Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-10-04
CHsEv JUSTICE vyaLER.
Cerers suses 60 Afseoa rsts gssuctfes
q Iste o0ce on Monday.
Special 10 tbe Now York Hsrald.I

Especial 10 tbe Ssw York Hsrald.I
WAsHrygros, October Am event
which has happened but seven times in
tho history Of the nation viii be repeated
next Monday, when tho eighth Chief
Justice OF the United States will be-
sworn into Office. On that day Melville
w. Fuller will take the two oaths pro-
scribed by law. The period which has
elapsed since Roger b. fancy was sworn
in Is hfty-two years.
II was in 1886. and durisg tho last year
/ Of President Jacksons second term that
Mr.. fancy became Chief Justice. sue
ceeding the ill1strious John Marshall.
There are probably but very, very few
members Of the bar OF tho Supreme
! Cont Of the United States OF that day
living to-day The ceremonies Of in
duction into office are very simple. Tho
law requires tho Chief Justice 10 take
/ two oaths.
The first is the one which every per.
son elected or appointed TO any Office Of
honor or profit in the civil, military, or
naval service, except the President, is
required TO take.
I'M yam ANe ~ Nit' ~
The second oath ia the one originally
prescribed and taken by all the chief JUS
tees and associate justices since tho
foundation Of the Government IL is rs
/ follows:
81, Melville Weston Fuller. 10 So
| lemnlv swear that I will administer JUS
/ tice without respect 10 persons. and 10
/ equal night 20 the poor and b. the rich
and thst | will faithfully and impartially
discharge and perform all the dntles m
/ cumbent on me as Chief Justice, accord
ing to the best Of my abilities and under
standing, agrceably to the Constitution
and laws OF the United States. 80 help
noe God.
Il is proposed b. revive the ceremony
with which Chef.JustIce Chase Mas va
| Quoted into that position. On that oc-
caslOn MIR. Justice Wayne WAS the senior
/ Associate Justice aud he administered
/ the first oath, which 80 the one requiring
! LOYALTY to the Government. Tins ~
usually taken IN the ro5ug room. The
second or judicial oath, 10y which be- en-
/ tcrs upon the duties of office A. Chief
/ Justice. IS taken IN open court Chicf-lus.
/ tee Chase entered the courtroom arm m
arm with Mr.. Justice Wayne AMI as
ceuded the bench. lie WAS attircd ia
| his black sllk robe, and received .ho
/ oath standing nj the Chief Justices
/ desk ile then bowed ms acknOWledg-
ments 10 his associates. end aft-rV1rl
salutod the mcmhors Of the bar ami the
spectators prescut The Ci.rh of the
Court then came forw -d and presented
the newly installed Chief Justice wiki .
handsomely-bouud copy Of tho docket
/ of cases.
These proceedings w're moro elaho-
rate than those which attended too
swearing m of Chief-Jusiice Waite. lio
entered the court room vt1out bis r0ho
and tarried at the clerks desk whlle tho
Associate Justices took their SCENTS upon
the bench. The clerk al the co1rt, tho
late h. W. Middleton. Sr. alministcrol
the formal oath, after which tmci,ius-
tico Waite retired behind tho bench. aul
when be- appeared at the middle door
way leading 10 the bench le was aiiirod
IN hIs gown. Tie tuen bowed his ac-
Acknowledgements 10 the memncrs of tho
court, the mcmhcrs ot thc bar. and pro
cccdel To consider IT, docket which was
! spread ont ON Inns dcs..
n ~ proposed THAT Assocntc-lustice
Miller the senior m.mh.rot tie court.
shall follow tho urec"jprt SCR hy lusi'ce
WAYNE IN tine iulucumt' % OF laUfJus-
tice Chase. The latter proceedings arn
considered more ma keeping with ,Ac dig
nifty Of the Suptcm. Court
rllE pDor.r
\ glance At thc docket shows that
emong the first tru ci,,slo o' called so.
is tie cast oil tho Western ,u.,u i,ic-
graph Company r. The baltimore m.d
Ohlo Telegraph Comm4N SO. ~ ta
similar cnst, iLyoiylp4 tle nmc parties.
Both of these cnscs Wcrr brought pu0r
10 'he consolidation az thee $50 t..c.
graph companies, lud hy reason I'd. fnu-
sequcnt transaction, IL is pro.Ai'. that
neither az them Wll hr pressed iO tiiil