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112. 18. I called on His Excellency the President & Congress is still in session - 19. Left Houston for Galveston. here once more I enjoyed the cool & grateful Sea-breeze. Things are looking very flat. "Poverty is staring us in the faces, our Imports exceed our Exports this year, our 'difficulties' are very pressing." The Congress has not adjourned, but all important business has been gone into. The War bill, with its amendments by the opposition gives the President more power than he believes judicious to exercise, and it is supposed that he will Vitoe it, on the grounds of unconstitutionality. So prior to this government that the 6X per day cannot be paid to the Members of Congress - Exchequer Bills may be paid but they are at 70% discount. The time will come when Members of Congress will not requires that their expenses be paid by the Treasury. 23. General Cañales, crossed out: ( a base traitor to Texas x why dont he pay his debts in Galveston?) who headed the Lipantitlan Marauders, has crossed out: long had it in contemplation to form a 'Northern Mexican Republic! But General Arista coquetted crossed out: some time & brought Cañales round to Santana's views

x This too referred to the period when ? & many Texan Volunteers went to arrest him