The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1888-10-13


supposed 10 be giants mentally. Horace
GRAY, the Massachusetts, bachelor. towers
over them an with SIX feet four inches Of
stature and "A physiqu 10 correspond. Jus
ticc Harlan i almost rs big. Justice Millers
presence Is imposing u becomes the great
LEGAL mind OF the court In The preSen. genera
ton. l.. q. &. Lamar has q robust make
up and wears his hair Indian fashion.
Justirc Blatchford + the picture OF
well fed, well preserved merchant. Jus-
ties Field and Matthews, who were both alb
sent Field bccause OF n railroad delay and
Matthews because ~ sickness are also men
OF moro than ordinriy physical Nieor. JUS
tice llradlcy OF all members OF tlic court
was he only one b.. whom the new hiet
justice did not seer iwaricd. Justice Brad
lev /. - years old ald in appearance as frail
a. can well lie imagined, but his Is reckoncd
n kcprcst and most subtle intellect on the
i, n h. and Ia patent and kiGdrcd branches Of
tile law b. X the recognized authority.
VI Mr.. Fuller iclt lonesome he would In.
tincivcly turn 10 Era Hey. Twenty years
hence he Is likely o. look much like The New
Jersey member OF the court appears now.
His warmest friend among the Justices s.
Harlan, and this friendship j. born OF long
! I
the members OF the court with the exception
Of Harlan are from i've 10 twenty years,oldcr
than the Chief Justice, who is henceforth 10
preside over their deliberations. Justice
Harlan and Chief Sustlcc Fuller are both IN
their 5jth year. The next youngest member
Is the giant Gray who is fiyc years the sen
ior Of these two. but when the Justices
were all seated in their robes Of Office il was
remarked that the dispartIcs Of age and OF
physical development among them We're not
80 noticeable.
The chief justice arrived nc the capitol
little after II o'clock and at once went 10
the roblng-room OF The judges, where lac pat
on his robe and received the ath OF allegiance
from Justice Miller the senior ASSOCIATE
Justice. The oath ofallegiance Is always sd.
ministcrcd IN the robingroom IN the presence
OF the members of the court only. The
robing-rOom + on the opposite side OF the
main corridor OF the capitol from The court.
room, and about five minutes before noon the
officials of the court take their places az the
doors and prevent any passing until the Judi
cial procession has crossed the corridor
The Supreme Court Is promptncss itself.
and when the hands on the clock marked "A
few seconds OF ~ o'clock everybody IN the
room arose, rs the court II always greeted
standing. A moment later, the familiar
"'rhc Honorable, the Associate Justices OF
the Supreme Court" was heard from the
Deputy Marshal. This has been the wording
since the death OF Chief Justice Waite Here
after IL will be "rhe Honorable, the Chief
Justice and the Associate Justices" As the
Justices filed In Justice Miller was at the
head. Following him were Justices Harlan.
Bradley, Gray, Blatchford, and Lamar. When
they had taken their places Chief Jnsflce
Fuller came In along with the venerable ex
Justice Strong, and, stepping within tn
railing OF the clerks desk, took seat lie
had already assumed his robes OF office.
"OyeZ, oycz," said the crier and declared tho
court was assembled Justice Miller then
announced that since the last meeting OF the
court the President hal appointed and the
Senate had confirmed Melville Weston Fuller
Chief Justice Of the Supreme Court OF the
United States the clerk would read the com.
mission. After this was done Chief Justice
Fuller stood up 10 take the oath Of office, end
the court and all assembled arose. The clerk
handed him the written form Of the oath aud
a little Bb'c covered with black velvet This
Bible has been used by the court since the be-
ginning OF the century. The Chief Justice
read the oath ~ follows:
NO solemhiy swear thht VIII administer
justice without respect 20 persons and do
equal right 10 the poor and 10 the rich and
that will faithfully and impartially dis.
charge and perform the duties incumb mt ON
me as Chief Justice OF the Supreme Court OF
the United states according 70 the best OF NV
ability and understanding, agreeable Q, the
Constitution aud law Of the United states.
So help me God
This business was quickly transacted, and
81 was only 1910 o'clock when the Chief Jus.
tee announced the adjournment OF the court
until Tuesday. After adjournment the jus
tlces were driven 10 the White House ard
made the ccremonious call upon the President.
who received them In the Blue Room. His
greeting for Chief Justice Fuller was a warn
one.