New-York tribune., 1888-03-24

M Waite wss appointed under tie Treaty OF
wsshin1son, In is7i. one Of the counsel TO pro, q
sSS sSs and o:si other q ons before
ternaticnsl Tribunal OF Arbitration at I,;sc Isn,G;sm
hs colleagues being Caleb Cushing sna duties M he
Went ssoT 70 Geneva y '1sss1Ss 'Deoe%Ss addition
to preparing with his colleagues the generatt 81 tho
ments and arguments. he made answcs sa soec;aI vU
question Of the coans Of rebel ships st 1rslsn sras.
po his work counsel n ..t4ssted ss spIPasss frsss
sfs.sS% &: :sssmsS sy shS s..
ana lis ccmprehensivs understanding o. ,mvHe nONn-
national law lie won the epp'adhse pH the Government q
mosion motion Of Caleb Gushing Mt Waite was admit;
s, sa 70 SiS e. nsss s% s. saes sss 'SF Three
he WA unanimoualY elected by the hspunnca.s rs
and tmoclats q Toledo and Lucas oSuns 20 Witch
shs Ohio ConstisutiSns,ta ns,s,aeUe UenVen''0n' VI ~
On the death Of Chief Justice Chase. IN !sss,
ns % The highest udGs,a Once 20 RoscnS Il sns
en"k,,or fsn% n' to sspVS'iiS SesiineS Il M.ss George T.
Williams and Caleh Cushing werc cc1S s%Cc1rs'em oS
nominatsd and then 49, wiss1rswni ssm,s n Morrison r
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ses mY'Sr urommsns member. ssksd excused
nom further attendance th.t they might ns
sssan.sss ss.tsa Of ~AssS'nsSa sUpons@sns +,
entertain any motion 70 fxcTs. ,s,, sny rdnss msmSei
the eentle.nen Will como to order and pursue
the objects for which they were elected
This nomination had come. TO Mr.. Waite unso'
icited nv him or 70 his kncwledee nv n,s rrenas o
senS say pscn the obj OBJECTION Of Charles umn
Next dav It came IN in executive session and
was discussed for an hour ana auarsrr rrIv
'N IN M Wsite's favor Senator Summer spoke on on
the Impressive Importance and sclsmnity Of M she
occasion. Not WORD was WI, yd,d The Senate ad.
wise and consent to the appointment - sne O Voc
Was unanimously Affirmative. This was com. .mtr
pliment made more notable ny prnc.ed,n@ @ Mr
Waite had been admitted TO practise IN the ne
Supreme Court .xscty year To- 70 day "siGS Sodw w.
Hs took the oath OF oface on March T. 1874 ara
immediately entered upon his duties as On'ei
Justice, s..,.,.r. ro.de nv
thu Supreme Court since II was called INT" i,Ie Ie
were delivered while Mr. Waite was 1oe Chiei
Justice Among them may bc mentcnea sne os, 4,
iis isTs the decision in the Civil Rights cases de,
i,v.red On January ia, 1879 the decision IN thc
polyesmy cases delivered January D. isiv; Sns
delivered March I, $3.50 and case covering ,ne si
election laws delivered March O., 1880. IN ssi
there three important decs9hSs tSs norsrs Of
removal n BY tho President or, April covering ing
polygamy cases, and on April 81 touching s.Sae Sne
bonds esse In 1893 there was tbs Hngsne Sdnd
SssnS.s esssS ana coyerns SS the Civil Rights act In
the Alabama Claims dscisUn was va, was r,roessa eo,
strned in the decision Of March 3. and the Vir-
ginis claim cases were decided on March IN an
Virginia coupon eas cisss hssa ,aT on January
g. In 1885 decisions were delivered on mn, mMrcT n.
in the ease Of the express compsnies, upon "r
ss%Ss. .scar scsusSns the virginia
cases IN 1857 decisions were handed dSwn on
Deoember regarding the Kansas Prohibition,
ss On App AApr sdDoslSns IN s %' Nssons
On December concerning the Virginia debt cases,
and IN the matter Of the appeal OF the Chlcago
An.rh In the Xser sppsa and and
the telephone cases. ,..,.
M q ISIS tasrs ss. arose mot 'fas fos
is sSs ssSeSSS sSsSS SS's' 'Ts0s is
sanction ard indeed, strongly against his wishes:
He could take no notice of 10 smsndnr ns some
cnnressi"n GYM from him. When ut length persona!
friend wrote to him suggesting an Organizes :,
movement 10 his favor the CheI JaSocs ota ~
took advantage OF tie opportunity anu ~ro00 Ia
reply rs follows: .,r
an Ss ss dnS to my ssS
Sr. nns sots lesfuI ny aSd 0Sn 4
quite right for one occupying tho rss Uac,a ,nr
SS sDd when accepted IT, my chief auy was, not to 70
%sss q L, ana possible mai
Honorable that any q my PREDECESSORS. s;sss
nom gSss ssss. sss .saeS' ,S
:dss9 sSis Hns..n fss1" SUCH &
::s ~ :sssS could %
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c. to have Sdgs who 70. oS SSSspcS co
the Nation WIN continue such rs cnSi frnnS ausGs coD
sa!a ss Di'ssss these sses and
you. II you do. I do not
This dignified and decisive expression put al an
end to all serious consideration OF entering the
Chief Justice In the Presidential race.
Mr.. Waite was married, on September 81. iStS,,
to Miss Amelia @. Warner. Of Lyme. Conn. y!
their FIVE children, two sons and ono daughter
are living. One OF the sons, c. @. Waite, has
attained Conspicuous rank In the business world
as . railroad manager, and is now vice-Rreslden'
The other son Is lawyer at Toledo. The daughter
Mis- Mary r. Waite. to whom her father was DC
votedly attached. has always remained with him
and handsome house on Rhode Island-ave, and u
has long been one Of the most popular centres Of
the best society Of that city.
In the summe. Of sS4, Chief Justice waite was
STRICKEN with paralysis He rallied and his family
and friends became confident Of his entire rcstcra-
tion to health. Late that fall however: erysipelas
attacked his head. severe colds complicated the
then be hos appeared quite well for much Of the
time, and has devoted himself to the labors OF his
ofiee with all his old fidelity and thoroughness
nor conquered thu iusidious disease which has
sapped the vital forces and brought him to the
grave. W..
face which was surrounded by heavy fringe oi
darn Rray heard, bore an expression OF great de-