Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-07-15
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MOtIey'sSuceeSSOrN Nominated
Georgia Admitted to UniOn.
State Rights and Pat Woods.
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Sentence Of Fenian Gen. Starr
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Fatal SunStrOkeS at Memphis.
How Observation-Disclosures
Peace Of Europe PrecariOuS.
How Observation-Disclosures
Peace Of Europe PrecariOuS'
WASHINGTON.
Meath of a senator.

WASHINGTON, July 14.-D. s. Norton,
United States Senator from Minnesota,
died this morning at one o'clock of con-
sumption. He has been confined to his
bed for the last three or four weeks.
Motley Recalled The Alabama
Claims.
The President has nominated T. F.
Frelinghuysen Minister to England, vice
Motley, recalled.
The President sent TO the Senate copies
of correspondence relative to the ques-
tions pending between the United States
and Great Britain.
Mr. Motley in letter to Mr.. Fish de-
tails a conversation with Lord Claren-
don In January, during which Mr.. Motley
informed him that it was the desire Of the
President that when negotiations relative
to the Alabama Claims be resumed they
be re-opened at Washington.
1t further appears in letter from Lord
Clarendon to Motley, dated May q,
that Her Majesty's Government consider
it neither useful nor expedient to resume
or continue controversial correspon-
dence in which there is so little hope for
one Government being able to convince
the other.
oOAnChuAkAS OhuSSAA-
The President and Cabinet were at the
capitol, tonight, engaged in the examina-
ton of bills.
FreI5nshuysen.
In Executive session, this evening,
when the nomination of Mr.. Frelinghuy
sen as Minister to England was laid be-
fore the Senate, Sumner supported it.
pc kr,T 10 fA,oaE u al
ParadOl.
Provost Paradol, the new French Min
lister, arrived here probably 10 present his
credentials Saturday.
Tine state without n status.
The conference committee on the Geor-
uia bill, after several meetings, have utter
" failed to agree, and decided yesterday to
report the fact to their respective Houses.
This ends the last chance for the admission
of the State of Georgia during this session.
1t is reported to-day that the President is
considering the propriety, in the event of
the failure of any legislation on the subject,
of asking the opinion of the Attorney Gen.
eral ss to the right to order an election in
Georgia this fall, and that Mr.. Akerman Gt
rs asssrted), in private conversation with
Georgiaus, has expressed the opinion that
such a course would be both legal and
proper.
The Foreign Troubles
Adyices from our foreign representa-
tives, asserting there was little or no reason
to doubt that a war between France and
Prussia would at once be inaugurated, led
to something of an informal conference
yesterday morning between the President,
members of the cabinet, and several Sena-
tors and members, as to whether the ad-
ministration should not take some meas
ures to re-enforce its position in the way
of naval strength, in order that the govern
ment might be prepared for any untore-
seen emergency. One of these emergen-
cies was mentioned to be the probable
attempted seizure of Cuba by France.
While, of course, there was no cause for
any alarm as far as the United States were
concerned, it was at the same time agreed
that there would be no harm in adopting
such precautionary measures as the events
In Europe might warrant. Some members
of Congress proposed that Congress should
increase the naval appropriation. Nos step,
however, was taken in Congress beyond
a mere allusion in debate, that the govern
ment might need more internal revenue IN
the event of a falling off in customs, while
the news later in the day promised peace
full solution of the situation.
Railroad and ApPOrtiOnment Bills.
The Southern Pacific Railroad and ap-
portionment bills are considered dead. ET-
forts were made in each case yesterday to
take them up for consideration, but the re-
uuired two-thirds vote failed. The friends
of the Pacific road, headed by Gen. Ere
mont, we're present in force and were
keenly disappointed at the result, for the
bill had passed the Senate. These two
bills antagonized each other, the Eastern
members voting against going to the busi-
ness on the Speakers table, for fear that
the apportionment bill would be taken up
and passed by the Southern and Western
members, who are so anxious for increased
representation in the next Congress.
The Amnesty Bill.
The last struggle for the general amnesty
bill, omitting, however, few clauses, was
made and lost in the House yesterday after
noon, by vote of "A to 101. 1t is also
verv doubtful if the Senate bill, granting
amnesty to several thousand persons named
therein, becomes law by the action OF the
House this session.