The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1888-12-14
TIE NATIONS CAPITAL.
THE EINTRODECTIONG i.ANNEIsG
IN THE SUPREME COURT.
Maj. Martin. the 1'TeKas as-bioWer.a =
Makes Il Blow Mt u Reporters PrObc>-
cis.- Mrs. CicTe!aHd's Graceful NaN>.

| MAJ. Martin. the ''TeNaS Gas s-bioWer, ,a'
Makes a Blow Mt Il Reporters Probes
cis.- Mrs. Cicse!and's Graceful NaN>.
| Especial Cor. to STATE CHRONICLE.
WASHINGTON d. c., Dec. ., 1SS>.
The Sapreme Court of the United States
| is daily the scene of al event which, while
! not of especial interest 10 the spectators
| is of marked interest TO the actors. II Is
| the Introduction Of lawyers from the var
| ious States and Territories to practice be
| fore the highest judicial tribunal in the
! land. = lawyer 10 be eligible to admit
| tance must be a member of the Supreme
| Court of his own state or Territory aud
must be introduced by Il member Of the
| United States Supreme Court Bar in good
| standing Hon. :. T. Phillips generally
| Introduces the North Carolina lawyers
| As soon as the few formal words Of intro
| ductiOu are uttered bv the sDousoc, the
| applicant is directed to the clerks desk,
! anC there, il company with any others
! who may have been introduced, he is
| sworn to observe the rules aud observ-
ances OF the court and TO maintain the
/ Constitution OF the [ nited States. The
! applicant Is then conducted to the clerks
room, where he signs his name and ad-
dress in a book kept for the purpose, and
also pays the SO fee, usually with a crisp
$40 bill Scarcely day passes that one
or more attorneys are not introduced to
the Supreme Court. Monday, however,
is the day generally selected Monday is
the day on which the court renders its de
cisions. The installation takes place as soon
as the las decision is read, and, 3s a rule
/ the last decision OF the day IS read by the
! Chief Justice, who waits until the other
! judges have concluded. The Chief Justice
then bows to the Attorney General, who
| II turn bows to the lawyers who have an
nounced their attention of Introducing
! professional brothers. The sponsors ana
/ the applicants rise and the introduction
! follows The Supreme Court Bible is a
| 82all, black velvet covered octave. II
/ has been used III the administration Of
/ every oath since 1903. Every Chief Jus
( tice and every Associate Justice OF tae
1 United States has held this little sacred
! tome III taking his oath oi o..ice. Many
/ thousands Of lawyers have held II. ana 10
4 write the names of the men who have
! touched It's covers would bo 10 name he
men who have made the bench a4d bar Of
the United States llustrous. IL was print
ed in London in 199, and IS to-day but little
! the worse for wear.
The rector Of st. Alban's church. near
OAK View. is a Mr.. \. J. Falls. formerly
Of the Diocese OF North Carolina, and "a
w
! Alpine, y. @ During the past Summer
Mrs. Cleveland was a frequent attendant
( at st. A lDans church because Of It's near
ness t. Eer hone. Eary iG the Summer.
she learned OF the serious IinesS OF the
rectors wife and upon her conval alesceuce,
/ knowing how important Il Yas that the
invalid abou d have even a slight change
Of air and scene, called for her not ouce
or twice, but many times III her new Vic
toria. Behlnd the beautiful sorrel team
the Invalid went for long drives about the
country, while the young mistress OF the
| White House sat beside her driving tle
spirited animals, chatting the while of the
thousand and one htle things which her
Wopans heart taught her would divert
her companion. One day, upon heir re
turn from drive, Mrs. c eveiand took the
| invalid hand il hers and with charm
ing hlnsh begged as a great favor she
NIGH be permitted to send to ne little
| girls at the parsonage "a large boz Of rio
| bons with which to tie their hair. These
ribbons, she explained, had been sent her
from lime TO time on bouquets Of flowers
and boxes OF bon bons il was only lit
tie thing, a simple courtesy which any
! woIntn migat have extended to another,
Vet how few III fashionable life, hatttred
and courted as Mrs Cleveland mas been
since her residence in the v hite House,
would ever even have thought of. or 50
graciouoIv carried it into effect hat the
| recipient WIS made to feel she had been
the one TO bestow the favor.
The readers Of the CHRONICLE will recall
Major Martin. the member from Texas
who blew out the gas at tie Riggs House
the first night OF his arrival here and vino
nearly asphixated Veil Major Martin
ba1 !, al
ents did not 90 back on him because he
blew out the gas He has the lung power
of Mr.. John SCARBOROUGH, Of North Caro-
lima, and this goes a long way with cross
roads Texas constituency. Yesterday Ma
Martin WAS introduced to Mr. George
Harris. the reporter nho first wrote uL
the gas episode When the following
conventional c0urteoies enSued. "Dh,
ves,' said Martin as their names were
called, you are the man that blowed out
the gas No" said the reporter, you
2 are the man who hLEW out the gas" Thi.
aDgered the statesman, and he ''hauleG
> off, and struck a fierce blow ut Mr.. Har
ris's probosois. 4 friend caught tat
4 blow before it fell, and separated the com
batauts. Martin, it is said, r.ached fol
. his picket. but was preyeuted rom with
o drawing lis hauhercbiet or whatever h,
NAV have had there before any blood wa
e shed The Texan Is extremely sensitive
on that gas story and in spite OF the fac
=, that the smell still permeates his fOrme
u apartment he swears he ever used hl
s mouth as an eXtinguisher. Harris. wh
IS Row on the Evening star. says he NlI
II nave the Cougre>esnaa arrested for tG'
" assault.
s | think / mentioned some time ago j
he CHRONICLE the ins sidlDus lies circula t
> I'd during the campaign about the dome-
tic iufelicities Of Mr. Cleveland and hr
+, wife. Mrs Secretary Whitney, who i
-e perhaps Mrs. Cleyeiand's most intimat
friend aut hcritatFely denies the charge
IS The most eiiicacious way III which t
silence scauda! uoagtrs is to treat thel
.e malic4 with silent contempt. Otherwis
| would give YOU some gossip which W0ui
y trnaz. your readers Mrs. Whitney, dt
:. NAL is ALI well enough under the circan
stances and 1t is more than sufficient, fo
le the American peaple cannot be made I
belicvs that man 0f the Presidents cal
bre would rniotreat !. woman, especial
his wife.
II This week the House OF Representatiy,
u will devote much Of its time to the dire
n tax bill Last week, Senator Vance mac