The Portland daily press., 1868-05-01
WASHINGTON.
GREELEY FOR POSTMASTER GENERAL.

GREELEY FOR POSTMASTEh GENhhAA.
New YORK, April 30.-A Washington spe-
cial says that at Il meeting of Senators at the
rooms Of New England Senator, Horace
Grteley was urged as Postmaster General un.
der MIR. Wade. ss Eas, -s..
WARD OF DETROIT FOR THE TREASURY,
The friends CT Mr.. Ward are rallying for his
appo. utment 10 the Treasnryship. He is
backed by the manufacturers, the friends of
protective tariff, and The industrial league, OF
which he is prominent member. a.
SENATOR THREATENED.
1t is authoritatively denied that Senator
Henderson had received threatening letters.
FEMALE SUFFRAGE IN THE DISTRICT
Congress is about to be flooded with petit
tons In favor OF female suffrage in the Dis
trict of Columbia. .
IMPEACHMENT RUMoRs.
A strong feeling is manifested against car
tain Senators supposed to be opposed to tn,
conviction of the President, bue lt is certain
there will be two-thirds majority for convc.
tion on three or four articles, which will b,
sufficient to depose MIR. Johuson
SOM persons look upon DIr. Evarts' speech
as an attack upon the Republicans. It is be
DeLeveu that night session will be held IL
set "a "a MI; otaDbery's argument to-day so thar
Nr; u Ingham can have Friday aud SATURDAY
anu thus reach verdict by Monday.
MR BROOKS RESOLUTIONS ON THE ALTA yELA
CASE.
WAsHINGTON, April 30.-It is understood
Mr. Brooks proposed to submit the following
to the House:
Whereas, 1t appears by the official reports
OF the High CourG of Impeachment, that af;el
the House of Representatives, on the 24th CT
February, voted Tor the impeachment of the
President Of the United States for high crimes
and mlsdemeanors, and after the articles OF
impeachment were laid before the Senat,
March "a, and after the summons served upon
the President March 7th, some of the mana.
gers selected by this House TO demand convic
tio1 and eviction of that President for high
crimes and msdemeanors, signed a letter, laid
ee1ore the accused. counselling or influencing
nm while thus accused TO exert the war pow
ers gwen him under the act of August 1856
through The navy, to seize the guano island o1
Alta Vea, off the coast OF st. Domin ngo, val
ued AT over 81 ,000,0 ,0000, and
Whereas, Such action npon the part of OH,
managers is, So Say the least. extraoraii ar,
and of a character to involve them in contro-
VerSy II not in suspicion, aud
:. Whereas, 1t is of high Importance that the
dignity and purity OF this House be main
tanned through the managers chosen fiom
among US, especially to represent US before the
high Court, and there 10 accuse the Presiden,
OF these high crimes and misdemeanors there
fore
Be it Resolved, That the aforesaid manager,
be directed forthwith to appear before the
house, ard to explain TO the House the cause
OF causes Which induced some of them pend
J. g trial threatening the deposition ot the
PRESIDENT, to sligo any such letter thus laid be-
lore the President.
GEORGIA ELECTION. ~
The Republican Congressional Committee
this al. ernoon received dispatch from Allan
ia, Ga., reporting that the majority for the Cou-
sttution Is about 5000, and for Gov. Bullock
about 1000 1t is also believed that there will
pc working Republican majority in the Leg
islature. %