The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-10-15
WASHINGTON AFFAIRS.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND NOT TIRED
OF SHAKING HANDS.
Tho Solemn AsSembiage OF tho supreme
Court and Formal Call on thu Presi-
dent-Ohio Clerks Home Ia Vote.
Lady CallerA-National NewA

lands callers, They were from Maine, New
Hampshire and Massachusetts, They all
came down 10 talk about offices, There
were fewer congressional callers than usual
Among the New York callers were George
II, Forster, Angus Cameron and Mrs John
McMuuow, Mrs, McMurrow stated on hor
card that sbe only desired 10 occupy the
presidents tlmo ono minute
Tho president found large number OF
visitors In the East Room when he came
down, Among them were two Toxhs ladies
who felt II their duty 10 remind tho presl-
dent that Texas rolled up a very largo vote
for him,
ooh, yes" answered the president SIN
Texas they seem TO bo able TO make the
Democratic majorltles as large as they want
to,n
The next lady came from Indiana shO
approached the president with som, hesl-
fancy 81 won't shake your hanl,n she rnid
IN sympathetic way, 'for you must 10
very tired Shading hands OF pooploN
"Not Ia the lcast,n respon led the Tresl-
dent taking hor hand. ut never tires mo
10 shake the hands Of my yisitors inleed, |
rather like h,
Tho United States supreme court as
Iombod for the fall torn, Th,ro w,ro a
number OF members OF tho bar aud others
present There is considerable ceremony
about tho assembling Of this court As tho
Justices, attred In their black silk robes, en-
entered the courtroom they were announced
by tho clerk In loud voice, Everybody
stood up until the judges were seated. Thon
the marshal sang QUIT
"0yol, oyezl draw near aud give your at
tention THIS honorable court ia now in
session God boss tho United Slat0s and
tho members Of this courth
The court was then ready for busines, but
without transactlng much adjourned. Tho
members OF tho supreme court say thoy do
more work than any other officials Of tho
government whom they are at work II IL
agreed on all sides that they do II woll, but
II IN also agreed that there should bo somo
reform In the manner OF doing business 10
that they could do about three times rs much
on thoy now do. Thoy onnnnot dispose
OF more than ono.third OF tho cases
that are Oh tho calendar for this torn. II
contonded by somo persons that tho court
allows tho lawyers who practice before II 10
uso up too much time In argument IL Ia
also contondod that II tho court would do
eide all oascs Immediately upon the conclu-
sion OF the argument, whom tho case IA fresh
IN tho minds Of the Justices OF tho court,
and do away with the custom OF preparing
lengthy written essays on thom, business
would bc very materially hastenod. Undor
tho present system II IL seldom that docis-
ION Ia given In case for two or three
months after II is argued. In some cases
even moro time 10 consumed.
Though there arc no figures 0ttainablo In
regard TO the amount OF feOs that tho clork
OF the supreme court receives II has always
boon understood that his salary N moro than
double that Of any Of tho Justices OF tho
court Nearly all tho efforts In tho d.
roction OF reducing the foOs through logis'
htlon have fuilod,
Tho supreme court is great stlcltlor for
custom. IL hns always been the custom for
tho Justices 10 call on tho president on tho
day Of tho assembling Of tho court Thoro-
fore they called In body. Tho custom 10
not very convenient one, for II worry fro
qucntly happens that tho president hnd some
moro Important business on hand Still ho
put II ~ do TO receive tho judges Tholr
call was worry formal. Several timos
during G,n Grants occupancy Of tho White
House ho was absont from the city on tho
day tho court assembled, and ho thus avoid
ed this formal call, President Arthur fOilod
once or twice 10 500 tho judges on tho day
thoy oponoi their torn, An old attacho OF
tho white House says that during President
Arthurs administration tho clerk Of tho
court arrived nj tho White House ono morn.
ing aud announced that tho Justices OF tho
court would coil thcro during tho day,
Word was sent In 10 tho president aud ho
asked what their business was He was told
that II yus only carrying out n custom; that
they only called TO pay thor respects.
~ mot all tho judges At dinner last oyon-
ing said President Arthur "and 10 will not
bo convenient for mo 10 receive thor call
today
II was urged on him that II was custom
OF tho court and that they insisted on II,
"1t ia very bad custom, aud an far az
am concerned IL will not DO carried out on
mo- have other engagements"
Tho Judges did not call that day,
''rhoro arc not over forty department
employees who havo gono 10 Ohio 10 yoto" ro-
marked u we'll known Ohio Republican ''and
probably as many of thom will voto tho
Democratic tiokot az vote tho Republican
tickctn This Is interesting only as in COM
parIson with tho number who have boon abb
bont In former elections, In the last gubor-
material election In ohlo thoro woro sovoral
hundred who won't homo TO vote, All Of
thom were Republicans and were furnished
reduced rates OF transportation through tho
Ohio Rcpub lean association hero,
In the state election last fall every Ohio
votcr who was employed In the departments
was absolutely required 10 90 home TO vote.
Those who did not have tho money wero fur
nishod tickets by tho Republican state COM
mittoo OF that state Every ompoyo OF tho
government printing onlco who was untitled
10 vote last year was not only required 10
20 homo 10 voto IN tho state election, bub
was also required 10 90 homo TO vote in tho
November election, though the state COM
mittoo paid tho transportation for tho No
yember trip Tho government printing
Office has not boon 80 strict on Ohio voters
thia yenr, and mono have gone homo.