Du Buque visitor. [volume] (Dubuque, Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1836-1837, 1836-06-01

It's fit out an exploring expedition to the
Pacific and the South Seas. Decided
lin the Affirmative yeas 90, nays 6s.
The amendments Of the Senate to the
Army bill were concurred in.
In the Senate, on the 10th, the Ma
Ivy Appropriation bill was taken up as
returned from the House of Represen-
ltatives. All the amendments Of the
House were concurred in except that
(which conferred discretionary power
upon the President as to sending out
an exploring expedition to the South
Seas; which was SO modified as to rem
der the fitting out of the expedition inn
pcrativc upon the President. The a.
mendment, as modified, was concur
red in.
On motion Of Mr. Clay, the bill to
carry into effectt the Convention between
the United States and Spain, was SO a.
mended as to strike out all the bill from
the house which provides for the APP
pointment of Board Of Commission
Eers and officers, and to substitute the
Senate Bill Which gives the. power and
labor to the Attorney General and a
Secretary ordered to third reading.
Mr.. Clay's land bill from the Senate,
was taken up, and Mr.. Williams, OF
Ky. moved that it be referred to the
Committee Of the Whole on the State
of the Union, with the view Of ensuring
speedy decision. Other members,
for purposes Of delay, moved its refer
encc to other Committees, andthe ques-
ton of reference was warmly discussed
until the order Of the day was called
for.
The House went into Committee
of the Whole on the state of the Union
on the bill for the better protection of
the western frontier. One or two a.
were adopted.
The following message was received
from the President Of the United States,
it having been sent simultaneously to
both Houses. In the lower House, it
was referred to the Committee on For
eignrclations and ordered to beprinted.
WAsH1NGroN, May 10, 1886.
Tothe Senate and II. Of Representatives;
Information has been received at the
Treasury Department that the four in
stalments under our treaty with France
nave been paid to the agent of the Uni
ed States. In communicating this sa-
.isfactory termination of our controver-
" with France, l feel assured that both
Houses Of Congress will unite with me
n desiring and believing that the anti
,ipations of a restoration of the ancient
cordial relations between the two coun-
.ries, expressed in my former messages
IN this subject, will be speedily reali-
sed. No proper exertion Of mine shall
% wanting to effsce the remembrance
# those misconceptions that have t5m-
'orarily interrupted the accustomed in
ercourse between them.
ANDREW JACKSON,
On motion Of Mr.. Cambreleng, the
House went into Committee Of the
Whole, upon the bill for the protection
# the Western frontier by the con-
Of military road from some
,oint upon the right bank of the Mis-
issippi river, between the mouth Of
he St. Peters and the mouth of the
)esmoinerivcr, upon such route as may. )
ppear best calculated to effect the pur-
oses Of this act, to Red River. Amen.
ed and reported to the House. !
The Senate's modification of al, a. j
lendment Of the House relative to the
ting out Of an expedition to the Paci-
c and South Seas, was concurrcd in. ]
NEw-ORLEANs, May To-, j
TEYAC Thnrn -. r.