Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-12-06
Congress-.

10 The Senate, yesterday, u bill was intro
duced to authorize the conversion of registered
bonds into coupon bonds. MIR. Summers bill,
striking out the word white" from all laws
relating to the District of Columbia, was after
considerable debate, passed, by a vote of 80 to
S. The bill of Mr.. Edmunds, pledging the
faith OF the government to the payment OF It's
bonded debt, in coin, was further discussed,
but no vote taken.
In the House, bills we're introduced to fund
the interest bearing debr of the u. S., to pro-
vide for taxing the same and to create u sink.
ing fund for the payment of the public debt;
to provide for the more efficient government OF
the Rebel States; and to Postpone a further re-
Guction of the currency by suspeDding
the authority of the Secretary Of the Treasury
to retire or cancel UDited States notes. These
bills were referred to appropriate committees.
Several other bills were introduced and refer
red, after which Mr.. Golladay, as q member
elect from Kentucky, was admitted to his seat.
The House then proceeded to the consideration
Of the reports upon the subject of impeach-
ment: Mr.. Boutwell,, of Massachusetts, took
the floor in favor of the majority report, advo-
eating the i'm impeachment of the President. Mr..
B. was allowed two hours to speak, but before
SOGSioNluS SoSS way w O "Ot1Oh W. W. H..
Gov. VANCE, of North Carolina, one Of the
most eloquent men in the South, made a speech
a few days ago, at a Conservative meeting in
Norfolk. He urged the union of all Conserya-
tive men, in a constitutional organization, to
avert, if possible, the evils threatened by the
Radical leaders. I'm conclusion, he made a
most eloquent appeal to Virginians. They had
no idea what influence their State had upon it's
Southern sisters. They had followed her in
her acts from the Revolution. Carolina's sons
lin the red glare Of the tempestuous fight
Virgin;a's soil is red with the noblest blood of
the South. We have followed her and looked
up to her in those big hours. We look upon
her now and if she fails, 0 Lord God what
shall we say? He could not believe that the
white race-the race of Milton and Shakespeare
would be subdued in the land of Washing.
ton, Jefferson, and Henry. Let Virginia Or
ganize, and victory was in her hands. She
would be followed by her sister States, and the
great triumph Of the white race would ex-
tend all over the country"
CHEApNEss OF CHINESE WAREs.-A vessel
recently arrived at San Francisco with a large
amount of goods from China, purchased at prices
so remarkably cheap that the custom house
officers at that port would not believe in the
~veracity of the invoices, and seized the goods
as falsely valued by the purchasers. The
probability is, however, that the invoices are
correct, it takes SO little to sustain life in China
and wages are so low. In the importation,
were handsome sets Of porcelain bought for
four dollars the set. Beautiful fans, painted
by hand in brilliant %colors, with figures ofdrag.
>ons and Chinese beauties, purchased at a cent
each. Spades for garden use bought at the coat
of a few cents each. Straw hats Of a good
quality iDvoiced at a cent each. Nice baskets,
in sets Of four, costing in the Celestial Kingdom
but four cents a set, and other articles equally