THE BATTALION
FRIDAY, JANURAY 19, 1979
Page 3
i \TBI watches ousted governor’s office
I United Press International
ASHVILLE, Tenn. — FBI
nts clamped tight security on
nessee’s Capitol Thursday to
/ent ousted Gov. Ray Blanton or
staff from removing any papers
t0 a 8 rancl jury investigation
lUUUlj a pardon-selling scandal.
epublican Gov.-elect Lamar
delegates tan[ ] er( who was to have taken
Vlemorial$:, e Saturday, was sworn in Wed-
its confere :i j a y night, three days early. He
s and Bur(. ace d Blanton, who stunned the
week. , Monday night by commuting
sentences of 52 convicts.
Hander busied himself Thurs-
fcompleting selection of his
net and preparing for his formal
Kration, which will still be
l Saturday.
,» lexander hurriedly took the oath
*CtiOtl iffice after U.S. Attorney Hal
din advised legislative leaders
s office has lad “substantial reason " to be-
zed system^ that Blanton planned further
he comptiriency action for prisoners in-
id 26,341 [ed in the grand jury probe.
'enue frorBI agents were stationed inside
ffices of Blanton’s staff to pre-
:the removal of any evidence re-
g to a federal investigation into
OtlS6H'S es ^ at Tennessee prison in-
Ehave been able to buy their
a bill provic out of prison. Three Blanton
eredoralJ ^ ave ^ een arrested in the
omesticlttH an< ^ Blanton himself is a
d rehabiliJt^ the investigation,
i this stateM tun P ress aide Jim Gilchrist
ans with J
arrived at his office in the Capitol to
find his desk cleaned out and his be
longings packed in boxes.
“The FBI told me they wanted to
check the contents before I leave,”
Gilchrist said. “I told them all I had
Texas Solons try
to void ERA vote
United Press International
AUSTIN —Texas would become the fifth state to rescind ratifica
tion of the Equal Rights Amendment under resolutions introduced by
Sen. Walter Mengden, R-Houston, and Rep. Clay Smothers,
D-Dallas, in their respective chambers.
The resolutions, introduced Wednesday, would specifically rescind
the concurrent resolution the Legislature passed in March 1972
ratifying the ERA.
A total of 35 states have ratified the ERA with 38 ratifications
needed for its adoption. Four states — Nebraska, Tennessee, Idaho
and Kentucky — have rescinded ratification. The seven-year dead
line for ratification will expire on March 22, but Congress has ex
tended the deadline an extra nine months.
“If enough states rescind ratification to prevent 38 states from
agreeing, the proposed amendment does not enjoy a consensus of
three-fourths of the states and is therefore not valid,” he said.
Smothers said if proponents are given additional time to have ERA
adopted, then states that have passed the amendment have the right
to rescind.
“Congress has attempted to try to change the rules in the middle of
the game to give extra innings to the team that is behind, while
prohibiting the other team from being able to score during the extra
innings,” he said.
was a can of shoe polish, a few
Playboys and some pictures of my
kids. It makes you feel a little
strange.”
Meanwhile, a federal grand jury
investigating the pardon-peddling
charges met Thursday and heard a
ranking highway patrol officer from
Blanton’s administration and two
unidentified women in black.
Blanton’s legal counsel, his ad
ministrative assistant and at least
two of his close friends were among
the others subpoenaed to appear.
Blanton, a 48-year-old Democrat,
did not learn of his ouster until five
minutes before Alexander was
sworn in at a hastily arranged cere
mony in the State Supreme Court
building.
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tanypro! u|TIN — In 1936, Texans
■ any possibility of indiscrimi-
tpardoning of convicted crimi-
bv amending their State Con-
ition to severely restrict the
Hor s power to reduce or re-
d prison sentences.
tn
leTexas governor now is barred
'< granting pardons or paroles ex
on the written recommenda-
of an independent Board of
11 A | L lons and Paroles. The chief
jer, admi ut - ve j s not re q U i re J to grant
ic someti leI)C y recornrnen( J ec J by the
| Iarvinsatt | B Kenfc y > but may not do so
set up C!' 0U ( jts recommendation,
became pri
>t to have( l ' or a * on g time Texas placed al-
t complete pardoning power in
lands of her governor. Although
■overnors used pardons dis-
tly, some governors granted
ons indiscriminately, accord-
|ja handbook prepared by the
le [agency.
itween 1915 and 1917 Gov.
J Fer g uson £ ran ted 1,774
^ons and 479 conditional par-
. before he was impeached and
lay blew Jjom office by the Legisla-
i East Lou (T m j suse of state funds,
kiing ■Eguson’s successor, Gov.
I offices injam p. Hobby, granted 1,319
rare andcl%j| s anf ] [qg conditional par-
tokesmanSj between 1925 and 1926.
vas relateC’bfc led to a demand to curb the
rnor’s pardoning power, the
cy handbook explains.
ie governor may grant one
ay reprieve to an inmate facing
ath sentence without action by
Hdons and Paroles Board, but
sort of As^s a prior recommendation from
:ian Presidigency for other clemency acts,
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