The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-02-05

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tiols; alike peacefully determined by those
( ID irueutS. pronounced hy lluStrluus men. the
Z records of which are more glorious than the
hiaz7nry OF battle l-l--s, since upon them are in
/ sc-ihed the hlccileSs victories - peace, noOier
I than all the ri irnpns OF war In the other. tn,
imagination PICTURES that impressive spectacle,
! the unbrokeu procession through all
I those years of the SUIrors who have
/ come before IFS bar: suitors. not
/ supuIants. of every class and race and rank.
I the CITIZEN The frieudIass alien and the repre-
I sentative II the prouiss- state for whose equal
! protection that s'ln'iue purpo-t 80 establish
{ Justice Is declared Sucn arc the Judicial
powers ip whose pure and faithful exercise IS
reflected. 50 far as man may fulfill tue perfect
I o-iinauc= u Heaven, thar divine and eternal
/ l-.w whose scar Is the bosom Of God, whose
/ voice is the harmony ~ the world.
CHARACTER OF The CHEZ JUSTICES.
Mr. Hitchcock was followed by Hon.
Thomas J. Semmes OF Louisiana, who spoke
on THE Personal Characters Of the Chief
Justices
At the conclusion of this address brief
sntermIssion was taken. after which there
was more music, and zen Hon. Edward J.
Phelps Of Vermont delivered a long address
on The Supreme Court and Sovereignty
Of the People.
JUSTICE FIELD RESPONDS.
Chief Justice Fuller then introduced
the supreme court.
After Justice Fields address there was
more music, and then Rev. Talbot w
Chambers pronounced the benediction ana
ended the literary exercises.
THE DINNER
A dinner in celebration Of the supreme
court centennial was given tonight at the
Lexor hotel. Inc banquet hall was ole
mass Of flowers, and presented a beautiful
picture A dozen large tables were
arranged in various positions about
the hall, and each was decorated
with handsome japanese vases filled
with fragrant flowers. Covers were laid
for eighty-two, and nearly every seat was
occupied. The platform table was set for
twenty persons. 1t was presided over
by James q. Carter, chairman Of the enter
tainment committee. Among those at his
table were Chief Justice Fuller, Matthew
Hall, representing the New York State Bar
Association, Associate Justice Miller of the
supreme court, Ex-Judge William IT, Ar
mour of New York, chairman of the gen
eral judiciary centennial committee
of one hundred; Associate Justices
Bradley, Harlan, and Blatchford, of the
supreme court, Chauucey NJ. Depew, Rev.
William K. Huntington, William Allen
Butler, Associate Justice Field OF the SUI
preme court. President Fred r. Condert Of
the par of,the city OF New Y ork, Heury
Hitchcock of Missouri, Associate Justices
Gray, Lamar, and Brewer, United States
Senator Evarts, Chief Justice Paxson of
Pennsylvania, Mayor Grant, and
President Low of Columbia
College. Among the guests seated
at the other tables were the judges of the
court of appeals. and many New York city
judges. ex-Secretary Bayard, ex-Secretary
Fairchild, Archdeacon Ms+ckay Smith,
Noah Davis, Z. Ellery Anderson, John NJ.
Bowers, Prof. Theodore w. Dwight, Chan
cellor McGill, Gen. Swayne, Hon. George
Hoadley, Gov. Green of New Jersey.
Horace Russell, DR.. Sieve King, Rev.
d: Macarthur. Mgr Preston, Gen.
". L. Sherman. Joseph H. Choate, A. S.
Webb, DR.. Morgan Dix, Cyrus ". Field,
Elliot F. Shepard, Waldo Hutchins, and
John Jay. The dinner was to have been
opened by prayer from Bishop Potter, but
he was unable TO attend, and the Offering
was made by Rev. DR.. Taylor of New
York