Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-10-10
JUDGE THURMAN.
BE SPEAKS IN TIE UNITED STATES
SUPREME COURT.
Preparations for a Denomination In His
Honor-Ths Quesaon Of Adjourn
msnt-Wsst Virgins.
From our ReeulsFcorespondenLI

wasnMGrow. d. c., October 9-There was a
large audIesce present AZ the opening OF .ho
Supreme Court this morning, attraeteu by me
report that the argument Ia the Bell telephone
cnss would be opened to-day Judge thurman
made his appearance few minutes before mo
opening Of the eouri, aud vas cordially greetel
by Me leading members OF the par present.
senator SteEsrt OF Nevada, was particularly
cordial, graspiI& "tho old Roman" with 10th
hands and eIprtseing very warmly his gratnca-
ton at seeing him IN such good healtn. Aver
the usual motions for admittsnce 70 tho bar, mo
Chief Justice announced that toe nrst case On
the docket was The United states against the
Bell Telephone Company" Soicitor-Generai
Jenfs ross and asked that in view OF the lmpor-
lance OF the case the usual I. me allowed 20 coun-
sol might be extended and that each slle % al
lowed four hours for argument his MAS
granted, and the Chief Justice then assed:
" VINO opens tho case7 " DO, your honor seld
Judge Thurman, rising from his seat he tnen
proceeded TO state ne case in clear. sTaight-
forward mAuner, FOR which he is 90 celebrated.
Ito said that the one q 4o'tion TO which he would
address bis argument was The right OF the nited
states TO institute THIS suit The other SIDE al
rnitted the right OF the Government TO DO 30. but
claimed that is was necessary foc congress 20
pass an act prescribing the tribunal that should
hear the case and the one thoi Of determining u
lie contended that no action Of Congress Nae
necessary: that the Constitution OF tue Jnlted
states fully Justified the Institution OF the suit
He said that the bill charged that Bell has 0D-
tanned his patents by fraud aud decnpuon;
that he was not the original inventor OF
the telephone, but had imposed upon the
Paint Ohico, by perjury aud decepuon-
The fruits Of that deception were enor-
nous, the busiDess OF tho Bell Telephone
Company amounting 20 Sl0Vo0,OOJ per year, ana
that the peopls OF the UnRed States, who should
have the use Of the telephone, had been. II WAS
charged. blacxm ailed TO an enormous s1tent
The Judge continued his argument aud seemed
20 gather strength aa he proceeded. MS voice. AZ
frst low, rose az he continued. until after a low
sentences IL attained tue bugle tone that 0l Oia
rang through the senate.
Tho Leading District Democrats are pushing
,hslr preparations Tor demonstration IN nI
honor, and a com nitiee called on him last nlght
70 arrange tor a reception some evening ms
week.
Congressman william /. Scott, Of Penusylys-
MIA. Is In the city again. AZ conference held
between him the Speaker. and the Democratic
members Of tho Committee on Ways ana Means
Il was decided that II was expedient 10 make an
analysis Of the senate substitute for tho Mills
bill In order 70 countersct the reports circulated
by the Kepub leans ~ " their policy OF reieru-
ing NE tarff. A sub-com nttee was appointed
10 prepare a document that will SHOW he dif-
fereDc' between tho real reform proposed bythe
Mills bill and me counterfeit article presenter
by the Senate bill
senator Jones, Of Nevada, one OF tho sub-Com-
mittoe on Finance. said to-day that she senate
would willingly agree % any motion Tor adjourn
meut that might be proposed by the House blt
thai tho Senate would never take the initatlfe.
Tho Democratic members u The House, how
ever. have determined that no such o1er shall
originate In the House. The impression seems
TO DO now hat the senate will discuss the tsrih
for about ton days, and thcn recess will De
taken until after the election.
Senator Faulkner has returned from MS can
yass In West virginia AMI gives n most en-
courRgiug account Of the prospects there. lie
denies most emphatichlly the report that ihe
Democrats u that stale had found 10 necessary
10 turn their backs on the NILS bill. On the
contrary. be says that the West Virginia
Democrats are making their light on that biil
and are confident Of carrying tho state on that
issue.
Andrew p. NcGsneu. Of West Virginia, was
to-day appointed cOpyist az 1910 IN the Pension
ONCE by transfer and promotion from the
Patent Office.