WRITINGS OF 5AM HOUSTON, 1836
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To adopt the regulations when it would be impossible to give publicity to them would be useless, and embarrassing to the army. It will not be practicable to have them published previous to the next session of congress in May, next, nor wou'd it be possible to have them executed in Texas. It would be necessary to have the work done in the U States, where a special Agent would have to be sent to superintend the " proof." In addition to these reasons; the expense would amount to at least ten thousand dollars; and no appropriation has been made to cover the expense. The Regulations of the U States Army, on which we cannot for the present owing to our circumstances, expect to make, any l::ene- ficial improvement, have been already adopted by a Resolution which can be obtained for a small sum will answer all the wants of the army until the next session of Congress can take place when there will be more time to perfect a system of organization. With Great respect, I submit these reasons to the honorable Congress as the grounds upon which I have withheld my sanc- tion from the Bill. Sam Houston (Rubric) [ Endorsed] : Message to the Senate 19th Dec. 1836. lPapers of the First Congress, Republic of Texas, Texas State Library. House Jom"1ial, Republic of Texas, 1st Cong., 1st Sess., p. 291. While this c.ocument (apparently the original) in the Papers of Cong1·ess is dated December 19, the copy in the Journals is dated December 17. The two copies differ slightly in paragraph organization.
To THE TEXAS SENATE 1 Executive Department, Columbia, 19th Deer. 1836
To the Honorable The Senate Gentlemen I take pleasure in accordance with the Constitu- tion, to nominate to you, as suitable and proper persons, for the office of District Attorney, Richardson Scurry/ ·for the First District A. M. Tompkins 3 for the Second District H. C. Hudson-' for the Third District and John Ricord··· for the Fourth District of this Republic. And I trust you will concur with me in their appointment. Sam Houston 1 E. W. Winkler (ed.), Secret Jounials of the Senate, Re1mblic of Texas, 1836-1845, 32-33. 2 Richardson Scurry (November 11, 1811-April 9, 1862) was born at Gal- latin, Sumner County, Tennessee. After a thorough private education by
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