The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-02-03
HE COMMISSION.

The grand commission has beer es-
tablished, and it consists of Senators
Edmunds. Morton and Frelinghuysen,
Republicans; and Bsyard and Thur
man, Democrais-the very two names
suggested by THE HERALD some days
since. The Representatives chosen are
Messrs. Payne, Hnnton and Abbott
Democrats; and Garfield and Hoar, Re
pubhcans. The past career of Bayard
and Thurman are 100 well known to
TaE HERALD readers 10 be noted here,
but we are not so well acquainted with
the history OF Messrs. Payne. Bpnton
and Abbott where fore, a brief sketch
of the lives OF these members of this
historic and supremacy important tri-
bunal
Henry B. Payne, OF Cleveland. Ohio,
was born in Hamilton county, New
York. Nov 30. 1919; was educated at
Hamilton College, New York studied
law under John c. Spencer, of Canaan
daieua; was admitted TO the bar, and
commenced practice at Cleveland, Ohio,
in 1884, has been for the last twenty
years largely interested in railroad and
manufacturing enterprises, was mem
Der of the State Senate of Ohio in lsi9-
so; was chosen Presidential elector
in lS4S, was the Democratic candidate
for the United States Senatorship in
the protraeted contest of 1851; was the
Democratic candidate for Governor
against Salmon p Chase in 1857 was
4 delegate to the Cincinnati Conyen-
ton IN 1854 the Charleston Convention
in 1860 and the Baltimore Convention
IN 1872 aud was elected to the Forty
fourth Congress h. the Democrats and
Liberal Republicans. receiving 1880
votes against 1870 votes for Richard
G. Parsons, Republican. and 364 votes
for Goodman. Prohibitionist.
Eppa HGnton. OF Wasrenton, was born
in Fauquier county Virginia. Septem-
Der %, 1879; his early education was
limited studied and practiced law
was commonwealth attorney for the
county of Prince William from lS49 UP
to 1862, was elected to the State Con-
vention of Virginia which assembled at
Richmond in February, 1861; served
through its first session, and then enter
ed the Confederate army rs Colonel OF
the Eighth Virginia Infantry was
promoted after the battle of Gettysburg.
! and served through the residue of the
war as Brigadier- eneral, succeeding
Brigadier General Garnett; was captur-
ed at Sailors Creek. April 6, 1865, and
released from Fort Wai rem in July,
1860: was elected To the forty-third
Congress, and was reelected to the
Forty -iourth Congress as Democrat,
receiving s,s09 votes against 1921 votes
for Barbour, Republican
Josiah q. Abbott, OF Boston. was born
at Chelmsford. Massachusetts,, Novein
Der !. 1878; received classical educa
ton, graduating from Harvard Univer
sity in 1882; studied lar, was admitted
to the har in 1895 and has since beer
engaged in practice; was member o.
the House of Representatives. of tn.
Massachusetts legislature in 1885, anc
of the State Senate in lS4l and ls42
was Judge of the Superior Court o
Massachusetts, in 1855, and was elected
10 the Forty fourth Congress as Demo
crat, receiving six thousand four bnnd
red and twenty-nine votes against fv'
| thousand seven hundred and seyentee,
votes for Rufus S. Frost. Republican
Mr. Frost obtained the certificates o
election. but the House declared tina
Mr.. Abbott was en titled to the seat, ans
he was sworn in July %, 1876.
The names OF Hoar. of Massachusetts,
and Garfield. of Ohio. are familiar to ou
readers. The names of the Suprem,
Judges, their ages, date Of appointment
etc, has already been stated in Tn
HrRtLD