Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-06-11
Washington News and Gossip.


sIdering the question OF postponng tho Tax
tIll. Aft1r a free consultation, IT was unaki-
mously resolved by the committee 20 resis, all
attempts for postpoTement of the bill TO urge
upon the H0xse perfect II, and the D. If II has
10 60 over, throw the responsibility uro the
SeEa;e. i; was clsiTned that by the exercise of
due dihg-1ce the bill and all other u pecessary
n'asures may be hnally acted upon by the LIST
ci Angus, andSC1ngress TIVE years ego did not
adjourn until tee 2eth of July Hany of the
Radicals say tnat even il II should be found
Necessary 70 remain here until September 10 get
through with the bills which cennot safely be
put OF, that will be much better than TO find
themselves IN position where they will net
he able 10 Justify their course % the people.
THE IptHO SECREvARYsETP.-Tnen nomina-
tICn OF Major wm. L. Parker has been to
the Sersce tor Secretary o. Idaho Territory.
Major Parker did valuable service in the late
war, ard was sent out at its close 10 Colorado,
where ne was most useful in the q overnment
ssTy1ca. Afterwards he took an active part in
The Republican canvass in that Territcr- and
The Republican party there concede that the
char g. IN the politics cf the State from Demo-
cratic 10 Republican was largely due tC his ef-
forts As he was a meritoriOus officer, and is
well qualified fer the position to which h. is
nominated, It is probable that ke Will b.
promptly coRfrrred.
NOMINATIONS BY THE President. The
President transmitted TO the Senate to-day the
following nominations C. h. Hall. Collector
of Customs District OF Texas: J. q. FORSYTH,
Collector Of Internal Revenue Fifteenth Dis
1rIct of New York. T.. e.. Darlington, Collec-
tor of Customs District OF Yorktown. Va e.
J. Barbour. Appraiser OF Merchandise Port OF
Portland. Ale; II. NJ. Lee, Assessor OF Internal
RevenueThird DistrIct OF Massachusetts; Hen
~ NaylOr- member OF the Levy Court. in place
Of owen Thorn, whose name Is withdrawn
The INPEAc HMENT MANAGES have been in
session all day, and have had WooIIey before
them. No other witnesses have been exam
med although a number are in attendance
awaiting the call OF the Managers
II Is STATED positively that the President
VIII tender the office of Attorney General 10
MI EvaTts, and eventually nominate Mr..
Grossbeck TO b- Secretary OF the Treasury
JUDSE >HELLAEAEGER, Of Ohio. declines
being candidate Tor reelection 10 the House
Of Representatives. HIS failing health Is Ia.
l,a>on tor hIs declensiou.
Ma. GEN. Il EokGE q MEADE lett tL- city
astrVenIng for West Point, New York. 10 az
tend the annual examination of cadets He
VIII return 10 this city after the examination
81 KETAEY SEWARD lett for his home i'm
Auburn on The noon train yesterday He will
hr absent tor 4 week OF TWO.
EECON~TEUCTIoN DEFICIENCY ArPRoPEIA-
Tl">.-Ihe Secretary OF War sent 10 the House
Today an estimate by the Paymaster General
Oi defciencIes OF appropriations required for
reconstruction purposes An estimate of neces-
saTy expenses was sent 10 the House committee
ON the l4th OF December, as foIIows.-F'irst
II>iTlct, >5O,ttt- Second District. SIy.,6S,.2J;
>-S,-22- Fifth DistrIct. ~5Gi.s7g.ss
Appropriations We're made January 3Ist as
follows .-First Distinct. SJ0OOO.UO: Second
lnstrIct, -lIr,lS3 -; Third District ss,,oOIW;
Fourth District, = 5n,H"ot; Fifth District,
>3JU.Gftp!U.
nn May Il. an appropriation OF Ss5,7ol.55
was MADE for the Third District. The balance
unapprOpTIated Is row applied for.
MAJOR GENERAL HANCOCK. commanding
Military District of the Atlantic. accompanied
by hi~ staff. made an Official call upon The Chi
ne>e Embassy Yesterday morning. An invita-
non Was extended by General hancock 20 the
Embassy 10 witness a review of the troops i'm
fantTy) composing the garrison OF Washington,
On Thursday, the 18th inst.
PERsONAL--Cien. Franz SIeyeI ana TX -Sena-
atOr Poster. OF Connecticut. are al WiIIards
Hon. r. T. ErelInghuysen. of New Jersey. land
Hon Hiram Barney, OF New York, are at the
EbbIit House Gen. j. ii. Gleason. of tue Fr-
Nan Brotherhood, and John Tyler, Jr.. OF VIr-
IL ld- are ~ me hlTkWOOu House.
PoLITICAL.-The Columbus Ohio) Sfafess,g1
the State organ OF the Democracy, has taken
position on Mr.. Chase's proposed nomination
hy the Democratic National Convention in
July next IL says - II the Democratic Ma
uonal Convention shall so far forget itself as TO
nominate Chief Justice Chase for the Presi.
dency, or any other man who was not true TO
the DemocratIe organization IN the days when
tmorous souls denied their associat ION with
v. 1rsI ,of
We lind sufficient cause for repentance in IN.
tact that we helped nominate and elect the
state, and We don't propose TO add another
cause for repentance by supporting any such
man for the Presidency as Mr.. Chase
The 81. Louis DsSpltch (D-mD cannot
conceive how any body can seriously associate
The name OF Chief Justice Chase with a Demo
craIe movement, or imagine II possible that he
could be a Democratic standard bearer His
support OF negro suffrage, the financial policy
winch he established while AT the head OF me
Treasury Depar tment, and most OF his judicial
DECISIONS since he ascended the bench of the
supreme Court. It says. are conclusive reasons
against the possibility OF hIs nomination by any
portion OF the Democratic party.
- Gen. Beauregard, who Is now IN New
ok says, IN reference 10 the probable course
Oi the Southern delegations IN the Demo-
STauc National COnN entIOn. that II i extreme
Iy improbable that the vote vi a single SOUTH
ern State can be cast for the Democratic CandI-
date, and therefore the Southern Democracy
The adoption OF any special nominee by their
Northern allies The duty OF The South is this:
Accepting Its situation, IL will do It's u most 10
sustain whatever candidates snail appear most
available and most likely 10 secure success in
The Judgment of The Northern delegations For
Gen. Hancock all the W hite men in the South
would turn out and work with grea. zeal If he
should happen 10 be nominated: but If IN the
judgement of the Northern delegations success
could only be secured by the nomination of
salmon r. Chase, upon any other platform
than absolute negro suffrage, then the Southern
%hle Democrats would gladly work for his
election also. But IT, unfortunately the North
ern delegations should put up such a platform
As the Pendleton people OF the West nronose
out-HerodIng that OF .he Republicans on sbe
negro suffrage question, then the whites of rha
South would stay al home and let their North.
sTn brethren take their chances of success or
Gefeat without their assistance. Such are The
views of GeL. Beauregard and those whom he
represents
- The New York Tribune comedies strength
TO the Chase movement. but SAYS: For the
present. we simply advise all concerned that a
part OF the strength developed for Chase is
Notwithstanding only thai PendIeton must
be defeated al all hazardS-and will b. ready TO
break for Hancock or Hendricks on the first
prospect OF success"
The New York TTibHhe announces that
Governor Fenton will not be q candidate for re-
nomination. The San, OF the same city, states