, 1873-05-21
The Presidents Views on tho Oucs-
tt0n Of Tho Chief JUS
ticeslip.
A Grand Annexation Scheme
Said to Be in Prep
aration.
Lower California, Northern tlexico,
and Canada the TaIked.of
Acquisitions.
Ex-Sccrctary Wc11cs to Reply to
Mr.. Adams Recent
Speech.



Special bf*patoh 70 The Chicago Tribune.
THE CHIEF JUar1cEsH1r.
WASHINGTON, D. G., May 2O.--The President
atato1 TO-DAY. TINT In anno,ntinc !, auccaaaor n
ohiot Justice Chase, ho proposed to sink ali
personal anu party considerations and Heloct
man who would DO acceptable to tho whole
country. His mafn object In postponiue tho au-
nointmont mill aftor tbn ,neefinr of Gonoross
a. -. s.. % ., ",so. W. oo.sus ~ ooslvan @
"as TO allow the claims anu qualhcatlona OF THO
various asplranta to be thoroughly discussed in
tho newspapers. By this means ho expects to
ascertain tho feo1ing among the people, and tlcir
1ne. ., p.a, 80 ~ 'o eauaA'os ~ e''aon'
NAV the ffesldont fegards tho selection Of
chief Justice aB tho most important
act of his administration under the appointing
tation by it. Thero arc about @ % zoo asnirnuts @ 40
TINT thero will bo abundant material from which
tho 70 s of tha coupsfy e
man @ oontrary to Es 1sas on ah9 happn
don't viii devote much Of lis time this I SUMMER aun
to careful por1.Hal Of tho newspapers apo ahieh
ohi'f 'nstic0' oor.v MINI.
In response to tho demand Of the Postmaster
General that the White Star Limo be required
to show cauBo Why It has failod to punctually
carry tha Euronosn mo;fo +i,a nrortn X thn aa
noryy hn,o "->,,a"~o, ao' ia"' @ s, "foto - tno eo
fonco ~ a,6,e fh,t IN Fe},ro na - tht on W.
rnannct uns o,yinr to circumatancno ovar w,,;o1,
~ s naM no G9nirol. lne foatmaa-
matter for somo wnoka yot o''fon r. IL - ide hia
dnairn to ho~o four fEs"r,noa, 10 ,a;1n n
lowe Tho norta Of thja ci1v ner wca and It thae
tha natrnnaro ho aonniiyy III rhmtat1 hn1waas
ti,sn, IL Iasioa ~ lnr, f,on;.; totmoe ,
49,. oi i; 20 W o.!on ~ - 4tttel4 Lo"Alus
any particular line, nor to punish any unnecos-
'AAn'' nrcon.r,ou nv
Inc Executive Committoo OF the Grand Army
Of tho Aepubllo having IN charge the decoration
ceremonies at Arlington, on tho 30th inst, hold
q mceting last night to discuss the proposition
whether the friends OF Confederate soldiers
buried IT. tho cometory should DO allowed to
decorate thoir graves at the samo time. Tho re-
sult Of this consultation may DO inferred from
tn9 lonowlnS resolution, Which was adopted:
osS e. 'ho 8raScs OF the dead
Wunnrta st1ch emit ,,on,atcd ,,rocoed,0 In c,tc,.
lated 70 create diaoEder and lead breach Of Tie
peace therefore, t9c members Of The Executive Com
mitteo 81 ING atand army q Tue op'blio DO hereby
Grond arv ~ ths Ro1u ~ oe9 ser na5
fhn ornnnia It 4Tnntnn hein1 ononad 5' ~ tint n
specIsl day by order Of tbn ' onarterrnnstar. m Hs
General of tho Army to tho Grand
Army Of tho Republic, for Tho purpose Of strcwing
flowers upon and decorating the graves Of the de-
eeaes1 IT, Jnaon @ any acmpt hy the 1r1enas OF
rroord a. t ~ ~ ns W. eo
day, md viii not be tolerated" = 20 ''N''''' 'A'
Ao1A1,1 uosonrD.
A vibrant ,y,a ;ao,,od hu IN 1,ro..,,r4 n,,.u4
mont fnr M' a IN f:vor @ ~ nnna11 McKn
tho acott yhn 1osds tho m Warn, H snrn Td;ans
tho camna;cn aTinat thu Modnca Tba mnnop - T.
dmo hv tba oTsrnment nu acount us 10
mastor's etoros furnished bv SIcKav 4nsA to tho
Unitei States troops some Tina aincn. - 'l'
SUt1ai DisnateI to IIHc cafcoan Tiribuu,
ANyExaFIoN ] RI NJ scnEME. y,,IH 4'''N"''
NEW YonK May 2O.-A Washington special
eayg The Goyornmont has a cran2 nnne!.t;on
aciomo on hand. aud the nc6uiaition nf tIc
Sandwich islands is to bo tho flrst atop made,
learn from Official sources tlat Tie Commissioner
tie Sandwich Islands an and % arranee preiimnaries % e
With tie King. Tho next step in the scheme
will bo tllo formation Of new State Of tfat nart
Of Northern Mexico which containa tho Old sil-
yor mines, aud itB annexation to tic United
States. This viii bo broucht about tbrourh
grants made to tho Rosocra1ls Railroad enter
prisoB and tho advance Of tic Texas Paciac Iaii~
road. aud by menns Of Now York canitpl-
ists Tho anne ,nnrtiep ara onGnrad
in this work Who njannod ft,a
Lower California Road. and mado :. future Of it.