Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-02-05
EAST OF TIE ROCKIES.
One Of the CrOnin Jury BrIberS Has
Jumped His Bail.
MRS. HARRIET BEECHER STOWE.
The Democrats Garry Two Elections
in Ohio-Assassinati of
Two Colored Men.
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE REcoRD-UNIoN.I
MRS. HARRIET BEECMER STOWE
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE RKcoRD-uuoN.I
FEDERAL JUDICIARY.
Centenary of the United States Supreme
Court Celebrated,

| FEDERAL JUDICIARY.
| Centenary of the United States Supreme
Court Celebrated.
New YORK, February 4th.-The sac
events OF the last few days at Washington
dimmed considerably the celebration ot
| the centennial of the Federal Judiciary, in.
augurated this morning. The attendance
at the exercises in the Metropolitan Opera
House was the most noted that ever filled
the magnificent building Distributed
about the galleries were banners and shields
| bearing coats-of-arms of various States
The interior of the building was otherwise
| elaborately decorated.
| On the right of the stage in the front
row were seated the members of the United
| States Supreme Court. Ex-President Gro.
| yer Cleveland presiked. The others seated
on the stage included ex-Justice William
| Strong, Senator Evarts, I. ]. Semmes. Of
| New Orleans General William T. Sherman
Chauncey N. Depew and David Dudley
| Field, while a distinguished gathering were
leaving their carriages at the door and fill
| ing the seats until there was standing room
| only.
The grand symphony orchestra played
| the Coronation march, the overture to
| Tampa" and an American fantasie
| When the last air had been played ex-
President Cleveland stepped forward. He
was cheered to the echo, and some minutes
elapsed before he could speak. He bowed
his acknowledgements and expressed his
| appreciation of the generous welcome ac-
| corded him.
On taking the chair the ex-President de-
livered a brief Introductory address, in
which, among other things, he said: I'm
the work of creating our nation the ele-
of Nar1t 1f.aT
| by the concessions of the sovereign states
| by the surrender of accustomed rights and
by the inspiration of pure and disinterested
| patriotism. If from these elements there
| had not been evolved that feature in our
| federal system which is our theme to-day,
| the structure might have been fair to look
| upon and might have presented the sem.
blance of solidity and strength; but it would
| have been only the semblance and the
completed edifice would have had within
its foundations the infirmity of decay and
| ruin"
Justice Field said, in substance: "In ev-
cry age and with every people there have
been celebrations for triumphs in war, for
battles won on land and on sea, and for the
triumphs of peace, but never until now has
there been in any country celebration like
this, to commemorate the establishment of
judicial tribunal as a co ordinate and
permanent branch of its government. This
| celebration had its inspiration in the pro-
| found reverence for the Constitution of the
| United States as the sure and only means
| of preserving the Union, with its inestima-
| BILE blessings, and in the conviction that
this tribunal has materially contributed to
| its just appreciation and to the ready obe-
| dience to its authority.
Experience has shown that in country
| of great territorial extent and various inter-
ests, peace and lasting prosperity can exist
with a civilized people only when local
| affairs are controlled by local authorities
and at the same time there are lodged in
| the general government of the country
such sovereign power as will enable it to
regulate the intercourse of its people with
| foreign nations and between communities.
| to protect them in their rights in such IN
| tercourse, to defend the country against
| invasion and domestic violence, and TO
maintain the supremacy of the laws
! throughout its whole domain. This prin-
| ciple the trainers of the Constitution acted
upon in establishing the Government of
the Union by leaving unimpaired the
power of the States to control all matters OF
! local interest and creating new Govern
ment of sovereign powers for matters of
| general and national concern.
They thus succeeded in reconciling local
self-goyernment or home rule as it is
| termed, with the exercise of national SOW
ereignty for national purposes. Under this
| dual government each State may pursue
| the policy best suited to its people and re-
sources, though unlike that of another
| State.
And now, with its history in the century
past, what is needed that the Supreme
Court of the United States should sustain
| its character and be as useful in the cen
tury to come? | answer, as a matter oi
| consideration, that it should not be over
borne with work, and by that / mean that
| it should have some relief from the i'm
mense burden now cast upon it. This can
only be done by legislative action, and in
determining what measures shall be
adopted for that purpose, Congress will un-
doubtediy receive with favor suggestions
| from the bar associations of the country
! In view of the condition of the Court, its
| crowded docket, the multituds of questions
constantly brought before it of the greatest
and most extended influence, surely it has
right to call upon the country to give il
assistance and relief. Something must be
done in that direction, and should be done
speedily, to prevent the delays now exist
ing. To delay justice is as pernicious as tc
deny it. One OF the most precious articles
|
| King declared he could not deny or delay
to any man justice or right. And assuredly
what the Barons of Eneland wrung from
their monarch, the people of the United
States will not refuse any suitor for justice
at their tribunals"
EVENING EXERCISES.
The dinner in celebration of the Supreme
Court Centennial was held tonight st the
Lenox Lyceum. The banquet hall was 6
mass of flowers and vines, and presented 8
beautiful picture. A dozen large tables
| were arranged in various positions about
the hall. and each was beautifully decorated
Covers were laid for 800 guests, anC
nearly every seat was occupied. plat
form table was set for twenty-six persons
1t was presided over by President Carter oi
the Entertainment Committee, and among
his guests were Chief Justice Fuller, ex
President Cleveland, Matthew Hale o.
ALBANY, President of the New York Stat,
Bar Association; Justices Miller, Bradley
Harlan, Field, Blatchford. Gray, LANAI
and Brewer, Chauncey NJ. Depew, Rev
William Huntington, President Coudert o
the Bar of the city of New York, Senate
Evarts, Chief Justice Paxson of Pennsyl
vanis, Mayor Grant and President Low o
Columbia College.
| L uc w ao oii CAoOOidNC OhCs 1ClOl'
it was concluded the ladies began to tax
their places in the boxes, and shortly afte
10 o'clock the Chairman raped for order
In the box, the third from the right O
the stage, was Mrs. Cleveland. accom-
panied by party of ladies and gentlemen
The toast. "The President of the United
States" was drank, after which Mr.. Carte
made brief address.
The next toast was, "The Suprem
Court" and it was replied to by Associat
Justice Harlan of the Supreme Court.
He began By reference to the CO ordinst
responsibility oflswyers and judges, citin
that as are the lawyers of given period, 3
are the courts before which they appear
If the decisions Of the Supreme Court hav
been commended in any instance, It mus
be added that their preparation was pre-
ceded and aided by the arguments at ii
bar, of which may be said what Mr.. Jnstic
Butler observed OF certain Judgments {
Lord Mansfield, That they were of sucl
transcendaDt power that those who hear
them were lostin admiration at the strengt
and stretch of the human understanding.
Honorable William NJ. EvaTts next spok
Evarts was of the opinion that the preser
celebration is the most significant held sinC
that os the Declaration OF Independence.
was indeed the celebration of the ir:
ooening in the world of q court OF Il
people No higher conception OF govern