Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-05-26
LOCAL NEWS.
The Registration.

CORRECTION OF THE LISTS.
This morning, the Judges Of the Eleesou
commenced their session in the Council Cham.
Der, City Han, for the purpose Of revising and
correcting the lists et registered voters, and a,
nine o'clock there was quite large number OF
persons in front of the hall anxious TO have
their names appear on the lists, the most OF
whom Were eolored Lieut. Eckloff, with an
ehcient detail of police, arranged the
crowd into a line, which by half-past nine
chamber to the courthouse door, and thence
near the pavement and around % the steps OF
the west wing, two Officers being stationed al
the door, who, by direction of the Judges,
allowed but two 10 enter At a time. Mr.. - v.
Noyes, clerk of the board, took his seat AT the
desk Of the secretary OF the board, where those
desiring correction of name applied: while
Messrs. Barr and Feinour acted as clerks for
the purpose of taking the names of those who
mad not been registered, the Judges superin-
tending the work.
the table occupied by Messrs Bacon and Plant
Ior registry, when a challenger for the Repub-
licans objected 10 his registry on the grounds
that he lived in Virginia, and called on Tom
Bowie, well-known and somewhat notorious
colored man, to jump in the window to prove
a. Mr. Walter swore that he had resided i'm
Washington twelve months, and his name was
registered. Bowie was ordered out by Lieut.
Ecklon, and making some resistance, he was
taken out. At the door, Sergt Austin handed
him over 10 other officers. and Bowie grabbed
Sergeant As stick, when crowd gathered
around and for moment there was some COM
meuon. He was, however. taken 10 headquar-
ters- where the case was heard by Justice
Smith, who held him TO bail for court.
There are very few applications for correc-
non OF names, there having, up TO eleven
O'Clock, been but fifteen such applications made
l.. "A. Bartlett (white) presented himself SAY
ing be was citizen but voted in Ohio las, fall
Mr. Cook took his name, when Mr.. = T. Stew
art objected, and the other Judges held that he
could not be a eitizcn OF both places at the same
time: but they would consider the case
Ky noon the crowd had thinned out consid-
erabiy. by which time me whites aws0iug an
opportunity to present their claims outnum-
bered the colored. Up 10 half past twelve
O'Clock there had been abeut SIS names entered.
OF which over 300 were colored. There was
every prospect al that hour that the whites
would soon be even, as the number In line was
then increasing
A list Of names OF colored men was presented
TO the Judges At an early hour this morning.
by colored man, accompanied by an affidayIt
that they We're bona fie residents of Virginia
and that they had been sent for to come up to
register After consultation, the Judges agreed
that the man making the affidavit should be
allowed TO remain in the room TO point out such
parties and also TO admit a general challenger
on the other side.
After l2 o'clock the number Of whites steadi-
ly increased and AT 2K o'clock it was estimated
that about 90 names had been added to the
lists, in which the whites Were about $50
ahead
The question OF registering those who come
under the amnesty proclamation of September
sth, 1867, was this morning considered by the
Board. and it was determined to register all
such who have taken, and caused to he regis
tered, the following oath, of which they shall
furnish a certificate: 81, do solemn ly
swear (or afirm) in the presence of Almighty
God, that will hencefcrth faithfully support.
protect and defend the Constitution of the
United States, and the union of the States
hereunder; and, that will, in like manner
abide by and faithfully support all laws and
proclamations which have been made during
the late rebellion with reference TO the emaLcI-
patton of slaves; so help me God.
Mr.. Riddle gives il as his understanding that
the proclamation fully restores all persons who
comply with il to their civil rights. Mr. Cook
dissents from the action of the other members
Of the Board, and il is unders TODD that man.
camps Will b. applied for 10 compel the ses
TO strike the names Of all such from the lists.