The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-03-10
The New Judges Present a
Sufficient Cause for the
Senate's Assemblage.
Capital Gossip Names April for VI
Date---The Statesmens
Adieux.
A Bad Railroad Wreck in illinois,
Three Fatally and Many Seri-
ously Injured.

/ WASHINGTON, ID. c., March g.-Sey-
eral members OF the judiciary committ4e,
particularly Mr.. Edmunds, think the
| president will have to call q session Of
the senate. They hold that the appot4t-
ments OF the new circuit judges must BE-
confirmed before the courts can 90 10
work. nice distinction Is drawn. The
constitution empowers the president 10
| NIL vacancies during recess. But the
nine circuit jndgships are new Offices,
and In the view taken by Mr.. Edmuutis
they cannot be considered vacancies An
that sense. 1t is learned at the White
house that the president has not, as here
tofore reported, decided against callinmon
extra session. The only decision ia3Ae
matter is that there will be no extra -
sion Immediately, Iaquiring senao6rs
have been notified to this effect III NE
president decides that confirmation of
the judges is necessary, he Will issue
call In the latter part OF April or the
beginning OF May. He proposes to give
the senators plenty OF time to go hone
aud attend to their private affairs before
calling them together. Confirmation IN
May will give the new judges plenty OF
time to qualify and open the courts 81
the time specified I'm the law, which Is
Ii Is not absolutely necessary that the
organization be perfected at that tIme.
After the bill had become law, and dsy
before the adjournment, congress hast
lily passed an Amendment This pro-
vides.
II through any casually the first meeting
of said courts shall fail TO be held on that
day, the first meeting of any such court %
failing 10 be held shall be held on such day
subsequent thereto as the chief Justice, or
any justice OF the supreme court of the
United States assigned 20 such circuit. shall
direct.
Advice as TO these nine appointments
is already pouring In upon the president.
More visitors with supposed influence
climbed the staircase TO tho presidents
library than have gone up there on any
previous day for months. Some of them
were ex-congressmen who had called 70 |
say good-by, but nearly every one had |
word on the subject OF these judicial ap- |
pointments. IL Is presumed that sAe |
president will make his selections from |
residents OF the respective circuits. Two |
or three OF the nine places are |
already assigned by gossip. Itis thought |
by his friends that Mr. Thompson, Of |
Ohio, who made the recent Investigation |
OF federal court abuses, will be appointed |
Tor the Sixth circuit, which includes |
Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky and Ten
nessee. The other judge of that circuit /
Is democrat and Tennessee man. Mr., |
Thompson has been a prominent mem
Der OF the judiciary committee in
the house Indiana men are /
already claiming that the selection for |
their circuit, the seventh. is as good as
settled. This circuit includes Indiana,
Illinois and Wisconsin. The Indiana
men say that District Judge Woods. at
indianapolis, will be promoted 10 an
equal rank with Circuit Judge Gresham.
and that another Indiana man will get
the district judgeship, Representative
Culberson. Of Texas, member OF the
Judicial committee. and q strong sup
porter of the bill, Is being urged by both
democrats aud republicans i'm congress
for the appointment in the fifth circuit
The president has spoken quite warmly
Of Mr.. Culberson's fitness. Ii is prob
able IL any democrat is appointed to one
Of these iudgships 10 will be Culberson.
As To the likelihood OF any democrat
being appointed there is some doubt.
This particular circuit includes large
part OF the south. Ii Is presided over
by Mr.. Justice Lamar The present
circuit Judge Is Pardee. If Culberson
should be- appointed, the new circuit
court would be democratic. This
witt weigh with the president.
In the Eighth circuit IL appears very
much as IL the choice will be between
Assistant Attorney General George IL.
Shields and Henry Hitchcock, both OF
st. Louis. III Mr.. Hitchcock Ia appointed
circuit Judge, Mr.. Shields will probably
be made one of the five judges OF the
land court, for the establishment OF
which bill passed recently.