The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-09
THE DAILY TIMES ALMANAC.
PRICE. TWO CENTS
THE NEW US CHIEF JUSTICE
Installed In once with Appropriate Csrs-
monies.

WASHINGTON, October S-The new
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court OF
the Uaited States was installed In office
o-day with appropriate ceremonies. At
III o'clock the doors of the Supreme
Court were thrown open, but number
of the most available benches were re-
served for the family of the Chief JUS
tice and other important guests. The
other seats In the chamber were occu-
pied. Soon a crowd assembled which
almost block AIDED the hallway without.
Those who were 70 occupy the reserved
seats were taken through the Marshars
office
At 1l:35, the court room being then
nearly full, Judge Thurman entered
through the marshal's room. There was
no seat available snd the marshal gave
him one of he seats at the clerks desk.
When the crowd In the courtroom
caught sight Of him there was some
slight applause, which was quickly
hushed by the officers Of the conri.
Judge Thurman sat at the left Of the
Justices seat In the front row of
benches, just behind him, sat Minister
Matsu, of the japanese legation, his wife
and secretary, and behind them tat Mrs.
Fuller, with six of her daughters and her
little boy. Within the bar OF the court
and in the benches about II were seated
Senators Davis, Butler, Spooner, Dolph,
Farwell, George, Hampton and MITCHELL;
Representative Breckenridge, of Ken
lucky, and his family; Representatives
Wheeler, Herbert aud Oates, of Ala
bams; Solicitor General jerks, Patent
Commissioner Hall. District Marshal VIII
son and Mrs. Senator COckrell.
A number of prominent members Of
the Chicago bar were also present, among
them Hon. William {. Goudy, A. T.
Ewing and Messrs. Holdridge y Collins,
William J. Manning and Frank j. Smith.
AT few minutes before the noon hour
the Attorney General entered the court
room
THE OATH OF ALLEGIANCE.
At the noon hour the court opened by
the usual proclamation beginning with
'Oyez, 0yez, Oyez." and concluded with
"God save the United States and its hon.
orable court"
The other Justices then entered from
the conference room, every one In the
courtroom rising and remaining stand
ing until they had taken their seats, all
Of the Justices were present except JUS
tice Field and Justice Mathews. The Chief
Justice entered after the associate Justice
and took a seat at the clerks desk on
their right He wore the black robe OF
his office. When the Associate Justices
hid taken their seats the senior Asso-
cisle Justice. Mr. Miller, announced to
the bar that he had the honor to inform
them that since the last meeting of the
court Chief Justice had been appointed
and had received his commission and
that he was ready to receive the oath OF
office.
He called on the clerk to read the COM
mission. During the reading the Chief
Justice remained seated. AT its conclu-
sion he stood up and from slip which
he held in bis hand read the oath OF Of
fee. Wien he had read the oath he re-
TUNED to the clerk the Bible which he
( had held In his hand, and, taking his seat
on the bench
MADE HIS FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT.
The court soon afterwards adjourned.
Later in the day the Chief Justice aud
his associates called at the White House
and paid their respects to the President.