Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-02-04
GOFF NOT TO BE GOVERNOR.
The WcstV Virginia Legislature De-
cides for Fleming.
FAIR BILL UP AGAIN AT ALBANY.
Business Beginning Again in the Broken
New York Banks
Ex-DEPUTY sERcsANr.Ar.ARMs SHOT
A CENTURY OF JUSTICE.
Celebrating In New York the Centenary
of the Founding Of the Supreme Court.


Celebrating In New York the Centenary
OF the Founding Of the Supreme Court.
New YORK, Feb. 4-Dimmed considerably
by the sad events Of the past few days, the cell
ebration OF the centennial Of the federal Judi
ciary was this morning inaugurated. The
weather seemed designed to cast further gloom
upon the affair, for disagreeable rain set in
shortly after 9oclock, which grew heavier as the
hour for the exercises approached All pre-
parations had been perfected for the event.
however. At all the principal hotels early calls
were made upon the distinguished guests from
all over the Union and every attention was
shown them by the committee in charge. Car
riages rolled up to the doors and the guests
we're escorted to the Metropolitan opera house,
where they gathered in the waiting rooms and
lobbies, awaiting the formation Of the process
sion.
At 1890 the procession, headed by the judges
Of the Supreme Court of the United States in
their official robes, followed by the various
judges of the federal district courts, the New
York state court of appeals, the supreme, su-
perior, common pleas and other courts, marched
down the various alsles of the opera house and
assumed the various seats and boxes allotted
them. The members of the Supreme Court
of the United States occupied seats on the stage
aaong with ex-President Grover Cleveland and
many other legal dignitaries. The immense
auditorium was crowded with national and state
law makers, lawyers, citizens and representa-
tives Of the profession. Many ladies were pres
ent.
MR. CLEvELANps's INTRODUCTION.
At 1890, when Mr.. Cleveland took his place
as president Of the assemblage, there was loud
and prolonged cheering, and it was several
minutes before the honorable ex-President
could be heard. Mr.. Cleveland then in clear
voice delivered his Introductory address. clos
ing with the following brilliant peroration:
Our fathers sacrificed much to be free
Above all things they desired freedom to be
absolutely secured to themselves and their DOS
terity. And yet with all their enthusiasm for
that sentiment they were willing to refer to
the tribunal which they devised all questions
arising under their newly formed Constitution
affecting the freedom and the protection and
safety of the citizen. Though bitter experience
had taught them that the instrumentalities of
government might trespass upon freedom, and
though they had learned in a hard school the
cost of the struggle to wrest liberty from the
grasp OF power, they refused, in the solemn
work they had in hand, to take counsel of I'M
due fear or distracting perturbation, and they
calmly and deliberately established as a func-
ton OF their government a check upon unau-
thorized freedom and restraint upon danger
Gus liberty.
CONTRIBUTED FRACTIONS.
"Their attachment and allegiance to the SOW
ereignty of their states were warm and unfaI-
tering, but these did not prevent them from
contributing fraction of that sovereignty to
the creation of a court which should guard and
protect their new nation and save and perpetu-
ate government which should in all time to
come bless an independent people.
Il deem myself highly honored by the part
assigned to me IN these commemorative exer-
clses. As in eloquent and fitting terms We shall
be led by those chosen to address us to the
contemplation of the history of that august
tribunal organized one hundred years ago; as
the hves and services of those who in the
past nave presided over its councils arc re-
hearsed to us; as our love and veneration for
our fellow-countrymen who now fill its high
and sacred places are quickened, and as we are
reminded of the manner in which our national
court has at all times illustrated the strength
and benehcence OF free institutions, let us be
glad in the possession of this rich heritage of
American citizenship and gratefully appreciate
the wisdom and patriotism of those who gave
to US the Supreme Court of the United States"
When Mr.. Cleveland finished the Rev. DR..
Morgan Dix offered prayer, invoking divine
blessing on the vast assemblage and their do
ings throughout the meeting. He spoke feel
Ingly OF the sad bereavements in the families
Of Secretaries Blaine and Tracy and moved
many Of the audience to tears by the touching
manner in which he described the tragic deaths
of Mrs. and Miss Tracy. DIR. Dix, in conclusion,
prayed Tor the President and cabinet and hoped
that the absence of the magistrate and officials
from their presence was only temporary. Judge
VIM. II. Arnoux followed in an address Of wei
come to the court" Mr. Arnoux was warmly
applauded during his remarks aud Oh his re-
tod NIT
The next speaker was Mr.. VIM. Allen Butler,
who delivered an eloquent address, during the
reading Of which he was frequently interrupted
by applause, on 1.-The origin of the Supreme
Court Of the United States and its place in the
The Hon. Henry Hitchcock Of Missouri fol-
lowed In an able discourse on "The Supreme
Court and the Constitution" which ELECTED
much applause. personal characters of the
chief justices" was the subject handled by Mr..
Thomas J: Semmes Of Louisiana. Edward J.
Phelps OF Vermont next read paper entitled
"The Supreme Court and the sovereignty Of
the people,"
JUDGE YIELDS ADDRESS.
Mr.. Justice Field then, amid much applause,
arose, and, in his usual eloquent manner, re-
sponded for the court He said:
Justice Field, after q tribute to the bar OF the
state Of New York, recalled with pleasure his
connection with 1t prior TO his departure for
tne = aCiuc coast IN 1o4S. In every aKo anu
with every people, he said, there have been
celebrations Of triumphs in war and Of triumphs
in peace, but never has there been in any
country . celebration like this-to COM
memorate the establishment Of . Judicial
tribunal a. q coordinate and permanent part
Of its government This celebration had its in
spirstion in the conviction that this tribunal
has materially contributed to the Just appre-
citation and ready obedience to the Constitu-
ton Of the United States. This Constitution
was essential to that dual government by which
alone free insitutions can be maintained in Q
country 70 widely extended - ours. This Con-
stitution, which has been productive of such
vast results, was the outgrowth Of institutions
and doctrines inherited from our ancestors and
applied under the new conditions of our coun-
try. The possibility Of . dissolution Of the
Union Of the states vas never considered BY
IL framers and in ell IL provisions, - Justice
Chase sptly remarked: Looks TO an inds-
stxuctible Union composed Of indsstructibls
ststeA" Even the late civil war oould not
shake IT. stability. The Judicial department
establlshed under this Constitution 10 co-exten-
sive;. u reaches 70 svsry Judicial question
which ariDos under the OonsttutiOn, treaties
and lnvn a thn nmfkn6 Q1nkna