Mr. HEN DRICKS. The amendment is to strikeout what was proposed by the ComJudiciary to be stricken out on page 4, section 3, commencing in the 4th line: Uponthe nomination and recommendation of the ChiefJustice of the SCOTUS Morgan, roy, Ramse So that the section will read: That it shall be the duty of the judges of the districtcourtsof the U.S. within and for the severadl districts to appoint in eachcongressionaldistrict in saiddistricts one or more registers in bankruptcy, &c. These registers will be very important officers and they ought to be selected by some person who knows them personally. The register ought to be an honest man, and he ought to be a good business man. I do not know that it will be necessary that he should in all cases be a lawyer; but he should be selected by some person who knows him personally, because he has very much to do with the adjudication. He aids the judge in all proceedings in bankruptcy. In other words, he is an officer of the court, and I think he ought to be appointed by the court. As the bill now stands, the district judge is to appoint the register, but he can only appoint some one who is nominated by the Chief Justice. I submit to Senators that if they desire to make this a good. bill that provision ought not to be in it. Take the State of Indiana. The Present Chief Jus tice at one time lived in an adjoining State; but is he Presumed to know who will make good registers in the different congressional districts? Is he Presumed to be as well acquainted with the lawyers of Indiana as the judge of the district court? Take the State of California. Will any Senator say that the Chief Justice can know who is a suitable man to nominate for register in that State. If the Chief Justice is to nominate, in nearly every case he must do it upon the recommendation of other persons; so that these nominations will come to be political nominations. I do not want to discuss this, but I feel an interest in this feature of the bill that it shali be made right. Polities has nothing to do with my view of the subject at all; for both the district and circuit judge in Indiana differ with me in politics. Both were appointed by Mr. Lincoln, and both, I believe, at least the district judge, aIs understand, sustains the policy of Congress; but I know that he will make good selections of registers; and he is acquainted with the lawyers of the State; he is acquainted with the business men. These appointments ought to be made by the district judge, for the register is an officer under the district judge. Suppose the register proves himself to be unfit f o: place or unfaithful in the discharge of his duties, ought not the district judge to remove him at once? And yet he cannot do it if he is to depend upon the pleasure of the Chief Justice.