The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-10-09
FULLER D0NS HIS ROBES.
SCORES OF NOTED PEOPLE IN
THE COURT ROOM.

Judge Thurman the Object of Much
Attention - The Wife OF the New
Chief Justice Present with Rer Son
and Six Daughrers-The Oath and
the Speeches.
WASHINGTON, Oct. s. - Chief Justice
Fuller took his oath of office aud assumed
the active duties OF his position to-day.
An hour before the time for the opening
of the court the narrow space allotted t.
the general public in the court chamber
was crowded by men and women who
wanted to witness the ceremony of the
installation of chief justice, and at that
time the sore trials of the attaches of the
nlarshalS office began. 1t was an orderly,
well-mannered throng of congressman,
attorneys and ladies' which sought to pack
itself into a space far too small to contain
it, and naught but the crowding marred the
usual solemn decorum of the proceedings.
The attempt to reserve the bar for those
entitled to admission was only partially
successful.
SOME OF THOSE PRESENT.
Among the people of note who found
places in the room were Judge Allan G..
Thurman, who was conducted to q seat
within the space reserved for the marshal
and who became conspicuous center of
attraction during the half hour preceding
the entry of the justices; Mrs. Fuller wife
of the chief justice, with six daughters and
one son, for whom seats were reserved;
Mrs. Justice Harlan, Mrs. Senator {, ckrell,
Attorney General Garland, the japanese
Minister, Mutsu, his wife and his secretary;
Senators Davis, Butler, Hampton, Farwen,
George, Mitchell, Dolph aud Spooner;
congressman breckenridge, Wheeler ani
Herbert of Alabama, and Solicitor General
jerks.
ARRIVAL OF THE CHIEF JUSTICE.
The chief justice arrived at the capitol
at II 80 o'clock, and proceeded to the pri-
vate office of the court, where he took tie
oath of allegiance in the presence of the
associate justices, the oath being admins
tered by the senior member of the court,
Associate Justice Miller.
At IL o'clock the gavel of the crier fell,
and at the announcement "The honorable
associate justices of the supreme court of
the United States" the seated portion of
the assemblage rose and remained Standing,
in respectful silence.
The associate justices, in their robes of
silk headed by the marshal, entered in pro-
cession as usual, the chief justice also " ear
ing his robe of office. He was escorted TO a
place at the clerks nesk. The associate JUS
tices bowed to the assemblage and took their
seats. They were only six in number,
Justices Gray and Matthews being absent.
CALLED TO ORDER.
The crier called "Oyez, oyez, oyez," all
persons having business before the hon
orable supreme court of the United States,
are admonished to draw near and give their
aft fnr nn ~ ic not Ci
After moment of silence, Justice Miller
said:
GENTLEMEN OF THE BAR have the pleasure
to inform you that since the last meeting OF this
court and its adjournment chief justice, Hon.
Melville w. Fuller. has been appointed, con-
frmed by the Senate and received his commits
sion. He is here and ready to take the oath Of
Office. The clerk will read the commission.
TAKING THE OATH.
Clerk McKenney read the commission
after which Judge Fuller arose, and holding
bible in one hand, read from manu- script
the oath of office:
I, Melville w. Fuller, do solemnly swear
that l will administer Justice without re-
spect to persons, and do equal rights to poor
and to rich, and that / will faithfully and i'm
partially discharge and perform all the duties
incumbent on me as chief justice of the United
States according to the best Of my abilities and
understanding, agreeably to the constitution
and laws of the United States So help me God.
His voice was clear and his enunciation
firm and distinct at the beginning, but be-
fore the end was reached q marked tremor
was manifest.
TAKING HIS SEAT.
The chief justice as now escorted behind
the bar and TO his official seat in the center
and again the court and assemblage arose,
this time without other SUNNI ms than a
wave of the hand of the clerk. Justice
Miller took the hand of the chief justice,
and with a smile of welcome addressed him
in low voice:
welcome you, sir on behalf of this court. as
one of its members and its chief justice.
The chief justice bowed took his seat. and
when the assemblage was again seated he
said:
will say to the members Of the bar that in
accordance with well-known usage the court
will transact no business to-day, but applica-
tions for admission to the bar will be enter
tanned
APPLICATIONS FOR ADMISSION.
Attorney General Garland, several sena-
tors and other members OF the bar, now pre-
sented the names Of applicants for admis-
sion, whom they vouched for as qualified
under the rules of the court, and the chief
justice directed each batch in its turn to the
clerks desk to take the oath. About score
of attorneys were thus admitted, and when
the brief ceremonial was over the chief
justice announced that all motions noted
for this morning would stand over until to-
morrow. He then said
In accordance with immemorial usage the
court will now adjourn in order to enable it's
members to pay their respects in q body TO the
President of the United States.
The voice OF the crier that "this honor
able court is now adjourned until to-mor-
row at IL o'clock" closed the proceedings of
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