Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-10-19
THE OATH TAKEN.
melville ". FULLER. After Many Trials and
EribuIatIons, Finally Puts the
Black Gown and is Declared
a Chief Justice.
Ghe Court Crowded by People ANXIOUS to
Witness the Cerem onies-Associate
Justice Miller Admins
tiers the Oath.

WAsHEoroN. D. O., October s.-Ohief
Justice Fuller took the oath Of Office, and
assumed the active duties Of his position to-
day.
Hours before the time Of the opening Of
the court, the narrow space allotted to the
general public in the court chamber, was
crowded by men and women who wanted
to witness the ceremony of installment of a
chief justice. 1t was an orderly, well man
nered throng of congressman, attorneys and
ladies, which sought to pack itself into a
space far too small to contain it, but naught
but croWding marred the usual solemnldeco-
rum Of the proceedings. An attempt to
preserve the bar for those only entitled to
admission. was only partly successful.
The chief justice arrived at the capitol at
1l:3O and proceeded to the private Office Of
the court where he took the oath of ale
glance IN the presence Of the associate Jus
tees, the oath being administered by the
senior member of the court, Associate jus
tice Miller.
Alp O'Clock the gaveI of the crier fell and
at the announcement, 1.-The honorable assO-
cIate justices of the supreme court of the
United States" the seated portion of the
assem- bIage arose and remained standing In
respectful silence. The associate Justices in
their robes of silk headed by the marshal
entered IN procession as usual. The chief
Justice also wearing his robes Of Office, was
escorted to q place at the clerks desk. The
associate justices bowed and the assem-
( bIRg5 took their seats. They were
only six in number, Justices Gray and Mat
theWs being absent. The Crier called "Oyez,
/ OyeZ! All persons having business before
the honorable supreme court of the United
States are admOnished to draw near ana
give their attention for the court is now sit
ting" After moments silence Jusice
Miller said:
GENTLEMEN or THE BAR-I have the
n mi WI Ia IF
nesting of this court a chief justice, Hon.
Melville w. Fuller, has been appointed,
confirmed by the senate and received his
commission. He is here and ready to
take the oath Of Office. Clerk read the com
mission
Clerk Mckinney read the commission,
after which Judge Fuller arose, and, holding
the Bible in one hand. read from manuscript
enunc1atlOn firm and distinct at the begIu-
nlng, but before the end was reached
marked TrenOr was manifest. The chief
justice was now escorted behind the bar to
his official seat in the center. Again the
assembIage arose, this time without other
summons than wave of the hand by the
clerk. Justice Miller took the hand of the
CHIEF justice and, with smile of welcome,
addressed him IN a low voice:
Il welcome you, sir, on behalf Of this
court, as one Of its members, its chief JUS
tice."
The chief justice bowed, took his seat,
and when the assemblage was again seated,
said: 81 viii say TO the members of this
bar that as it is the well known usage the
court will transact no business to-day, but
applications for admission to the bar will
be received
Attorney General Garland and several
other members of the bar now presented the
names of several applicants for admission
whom they vCuched for as qualified under
the rules Of court. The chief justice di-
reCted each batch in its turn to proceed to
the clerks desk and take the oath. About
a score of attorneys were admitted. When
the brief ceremonial was over the chief
Justice announced that all motions noted
for this morning would stand over until to
morrow.