President. this is a very important bill because it will affect the ownership. possession. and title of a great many American citizens to their homes. The amendment which I have presented relates to a subject which has been very extensively considered in the courts in adjudications growing out of the acquisition of the territory of Louisiana from France. and out of the acquisition of the territory of Florida from Spain. and out of the acquisition of territory from Mexico under the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. The policy of Mexico was to invite immigration into the northern States of Mexico. especially by offering large grants of land to those who would colonize and settle them as well as by offering them to Mexican citizens. The usual grants were for a league and labor of land. Under the Mexican system the labor was given. as was supposed. for arable lands for agricultural purposes. and the league for pasture lands.
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