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quently I GUESS the two Houses will take their time in arranging
everything before they adjourn.'" There has as yet nothing definite
been done with regard to taxation, some are for reducing it-a good
idea if a fellow wants to make political capital-while others are for
increasing.'" Judge Burnet has been nominated by the Governor as
Secretary of State and will no doubt be confirmed." Hemphill as
Chief Justice-Lipscomb and Wheeler as associate justices of the
Supreme Court have been confirmed,'" while Col. Volney E. Howard
as atty Genl was rejected.'" No other nominations have been sent in.
So you see we have a "lot" of stuff to do yet.
This is about all of interest and after asking you to present my
best respects to your wife, I will close subscribing myself.
Truly yours,
Nat Raymond
'"Moses Johnson, treasurer of the Republic, turned over to James H. Raymond, treas-
urer of the state, $19,297.51 in specie, and $10,581.21 in exchequer. Treasury Department,
Journal (Archives, Texas State Library), 170. The Senate approved $15,000 for per diem
and mileage payments on March 9 and $3,ooo for contingent expenses on March 15 for
members of both houses. "Journal of the Senate, First Legislature," 99, 11o.
1A direct ad valorem tax of twenty cents upon each hundred dollar value of real and
personal property was approved by the Senate April so, 1846. Ibid., 233. The Sixth
Congress of the Republic assessed land at .oi percent of the value for citizens, .o2 percent
for noncitizens. Act of the Republic of Texas, Sixth Congress, signed February 5, 1842
(Archives, Texas State Library).
"David G. Burnet had been judge of the Department of the Brazos as well as president,
vice-president, and secretary of state of the Republic. He was confirmed unanimously on
March 23 by the Senate in executive session. Walter P. Webb and H. Bailey Carroll (eds.),
The Handbook of Texas (2 vols.; Austin, 1952), I, 252; Allen Johnson et al. (eds.),
Dictionary of American Biography (20 vols.; New York, 1928-1944), III, 293; "Journal of
the Senate, First Legislature," 341-
'"Chief Justice John Hemphill was a district judge, then chief justice of the Supreme
Court of the Republic from 1842-1845, before receiving unanimous Senate confirmation
in executive session on March 2. Johnson et al. (eds.), Dictionary of American Biography,
VIII, 52o; "Journal of the Senate, First Legislature," 339. Associate Justice Abner S.
Lipscomb, an Alabama circuit judge before becoming chief justice of that state's Supreme
Court, helped to write the Texas state constitution. The Senate in executive session
approved him, 17-4, on March 2. Johnson et al. (eds.), Dictionary of American Biography,
XI, 289; "Journal of the Senate, First Legislature," 339. After coming to Texas in 1839,
Royall T. Wheeler was district judge of the Fifth Judicial District before being approved
by the Senate in executive session, 15-6, on March 2. Johnson et al. (eds.), Dictionary of
American Biography, XX, 53; "Journal of the Senate, First Legislature," 340o.
"'By vote of 11-1o the Senate in executive session denied confirmation to Colonel
Volney E. Howard, former Mississippi editor and Louisiana attorney. Johnson et al.
(eds.), Dictionary of American Biography, IX, 282; "Journal of the Senate, First Legis-
lature," 340o.
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