Wichita eagle., 1890-02-05
SPECIAL BULLETIN.
THE JUDICIARY CENTENNIAL.
A Distinguished Gathering Present at the
Celebration.

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the last few days at Washington, including
the bereavement of the Blaine family, and
the more tragic affiiction to the home OF
Secretary Tracy, dimmed considerably the
celebration of the centennial of the federal
judiciary, that was inaugurated this morn
ing. The weather, too, seemed designed
to cast an additional gloom over the great
affair, for as the morning passed away a
dsagreeable rain set in. growing heavier
as the hour for the exercises approached.
The attendance at the literary exercises
In the Metropolitan opera house was the
most noted that ever filled the magnificent
building. The interior Of the building
was elaborately decorated. On the right
OF the stage, in the front row,
were seated the members OF the
United States court, Chief Justice
Fuller being directly beside ex-President
Grover Cleveland, who presided. Others
seated on the stage included eX-Justice
William Strong, Senator Evarts, L. j. j.
Semmes, of New Orleans; General William
T. Sherman, Noah Davis, Chauncey NJ.
Depew, W. W. Astor, Charles Z. DAILY and
David Dudley Field.
The overture was from Tampa and the
American Fantasie. When the last air
bad been played ex-President Cleveland
stepped forward. He was cheered to the
ncho and it was some minutes before he
could speak. Bowling his acknowledge
ments and expressing his appreciation of
the generous welcome accorded him, Mr..
Cleveland began his address, opening the
exercises.
SPEECHES OF THE DAY,
Mr.. Cleveland spoke of the benefits aris-
Ing from the establishment of the supreme
court The most striking sentence of his
address was as follows: In the creation
of the world the earth was without
form and void; darkness was upon the face
of the Deep until God said Let there be
light and there was light. In the creation
of the new nation our free institutions were
without form and symmetry of strength
and the darkness of hopelessness brooded
over the aspirations of our people until a
light iE the temple OF justice entered from
the divine fountain of light and illumined
the work of the fathers of the republic.
On this centennial day we Will devotedly
thank Heaven for the revelation to those
who formed our government of this source
of strength and light and for the inspira-
tion of disinterested patriotism and conse-
Grated devotion that established the
tribunal which we today commemorate"
The Rev. DIR. Morgan Dix, of Trinity
church, followed the eX-president and the
audience rose and stood with bowed heads
while the reverend gentleman made the
invocation.
Ex-Judge William II. Arnoux, chairman
of the judiciary centennial committee of
the New York State Bar association, next
delivered brief address of welcome to the
court whose members sat i'll their black
robes and paid strict attention.
The principal address of the day followed.
1t was on the origin of the supreme court
of the United States and its place in che
constitution and the delivery was by the
veteran lawyer, William Allen Butler
IL ID. .- His remarks were frequently IN
terrupted by generous applause ana selec-
tions from the orchestra followed the ad-
dress of Mr.. Butler.
The Hon. Henry Hitchcock then spoke
on the powers of the supreme court and
those of the constitution.
Mr.. Hitchcock was followed by the Hon.
Thomas j. Seammes. of Louisiana. who
spoke on the Personal characters of the
chief justices" At the conclusion of this
address a brief iutermisSion was taken,
after which there was more music, and
then tie Rev. Ward J. Phelps, of Yer
mont, delivered law address on the ''Su-
preme Court and the Sovereignty of the
People"
Chief Justice Fuller then introduced
Justice Field, who responded on
behalf of the supreme court.
The justice reviewed the history of the
constitution, explained the utility of, and
preme court, and coming down to the
needs of that body said that it should not
be oyerborne with work and should have
some relief from the immense burdens
cast upon it. Something should be done
and done speedily, to prevent delays to
suits, for delay to justice WAS as perloUs
as to deny 1t.
After Mr.. Justice Fields address there
VAS more music and then the Rev. Talbot
Chambers pronounced the benedIction and
ended the literary exercises.
THE BANQUET AND PARTICIPANTS.
The dinner celebration of the supreme
court centennial was held tonight at the
Lenox lyceum. The banquet hall was a
mass of flowers and vines and presented a
beautiful picture. Covers were laid for
$50 guests, and nearly every seat was occu-
pied. a japanese village scene painted
on canvass was on stage at the end of
the hall and was curtained at each side
with snlilax Over the entrance on Madi-
which held IN Its beak large
silk fag. The form of Justice
of course, was prominent and besides this
subject appeared miniature Wash{nrtous
Frankiins, Lincolns and other distin
guished Americans
The platform table was set for twenty
six persons Ii was presided oyer nv
James c. Carter, chairman OF the enter
Jainment committee, and among his
guests were Chief Justice Melville w
Fuller, ex-Presdent Cleveland. Matthew
Hale, of Albany. president of the New
York State Bar association. Associate jns-
tlces Samuel t. Miller, OF the