The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-08-10

Excellency the Governor was laid before
the House:
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF TEXAS, !
AUSTIN, August 9. 1876.
Hon 7. r Bonner, Speaker Of the House Of
Representatives. f-r.f4p .- ..7s
return herewith. without my approval,
House bin No. II, on the subject of attach
ments, and respectfully ask its reconsidera-
ton.
The last ground enumerated in the bill
for attachment, :" that affisnt has good
cause to believe and does believe that the
defendant will dispose of his property be-
fore the same can he held liable by the or
dinary process of law" without the neces-
sity of alleging a fraudulent intent, would
su 'ject any person in the Gtate, who owes
a debt. on any day in the year, and that
| whether the deb: be due or not, to the sum
may and oppressive operation of an attach
! menI.
ANY person owing debt, whether due
| now or TO be due one, two, three, or any
number of years herce, at the option of his
creditor, might have his property seized
/ aud be compelled to give bond and security
! for its Forthcoming, etc. '. for the debt, and
| this, although he may not have been willing
! to contract the debt if security had been
originally demanded. In other words, this
| bill would authorize any creditor in the
State'to force. In a most oppressive mode,
| a mortgage upon the property of his debtor,
| and that upon an affidavit upon which it is
not possible To get conviction for perjury,
because he would swear only to his belief.
l do not believe it expedient that the bill
should become law. sg'l Ct lfr
Very respectfully, RICHARD Coke.
Mr.. Quin presented the following COM
| munication, which was read and ordered
spread upon the journal:
| To the Speaker and the Members of the Houss
or Representatives. Of Ierus:-
On account OF my health, and believing
that the first and regular session of the Fiji
teenth Legislature WAS lawfully adjourned
at 12 O'Clock NJ. ON Monday, the thirty-tirst
day OF July, and believing that the Speaker
of the House should have so held aud sta
ted, --reby resign my place as a member
of the fifteenth Legislature = that place
being member of tile House from Harris
| county. In severing my connection with
the House, | beg to say, that carry with
me no feelings or animOsitiss, which may
have been temporarily engendered in acri.
monious debste; but tends sr 10 the officers
and members of this House, personally, as
surances of kind feeling and respect, and
request that this document may be spread
upon your journals. D.U. eBARzIzA,
u "Fe from Harris county.
| AUSTIN, August Q, 1876. hIp''1 1Ih W
/ On motion of Mr.. Lang, the resignation
was accepted. ....rr. -.,Y
! The following communication from his
Excellency the Governor was received and
read: ....
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, STATE OF Texas, [
! AUSTIN August g 1876
| Hon. T r. Bonner, Speaker of the Hous,
| Of Representatives.: a.
| have the honor to transmit for such
action as the House may see fit to take or
1T, a communication from Hons. Z. A
Perrenot, w. M. Rust, H. R. Won Blber
stein and L. F. R ,berts, rendering theiI
designations as members of the Fifteenth
Legislature, directed to the Governor, ano
received this morning. | have informed
those gentlemen of the want of authority
in the Governor to act upon the matter dur
ing a session of the Legislature, and of my
purpose to transmit the same to the House,
over which you preside, for its action.
Very respectfully, RICHARD COKE.
To has Ercetlency Richard Coke, GO0eynOr o.
TerdS: =. 'H..
The undersigned, members elect of tn,
Fifteenth Legislature, would respectful.
tender their resignation as members of sale
body. Respectfully,
E. A. PERRENoT,
W. NJ Rust,
H. r. Won BIEBERsTEIN,
..t .fa l.. F. ROBERTS, of Bee Co.
On motion of Mr.. Lang, the designations