Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-07-14

TELEGRAPHIG.
WASHIN GTON.
Passage of the Funding Bill.
The Howard Investigation.
MinOrityWantaC Court Martial
Duel with SabreS at st. Louis.
Withdrawal of HOhenZOlIern
France Still Threatens War.
France Still Threatens War
WASHINGTON.
FrelInGhuyscn 60 supersede Motley

FreIfnghuyscn TO Supersede Motley.
NEW YoRK, July I3.-A Washington
special saws there is the best reason for
believing that MIR. Motleys successor as
Minister 10 England, viii be Senator Theo-
dore Frelinghuysen, of New Jersey, and
that his name will be sent to the Senate to-
day or tomorrow.
synopsis of the Funding Bill.
WASHINGTON. July 13.-The following is
synopsis of the Funding Bill as finally
passed by Congress:
Section provides for the issue of 200, :
0,000 per cent. bonds, 300, 900, 900 a
per cent. bonds, and /, GOO, 600, 600 per
cent. bonds, running respectively 10, 10,
and 80 years.
Sec. 2 authorizes the Secretary to sell
said bonds at par for coin, and to apply
the proceeds to the redemption of out
standing 5-20s at their par value, or may
exchange new for old bonds at par but
new bonds shall be issued for no other
purpose. A sum not exceeding one half
per cent. is allowed for commissions in
negotiating new bonds.
Sec. is unimportant.
Sec. provides fer the 5-20s now or
hereafter falling due at par to be extin-
guished with the first numbered and issued,
interest to cease three months after proper
notice has been given
Sec. 8 authorizes % per cent interest
on gold deposits; % per cent of such de-
posts must be retained in the United
States Treasury, balance TO be used in the
redemption of 5 20s under provision of
section 4.
Sec. provides for the cancelling of all
bonds nov held or hereafter purchased on
account of sinking fund
Sec. stricken out
The Georgia bill.
The Conference Committee on the
Georgia bill had meeting to-day, but were
unable to come to an agreement
There are now only three general appro-
priation bills in the hands of the Confer
ence Committees, namely: the Indian,
army and sundry civil expense bills.
To the Memory of DahIgren.
The Secretary of the Navy has ordered
the usual honors to Admiral Dahlgren, at
all the navy yards on Friday, the day OF the
funeral. Capt Patterson takes temporary
command of Washington Navy-yard. Ad-
miral Smith viii probably be Dahlgren's
successor.
The Indians.
Liz OlHCc IcOCANou tc4o-
gram from the MILESTONE agency, Dakota,
reporting that the chiefs who lately visited
Washington exercise 9 good influence in
preventing war parties from leaving that
agency. Spotted Tail reports large num-
bers of Northern Sioux crossing the
Platte and going South.
Combinations
The Senate to-day confirmed ]. II. Price |
i r a
of Mississippi.
BENZ. F. Potts, for Governor of Mon |
t2na Territory, vice Jas. NJ Ashley.
Confirmation was maze tonight of Adam |
WOoh, as Surveyor of Customs, Nashville, |
Tenn.
The executive session lasted six hours in |
consideration. Judge Bonds nomination
occupied wohours. He was finally confirmed |
by four or five majority. Nearly all the |
rest of the time was consumed in the con- |
test over the nomination of Potts. Mr.. |
Summer in behalf of Ashley, strenuously |
opposed the confirmation.