Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-04-07

REGISTER OF DEEDs.-In the Senate to-day,
Mr.. Harlan, from the District Committee, TO
whom was referred the bill OF MI. Morton,
providing for filling a vacancy in the Office OF
Register of Deeds OF the District OF Columbia
submitted an amendment by which the original
bill Is struck out. and the following Inserted
That the Chief Justice Of the Supreme Cou.t
OF the District Of Columbia be, and he is hereby,
authorized and required TO appoint a suitable
person to ACT as Register of Deeds in said Dis
trict, whenever vacancy may exist III said
office. who shall perform the duties of Register
and receive the legal fees therefor until a
Register shall be appointed and qualified. as
now provided by law"
PoLITIcAL.-Hiram Price, member OF Con.
gress from the second Iowa district, declines
nomination for re election
General Milroy is one of the eandi idates
for the Republican nomination for Congress
as successor Of Hon. Godloye 5. Orth, of In
diana.
The Galesburg (IH.) Free Press hopes
there will be no opposition TO Gen. John A
Logan in the Republican State Convention for
denomination Tor Congressman at large.
The Delaware Republican State Con-
vention is to be held at Dover on the 23d Of
April.
The ST. Louis Dispatcl (Dem.) opposes
the nomination of Pendleton by the Demo.
cratic party, on the ground that he opposed the
war, ..t....-.r.
= Flakes Galveston Bulletia urges the eiec-
tion OF Judge Cuthbert Caldwell president
Of the Texas Convention, as one OF the majority
who ought TO lie acceptable TO the minority. OF
the convention il says: 1--WE believe the body Of
delegates will favorably compare with any that
have assembled in either of the ten States.
Generally, they are men of good sense and po-
+. liticial moderation. With few exceptions,
they are also gentlemen OF character aud de-
cency. POLITICALLY speaking We believe them
IN bsl ST lxrh nd hv ~ fha
like to see men that are charged with official
duty" .-.-
Hon. George V. Lawrence, of the Penn
sylvania Twenty fourth District, who has
been represented as favoring Congressional
control Of suffrage in all of the States Of the
Union, has published card denying the re-
port. He says:ssI believe that Congress has
no power under the Constitution to interfe with
suffrage in any organized State. 1t Is q cues.
tiOn tor the States and the people thereof to
regulate, TO limit or extend rs they please, and
hence I regretted (as did nine-tenths of the
Union men in Congressl the introduction Of
the bill, and no not wish 10 be thus grossly
mlsrepresehted." .-.- $1,000. .-.---
Hon Henry W. Hilliard is announced as
a candidate for Congress from the Fifth Dis
trict Of Georgia. 80
- Hon. Amasa Cobb, member of Congres.
from the Third District Of Wisconsin, is spoken
Of as the successor of Senator Doolittle.
- The Jackson (Miss.) Clarion thinks that
conservatives
not he able to defeat the proposed constitution,
can by a united effort seeure a0Conser yative
Legislature, and elect Governor and at least
two, possibly more, members Of Congress. 81
- The Macon (Ga.) Telegraph says that the
Conservative State Committee have been I'M
able to trace to any authentic source the report
that Gov. Jenkins advised non-action on the
part Of the Conservatives in the coming cleo.
ton in Georgia.
- Hon. Oden Bowie. Of Nd, denies having
been in consultation in Baltimore last week
with Hon. Montgomery Blair and soms of the
Federal ofiieeholders In that State for the pur.
pose of arranging for the election Of q deiega :
ton from Maryl land to the Democratic Nation.
al Convention opposed to the nomination OF
Pendleton for the Presidency. ,-,.--
- The Providence Journal says that from
the res ult Of TIE election in Rhode Island,
"there will be little Of opposition to the eIec.
ton Of the Hon. VIM. Sprague, whose present
term in the United States Senate expires on
the 4th OF March next"
PH1soNAL.-Hon. Lewis ID. Campbell, Gen.
Steadnan, and several other person sabppansd
to appear as Witnesses In the impeachment
trial, have arrived in the city.
INTERNAL RHvMUB-The receipts frem this
source to-day ware go, ,373.3o