Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-05-09
TELEGRAPH NEWS.
OMWAsHINGTON.

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Capitol was quite void of visitors, aud quiet to-
day.
CONGRESS. ..~
The Senate met formally at noon, very few
Senators being 10 attendance.
MIR. Withers, of Virginia, announced that
Mr.. johnson, his colleague, had been called
home by sick uess in bis family.
On motion-yeas, l3; noes, 9-the Senate
then adjourned unit! Friday next. ~g
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ! i
| The House met at II o'clock, Mr.. Cox in
the chair, when, after prayer,
On motion of Mr.. Morrison, the House ad-
| j6hrned until Friday next.
THE SPEAKER
| The report that MIR. Kerr would resign is
not credited, although he will be compelled to
| ask for u proongaton of his leave of absence,
| his heakb being very delicate, and the exer-
| lions necessary to control the House being very
| trying to his remaining strength. % Friday,
upon the re-asscmbDg of the House, the ex-
tension of the leave of absence Of the Speaker
will be asked and granted, and the House will
then proceed to elect Speaker pro tenn, when
it is generally conceded that MIR. S. S. Cox
will be chosen, v. thout opposition, MIR. Randall,
it is understood not desiring the position.
BELKNAP INDICTMENT.
The grand jury of the District of Columbia
have just brought into Court an indictment
against w. W. Belkuap, the late Secretary of
War, for lnislemeanor in accepting brides
from R. p. Marsh to appoint him to the Fort
Sill Post leadership. .
THE CENTENNIAL. ~. /:
The members of Congress, Judges of the
Supreme Court, President and Cabinet officers,
Dom Pedro and suite, and everybody who
could obtain free pass or ''sqlcez," through:
Oh the "press,' or "bcg, borrow or steal"
enough money 10 pay fare. have gone to Phila-
dephia, the Grains leaving crowded, and things
arc, Of course, very quiet. For the next few
days the centre Of attraction aud news, will he
at the Centennial Exhibition. Persons who
reached this city to-day from Philadelphia re.
port things at the Centennial Grounds in a
'muddc." The buildings are in an un6nish'
ed condition, and the articles to be exhibited
not properly arranged
COL Withers, of Virginia, instead Of going
on he centennial, goes 'a.hsAlug' at the
"Great Falls" Sensible man.
General Conference Of the Methodist
Episcopal Church.
Ia
ference, this morning, Gen. j. b. Weaver, of
Iowa, said it was publicly charged on this floor
Yesterday thai large amount of money hal
been srJl.r FROM the funds Of the Church. Tie
asked suspension Of thr rules to enab1e him
to offer resolutions providing for a special com
mittee of seven to investigate The charge and
report to the Convention.
On motion of DR.. Hatfield, the matter was
laid on the table. s.:
}. S Smart. of Detroit, submitted, a rcsolu
ton hat all larers in reference to the organi.
zation of separate conferences for whites ard
blacks be returned to the Conference from the
Committee on Boundaries AMI be- referred to
the Committee on the State of the Church..
Bishop James announced that the traternal
delegates from the British Wesleyan Church
would now take formal leave Of the Coulter
enc'. y.|
Rev. VIM. B. Pope and Rev. j. H. Rig
then male farewell addresses aud bid the Con-
ference u warm farewell.
DR.. Pope said he would carry h me an at,
fectorate remembrance of bis visi, here. and
he hoped the apparent entanglcments would
be wIvcn into beautiful garment.
DR.. Rirg, in his farewell, took occasion to
advert to and oommeut on 4he school and So
cial question. He said 10 England they were
ID b,1t h,,. lor fi,,a inr-
ity they were agreed 90 the point that tlIefa
was 10 alawsof the Iard whrhd prohIbits the >use
Of the Scriptures 10 the public schools. APP
pause. He then took farewell Of the Con-
Rev. Il. Louodsberry and John Mcdonald,
esq, NJ r, fraternal delegates from the Meth
odIst Episcopal Church of Canada, were sew
orally Introduced to the Conference. i-.1
The address from the Church 10 Canada was
read 10y the Secretary after which Messrs
Loundsberry and Mcdonald delivered adj
dresses on the state of their Church, and bear
ing testimony of their fraternal love. ~,
/ A communication from Rev. j. A. Duncan
and L. G. Garland, faernal delegates irpm
the Methodist Episcopal Church South, an
bouncing their presence in the city and readl
ness to appear before the Conference at
any time designated, was read. The letter,
stated that hey. LoVlch Lleice' ,ia'oi
nal delegate, and who was the author OF
the address of the Church South to.this Cog.
ference wduld~not be Present, being detained
BY infrm health ~.
Dr.. Walden said on the 2lst of May, a
hundred years ago 40 annual Conference
was held 10 Baltimore, and moved thstsa, spe-
cial committee Of five be appointed to ma ke ar
rangements for a suitable commemoEatiTe ser
vice. ghch was adopted, aud the Confere1ce
adjourned till 8 o clock to morrow.
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The Naval Investigations.
New York, May 9.-The session of the
navy yard Investigating committee at the. Astor
House, yesterday, was chiefly devoted to hear
ing the testimony Of Mr.. John Roach, the
we'll known shipbuildcr and contractor. The
direc' cxamira ion of this witness, which was
commenced at 10 O. Clock lasted until $780, and
was conducted by Congressman Willis, the
chairman of the committee Mr. Roach gave