Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1836-05-19

on motion, adjourned.
SENATE, TUESDAY, May lO.--The
Chair communicated to the Senate
Mesa ge from the President of the United
States, informing the Senate that advces
had been received Of payment of four in
stalmcnts Of the Indemnity agreed by
France, by the treaty, to be paid to the
United States.
A number of bills for the relief Of in
dividuals. were read third time and
passed. The Senate being thin, they soon
after adjourned
HOUSE.-Mr. Pinckney presented a
memorial from the merchants of Charles
ton, praying All increased compensation
to the officers of the customs.
FRENCH INDEMNITY.
The following message was received
from the President Of the United. States,
by the hands of Asbury Dickens. Esq.
WASHINGTON, May 10, 1886.
To tie Senate and House of Representa-
tipes:
GENT :--Information has been receiv-
ed at the Treasury Department that the
four instalments under our treaty with
France have been paid to the agent Of the
United States. In communicating this
satisfactory termination of our contro-
yersy with France, | feel assured that
both Houses of Congress will unite with
me in desiring and believing, that the
anticipations of restoration Of the an.
cent cordial relations between the two
countries, expressed in my former mes
sages on this subject, will be finally
realized. No proper exertion of mine
shall be wanting to efface the remem-
brance of those options that have
temporarily interrupted the accustomed
intercourse between them.
ANDREW JACKSON.
ADJOURNMENT.
Mr.. Haines moved to suspend the rules
for the purpose of taking up the joint re.
solution from the Senate for the adjourn.
ment of Congress on the 23rd OF May.
The question was taken and the motion
rejected-Yeas 81. Nays 80.
PUBLIC LANDS.
The Senate bill to distribute the pro-
ceeds of the public lands among the sew
eral states was read twice, by its title,
and Mr.. Williams of Kentucky, moved
that it be referred to the Committee of
the whole on the State OF the Union.
Mr.. Carr moved its reference to the
Committee on Public Lands.
The subject was debated till l o'clock
when the special order was called for.
Mr.. Morris moved to suspend the rule
for the purpose of continuing the consid-
Grafton of the above subject, and there
upon he asked the yeas and nays.
MIR. Adams suggested that it would he
better not to take the yeas and nays, lest
it should appear that there was no quorum.
For what reason so large a portion of the
House was absent he could not say per-
haps it was because the business before
the House was so unimportant.
The call for the yeas and nays was
Withdrawn and the motion was rejected.
The House went into Committee ofthe
Whole OH the State of the Union upon the
bill for the protection of the Western
frontier by the construction of military
road from some point upon the right bank
of the Mississippi river, between the mouth
of the ST. Peters and the mouth Of the
Demons river upon such a route as may
appear best calculated to effect this pur-
pose of The act, to Red River.
After some debate, the bill was amend.
ed, and reported to the House.
FORTIFICATIoN BILL.
The House resumed the consideration
of the bill making appropriation for the
fortifcations for the year 1886.
Mr.. McComas spoke at length against
the motion, and when he had con eludcd,
the House adjourned.