Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1888-07-28

| that Mr.. Fuller's mind was so warped
then in favor of States rights that it
would be unnatural to suppose that he did
not, even to this day, uphold in a
large degree States rights, and that
it would be dangerous to place such man
in position as responsible as the
one for which he was nominated. He
| impored the Senate to run no risks, warn
ing it that the position was one for life,
and that it was the highest judicial office
within the gift of the Government.
Senator Edmunds was followed by Sen
ator Evarts On. ", who touched upon
many of the subjects spoken of by the
| Vermont Senator, and then entered into
an elaboration of the charge that it was
| extremely dangerous to place a man in the
chair of the Chief Justice who entertained
the State's rights doctrine.
Senator Stewart New came in for
| strong attack on what he termed the ICON
| stitutional infrmities ~ of Mr.. Fuller He
declared that the nominee in paper read
| before the Illinois Bar Association, had
given his Interpretation Of the legal value
of the various forms of money au-
| thorized by the Government, and
that he had declared that green.
backs were better legal tender in every
avenue of trade than silver because green
| backs would always demand of the Gov
| crnment their redemption at their face
value, and silver was subject to the con-
stant fluctuations of the market for silver
| bullion. Senator Stewart held that one
who was firmly on record in opposition to
the popular standard of money value was
| unfit to occupy the position of Chief Justice
of the United States.
| Senators Cullom and Farwell 0ll) alone
| conducted the defense of the nominee.
| They spoke of him as citizen and law
| yer- and gave him certificate of character
which would recommend him to any
office in the land. Senator Farwell
| said that if Mr. Fuller had ever been
what his enemies had designated as
"copperhcad," if he had ever opposed
any of the Union measures, it was during
| his youth, and that his life since the war
| has demonstrated that he was as loyal and
as patriotic as any man who had been
| rendered a position under this or any pre-
viOus administration.
At the conclusion of the speeches the
yeas and nays were called on the question
| VI tulluIuluNluU. AltlUugH llt
| ings were held under double injunction
| of secrecy, it was learned that ten Repub.
Leans voted for Mr.. Fuller's confirmation
| and they were as follows:
Cullom and Farwell, Of Illinois; Cameron
| and Quay, Of Pennsylvania; Hale and Frye, OF
Maine; Davis, Of Minnesota; Jones, of Neya-
da; Mitchell OF Oregon, and Riddleberger OF
Virginia,
All of the Democrats present voted for
confirmation.
The twenty Republicans voting against
confirmation were:
Blair, Bowen, Chandler, Dawes Dolph Ed
munds EyHrts, Hawley, Hoar, ingalls,, Man.
de son, Palmer, Platt, Sabin, Sawyer, Sher
man, Stewart Stockbridge, Teller, and VIII
son, Of low9.
The commission of Chef-Jus,ice Fuller
is pcc'ed to issue next week, and
he will have an opportunity to take the
oath of Office Immediately after the com.
mission is delivered to him.
Melville Weston Fuller was born in Augusta
Me-, on February II, 1888. His father was
Frederick A. Fuller his mother Catherine Mar
tin daughter OF Chief-Justice Nathan Weston.
Melville W. fitted for college in Augusta and
graduated at Bowdoin in the class OF 1853 his
classmate being f.. J. Phelps now Minister to
England. Mr.. Fuller, after leaving college,
began the study OF law at Bangor. After at.
tending lectures in the law department o
Harvard University he began the practice OF
his profession in Augusta in 1856. While
waiting for clients he acted as editor OF
the Age and won his spurs in journalism. Feel
ing that his true field of work was the law,
and realizing that his native city did not afford
that scope for effort which he stood In need
Of, Mr.. Fuller went TO Chicago. There he did
not have TO wait long for practice, His ability
was speedily recognized and properly rewarded.
For thirty years he has enjoyed lucrative
practice and has won distinction among the
elected a member OF the State Constitutional
convention. In 1862 he was chosen TO the Leg
islature, and, although a Democrat, running
each time in u strong Republican district he
was victorious by large majorties He was
delegate TO the Democratic National conven
tons OF 1864, 1872, 1876 and 1850. In 1860 he
was selected by the citizens to deliver the ad
dress OF welcome to Stephen A. Douglas. In
1855 Mr. Fuller married Calista o. Reynolds,
and, after her docease Mary Ellen, daughter
of the distinguished Chicago banker, William
f. Coolbaugh He has eight daughters. In his
practice in the Supreme Court OF the United
States Mr.. Fuller has repeatedly come in con-
tact both as o colleague and as an oppo-
nent with Messrs. Edmunds, Thurman, Hoad-
ly, Ingersoll, and other admittedly great law
yers, and has never failed TO hold his own
apainst tho prpatesf Of thpm