The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-01-31
THE COMMISSION.

THE COMMISSION.
The grand commission has been es-
ablished and it consists Of Senators
Morton and Frelinghuysen
Republicans and Bayard and Thur.
man, Democrats-the very two names
suggested by TMG HERALD some days
since. The Representatives chosen are
Messrs Payne, llunton and Abbott,
and Garfield and lloor, Re-
publicuns. The past career of Bayard |
and Thurman are too well known to
TINS HERALD readers to be noted here, |
but We are not so well acquainted with |
the history OF Messrs Payne, liunton
and Abbott; wherefore, 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, 1910; was educated at
Hamilton College, New York studied
law under John G., Spencer OF Canaan
daigua; was admitted to tho bur, and
commenced practice Mt Cleveland, Ohio
in 1884; has been for the last twenty
years largely interested in railroad and
manufacturing enterprises was mem
her of the State Senate Of Ohio in 1919
SO; was chosen Presidential elector
in l84S, was the Democratic candidate
for the United States Senatorship IN
the protlNctcd contest of 1881 was the
Democratic candidate for Governor
against Salmon p, Chase in 1857 was
delegate to the Cincinnati Conycn-
ton in 1854, the Charleston Convention
in 1860 and the Baltimore Convention
III 1872 and was elected to the Forty.
fourth Congress by the Don~ciat and
Liberal Republicans receiving 1850
votes against 1870 votes for Richard
G. Parsons, Republican, and 36i votes
for Goodman, Prohibitionist.
Eppa Hunton, Of Warrenton was born
in Fouquier county, Virginia, Septem-
Der %, 1923 his early education was
limited; studied and practiced law;
was commonwealth attorney for the
county Of Prince William from lSl0 up
to 1862 was elected to the State Con-
vention of Virginia which assembled at
Richmond in February, 1861 served
through It's first session, and then enter
ell the Confederate army as Colonel of
the Eighth Virginia Infantry was
promoted after the battle Of Gettysburg,
and served through the residue of the
war rs Brigadier General, succeeding
Brigadier.General Garnctt; was captur-
ed at Sailors Creek, April q, 1868, and
released from Fort Warren in July,
1865; was elected to the iorty.third
Congress, and was reelected to the
Forty.Gourth Congress as o Democrat,
receiving $500 votes against 9,29l votes
for Barbour, Republican,
Josiah G. Abbott, of Boston, was born
at Chelmsford, Massachusetts,, Novem-
Der |, 1915; received classical educa-
ton, graduating from Harvard Univcr-
sity in 1882 studied lay, was admitted
to the har in 1885, and has since been
engaged in practice; was member of
tho House of Representatives. of the
Massachusetts, legislature in 1896, and
of the State Senate in 1871 and 1912;
was Judge of the Superior Court of
Massachusetts in 1855, and was elected
to the Forty'fourth Congress as n Demo-
crat, receiving six thousand four humid
red and twenty-nine votes against five
thousand seven hundred and seventeen
votes for Rufus :. Frost. Republican.
Mr., Frost obtained the certificates of
election, but the House declared that
Mr.. Abbott was entitled to the seat, and
he was sworn in July rs, 1876.
The names Of lloar of Massachusetts,,
and Garfield, Of Ohio, are familiar to our
readers. The names of the Supreme
Judges, their ages, date Of appointment,
etc, has already been stated in THE
HERALD.