New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-06-01
COrRr OF PRIVATE LAND CLAIMS.

ITS EARLY ORGANIZATION EXPECTED-MEN
WHO ARE MENTIONED FOR APPOINTMENT.
WASHINGTON. May 81 special.-It is the oelei Oh
many persons who are especially interested IN malers
which will become subject to ad1udicauon oy uo Co'
of Rtvate Land Claims that the members Oh tiat ul
buul will be appointed before June l. and that uie
court will be organized and ready to hold It's first term
as early as September. The law creating the court
nrov,des that IL shall consist OF Chief Justice and four
Associate Justices each Of whom shall receive salary
of S. 900 year aud necessary travelling ana personal
exp,nses while engaged IL the performance OF his
duties An attorney to represent the United states Is
also to be appointed at salary OF $1,000 per ahum
and necessary travelling and personal expenses. Inc
existence Of the tribunal is to end December 81 1893
There are many applicants for the Offices specified
and the Presidents chief difficulty will be to make
choice from en- abundance OF excellent material The
friends Of exRepresentative Lewis E. Payson, OF
Illinois who has been for a number Of years member
of the Committee Public Lands and was its chairman
last Congress- seem rather confident that he will be
APPOINTED Chief Justice, place for which, they say
n. il peculary fitted on account of his familiarity with
the land laws. Naturally, the name OF Luclen b.
Caswe OF Wisconsin, Is mentioned for the same place
He served fourteen years in Congress, was for num-
Der Of years member of the judiciary Committee and
the Committee on Public Land Claims, being chairman
of the latter committee in the List Congress- He also
may be regarded as eminently qualified for the Office
named or for that of Associate Justice, not only on
account of the knowledge and experience gained as
member of the two committees referred to- but because
of his weLknown and conceded abilities as lawyer
and his judicial temperament.
One OF his colleagues on the Committee OF Private
Land Claims in the last Congress was General Charles
p Wickham, OF Ohio, who was also a prominent men,
her OF the Coinage Committee in the last Congress,
and It's chairman after the resignation Of Mr. Con-
GER of Iowa. 1t Is said that General Wickham has
not formally applied for but that he would accept one
of the Associate Justceshps If it should be offered to
him. He is lawyer Of ability and experience, and in
1856 resigned judgeship, which he had acceptably
filed for six years. The name Of Colonel A. c.
THOMPSON OF the State, has also been mentioned
He also is a lawyer of marked ability and has had the
benefit of judicial experience. In the last Con-
gress ne was q member of the Judiciary Committee
It is reported however that Colonel Thompson pre-
fers TO be regarded a candidate for tho once OF
Judge Of the new Circuit Court Of Appeals from the
Sixth Circuit Another namc which has been
mentioned is that Of ex-Congressman Lacey, OF Iowa,
who served as q member Of the Committee on PuDnc
Lands In the List Congress. Mr.. Lacey Is lawyer
Of ability and experience
Two Senators, one of whom had long been chairman
Of the judiciary Committee while the other had been
member Of 1t during a number Of years, were both
members OF the Committee on Private Land Claims
also when they retired from the Senate. While
neither Mr. Edmunds Mr.. ingalls, can be regarded
as an applicant for the Chief Justiceship OF the new
court the appointment Of either Of them would prob
ably be regarded eminently ft 10 be made One
of the given by Mr.. Edmunds for his resigna-
ton that the winter climate of Washington affected
him unfsvorably and that has been regarded placing
him outside the field Of selection to I'll the next
vacancy In the Supreme Court. The Court Of Private
Land Claims is required TO hold such sessions " as
shall be needfuD carry out the purposes of the act
In the States Of Colorado. Nevada and Wyoming and
the Territories OF Arizona. New-Mexco and Utah,
within which states aud Territories included all
te lands covered alleged 10 be covered by Spanish
and Mexican grants. This fact induces persons who
Womb ike 10 sec Mr. Edmunds placed at the head OF
the new court 10 eieve that he might be persuaded TO
accept the appointment II 1t should be offered 10 him.
Men who would be glad TO have Mt ingalls, appointed
think that he would accept the place u IL should be
offered 10 him, the court Will be called upon
10 deal with and solve many extremely Intricate
problems which would give full play 70 his analytical
faculties and, as OF them expressed II, Keep him
from becoming rusty before the election OF Senator
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