Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-10-11

almost supernatural thiDness and walked
ard looked as one might imagine a ghost
would do if there were such a creature.
George Shiras, Jr., the Justice that was
to be, entered the courtroom at the rear OF
the line, and instead of taking his seat with
the Justices stopped at the desk of Mr.. Nc
henney, the clerk of the court.
Opening of the Session of Court.
Again the old crier had the floor and
drawied out, in the monotone that has rang
down the ages possibly from the time of the
first court and the first crier, his 'Oyez!
Oyez!' announcing the opening of the court,
giving the injunction to all persons having
business with 1t to give their attention, and
ending with the benediction, ''God save the
United States and this honorable court"
Then ybodv sat down, Mr.. Shiras at
The side Of the desk of the clerk, his stiff
new robe rustling, rejecting the light with
arch luster foreign to more than one of the
Others, which looked as though they had
been in tie hands OF the ecureur during the
RECESS Without delay Chiet Justice
Faller made the announcement that it gave
him pleasure TO say 10 the members of the
bar that since the last adjournment of the
court the vacancy existing at that time had
been filled by the appointment of George
Shiras, Jr., of PENNSYLVANIA, and that Mr..
Shiras was present and prepared to take the
oath.
Reading of the Solemn Oath.
The commission issued to Mr.. Shiras by
the President was read by Clerk McKenney,
and then the audience and the court once
more arose to witness the taking of the
oath. The clerk passed a printed form OF
the oath to Nh Shiras, who read this
formula, very clearly anG very moicstly:
], Ge. .rgc S,iIa-. Jr. do so!cmnlv swear
tliat / Will admrl.sier Justice without le-
,sect To- persons, and do eq uai ri@ @hI TO poor
and rich, and that / will faithfully ana inl
partially discharge and perform all the du-
lies incumbent me as Associate Justice
Of tie Supreme Court of the United State
cording to the best of my ability and under
standin2 agreeaDly to the Constitution and
laws OF the United Safe.
$50 help you God," added Clerk Nc
Kenny, as Mr.. Shiras pronounced the last
word. 80 help NE God echoed Mr..
ShiraS, teTvently, and pressed TO his lips
/ little Bible that mas done service for
more than one of the distinguished mem
bers of the body of which Mr. Shiras was
to be one heneeiorlh, NOW and always.
'Justice Shirvs' III an official sense, and no
longer ''Georgs Shiras. Jr.''
The New Justice Takes His Seat.
Justice Shiras was then conducted by
Marshal Wright through the ante-room to
the rear of the court, to the entrance to the
rostrum of the Justices, where a page held
his chair in readiness to place it. Ali of
the Justices faced him and bowed low, and
Justice Shras returned the salutation. The
page pushed the chair forward, Justice
Brown, beside whom he is to sit shook
h inds warmly with him, and for the first
time he sat down in his chair an Associate
Justice of the Supreme Court of the United
States. In the robing room, previous to
his entrance into the courtroom, he had
taken the oath prescribed for all officials or
the United States, and so, with his taking
his seat, ali OF the formalities were ended
More than half an hour before the as
sembing of the court the old courtroom
made sacred in history by many exciting
and tragic episodes when it was the meeting
place of the Senate OF the United States,
began TO fill with the audience that is never
wanting when the court reconvenes and
especially when the interesting perform
ance OF the induction into Office of a new
member of the august body is promised.
Distinguished lawyers from various parts
of the country sat within the bar, some of
whom had made names for themselves in
House or Senate, and, being left in the race
for further political honors, coufd not break
away from the beautiful little capital and
SO remained to practice law.
The Family of the Justice Present.
In the front pew of the spectators near
est the chair which was to be occupied by
the new Justice, sat Mrs. Shiras, wife of
the Justice, Mr.. and Mrs George Shiras
Ill, and W. X. Shras, another son OF the
Justice. Among the friends of the Justice
who were present were Johns McCleave,
who was a little later admitted to
practice before the Supreme Court; Thomas
Patterson, Rev. DR.. Hodges, of the Western
University, in company with ex-Congress-
man Hopkins.
The venerable ex-Justce Strong entered
the courtroom with the Justices, and took
his seal within the bar. Ex-Attorney Gen
eral Garland sat near to the desk occupied
by Attorney General Miller, and be-
side the latter sat Solicitor Gen.
eral Aldrich. Ex-Governor Fletch-
er,N of Missouri, stretched his tall
formson one of the attorneys chairs, and at
one OF the tables for the use OF the attorneys
was Belva Lockwood, the only woman
lawyer yet admitted to practice before the
Supreme Court, and who made long and q