The University or
I Texas cannot be maintained and sup
ported on the salary or one man ana
no deficiency can be used on such an
item. The attorney general has held
that the veto was not ertecrlTe, DlL
before a test OF the question can ne
had in the court. the fall term OF the
university viii be passed and the
governor has declared that the Uni
versity Of Texas will not open its
doors until every member or the
faculty 10 whom he objects is eN-
PEELED
Overrides the Law, Charge
s'9c has charged tue faculty gener-
ally with being grafters, liars ana
traitors. and. in my judgment, without
reason. He has sought 10 substitute
his own will for the judgment OF the
board OF regents. demanding OF them
that membe of the faculty be dis
missed. even without a hearing thus
seeking to override the law He has
removed members Of the board OF re-
gents without good and sufficient
who will carry out his own WISHES.
and has sought TO substitute only ms
unbridled will in place Of their lawful
Judgment. BY section 3 OF the blll
Of rights no power OF suspendlng
laws is lodged in the governor but
he has sought 10 suspend them and
have them set aside TO suit his own
desire
MISREPRESENTATION Alleged
The last legislature provided for a
committee to locate West Texas A.
and NJ college. When the committee
met. three votes were announced Tor
Abilene. when only two were cast TOT
Abilene. according TO affidavits 1lled
When three members Of the five OF
the board called for a reconveniug
and a recount. the governor alone
stood against it. Finally statement
was given out by the members OF the
board That statement was uase4
u1on absolute Representations n@
the governor 20 at least two members
of the committee who would not
otherwise have signed IT the gov
ernor was not guilty OF fraud IN tne
original meeting TO locate this schooi-
his acts IN refusing to reconFene tne
committee are a fraud upon the peo-
Die OF Texas and upon the committee
During the investigation by the
legislature Of the governor acls ne
testified that he would refund INC T
money 90 the state which he had
taken without lawful authority. when I
the court so decided He has failed 70 I
do so and the courts have long ago .
decided against his contention.
"I realize these are serious cnaE Ee7
=
also. that they mean more to the PEG
n1e OF Texas than TO any individual ]
The people of this state have right I
to have their university aintalhed- Z
the West Texas a. and II. located ]
without a suspicion OF fraud or cor I
ruption. with their treasury pro /
tected By their representative ana ]
their laws honestly enforced without ]
fear or favor. and an good citizens .
see to Il that the rights OF the public /
are protected
Called to Meet August l.
owing TO the seriousness Of the I.
charges that are here made, and other I
charges which 7 am assured VIII be 4
filed. as the presiding officer or the
house OF representative I hereby call I
the house OF representatives to meet
in session in its hall at Austin. Texas,
on the first day OF August. 1917, at ~
o'clock. 10 consider whether or not the 4
house OF representative VIII present F.
a bill OF impeachment against the .
governor Of Texas; the charges to be
thereafter. tried by the Texas senate
tSigued) F. o. Fuller,
Speaker OF the house Of representa-
tives
Affidayits Appended
Appended to speaker Fuller's ear
for the meeting Of the house to con
slider impeachment Of the governor
are affidavits by the speaker. licuteu-
ant governor W. 2. Hobby and COM
missioner OF agriculture Davis. These
affidavits concern the matter Of the
location OF the new West Texas AEri-
al #Hma ~ M.H o q az o. H.H /" SOL