The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1874-01-27
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The New Chief Justice.

Since the death of Mr.. Chase, the office
of Chief Justice of the United States
Supreme Court has been vacant. AT
the opening of the present session
of Congress, after an incubation of
months, Attorney General Williams
was nominated for this Office. His con-
frmation hung fire and at length it
became tolerably certain that he could
not be confirmed and ut his own re-
quest his name was Withdrawn. Then
Caleb Cushing was nominated for the
position, and on the discovery of a let
ter to Jefferson Davis after the opening
Of the Rebellion, which was thought to
SAVIOR of disloyalty, his name was also
withdrawn The third nomination to
the vacant office which had thus far
proved fatal to the political ambitions
of the nominees, was Morrison r..
Waite, a prominent lawyer of Toledo,
Ohio. After proper survey of the
situation the Senate confirmed the APP
pointment almost unanimously. So
this agony is ended.
The new Chief Justice was compare
lively unknown outside of Ohio, but
where he was known his reputation for
ability and integrity, was an enviable
one. A few words giving a sketch of
his public life will not he out of place
here.
He was born ut Lyme, Connecticut,
freshman class, at Yale College, in 1888,
and graduated in 1887. He studied law
with his father, Judge Waite, at Lyme,
in 1878. In 1889 he commenced the
practice of his profession, at Maumee
City, Ohio, remaining there until 1850,
when he removed to Toledo, where he
now resides.
Judge Waite was a member of the
House of Representatives in the Legis-
luture of Ohio, in the session of 1919 and
1850. His return from Geneva las one
OF the counsel for the United states in
the Board OF Arbitration was the oc.
casion OF a public reception by his fell
low citizens of Toledo, where he is uni.
vcrsally esteemed and possessed ofgreat
influence. In that Board of Arbitra-
ion he was associated, it will be re-
nembered, with Hon. VIM. NJ. Evarts
The two were college friends, and il
may be surmised that it was through
the agency of the latter that his friend
obtained the appointment.
Mr. Waite received the degree l.. l.
ID. from Yale College in 1872, and il
1873 was chosen to preside over the con
vention for framing q new constitution
for the state of Ohio
In person, Mr., Waite is rather large
of frame and coarse of feature, the
mouth being broad, and the lips thick
These features, however, sparkle Will
intelligence and his dark eye is cleal
and lustrous. In temper he is brigh
and cheerful. lie is man of soun(
judgment, and great industry, n ready
and forciblc speaker, and an agrecahl,
companion.
september 2lat, 1910, he marie,
Amelia c. Warner, and has five chill
dren and three grandchildren.
The appointment meets with genera
approval through the country. TIL
Norwich Conn BULLETIN, says:
AS lawyer, Mr.. Waite's qualitict
tons for the high position are unques
toned. Possessed of Il mind keenl,
logical, his early training develope,
still more strongly its powers. Hi
fWhorcu cniel justice of our highes
state court. But by lifelong and in
tense application TO the study he wa
by nature and training so admirabl,
fitted for, by and an extensive practic
at the Ohio bar, he has perfected him
self, in the knowledge of that limitles
and grand study. Further than this
his attention, either by choice o
chance, has been turned especially +
the Interpretation of the many Difficult
questions of law underlying the con
stitution.
The Boston ADVERTISER says
During the discussion before coniii
nation by the Senate, not word wa
said in opposition to the nominee. Tn
nomination was spoken of by all a
creditable. When the discussion wa
exhausted II motion was made to tax
vote, and this was done, as an ad
ditional compliment to Mr. Waite, b.
ayes and nays, and the result was some
thing rarely, if ever, occurred in tn
Senate. He received every vote cast
SiXty-three senators voted for his con
nt ir,St
was at once notified by telegraph. On
of the associate justices says that h
knows that the court is very well salts
fled in the result, and that the ne,
Chief Justice will be welcomed wit
hearty good will.
The Rutland GLOBE refers 20 the sue
ccssion of legal ability and attainment
in the family, and says;
Those who knew the present chi,
justice in his earlier days, say that til
mantle of the father and grandfathe
have descended to the son and CRANE
son.
The Rutland HERALD says:
He comes to the bench with a grea
or experience in law practice and i
contact with the world in the best c;
pacity possible TO develop scholarship
dignity and craftsmanship of any ma
who has ever held that position.
And the press all over the countr
concur in approving the appointment
TIE LOUISIANA LEGIsLATuRE.--Th
proposed constitutional amendment imi
ing the state debt to Sl5,000,000 on
taxation for all purposes to $40, 10000
guaranteeing the principal and interei
of the new constitutional bonds to b
issued in funding the debt, and providin
that the revenues OF each year derive
from taxation shall be devoted solely |
the expenses of that year, has passed tt
n ouse nv n unanimous vote They ha