St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-01-12
THE CAPITAL BUDGET
Chief Justice Waite's Illness
Due Almost Solely to
0yerWOrk.
Eight to Seven Bradley Tena-
ciouSly Holding on to His
JudgeShip.
The Democrats of the Senate Disposed
to DO Nothing That Will Embar-
raSs Cleveland's Adminis-
ItratiOn.
The Business of the House and Senate This
Week - An Interesting
Mint Report.
NImmo on RalIroads-SOciaI Washington
-Hazen's Charges Against Lieut..
Darlington.
The Business Of the House and Senate This
Week - An Interesting
Mint Report.
NImmo on RalIroads-SociaI Washington
--HaZen's Charges Against Lieut..
Darlington.
TIE CHIEF JUSTICE ovERwoRKED.
Especial Telegram TO the Globe.

Especial Telegram 70 the Globe.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-THE chief justice
of the supreme court has been too am muitious.
His illness this winter is wholly attributable
TO overworl. When he came onto the bench
ten years ago he found the docket about two
years and half behind. 1t has been his
ambition to catch up with the work of the
court, SO that an even balance sheet could be
struck upon his retirement, but, in spite Of
his push ana drive, he has advanced only a
few steps in the direction Of catching up.
One of the justices, in speaking OF him,
said:
"Mr. Waite has worked each year as if his
salvation depended upon his making u rec
ord Of one or two more cases than were con-
sidered the preceding year The result is
that he has put too great a strain upon bis
capacity for endurance and he has broken
down under the work"
The chief justice OF the supreme court has
much more work to do than any of his as
sociates. EvreY Monday there are lot OF
motions submitted to the court. The chief
justice considered all Of these motions alone,
and while his ultimate decision upon them
half page, yet there is often as much labor
involved In looking up authorities as there
would be In cases requiring more elaborate
decisions. The chief justice has never been
willing TO ask any of his associates 10 help
him with this class of work. His double
burden has proved too much for hun. He is
older than one would suppose
from his appearance. He is In his sixty
ninth year. He is within one year
OF a possible retirement upon a full
pension. This year winds up his tenth Of
service upon the bench. There are few who
have seen the chief justice who would think
that he was much over sixty years Of age, az
his thick, vigorous hair and shaggy aud
strong full beard are of an iron gray color,
the black still predominating. He is very
energetic, active man, too, and until his
present Illness has enjoyed good health. He
was born in Connecticut. His family were
in that state hundred years before rhe Rev
olutIon. Congressman Wait, of that state,
belongs TO the same family, although he has
dropped the "e' from the end Of his
name. The chief justice Is grad
uate OF Yale college. He was in
the same class with Wm. NJ. Evarts, Ed
munds, Pierrepout and Prof. Silliman. He
removed TO Ohio In 1899, from which state
he was appointed TO the bench. The first
time that Mr.. Waite was brought into
national notice was through his employment
as associate counsel with Mr.. Eyarts and
Caleb Cushing before the Geneva board Of
arbitration. He was appointed TO the bench
by Grant. He was Grants third choice,
Geo. II. Williams and Caleb Cushing having
FIRST been nominated and rejected. II is
an interesting fact connected with this that
Mr. Waite had only been admitted TO prac-
ice before the supreme court
one year before his nomination,
The court by Caleb Cushing. Mr.. Waite is
one OF the most successful of the judges so
far as the transaction Of business is con-
cerned. There are other justices upon the
bench who rank higher as judges, but not
one OF them is his equal In point Of eXecu-
tive ability. He has enormous pride in his
position, and has pursued the labors con-
nected with II almost with passion.
FoUR MAY BE RETIRED.
1t is not generally known that there are
three justices upon the bench who will be
eligible for retirement In little over a year
besides Justice Bradley, who could be retired
now II he desired. These justices are Waite,
Miller and Field. Miller is called the great
Justice OF the bench. He has a more posi-
tive character than any OF the other judges,
and he deserves his reputation for superior
Ii -, 10
Stanley Matthews comes third. The remain
der OF the judges stand nearly upon an equal
footing, with the exception OF Woods. He is
at the tail of the procession. They say, how
ever, that he has been improving very much
within the last year. and that his association
with the other justices is bringing him up to
a higher grade. Bradley Is the best lawyer
upon the bench. he eau, from memory,
refer 10 more decisions by page
and even paragraph than almost
any other member Of the legal
profession. Tie is invaluable In the cODsulta-
uou rcOm, FOR, where point has ever been de-
cided before or anything remotely relating TO
It comes up, Bradley can instantly recall the
case and give the point OF the decision with
out a single reference 10 a book Bradley is
perhaps the richest member OF the bench.
he is supposed to be worth $3.50, OOO He has
the largest private law and miscellaneous
library In Washington. uis large house is
packed from basement TO garrett with rare and
valuable books. Justice Biaehford is nearly
hisequal in wealth. They are the only two
rich members OF the beach. Justice Field Is
generally supposed 20 be very rich, but
this Is an crror. His own fortune
is moderate, but his two brothers in New
York are very rich, aud the relations between
the three brothers is so close that the justice
has never been made 20 feel the disparity
between bis fortune and theirs. Justice
Field does more miscellaneous reading than
any Of the justices. Ne is very fond Of richly
bound books aud has beautiful private Ii
brary. De Is the only Democrat upon the
bench. His theory Of state rights has made
him often dissent from the other justices,
bci be is 10 such disscuter as Justice HaF-
Ian. He does not rauk as = judge, bot IS
rather regarded by the profession as = jury
lawyer out o. place
JUSTICE ERADLEr.
Bradley, ss he Is now eligible for retire
uaent. naturally attracts more attention than
the other justices. Through bis decisions in
electoral commission affair be has ae-
oulred more uotnricty than the other mem
hers Of the court. Although be Is seventy
wears old. he looks a. Il he would be good
for ter years nors work. he certainly vii