Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-02-14
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vnE cENTEsNsaL OF TIE. v,,.
JUDICIARY DUN t:oSonrn

New Work. The Scene Of tho Ce,n,m
Bright and Witty Things Said ,n .a
AID witty Pcoplc-Nh.t The.
Ahout-O:her News. ~
AT the conclusion Of William A1,.,
les's speech at the centenary Of the ~
judiciary in New York on Tuesa..
! Henry Hitchcock spoke of the NAN.
the supreme court and those of tia ~
! tuition.
He was followed by Hon. Thos. ss..
| who spoke Oh Personal Characte,s j
| Chief Justices"
A brief intermission was taken, anas
/ Hon. Edward j. Phelps, of Vernon.
livered an address on 1.-The Supreme =.
and the Sovereignty of the People
Rev. John Miller introduced .1.
Field, who responded on behalf of ii.
preme court. After reviewing the bs
| ofthe constitution and the supreme :,
the justice came down to the present y.
of the latter body, and said the ..
should have some relief from the INN.
burden nov cast upon it. This can
be done by legislative action. The jays
already do all in their power, for each
examines every case and passes his
vidual judgment upon it. Up to the n
die of the present century the c%alenda,
not average 40 cases q term, and %
amounted at any one term to 800 ca.
the calendar of the present term ey,.
1850.
After this address there was music,
lowing which Rev. Talbot w. Chamh
| pronounced the beuediction and ended
literary exercises.
A dinner in celebration of the supr4
court centennial was held ct night at LII
Lyceum. The banquet hall was a mass
flowers and vines and presented a beau
picture. A dozen large tables were
ranged in various positions about the
and each was beautifully decorated. Cow
were laid for $50 guests and nearly ev
seat was occupied. A platform table !
set for twenty-slx persons. 1t was u
sided over by President Carter of the I
tertainment committee, and among
guests were Chief Justice Fuller, ey-P,a|
dent Cleveland, Matthew Hale, of Alba1
president of the New York State Bar asd
citation; Justices Miller, Bradley, Hard
Field, Blatchford, Gray, Lamar a
Brewer; Chaunsey NJ. Depew, Rev. VI
liam r. Huntington, President Could
of the bar of the city of New York; senal
Evarts; Chief Justice Paxson, of Penns]
vania; Mayor Grant and President Low
of Columbia college. The menu was
elaborate one. Before it vas conclud
the ladies began to take their places in
boxes and shortly after 10 o'clock
chairman raped for order. In the
the third from the right Of the stage '
Mrs. Cleveland, accompanied by d party
ladies and gentlemen.
The toast, "The..President of the U;ni
States," was drank standing, after VII
Mr.. Garter made a brief address.
The next toast was, "The Supre
Court, and it was responded to by As.
ciate Justice Harlan, of the supre
court.
Hon. VIM. NJ. Evarts next spoke. Sc
ator Evarts was of the opinion that
celebration was the most significant he
since that of the declaration of indepen
ence. 1t was, indeed, the celebration
the first opening in the world Of u court
the people. No higher conception of go
ernmeut, he said, had been reached
ever can be reached that that reason 81
uot only be the persuasive iniuer
III human affairs, but the paramount 9
thorlty.
Senator Evarts was followed by Iii
Edward NJ. Paxson, Of the supreme Co
of Pennsylvania, who spoke to "l
Judiciary of the States" Hon. Walter
Hill, of Georgia, responded to The G..
mon Law Wayne Mcyeagh was bool
to respond to the toast, The Bar
was absent, and Joseph H. Choate
sponded instead, extempore, and his
marks We're received with great applau
Seth Lowe next spoke and was follow
by Chauncey NJ. Depew, who closed
talk by his response to the toast, &
Clients" He made one of his star speec
and his wit and logic fairly convulsed
vast ~assemblage.