Wednesday, May 14.
Canadian Refugees.
A message from the Senate informed the House that the Senate have passed a bill regulating the grants of land to the Canada and Nova Scotia refugees, with amendments.
The amendments were taken into consideration, and opposed by Mr. Gallatin, who said the object of the Senate was to give the refugees land worth ten cents an acre, instead of good land worth one dollar per acre, as proposed by this House; rather than do this, he would give them nothing.
Mr. Livingston was of the same opinion, and hoped the House would not concur. These people had waited eighteen years, and he thought it extremely hard they should now be put off in this manner.
The amendments were unanimously rejected.
A message from the Senate informed the House that they adhered to the amendment; whereupon,
Mr. Gallatin moved that the further consideration of the bill be postponed till the third Monday in November next, which was carried.
After receiving several messages from the President, notifying the signing of various bills, there appearing no further business before the House, on motion of Mr. C. Goodrich a resolution for the appointment of a joint committee to wait on the President, and inform him of the proposed recess, was adopted, and was concurred in by the Senate.
Mr. C. Goodrich, from the Joint Committee, reported that they had performed that service, and that the President informed them he had no other communication to make, except his good wishes for their health and happiness, and that he wished them a pleasant journey to their respective homes.
A message having been sent to the Senate to inform them this House was ready to adjourn, after a few minutes a motion was made for that purpose, and carried; when
The Speaker, after taking an affectionate farewell of the members, and expressing his wish for their safe return and happiness, during the recess, adjourned the House till the third Monday in November next, to meet in the city of Washington, in the District of Columbia.