The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-06-23
Chief Justice Waite.

Coming out of the dining room of
the Grand Pacific Hotel Monday af-
teraoon was a roly-poly, jolly-faced,
little-big man. He was laughing
like q school-boy out on q frolic. By
his side, and towering above him
several feet in point of stature, was q
ru%ddy-taced, stout-bodied, good look
ing gentleman. Both were dressed
in trim fitting black suits. The first
had q thick suit of gray hair and
had no wbiskers and very little hair
worth speaking about. They were
accompanied by two gentlemen well
known in Chicago. The gray-haired
man was Morrison r. Waite, Chief
Justice of the Supreme Court of the
United States, and the pleasant look
ing gentleman of large stature was
MI. Justice Harlan, of Kentucky, an
Associate Justice of the leading legal
tribunal of the land, and their COM
paniOns were Judges Drummond
and Blodgett.
Submit to the inevitable, Judge"
said Mr.. Harlan. when q reporter Of
the Times interrupted their jocOse af-
ter dinner talk. II am out for a rest"
said the Chief Justice. Haven't
had my clothes off in three days.
From Washington to Toledo, thence
to Chicago, now on my way TO Ohio,
then to Washington, and on June
Goth will be in Buffalo. There Gen.
Sherman joins me, and then we move
to California; take a trip over the
Northern Pacific road as far as we
car 60, and then We mount the pack
mules and ride over the far west like
an early settler Oh a foraging tour.
You must not laugh at the idea; We
must put off the black robe and
rough it to keep down the judicial
avoirdupois and avoid the alder
manic proportions. You wouldn't
have me talk politics. 1 can't afford
to gain the ill-will of anybody. If
talk politics it might affect
my work on the bench. If my
decisions are wrong that is my
misfortune; if they are correct, it is
to my credit, but it won't do to put
myself in a condition where my
course would lay me open to criti-
cism, and if my political sentiments
were banded about it would be very
likely said that my decisions were in
accordance Herewith"
A smile crept over the face of
Judge Wait when it was suggested
that David Davis was out of politics.
But" said he, 'thele is nothing to
prevent him getting into politics
again. Presidential lightning will
soon be fitting in the air. Married
and settled down, you say? Yes, but
his wife won't stand in the way of
his ambition" Speaking of the inn
portant principles settled by the
Supreme Court last term, the Judge
said that the decision in the Chicago,
Burlington and Quincy case, and the
Illinois Central case, involving the
right of the State to regulate the rates
over railroads, might be considered
by some Is a victory for the Changers,
and therefore of interest in this Sec
ti,n.-M Chicago Times, June 9th.
LONDON, June 20.-TheT Truth says
the Queen for two months has been
in a state of mild melancholy, which
in the course of time if not relieved, |
will probably become very difficult to
treat. Her condition naturally
great anxiety, because of the
tendencies of her family. Her Mai
esty and Princess Beatrice will in the
autumn, 20 to the1vicinity of Flor
ence, Italy, where they will remain
two months. !