News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-04-05
FROM WASHINGTON.
from our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, D. c., !
NIL or 1900 Z

March 27, 1888.
The shock of the death of Chic
Justice Waite for the most part checked
the consideration of its public effec'
beyond the general grief it causes
Politically, a man of another party
will 60 upon the bench to fill the va
cancy. AS to who 1t will be there is
but little speculation as yet. There
are many candidates whose names
come to the minds of every one al
once. Two who were much spoken
of when there was another vacancy
Secretary Bayard and Attorney-Gen-
eral Garland-will not expect OF
desire the appointment. Judge Jack.
son, Judge Simms, and many Others
who were named then will again be
mentioned. What is thought to be
most probably is that Speaker Carlisle
will succeed Chief Justice Waite on
the bench of the Supreme Court. II
is known that he was offered the seat
that Justice Lamar now occupies be-
fore it was offered to that gentleman.
He declined it very reluctantly and
his declination was as reluctantly re-
ceived. But it was agreed between
him and Mr.. Cleveland, after talking
the matter over, that the political sit
uation-party necessity-required MIR.
Carlisle's presence in the House to
organize it and to work to bring the
party together for the passage of a
tariff bill. Mr.. Carlisle at the same
time told Mr.. Cleveland that no other
public position or trust could so suit
his disposition and fit in with his in
clinations as that of Supreme Court
Justice. The matter was very seri-
ously considered and carefully weighed
in the balance, one consideration
against another, before it was finally
decided that the course should be
followed that was pursued eventually.
The probable effect of Chief Justice
Waite's death upon the telephone case
is subject of some comment among
business men. The fact that the
Chief Justice cast the deciding vote
in favor of the Bell people in the re-
cent decision leaves the court standing
8 to 8. Justice Lamar did not join
in the decision last Monday, because
he did not 60 on the bench until after
the case was submitted. When the
Government case shall be submitted,
Justice Lamar will be competent to
participate, and as the case is founded
upon a decision of his rendered as
Secretary of the Interior, the pre-
sumption is that he will be likely to
hold against the Bell patents. 1t is
also thought that Justice Gray will
not vote on account of the connections
of his family with the telephone inter-
ests. With the court evenly divided,
judging from the recent telephone
decision, the appointment to the va
cancy on the bench will be a matter
of vital interest to the telephone peo-
pie.
The first business meeting of the
International Council of Women was |
held Saturday afternoon at the Riggs
House. There are representatives Of
thrrty-seyen associations, foreign and
American. Among the resolutions
passed was one authorizing the chair
nan, Miss Anthony, to appoint a
committee of fifteen to consider and
ay before the second business meet
ng basis for the permanent organ
cation, national and international,
This report will be acted |
upon by the next business meeting
and it will then be fully decided wheth-
er such organizations shall be formed.
The National Association gave re-
ception Saturday evening at the Riggs
House to its officers and delegates and
official guests. The rooms were hung
with the national flags of the coun-
tries represented at the council.
An amusing scene occurred Satur-
lay in the room of the chief clerk of
he Patent Office. Mr.. Bullock, of
Tennessee, the chief of the issue and
gazette division, was talking with the
chief clerk, James N. Lipscomb, of
South California, about an order
which the latter had issued an d which
lad been modified by the commission
II at the suggestion of Mr.. Bullock,
n talking about this change Mr.. Lip
comb became excited, so much so
hat he endeavored to eject Mr.. Bull
ock from the room. The latter is
mall, spare man, and the former is
arge and feshy, and the tussle was of
hort duration. Subsequently, after :
be parties had cooled off there was
mutual explanation, and both men ;
shook hands. 1t is said that
/ the heat Of the moment Mr.. Lip
comb misconstructed a La tin phrase
sed by Mr.. Bullock, and this added
lei to the growing excitement.
LENox.
Sixty Miners Killed.