sentences:  After the resolution was passed, it was presented to President Sam Houston, who vetoed the bill on 6 January 1842.In Houston's veto message, the President paid tribute to the "exalted Gallantry and distinguished bravery" of the men who went to sea on behalf of the Republic, but he would "not sanction injudicious and unnecessary extravagance" on their behalf.Houston went on to say, "Generally, the seaman has no interest (except a transitory one) on shore."