Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-10-12
Adjournment QUESTION Now Locked
Upon as Rsmose Possibility.
The Ssnate's Disposition.
Any Adjournmnt Resolution Must
Originate With the House, With
Its Adoption by the Senate
in Doubt.
Ohiet Justice Fuller Assumed tho Active
Duties 81 His HEw POSITION YeEteE-
day-Ihe Cers
TOO INDEFINITE FOE PREDICTION.
lneris! IN TN. layefre

GpSClhi 10 Us ShfStbo'
WASHINGTON, Oct. s.-S3nafcr AlIisor
opened tie debate on the fsrif IN the
Senate to-day, BE talked for two hourg,
mSkirg On exhaustive and able speech
from Ihe protective standpoint. H.5
audisl ce wss large snd attentive. The
Democrats endeavured 10 eecure & lint
10 the de5ste on The measure, cut
Allison said EGch a Teq1es. a
Lima this YES premature and h
could Lot give taem any encourage
ment regarding the time. Ia fact tne
Republicans were no. ready TO bind them
selves to ary particular periOc for the
discussion CT such an important meRsurs.
1t locks tc-2ight es if the aCj3urn
meut Question YVES remote possibility
The Senate will not orr fnsts any sdjogn-
men. resolution. The5 say lbaS- the
House must take. the initiative. This
puts them On the. defensive. Ii TIE Damo
Gratis zee that the Senate 10 f0C!ipg away
time with no honest purpose to pass q
tariff bill hey will probably bring in =
resolution 10 adjourn snd go before -the
country on the Mills bills Ii on the oth
IT hand the Senate will rs5s fair hi re
ducirg the tariff $50. 900. 900 TO 800 900 COG
In reasonable time the House viii pro-
badly take the bill mp and pess II In q
few days aud Congress VIII sci Iurn.
WhetEer this csn be or Will oe d1ue De
fore the election is az open question.
FULLER INs3ALLED.
WARRINGTON, Or 8.-C1ief Justice
Fuller took the cath CT Cflce aid IS.
rumed the ective duties Of ais position
{ day. An hrpr before the time for
Opening court the space allotted to the
general pu3iic il The court c1sm1er WAS
crowded by men and women who wanted
TO witness the ceremony OF the instaIls-
tldn Of the Caief Justice. Among ths
people OF note who found pI4c=s IN the
room were: Jodge Alien G. Thurmsn,
who Was conducted 20 j seq: within the
space reserved for ta5 msrs56l,
snd who becsme the Csn.e- Cf e.
traction dnripg the hat hour pre-
cediDg tic entry Ct the justice;
Mrs. Fuller, wife Of tho Clief Jus; c.,
with sx daughters s1d sna soI, for wooGa
sests we.e raserved ;.Mcs. ] As6Gr Hsr-
Ian, Mrs SeAs'pf' CoGkfeil, A.soTaey-
Gaue?al Garland; the japanese M!.i5ser
Aathu, tis wile sad geCret&ry; Senators
Dsvlo, Batter, Hampton: , EGrwen,
George, Mitchell, Dolph snd SpOoner;
Congreeemsn Breckenridge, Wheeler snd
Herbart, OK AlaoAmar sad Soiictor Gsr-
eral Jenks. a
Tue Ca!ef Justice coon arrived 81 the
capitol bali past eleven, and ofuceadod 90
the private oftice Of the court. wleCe ne
took
THE OATH CT ALLEGIANCE
in the presence Of the Associate Justices,
he oath being Administered By ths senior
| MEMBER CT the curt, Associate Justice
Miller. At u O'Clock tie gsvel o. the
cGier fell o. the announcement "Honora-
Die Associate justices Of the Supreme
Court of the United Safes" the sested
portion OF she sesemolsge arose ard re-
mGined stSndlpg II respectful! siIsEce.
The Associate Justices in theiE ROBES of
silk, beaded by the marshal, entered IN
| procession IS usual. The Chitf Jussics,
also wearing his robes Ct cfi:e,
was escorted to place ssshe clerks desk.
The sssociste justices bowed % the as
rsemblAge and took their seats. They
were only six in number, Justices Gisy
sad Matthew'S being absent.
After a moment Of silence
JUSTICE MILLER sAID:
"Gentlemen of the bar: l hgve the
Pleasure to inform yen that stree the last
meeting Of this court and TIE s0jaurn-
men. Chief Justice, Hon, Melville W.
Fuller, bss been appointed, CO. irned By
the Senate and hos received his cammis-
sion. He is here sDd ready TO tehe the
oath OF ofice. The CLERK will Iesd the
commission
Clerk Mckinney read the commission,
after (which Judge Fuller sscse SID
holding s bible in one 'hsnd resd from
manuscript the oath OF office, 81 Mel.
vile Weston Fuller, do so.emnly swesr
Cor sfirm) tina. will administer justice
without respect TO persons, SOD do sqn.l
fight 10 poor and to rich, ard that l will
faithfully and impsstislly discharge and
perform ell the duties iDcum6ered on ne
IS Chief Justice of the United States &C
coroiDg to the best Of ln7 abilities AID
erstaneing, egteesbly 90 the con-
stitutien and the laws Of the United
States. SO help me God.
The Chief Justice was row escorSca
behind the oar and to his official seA. ia
the center. The essemblsss srose thu
time without other summons than a WaTe
Of the hand by the clerk. +
Justice Miller took the hsndfa9 the
Chief Justice end with o smile .etEel,
come addressed him In low vice:
az welcome you, sir, en- bshaH 5ss.
court 30 one, OF Its members andT4ASiaf
Justice ~
,fCK1zF UsTfcx. FULLER spEAxs.
T8e Justice bowed TOOK his seat aud
wien the assem- blsge was again sested ne
said: "I will say 20 thb members Of the
Bar iha. as I know the ussge, the court
will transact 40 buslEass to-day, bat ap.
plic.sions for admission to the court WILL
De entertained"
Attorney General Garland, several Sen
etors and other members OF Ihs b.T. non
presented the names Of applicants for I'd
mission, whom they vouched for ae
qualified under the rules OF the court
snd the Chief Justice directed each batch
in its turn 10 pressed to the clerks deck
and take The cath. About score Of At
torneys were thnsadmi,ted, snd when the
brief ceremonial wss ever the Chief Jus
tice announced al motions nossd for mi
morning would stand over until TO-
morrow. lie then said: SIN accordance
with immemorial ussge the court will
now adjourn in order to enable Its mem;
beers to pay their respects in body to ING
| President of the United States"
The voice Of the crier that "this hon.
| orsbie court la now adjourned until to,