Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-02-26

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changed Wheat dull and unchanged. Corn
ac.;ve for Southern white Southern 6iao3 ye1
| low Southern $3.50; mixed Western dull at W.
| Oats dull; Southern 4fal8; Western mixed la
48; do white nominal Rye dull at SOa90 Hay
| dull; Western 26aS3O.
CONGRESS- YESTERDAY la the Seua'e
Mr. Sc!lurz presented the crcdcntia's OF
i. V. Boy. Scllator-e!cct from Missouri
Mr. Sherman, from the Finance Commit
tee, reported adversely on the Boston Re
lief bill. The bill allowing the sale Of a
LIT of ground near Cumberland, Md, for
merry used IA soldiers cemetery to the He
brew congregation Of that city, was passed. \
mes age was received from til" President urg,
ng the necessity Of action upon the question OF
| The Louisiana State government, aGi long
| debate took place upon the suhIvc'. Nr. Nor
ton sad he would allow the consideration CT the
| Caldwell case to go over until the next session
oil Congress in Difference to the Wishes OF various
| Senators. The 5ilI for the endowment of agrl-
| cultural colleges was alter debate, referred TO
| a coir;Aiiice Of conference The army appro-
pria!ion bill was discussed until the recess. At
| tn. evening session tho consideration OF the bill
was concluded, and it was passed.
! In the House Of Representatives the debate
on the Credit Mobilier Committee occupied the
whole day. Mr. Butler tried to get rid OF the
subject by offering resolution which provided
that all the parties implicated should be turned
over to the Criminal Court Of the District Of
Columbia, but Mr. Poland, Chairman Of tie
Committee, would not yield the floor. Mr.. Poland
then addressed the House in favor Of the report
of The committee Mr. Farnsworth denied
that the evidence taken before the committee
| warranted the expulsion Of any member. Mr..
.Mcrrck defended the report of the committee.
\ recess Wis then taken until 80 p, M, when
| llle debate vas continued but no action taken.
CHuRcH Property QUEsrIoN.-In the VI.
Il Conference, late ~ III sessl ion IN Norfolk,
McsSrs. +. p. Phelps and \. }. Porter, a
special committee appointed to consider the
question Of the church property (claimcd) with
IN the honld< of the Virginia Conference: sub
nitted the f,ilowing resolutions, wGi2ll We're
adopted Mr.. King di<claiming any connection
with the report Of the committee:
ResoIroI That we propose the following plan
fo2 the !usttncnt If the property question IN
the bounds of the Virginia Conference, VIZ
|. That the NJ. i. Church (Suuth) Withdraw
al! claim to the property, churches ard par
snyarcs which, under the Plan Of Separation,
was hid hy the NJ. + Chuch. and surrender
said pr Ipcrty to trustees t., BE- appo ntcd ac-
cor,!lng to the discipline oil the NJ. Il. Ci,u:ch
and the law Of Virginia.
=. That III" Church (S"uth) b" permitted 10
| use The church houses onc-hat Of he time 50
long as they shall desire to do 80 and contribute
Il Just proportion i,'r repairs.
3 That the par.oragcs shall be given UP t0r
rlSc aS We Shall desire them.
t. That wh,n there are !w> churches IN
town or nrighborhnol each church shall use
their own c!.urch-house.
B. That this plan sl.;rl' apply ONLY to proper
~ not now in our possession
i. That the Secretary DC directed to send a
copy ri these resolutions to the Baltimore Con
ference Of the w. +. Church (Sou'h), and that
a committee lie appointed t. take charge of the
subject ana act il behalf of this Conference.
\ RtoT AT QUEBEC A special from Que
bee SAYS the nomination Of candidates fpr
Quebec, East Divi-on in the Provincial House
If ASSEMBLY, took r lace yesterday At II
o clock riot began between the Conservatives
and National party, lasting an h ur and a-halt,
during which Two men were killed and mum
Der wounded Pclleticr, caudilate of the Ma
tional party, was badly beaten. The conflict
continued throughout the day. The polling
takes place on Monday next. when renewal
# the riot is expected. There is great excite