The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1890-02-07
A CENTURY OLD.
Celebration of the Centennial of the
United States Supreme Court.

Celebration of the Centennial of the
United States Supreme Court.
New York, Feb 4.--The opening exer-
cises of the centennial celebration of the su-
preme court of the United States occurred
at the Metropolitan opera house this morn
ing and were attended by an immense
throng Owing TO the death of Secretary
Tracys wife and daughter, President Harri-
son and the members of his cabinet were
not present, but with the exception Of few
slight changes on account of the absentees
the programme was carried out as originally
planned. The most distinguished jurists Of
every state were present and Others of ma
tional reputation, and clergymen represent.
ing all denominations with the exception
of the Roman Catholic. The only Roman
Catholic ecclesiastic invited was Archbishop
Corrigan, who is now on his way to the
Holy Land from Rome
Grover Cleveland called the convent ion
to order at 1920 o'clock. On the stage,
dressed in their official robes, were seated
Chief Justice Fuller Associate Justices OF
the Supreme Court Samuel r. Miller, Ste
phen j. Field, Joseph p. Bradley, John NJ.
Harlan, Horace Gray, Samuel Blatchford,
Lucius O. G Lamar and David ]. Brewer.
Among the other distinguished men present
were
William Strong, j. c. Bancroft Davis,
j. II. McKenney, j. M. Wright, United
States Circuit and District Judges lie Baron
B. Colt, Nathan Webb of Maine; Nathaniel
Shipman, of Connecticut; William J. Wal
lace, E. Henry Lacombe, A c. Coke, Ad-
Olson Brown and Charles l.. Benedict, of
New York; Hoyt H. Wheeler, of Vermont;
Leonard E. Wales, of Delaware; Edward 7.
Green, of New Jersey; William Butler, Of
Pennsylvania; Hugh L. Bond, r. w.
Hughes and John Paul, of Virginia; Robert
A. Hill, of Mississippi; Henry b. Brown, of
Michigan; j. G. Jenkins, of Wisconsin;
Moses Hallett, of Colorado and Amos NJ.
| Thayer, of Missouri
Senators William NJ. Evarts and George
\ F. Hoar represented the judiciary committee
| of the United States senate, and Congress.
men John w. Stewart, George e. Adams j
Buchanan, Henry c. Mccormick and Jam
| Sherman the judiciary committee of The
| house of representatives
Other we'll known faces noted were thos
of Governor Hill, Mayors Grant and Chapir
and Senator Fassett; President Webb, of til,
College of the City of New York, and Presi
dent Low, of Columbia college; ex-Attorne,
General Wayne McVeagh, ex-Secretar,
Thomas #. Bayard, ex-Minister Phelps AM
Gen. Sherman.
The address of welcome was delivered b.
Judge Arnoux, president of the New Yor
State Bar association.
Judge Henry Hitchcock, ST. Louis, Mo
then reviewed the enlarging scope of Uh
| powers and influence of the court in all d,
partments Of its jurisdiction, and especiall
as to constitutional questions, and its r,
latons to the Jurisprudence of the country.
Thomas j. Semmes, of New Orleans, La
next gave a memorial sketch of the chic
justices and associate justices, illustrativ
of the uniform high personal character
the members of the court
Edward S. Phelps, of Burlington, Vt
tn N poke on the relation of the court
the permanent administration of Justice
enforcing the supreme law of the land
the guar NEE of civil liberty. pus)ni
rights he perpetuity of the Uiion. Ii
speech comprised a survey of the pCwe S an
respoI sibiities of the court