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In a few days, howe\;er, the President the Secy.
insulting clerk. -
and the Clerk all went out of office by expiration of term. - The Committee introduced a Resolution, censuring the Speaker's conduct, in deliving [sic] to the Executive the papers, designed for that House; which Resolution, however, was withdrawn, unuerstanding that there should be no opposition to the Bill appropriating to Comodore his pro- rata of $16000, appropriated by the proceedig Congress, & which had been withheld by the president, the Comodore & Lieut Snow, though paid to all the balance of the claimants - Upon the passage of the bill, however, the speaker violated his pledge, and opposed it; being the only one in the House who spoke against it. His conduct, through- out the whole affair was regarued so dishonorable, that the House on adjourning, refused to give him a vote of thanks - the only instance of the kind occuring in our Lcgislation.-- Houston was sued in Washingt[on County] in 1845 upon a draft wh[ich] he had given upon a Bank in Tennessee, where he had no funds, as given in in [ sic J evidence of the Cashier, Houston to dismiss the suit, swore that he was not a Citizen of Washington County, and could not therefore be sued in that County. The Judge charged the Jury, that before finding a verdict in the case, they must decide· whether the defendant was a citizen or not of Washington County - the Jury decided that he was; and a verdict was accordingly rendered up against him. - He was sued again in Washington Co. and a verdict obtained against him in the fall term of 1847, for the amt. of 3000 dollars; under the following circumstances. He bought some horses in Alabama, and paid for them in Sabine scrip, which was worthless at the time, but which he represented to the receiver, as being equal to cash -- No. 2501 [1S55?, M. B. LAMAR, RICHMOND? TEXAS] HOUSTON'S CAREER IN TEXAS.7 Houston He came to this Country a proscribed vagabond from his own state - Engaged in all the intrigues of land speculation - Recd. a League of Land from Austin &c - insinuated (not openly asserting) that he was a C<;>mmissioner from the US. to treat with the Comanches &c - He was member of the Convention; made a famous speech aganst banks - when president asserted to one of the most ruinous character; In the fall of 1835, it was proclaimd that he was coming on from tlie east with thousand men to the rescue - he came to the Salado but with only one man with him a fellow by the name of Johnson, acting as his servant - here he notefiecl for the Command; failing to git it, he persuaded Genl. Austin to cause the army to be disbanded & sent home, & a regular force to be raised - Austin seemed disposed to
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