The Springdale news., 1888-10-12
CHIEF-JUSTlCE FULLER.

Melville W. Fuller, Chief-Justice of ths
 Supreme Court of the United States Fora
 mally lnducted Into Office in the Pres.
 ence Of Distinguished Assemblage-
 The Court Pays Its Respects to the Pres
 ident.
 WASHINGTON, Oct S.-The new Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the States was installed in office to day with appropriate ceremonies At eleven o'clock the doors of the Supreme C0urt- room were thrown open, but a number of the most available benches were reserved for the family of the Chief Justice and other important guests. The other seats in the chamber were quickly dlled and soon a crowd assembled which almost blockaded the hallway without Those who Were to occupy the reserved seats We're taken through the marshaPs office. At :35 a. m., the court room being then almost full, Judge Thurman entered through the marshal's room. There was no seat available, and the marshal gave him one or the seats at the crier's desk " ben the crowd In the court room caught sight o1 nm there was some slight applause which was quickly hushed by the officers of the court Judge Thurman sat at the left of the Justices seats. In the front row Of benches just behind him sat Min- lster Mutsu, of the Japanese Legation, his Wife and secretary. Behiud them sat Mrs Fuller with six of her daughters, and her little boy. Within the bar of tie court and on the benches about it were seated Senators Davis, Butler, Spooner. Dolph, Farwell, George, Hampton and Mitchell; Representative Brecken- ridge, of Kentucky. and his family, R9p- resentatiye Wheeler Herbert and Oates, Solicitor General Jenks, Patent Conn., missioner Hali, District Marshal Wilson, and Mrs. Senator Cockrell.
 number of prominent members of the Chicago barwer also present, anon them Hon. Vim. C. Cloudy, A1lai T. Ew ing, Holdridge O. Collins, N. J. Man. ming and Frank J. Smith
 At < few minutes before the noon hour, the Attorney General enterei the cour room. At the same time. in the confer ence without, the Senior Associate Justice. Mr. Miller, was administer. ing to the new Chief Justice the oath ot allegiance. At the noon hour, the crier opened the court with the usual proclamation beginning with "Oyez, Oyez, Oyez," and concluding with God save the United States, and it's Honorable Court.p
 The Associate Justices then entered H.. the courtroom rising and remaining standing until they had taken the.r seats. All ot the Justices were present except Justice Field and Justice Matthews. The Chief-Jastice entered after the Associate Justices and took seat at tae clerks desk to thelr right He wore the black robes of his office. When the As- soeiate Justices had taken theif seats the Senior Associate Justice, Mr Miller. announced to the bar that he had the honor to inform them that since the last meeting of the court new Chief Justice had been appointed and had re- ceIyea his commission and was read to reeeIEe the oath of office. H. ealle! oa the clerk to read the commiss ion. During the reading the Ghief-Justice remained seated. At its conclusion he arose and from slip which he held in his hand, read the oath of office:
 l. Melville Weston Fuller. do solennlv swear that will administer justice without respect to persons and do equal right to fhe poor and tC the r.ch, and that l will faithfully and im34r- ttalfE discharge and perform al the duties in. cumbeHt upon me as Ghief-Justiee af the trn ted States. according to the best of my abilities and understanding, dgreeably to the Cous,{ta. ton and laws Of the United States so help me God
 Mr. Fuller's voice was clear and his manner calm. When he had read the oath he returned to the clerk the bible which he had held in his hand and retir. ing behind the pillars which form the background to the Justices seats, ap- peared at the doorway ill the middle of the bench. The Justices and the mem- bers of the bar had remained standing throughout the ceremony and until the appearance of the ChIef-Justice in lis of f1S., ,41r I
 Justice Miller turned to the left and grasping his hand said:" I welcome you as member of this court and it's Ghief-Justice" The Chief f-Justice bowed. He then turned to the left and bowed to the Associate Justices seated there. and finally lie bowed to the m ambers of the bar. Then he took his seat and the Associate Justices and the members Of the bar seated th4m- selves. The Chief-Justice made his first announcement to the bar. l. was to the effect that, as was well known. the court wo1ld transact no business to. day. but would receive applications for admttauce 10 the bar. Attorney General Garland ad- dressed the court and pGopcsed the name of Henry B. Mum, of the District of Colum- bia, for admittauee to the bar Hon. w. C. Goudy proposed the names of several members of the Chicago bar, and these and q large number of other candidates were taken to the clerks desk and sworn in. During this ceremony there was some noise near the door of the court room, and Justice Miller rapped on his desk aud called for order.
 When the installation of new members Of the bar had bsen comple led, the Chief Justice announced that all motions $ t for to-day would stand over until to- morrow, when the court would proceed with the docket. He said that ia ac-