Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-01-09
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
FACTS, NEWS, AND GOSSIP.
The sspseme cssr-Asss OF the Judses-
csssses Speculation = Randall and the

south.
From our Regular Correspondent
WAsHINoTox, January 81 was
q. the opening Of the Supreme Court
to-day. Promptly at IL NJ. there
was rap Of the gsvcl. and everybody
in the courtroom arose rs the judges
entered. They were clad in bishops
gowns, and on reaching the bench faced
sand bowed to the bar and visitors.
Justice Miller occupied tho seat OF the
Chief Justice. Among the lawyers
present was General Hunton, but the
most conspicuous was Ben. Butler. He
wore his traditional button-hole bou-
quet composed Of white and red roses.
These did not represent York and Lam
caster, but Butler and Blaine. II was
hard to say which of these presidential
candidates came out OF the contest
~hiesf. | took the trouble TO inter-
view an officer Of the court in regard TO
the ages Of the judges and the dates Of
their appointment. | found that Chief
Justice Waite was born in 1916 and
was appointed in 1874, that Miller was
born in 1876 and appointed in 1862,
that Field was born in 1916 and ap-
pointed in 1868, that Bradley was born
in 1913 and appointed in 1870, that
Harlan was born in 1888 and appointed
in 1877. that Woods was born in 1896
and appointed in 1880, that Matthews
was born in 1924 and appointed in
1881, that Gray was born in 1923 and
appointed in 1881, and that Blatchford
was born in 1920 and appointed in 1882.
Under the law any judge of this court
or any United States Court who has
served ten years and reached the age
OF seventy can retire on full pay.
The report to-day is that the Chief Justice
is improving. His friends say that
his illness has beengreatly exaggerated,
and that his attack Of paralysis when
he was twenty-ono years of age has not
affected him since. In newspaper cir
cles YOU hear that several Republican
Judges Of the Supreme Court made
statements to different parties in regard
to his condition, which led TO the news
paper reports of his serious illness. l
was struck to-day with the fact no
southerner in sympathy with the South
now occupies scat on the Supreme
bench.
ri
A newspaper correspondent in
formed me at the Capitol to-day that he
heard member of the grand jury of
the United States Court now in session
at Alexandria say that Democrats in
Virginia can commit all manner of
crimes and offences without being pun
ished by the State courts. He added
that he was a grand juror in the
Federal court and would endeavor to
get even with them. He is old
enough according to report to know
better and hardly showed a proper
spirit in this matter even if he is Bit
ter Republican partisan.
THE CABINET.
One of the best-infOrmed and most
thoughtful Democratic statesmen here
said to me to-day 81 cannot name to
YOU but three men who will certainly
20 into the Cabinet" asked him who
they were, and he replied " Bayard,
Garland. and Whitney of New York"
Mr.. Whitney is son-in-law of Senator
Payne, of Ohio, who beat Pendleton,
and was few years ago corporation at
torney for the city of New York. He
has not held any national position or
figured in national politics. There are
some who regret that the Democrats
will lose two as strong men from the
Senate as the Delaware and Arkansas
senator's. They forget that Mr.. Cleye-
land needs the strongest Cabinet he can
select. Nirginians here continue to be
anxious for MIR. Barbour to 60 into the
Cabinet. and hope that he will be Post
Inaster-General.
PERSONAL NEWS ITEMS.
Hon. John W. Daniel is in the city.
Secretary Shepherd, of the State Demo-
cratic Committee, was at the Capitol
to-day. Representative McAdoo, of
New Jersey, the brilliant orator who
accompanied Mr. Randall on his south
ern tour. informs me that he will lee
ture at Richmond February 18th for the
benefit of one of the companies of the
First Virginia regiment. The proceeds
will go towards deiraying the expenses
of this company in attending the inau-
guration of Mr.. Cleveland. Among the
Nirglnians here to-day were Senator llea-
ton. of Loudoun Bascom Linnery, of
GordonsvlIe, and Major Il. W. Hunter.
Representative Green, of North Carolina.
was congratulated oil his speech on the
bill TO abolish the tobacco and fruit
brandy taxes. lie charged Mr.. llScock
with appropriating his bill. An en-
deavor is being made to secure quarters
for the Third Virginia regiment in Al
exandria during the Inauguration. To-
day was set for the Wise-MasSey case,
but was right last night in predicting
il would go over until February. North
CarolinianS here are all pleased that the
Legislature of their State will next week
rcelect Governor Vance senator. He
is one of the students of the Senate, and
never goes into debate without being
thoroughly equipped with facts. Pro-
fessor William Taylor Thorn, of Nir-
ginia, was at the Capitol to-day.
WHAT MIR. HEWITT. or ALABAMA,
SAYS.
heard Representative Hewitt, of
Alabama. give graphic description to-
day OF the reception of MesSrs. Randall,
McAdoo, and party at birmingham, in
his district Ten thousand people met
him at the train, and the concerted ring
ing of bells and blowing of whistles from
engines and furnaces drowned the mu-
sic of all the bands that had been OBJ
tanned far and near. From Chin
ney $50 feet high iloated flag,
placed there by daring workman
who climbed to the top of it on
nh iron rod. An ex-Virginia con-
gresham asked him how it was along
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