Evening star., 1925-12-01
TEXAS GOVERNOR
SILENT ON PLANS
Husband Denies She Has
Said She Will Not Call Ses-
sion of Legislature.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
AUSTIN. Tex. December 1.-GoV.
Miriam A Ferguson has made no for
NAL announcement on the matter Of
calling a special session of the Texas
Legislature, as demanded by num-
Der of the lower House members, her
husband. James f.. Ferguson, said to-
day
1t was reported yesterday that she
had made an informal statement to
representative of the Baltimore Sun
that she would not call session.
Now get this straight, Ferguson
said. "Goy. Miriam A. Ferguson has
not made any formal statement as to
whether or not she would call a spe
cial session
When asked if the governor had
been correctly quoted yesterday by the
baltimore Sun representative. Fergu-
son replied: III let you newspaper
men argue that out for yourselves.
Demand for Session.
Almost 80 members of the House
have served notice on the governor
that a special session would be called
bv the Speaker unless she issued the
cali by December 6. The demand for
the session grows out of alleged II
reCularit in the highway commits
sion, which have resulted recently in
the designations of two highway com
missioners and a s600,000 judgment
against the American Road Co, which
held large highway contracts.
Lee SatterWhite, Speaker of the
House and leader in the forces de-
handing the session, announced last
night at Amarillo that he will call
the House to assemble January 4. The
call will be made public December 20.
His action followed a reported
statement of Gov. Ferguson, given in
an interview with the Sun CORE
spondent. that she would not call the
demanded special session.
Remarks of Governor
Il am not going to throw myself
to the wolves who want to gather
here and tear me apart" she is quoted
by the correspondent. Let them as
semble if they want to-" the inter
view continued. Let them start
something. III still be here when
they finish.
In calling a special session. Speaker
Satterwhite will act under authority
of "A State law which requires that
legislators (about one-third of the
membership of the House) and limits
the deliberations of such an assem-
bly, to investigation and Impeachment
proceedings.
Fifty members of the Legislature
recently presented to the governor
petition demanding that she call the
special session by December 10.
There was no question about the
| legality of paying the expenses of
the session out of a fund raised by
subscription, Speaker Satterwhite
said. Under the law the legislators
will be prevented from making an
appropria ton to cover the cost of the
| session. II had been announced that
5000, 600 has been subscribed to defray
| the cost of the session.
Has Busy Day.
Gov. Ferguson, who lately has eX-
/ cited much speculation as to whether
| she or her husband, former Gov.
| James +. Ferguson, is the real gov
ernor,' had a busy day yesterday.
! She demanded in a letter the resig-
| nation of a college board of regents
| member, called for elections of five
! State representatives and received a
! challenge from the Texas Anti-Saloon
! League.
! one of the side issues that have
| sprung up, in connection with the
! situation, was brought to head when
| the governor called for the reSigna.
| ton of Anon G.. Carter, Fort Worth
newspaper publisher, as a regent for
| the Texas archaeological College. She
! charged him with Quitting delegates
to a recent Fort Worth oil convention
with hollow walking canes, designed
to accommodate stimulating po
| tons
Replica of Barroom.
| On that account the woman eXecu
| tive wrote, and in view of the fact
! that Mr.. Carter also served "a decoc.
ton to guests in a replica Of an old
| fashioned barroom, he was in her eyes
an unfit example for college students
| Mr.. Carter was quoted as having
! nothing to say regarding the letter
| which he said he had not received.
| The governors letter followed an in
| cident at a Thanksgiving foot ball
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