, 1869-02-22
WASHINGTON.
General Grants Independent
Cabinet FfeHs.
satisfactory Assurances as
to It's Composition
Given.
Important Additions to the
List Of those Counted Ont.
Prospects 81 the Treaties with
Great Britain.

sbeetA Despatch to The Chicago Tribune
.,,., - "AsH1aoxpH. Dec Il.
0kSfa NprkSDEnx CHOICE OF ma cAn,,r,
B becoming more clear, With e.eh n,,o,n
0aS. tnat GenctAl Grant will 1ot euhr,f. IN th
olenoon of anybody Ia the ras,ter of choostn1
Caoitet Heis going back to the policy Of IL
eafD cays Of the republic IN this respcct. II,
Es the duty OF the Cabinet IL to aid the Preel
uen1r and. therefore, tbs Ptestdent should be al
LOWED 10 tclcct his own coursellos. subject, q
eourtc, to the approval OF the Senate. He doe.
not Rink 1t either wise OF proper to call In the
ucnbels Of the Senate and the uou:e
anois1dna1lys TO ask their ADVICE, but will
ii Inc proper time. After his Inauguration, in thf
way marked ont By the contribution. ask the Id
Vice md consent OF the Senate ny submitting thu
Ea1nes oftho.e whom he has selected, Ha tstd
yesterday. thst be bnd given due heed to all tuo
Eestone. and thu. he had cndearprcd to p,nnnrl,
WeiGh What been sa'd to him in favor or In on
r'otiuon 10 indiTiuuals who had been named IL
connection with the Csblost, aud should chooer
hls advisers with s,nccre M,
rose' - ecEre tho country to The
best oE Elt ability, mud be trusted
HAT tAcJ would provo acceptable to the party b.
wh'etfnc had heen elected rre.tdent.- lie had
tAkcn council with rome Of his friends. and va.
cnNIcIy Willing to hehr what anybodY bad 10 sav
a The snh}ect Uc remarked. with q rood M.
turtd smile, however. ~ II .omo callers werr
moro anxious to learn bis view. th.n - ro,r,.,,
1,catc their onn-r.adter 10 Lra. xbat hs thoroh.
OF ilis or thxa nun ttsu 10 tot. him ~, ! .hax
tnonRhs thc country would bold him fcsponathta
Tor. Tho manner IN which ho executes bfs duties
~ lTeesdcha, nf'!, though ho wnuh willingly con.
R'ocf Tic opinlon Ut prominent mrn within thr
barry ho muFs, attcr all, suly annIIy uuon ls own
9uormtns IN mhk!np thc'n Cabinet selections,
~ h.,,nv.. =, 49,. .o' ~ "'"st 9o"s''a sAka That
10 thints M, !, VT ,s','",, o.. .sa'"Aae' ana
1ct!nc a. mi, n, c.,,.,s 49,. "u a'a',@t".!o''
rron.c ~ rYn,.s,1a ,...'n'.t ~ tao WI o' tha
l!aIcn o, tnr ,.n,r,,,,n'.s, :. 'no 'A"'nah'ua
10 far II kuowu. cvrr, nr,'us ...a!'
NLo calls on th,. t;rnrr,, =.
lcascd with his why Of putting 2AItr. nrn.to,s
EfAld!er, Hehurz ard Cameron nsc among The
1sa8ical Republicans who hare r,r,.nttv ss,tod
with him Ut lgpgth and ,sey dcc ar, t,,.,. .o,v.s
HaGened With tho ysewA be cxprerart in cnnver.,.
don. lie gives no indication IA 10 thc cnnu,,nr
ton OF his Cabinet, but occa.,ona1lv sn,,k. -,
persons in such Bav N In wa,r.nr tho irt,-ars'
On the part Of hs hearers that tbev viii mn M ~.
Elttd 10 eca:e therein. 1t VISA nonttonos ~.
Other day, iAat Sen.to-e U.1e p,,...
IN. ~ ~ n.sas 'e counted out
there ts notv ,,,c+,v cts -a,ra "t'o1fs ana
ihe same mesa Mo,,sr sso-,s u.,.,t @ 1N14uuaIs III
0H HNAot'e3s -10hAls, lhH4eys Conne3g,
' eics"sH' lu1f1h and fnrney. Some
elso he counted ou,. Int nm M, ~ e,s". ma.
7has, 1nyee!1, though Nj. 1Iuoner 10 int rc,. ~
1asot among Eastern men for the Treasury De-
49, -
TIE CENSUS
Ecdt committee on the next censu. H.. fh.tr.
1nsn has addressed letters to the vartoua royern.
mcnt dcpastnepte. uarkt1r wherein tho 1nst sew
eas seemed 10 be deficient, for special oppo..
fuuftY afforded by their vn,4, erahIoa +bo., ..
Judge. The rep'y OF III. s"r,rn,.
&uzal Department covers eonstderanle
Etouno. II eta1cs that nelt1er the az.
eass u timber nor oI VaE1ons crops has ever been
up1a'teo. II fuERsets the importance Of having
separate STATISTICS OF W1n:cr acd spz1nC wheat and
1.s 'n.s ~ 49, atetase o1 corn, 1oois. field pess
"tst tte lof garden Fhonl1 be Gu
~tieu ~ 1nemEeifee. Less by dteeske of
I'LL an1msla Ess been estimated by the lcpart-
tAe'4e ~ eipso33msfe <ao otntle0 per year md the
aNopfet? o sathcrnc III ,rma'iou o., 1hat subject
- neat.onea. nc slso Thought It desirable to
collect figures showing the rays.e. OF tnnec1s nm.
W .toas. Gfatn a. cut;cu Crops. The average OF
renA.ae anu VINEYARDS is nso asked ior, as il In
~ - rn.s .ea'a'ns &c" crops lately Introduced
~ eAe soata.
thh 1AeA1its WITH onEAE BRITAIN
' ~ euIe'oeteu " 1ne senate, ID executive
Eesa'on. Ibis week The protocol for a cIiizen-
en'p aieatF WILL probably he ratified iihuut much
Opposition. The san Juan boundary treaty
a. J! 10 be strongly opposed by ,he
Eetato'e from The Pacific slope, and pe,haps
Ecne others. They hold that The treaty OF 1915 is
E1pl'els mat we tuSh' to stand for on. rights
AauI. ~ ana tnat ne should so to var ra:her than
~ .ue eam on WHICH ths treaty IL furnished.
ne a'Aeatua esalnls iteatF II not likely to dud
~ uozen-pelhaPs cot halt dozer-tnppostcrs In
1ac "aole etGate. MI Sumnc1 will Try to ret
~ eA1Intse teeelon to-rnoHow for Its coneder-
alton, He eTnntr aheut half an tour to cxpls,n
,'ens * H4lrst H. end fh!nks 1t may easily ce
A'of'se0 " Al aeoaple OF hours.
sHoA'1A CASE
WI WI not oe aeted on IN The Eonac until the last Of
7,,,,,,.. -. -. " n'A' "eeH- Tue proba
xii rsna.t 80. .a1 Heeo.tuuet:on COMMITTEE
r,r,s,cx,xa - 4'sHs VI 'ue olate 10 be
ehe,r ron... -.n ~ noahe' ana tns1 The vote on
na-t - -. " 1tt! apoos Iucsday Of
$500 r.eo II is nkeiF 10 be sustained by
e-', nousc' 1ne i've mem Hrra no holding scAte
pl]l moi, however, be turpel out I'M, ~, t,,s.,.
will take the adoption OF the renort ~ .,.t.
Zion for hts government ~ ~, ua''toc.
cail ahc Ststs OF Georrts In or,.,,,tr,
The rext Homo, Shon,d ,nch r,ro., r., o.s"n'cx an
eQsts,ned II IA n,r,r. "1 .uAue auo
et1Tts from this state will get tn,o thu nv, co,
Gftss sill very material change takes tsre in m,
Condition Of things down there. 40 wv
7Hx rnAnK1rn rs,x,,rc.
The gull t..t ~. III, ...-'' 1'-". |
lnC the 1Farking privilege, which wen, ~ ~
President 70. liz el.nafurs m v.,..I. ~ '"c
rollowt 10 rs