, 1869-02-16
Lats st Speculatiops Csrcsrn"
ing General Grants
Cabinet.

Substance OF the Darien Canal
Treaty.
spoe,i Despatch to The Chicago Tribune.
WA9nIr1foN. Feb. Is.
oEK1BA1 19AH1's cAGkNx1.
II should not bs inferr.d IRON tho language
used by Gen. 0rant fu his brief speech OF batur-
daY that be refuses 10 talk NTH hla fr,epds abont
Cabinet appointments. Ie does not call into biz
connse!a The rrest body Of Congressman and pol"
t,ciane, bu' there arc genutm.o, toth stnatots
and 1t rrcse ntAuyrs. NTH whom bo frequently
speaks On thus subject. lie has mads many In
quir1ef, II d quiet way. about tho pcftonai slanh-
LIZ Of various perrops, and hss aakcd how tho sp.
pou,mcnt Of snch ard sreh men would be IT,
cttYad ~ the country. It may also hu
said thst while ho has boen less
bored hr delegations than most Presidents 1f
late yesrr, he hss btcn ready to hear The 7EeF.
tious nf those whosc position IL such ~ 10 cntlte
their v;c~t 10 weight, ~ being thc views Of any
considerable Glars Of eit!Lcus. X eau properly be
inferred from remarks he has dropped that h!s
Uabitct will BE- made up BY men who siood
sfoutly ros the government during tho war. and
who hfrr strongly tnppostcd tho Congressional
policy Of sccons ructton since tbs war. 1t can
LEO DC 1NtcI{fQ tQ&b EeEt4lH Kc1khCkotu HuVsp
DANCE havo fFequrni:y brcn mentioned By
tho prera IN this connection will nos
he called into tho Cabinet, aud In thia class nlsy
bo Included 8etalors Sumuet. Wilson and " adct
Tho Usncrs! hks very high regard for Ar. Vii
son, and Il msY> Without impsoprlo'y, ho aalc
shAt tc bat stgnsaoA thB reektd In vssy delicate
but unm.stAklblo msnpeE. It II conad-ntlJ be-
Nated. luwuvet. that be wlIl not teLdct him 4
Cabinet fcAt. Thurc II fcsaan 10 warrant tho
ashertpa that ucnors' !>,x ras ten,e1ed tao pfts'
ttcgo o! remaining II Paris. snd ths.
b has declined tho appo1nfmcnt, for
psrsohsl and hnainosa ro.sona. IN
a1t&tcT expressing the strongest confidence In
Gcnertl Grants devotion 10 tho oost interosts Of
tho ceuAlfy. Tho lstcst spoculations include ].
Lotbsop Aolloy for Secretary OF sthe. aud 4. T.
Btew.st :or tccrptary Of the T1easuty. e. Il. X
d. Hashhurno viii probably be Minister to
France, bis enfot blcd heal,n compelling htm 10
dctilt tecn Ective labor. There ID no doubt that
Ar. Waatbnsne could command Cabinet poi
tion II be possessed the phJscai strength to meet
lts requirements. The Interior department. to
which tts friends had aaiigIed hiEa. will have to
lsok elsewheEe for chief.
onnAAStE nErnn1.
TIE jetnt Committee On O1duatce made re-
port in the Setate today. on heavy guns. The
repott condemns thcee adopted ror the Amy AID
NAVY. ard chsrges that ofaeess have csnsed them
to be ueed from motives Ct pereonal interest. The
sufficiently extended. md it therefore reports
bill creating ordnance commission. compoaet
ftwo army cfdeets, TWO naval ofdcete and tWt
civilians, 1ho are to have entire control Of tha
c1pedmtuts, and Of deciding upoa the ar1us to b
accepted for the army and navy.
1Hk WILLS, 1ARoo a CO. nA1L CONTRACT.
The Broouall report In The wclie- Fargo ityest
tho House who hare studied The matter up Il
themselves Ore such mcsbcs told Mr. Brooma
today that his report Was nothing more than
baAket Of Whltewaeh.
s1KENahs fIEAEcK BILL
4 number of Senators construe the vote OF 5
70 Is sEaiuet tak1r up SteTnan'a Finance bill q
Saturday Inst, as a virtual deleat OF the measure
STATE VAR CLAIMS.
The Senate Military Counaittee have reported
f&vtfahlF 1ptn Senator Acttun's bill reiundtng I
5ntee the 1nterest and d,ero.nt OF aoods iteue
By them for war purpokes, ind tho Senator G.
ptc:s to ind time to pass It this session.
VALIDITY or GOLD CONTACTS.
Ihe Supreme Court today decidet IN impo
rant case brought up from New York The opt1
ton Of 4 majority OF tie Court IL that contract
xnade payable tn cetn can be specifically eniorce
ard cannot b saushed by leea!-tender note
Justices sFsJIe and Davis coucurrcd Is 10 II
general results, but read different opinions. Jn
t1ee Miller dissented. This decision does not Il
vpl1c the general question OF the constitutions
1tY Of tho Lcgal-Tender act, but ata1ms the inteI
HtJ Of contracts made prior 10 thai leg1Alatlon b
Congress-.
TER CONSTITUTIONAL A11ApMEHr
has gore 10 a Confe,ecce Committee. There vi
agood dtai Of q struggle In the House when II
Etrste pr opoeltioa came up. hi, BloRh.n msi
strong speech fer concurrence. bus the ho:
WAS a2ainst him BY more than ahree 70 one. II
upon The Senate Eae thrown the responsibility
defe1tlng the whole thing or asking cousereuc
-Jcst uhat will generally be agreed upon cann
noH bo tAid.
1HK cHIllAN Nl1sfoK.
Judge Dent, nominated on Saturday for Mini
ter to Chill. han HI1ttet 4 letter 10 HI. 8umr
aaJi1e that he was not IN applicant for tho po
ttou, ard does not Wa1t the nomination Co
61med.
TO The ASSOCIATED PRESS.
OPINION atLAzIva TO 1EoAL TKankAa AKp 90
w4su,soror. Fes. Soi5Hlii i5.--ia s6o Supreme Coz
to-day, No 60. fsededck Brots executor. Ct
Rialnun IN tnor e. Peter BODIES. Ia error
Jutttce ChA:e delIsered the opnlnn Of the Cor
70 tht effect that COZ ttscts tcr payment Of Gu
sasa = n = Il + s &c $o;s
vas nade 70 eeeure pa, laent Of tl.soo f. O. 5:a
-ofNew York IN 1851, AID 1t WIS prov ;ded tnar Il
q Tho United statcs ID January. iss3. Tender v
made IN Treasury noses, whicn VIA refused. II
and rccu,c 4 ratification Ct the MORTGAGE.
ru1Iosaee thereof the conrt os'New YORK b.
taat TIC tender ~. a discharge or The mo.
psens court now ko!d that there are tvo
sG'ptiors of ;aWfnl money in circulation, bo
in view os this tscs, .eon,1tcla ios payment far
Be enforced, md: whese coin !. rtos:ded to
& op.1 s. sse.s q ~ 'nse
ton II Named, Judgment tnoule b entered 6,
er.;y N1th9ut rpscteetIioa. Il The judgmeaE
costs. md lhe cause remanded for lu1thGr p
eeed1nss in conformity to she proccedsnks OH
ccnca1rtd, b1leny delivering sepz1ato optuio1
and J1.t.ce Mti!er tisenrd.
VIRGINIA oAaEs rAoEn 1n1 rorR7Eks1n AKIN
The Court has ordered 4 certified COPY Of I
psoecedMG+ IN the ca:e Of Peter Phillips to
nj u .e.
3nnRt Underwood.
Tho spplscauon for Hrtt Of hateas corpus
ths ca sofspaaeles and Arnold The Dry rof,ne
pr'sone1s. IL 10 bc xrEued.
Tbs PRECEDENT to-daT eent u the Senate the tres
Tessniy T.1sS negotiated f. b5 General cuaalng for
TaT n4n,1s CANAL rarA7r.
r as y dsEs.l S1san With
eennfast ~ istcT-oceanie canti serot4 tia IL
Ss sa p1sa po9, .nsS 10
MINI eede@ niies o. isnd On eseS ede ofe Of
eanal. osehtt Tor IL a1n pcntf: III I'd ds tes " ote
e ssF 81 e. s5 r.
isf fests Re 'es a, pe .n 1sa' 2, s1s ne
exrAi il paid to1 t~epty-n7e Der E,
OF The net psodi1. Tic treaty II to be fsiia.d
The Unitcd BtAtc1 WITHIN Elk months tho =
veyt to be n1de within TWO yearA aT>ef tho RI,
cat1ou The caua1 to b. besun within nve ye
ara nnishad within tItecn Jears altts ratia ca,1
Otherwise the cha.tlr ta3is. he chatter rnns
nnc hundred yeatt. Tho c.ual II 70 hc un
control Of tie UEIted Statrs, and Copkt
can III tha rata Of ta1ts. The nayi
uon 10 to be open to all nat!e
in time OF peace. hut closed to bell!gerents '
may seek to nv11l Themselves OF Its advautag
1tis estnx:ed tbat tic tanai will c st hnud
millions. a company Wa1 20: tonr aGo organ
n New York under charter ot that State y
Peter Cooper as President. It is said on dir
EaiAhed authority taat this company has
capi1ai and il ftsdy TO com nscce the wlrk. c
tfeas u. however. 1t l1belty to give this pre-
80 70 tn11 or any othet private coGplny, or
EMIeo btase8 can itkeH uQoeEt
ase construction Of The caua1.
. hbuNpANT QUEaUp1.
1ne long dispHted bounoarF between the &
e5nntn'a oI ENGLAND and Portugal il on
1oo5es Q; The Gambia and 1. AZ d of th. Boi,
Eest o. Africa The rreeideut, bY the reopes,
Aee8p.ea NJ Office Of arbitrator. Tho plncrt
ne ease VIII 1t submitted IN TIC en1ree Z
EHs zxxAua OF zHz AfsAssrsA41ou eos,r,