Resolved, that this House doth agree to the said amendment.
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.