The one requiring of me a transcript of the inslructions exlended lo our foreign agents and also the correspondence had with General Burleson and other officers. Those to which you allude are all spread upon the record in my Secretary's office, and subjecl at all times lo lhe perusal of your body, and inasmuch as I have but one Secretary belonging lo my department, whose duties are arduous, and as such could illy spare the lime lo make those transcripts, must beg the favor of your body to send one of your own clerks for lhat purpose. The other is an appropriation bill, in favor of McLaughlin, for the sum of twenty-five dollars. 1 have only to say to your body, whatever lhe facts of the case may be, 1 am bound to premise that lhis bill was sent to my office through mistake, for it is evident as the law now stands, that this bill or any other approprialion bill, must originate with the committee on finance, whose privilege it is to originate appropriations, and check on the Treasury for the amount, and have lhe same enlered on the journals of your body. As such, my office is rid of the trouble of keeping any record pertaining to the originating appropriations, or making drafts upon the Treasury. There seems to be no propriety in sending the bill up to me, when the authority lo act is withdrawn from my department. Therefore for the sake of consistency, if for-no other reason, I return the bill. Henry Smith, Governor. December 15, 1835. [1496) [WALLACE to SMITH]
Matagorda Deer 15 /35
To his Excellencey Henry Smith. Governor of the Free State of Texas Sir,
I would most respectfully request some instructions relative to the ensuing election for delegates to the convention to be holden ·. on the ninth of January the citizens of this place know nothing of it but by vague reports please send us some directions relative to th_e business in order that our citizens may he enabled to express their views and he properly represented in the councils of the country With the highest Respect I am
Your Excellencies Servant J.W.E. Wallace
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