The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-02-03
JUDGE JACKSON.
Presidents Message on the Canadian
Bond Transit.
AMOS CUMMINGS IS GOING TO AN
MEX CANADA BY BILL.

Into the Democratic Ranks-Ihe ore
gon Legislature Favors Hawaiin An
nexation-Mrs. Blaine's Movements
Maine Pensions.
WASHINGTON, February 2.-The Presi
dent sent to the Senate today the nomi-
nation of Howell E. Jackson of Tennes-
see to be associate justice of the supreme
court of the United States, vice L. Q. c.
Lamar, deceased.
Howell Edmunds Jackson is at present
Judge of the United States court for the
district embracing Tennessee. He was
born at Paris, Tenn, April Sth, 1882, was
graduated from East Tennessee College
in 1S4S, and afterwards spent two years
at the University eff Virginia. In 1856 he
was graduated from Lebanon Law School
and Immediately began 9 practice of
law in jackson, removing to Memphis
three years later. He has served on the
supreme bench of his state twice by ap-
pointment and was elected to the state
House of Representative in 1880 on the
state credit platform. Soon afterwards
he was elected to the United States SEN
ate as a Democrat, taking his seat March
A, 1881. He resigned in 1886 to become
United States circuit judge in Ohio and
Tennessee. Judge Jackson is remem-
bered as a man of quiet, unassumlng
manner, generally well liked and distin-
guished for fairness and judici, i consld-
Grafton of questions arising here.
Inquiry about the capital shows the ap-
pointment is considered, from judicial
and not political view, as splendid
one. About the supreme court it is said
President Harrison has shown once more
great deal of Judgment in his selection
of man or place on the bench of the
| highest tribunal in the land. 1t is stated
| Mr.. jackson has made a fine circuit
| judge.
The appointment was great surprise
to the Tennessee delegation in theHouse'
| The Republican senators felt sore
| over the selection of Democrat and a
states right man, but conceded that Judge
| Jackson's character and abilities were all
| that could be desired. The selection was
politically no more pleasing to some
| Democratic representatives who recall the
fact that Judge jackson was leader OF
| the s'up-schoor' Democrats of Tennessee
who made warm but unsuccessful fight
within the party in favor of payment OF
| the state debt dollar for dollar. These
! men said, however, the new judge is
clean and able.
Representative Houk of Tennessee,
said: II think President Harrison has
betrayed the Republican party and COM
mitted crime against the constitution
by appointing man who by birth and
| schooling is a states rights Democrat,
| believing in strict construct on of the
constitution and supremacy of the state
| over the nation. Judge Jackson as a
man is just, able and humane"
Senator Dolph said of the nomination.:
"Judge Jackson is an industrious, pain
stalking and able Judge. think there
| are Republicans upon the bench in the
south the peer of Judge jackson, and I
cannot understand why a Republican
President should have appointed Demo-
crat. The great majority OF his party
mistake and he will receive no thanks
| from the Democrats"
The nomination came as great sur
4 prise and while the Senate was in execu-
tive session. With the exception of a
/ few who think the President should
have appointed Republican, the nomi-
| nation was well received. There will be
little if any opposition to the confirma-
ton.
Message ON Bond Transit Question.
The President today sent mess ,ge to
Congress on the Canadian bond transit
question in which he reviews our treaty
obligations and our legislation on the
whole subject of transit of goods from
to or through Canada. He says that the
questions whether we shall continue to
allow merchandise to pass from one
point in the United States and to what
exactions it shall be subjected in reenter-
ing our territory are wholly within the
power of Congress, without reference to
the question whether article 20 of the
Treaty of Washington is or is not in
force 1t would be no infraction either
of the letter OF spirit of the treaty if we
should stop unloading or inspect every
| vehicle arriving at our border
with such merchandise. Nor would Cam
ada violate her treaty of obligation by
like treatment of merchandise imported
through the port of New York on its ar
rival. The President finds that mer-
chanhise arriving at New York, Boston,
| Portland, and other ports designated by
the Secretary of the Treasury, for places
in the British provinces and conveyed
through the United States territory
without payment of duty comes fully
under the inspection and supervision of
our custom officers and there is little or
no danger to our revenue. The Presi-
dent refers to the practice of allowing
merchandise from China and Japan by
our citizens and landed in Canada, to be
there loaded into cars, which being
sealed by an officer of the United States
or some one supposed to represent him
are forwarded through Canada across the
continent and are allowed to cross oul
frontier without other inspection thar
examination of the seals. He says the
American consul cannot and does not
compare the manifest with the contents
of the case on attaching the seals. The
practice of sealing such merchandise is
the President thinks is unauthorized.
Such merchandise. he says, is not i'm.
ported from contiguous country, y
and the practice referred to moi
only equalizes the advantages oi
Canadian seaports with our own in
Importation of goods for our consump.
ton, but makes Canadian ports favored
ports of entry. He does not consider the
present practice of merely inspecting the
| lock or seal without verifying the con-