Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1870-07-23

WASHINGTON, July 15.-Thc closing
hours OF the session passed away without
any extraordinary incident in legislation
further than fight over the five million
Indian appropriation bill The bill to ad-
NIT Georgia, to reduce the army, funding
bill, and tie tax and tariff bill were all
passed. Numerous land grant bills from
the Senate, and the apportionmcnt bill,
were oil killed in the House The Aus
tralian steamship matter and Texas Pacific
Railroad bill 90 over till next session.
Charles Il. Delong, now Minister Resi-.
dent, was confirmed as Envoy Extraordi,
nary and Minister Plenipotentiary to
Japan. NJ. d. Wheeler was confirmed as
meter and rcfner Of the branch mint at
Carson.
Cole proposed the nomination of i. ID.
Sherman rs Collector of the Fourth Revc-
nue. District Of California, but the nomina-
ton has been suspended at tho request of
Cole.
WASHINGTON, July 1S.-All the North
German steamship lines have ceased run
ming. Our foreign mails are stopped at
Baltimore and New York. The Postmas-
ter General is engaged in ctfecting tenn
porary arrangement with the Cunard and
lnman lines Of steamers to carry our mails.
Several American parties have put in
propositions to carry the mails in vessels
under our flag. This will receive consid-
Grafton at once; meanwhile it is thought
certain our mails will be carried by
English vessels.
CHICAGO, July 1S.-The grain markets
continue greatly excited. Wheat opened
this morning at 81 3S, an advance of &c
over the closing figures of Saturday. The
heated term continues. There were sew
eral deaths from heat yesterday. Califor-
mia white wheat opened in Liverpool this
morning at rs, an advance of 4c to Sc
over Saturdays close.
NEW Yo6K, July ia Tibune's
London special says: Private letters from
Paris represent prospect of serious trouble
between France and England. The
French Government is furious at the tone
of English papers, and threatens to refuse
all applications from English journalists
for army passes.
Certain members of the House of Com
mons held a meeting yesterday to consider
the propriety of holding large gathering
to express sympathy with Prussia. Prom
inent members have written letters ap-
proving the project. Workingmen pro-
pose holding similar meeting The feel
ing in London against France is intense.
1t is universally believed that the troops
recently called home from English colonies
have been concentrated in anticipation of
the present war. Great Britain has now
at home depots $4,000 troops, aud can
muster about 100000. There is also
great activity in the navy. 1t is reported
that secret instructions have been given to
French officers that troops shall divide all
the land they conquer.
Gen. Porter says all reports from the
Indian country are favorable. He does
not believe there will be any trouble with
Sioux or other northern indians.
The naval appropriation made by Con-
gress is by no means adequate to the ne
cessities Of the service ut present, and
would be vastly in arrears of any requisi-
ton which might be made should the
pending difficulties stretch across the At.
lantic. Our navy, consisting of 50 vessels,
is sadly disabled now, both by want of men
and complete ships, the latter part of
which need thorough repairs.
WASHINGTON, July lS.-The report
that Admiral Porter recommends placing
the navy on war footing is false; also that