The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-02-14

hear.., ,.r'''u over its councils are fo-
| Tor o,r 80, ~ ~ our ioyc aud ycneration
| hlyh NM 49," 's"untrymcn v 40 now an ~
\. ""u sacred places are oul.L.n..a, AMI
| c,.- .'' reminded ~ the name, m which
| sr",.s""i court has NJ An inns. Mus :
,.s,', ."' strength and hencnc.nc. ~ free
~ IN. W. ,et ~ be glad Ia the possession
| shr' .., ~. nrrtase 81 American citlxen-
| and pasr,.,,.'y appreciate the Wisdom
Sn,,,..,''' 'sm o. those who gave 20 a. tho
-, Court q the United states.
"hen Mr.. Cleveland. who ma hccr
most enthusiastically received ,hrourh.
49, naa finished speaking. Rev. J. Nor
I'm n;' Tx offered prayer invoking the
Dl,'ne dressing on the vast asscmblage
a"u 'neir doings throughout the meet
Ing ne spoke fcelingly OF the sad boz
rcaScments In the families az Sccreta.
RES Elaine and Tracy. and moved manv
= 'ne audience 70 tears BY the touching
manner IN which he described thc traris
deaths OF Mrs. and Miss Tracy. MI.
niN' IN conclusion. prayed for ~. presi.
dent and Cabinet. and honed thatths
a"S"nse 81 the Chief Magistrate and OH.
Gals from their presence was only tom
porary
Judge VIM. H. Arnoux. chairman of
me judiciary centennial committee ~
the New York Bar Association. doljv-
The address Of 'Welcome 10 tn cour, y,
ne said attention 10 "a. celebrate, ~ ~.
centenary - the organix .tiou ~ thc ~
rreme tonri ~ the United states ma tir-t
inNAcd ~ President Harrison III hs inan.a
i"'' Ni'rr reviewing that part of the pr,,sl-
dent~ remarks concerning the c.l.hr,fi.,r,
% the occasion. Judge Arnn.,x ,v.,,.,,,,,n, ~,
guests N behalf Of those assembled rcnr..-
r'ntinE the Executive ana Legislative "a.
rArtmrnt~ ~ the Government <ational .,.t
state courts, and the people ~ thr United
>t'r~ lac occasion. the speaker declared
vs. a htting one. One hundred years ago on
thl~ day. the first Tuesday il Febrnarv ia,
the ~uprtmr Court Of the Tnltrd states h.l,i
~ first session AZ tho Exchange in the CIV ~
New York. and Installed In oiiice thr Cnl.
Justice. two associate Justices ana attorney
general This action completed the organi-
za'i"n ~ the three departments OF the Cow
eminent
Judge Arnoux then reviewed M some
length the high and Independent characte,
q the court and the iabors and growth 81
me body from IL inception up 60 the pres
tnt time. over sixty 1--WE million neople az
different races. religions. politics and inter-
est~' to-day. hr said. chcerfulkr and LOYALTY
submitted 70 the DEGREES Of e|eourt
Judge Arnoux conclude1 BY calling
Tor the blessings Of God upon the United
States and the honorable supreme
Court.
Hon. Henry Hitchcock. Of st. Louis
then delivered an address upon Tho
supreme Court and the Constitution"
| lie referred a. the exercise 81 the powers
81 the court IN it, organization. and sais
mat The vast reach of IT, movers ~prInrS
rom the great political fact that the Gov
eminent ~ the Union a. one which IN an ~
departments operates directly upon indiysd-
nai~- v" the supreme Court. ~the living
voic" ~ the Cpn~tIfntinn' belongs ma
ultimate development az thc powers which
ihht Instrument cunfer~. IL represented the
conscience ~ the people The sneaker al
luded g. numerous important eases IA which
the court has declined t. take Jurisdiction
~ P"AtieaI questions. Or those inyoi> Ing tho
exercise 81 legislative or cxrcnfiv. di-cr.-
tion- in the exercise OF il powers. tha
chief. said tile speaker. T. that 81 interpret
ing thf supreme law ~ the land. a sum-
mary was then given ~ tile mowers ~ fhc
court IN exroundlng the Constitution since
the civil war. In an eloquent pcrnration fhe
speaker declared thar the true power ~ the
court has resided and must ever owen inthe
sinccre respect ana 'o,boneht confidence az
the people ~ thc Un'.ed states
The next speaker was Nh. william All
len Butler. who delivered an eloquent
address during the reading of which he
was frequently interrupted by applause.
on The origin of the Supreme Court ~
the United states and its place in the
Constitution"
Selections from aida by the orchcs.
ira followed the address 81 Mr.. Butler.
Hon. F. y. Phelps. ex-Minister to En-
gland, spoke upon The Supreme Court
and the Sovereignty Of the People,
Mr. Phelps was followed By Justice
Field on behalf Of the court.
Justice Field. after a tribute 10 thc h.r \, Z
he state " Sew York. recalled viii, nl...-
are III connection with il prior 70 MI AZ.