New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-15
FILLING Up TIE NEW COURT.
JUSTICES FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
NAMED.
RICHARD II. ALVEY. OF MARYLAND TOR CHIEF
JCSTICE-MAETIN i. NORRIS AND SETH
SHEPARD AsSOCI ,TE JU=TICES.
tBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBrSE.1

ny TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBrNEI
Washington April 1.-THE list Of nominations sent
10 the senate to-day another Disappointing one
to ,h. great army Of Office seekers In Washington.
although 1t contained the names Of several men Tor
important Office. Again the Tammany leaders VIII
scan the III, In vain 10 find the names Of men known
to Tammany fame. Here Is the list:
Richard IT, Alvey. ~ Mar, land. 10 he chief ustic"
Of the Court 81 Appeals OF the District of '"luri'1
Martin f. Morris. Of the District Of Columbia. to
DO associate justice Of the Cort OF appeals OF The
District Of Columbia.
seth SHEPARD. OF Texas. to be associate Justice Of
the Court OF App,als Of the District Of Columbia.
Lc,i H. Manning o. Arizona. 10 b. SIrvcyor-''"n'rH
OF Arizona: John IlfIlac, II south Dak"ti, 10 d.
receiver 81 pul lie moneys Il Rapid City. :. D. VIII
lam Auehin q MINNESOTA to De- receiver 81 public
moneys ~ Croul>fcn. Miunr-ota; Luclns =. I.
Lamar 81 Mississippi. Ia be- recorder 81 The "'h'r'i
Land Office Robert X. Gillespie. Of Tennessee. 10 y"
principal clerk 81 the pubic lands In the General
Land On,cc John g. Gcraglty Of Minnesota 10 '"'
Collector Of Customs for the district OF Minnesota
Charles H. Miller 81 Illinois, 10 be surveyor OF u'
Customs for The port Of Galcna, III.
TO Doe assistant surgeons in the Mrrnc Hospital
service: John w. Trinham, ~ virginia fArh n
spraguc. Now YORK; Emil Irochazka, OF Wisconsin
Edward Lyman MEu-on. Of Connecticut. !" DE i"
assistant surgeon IN the Navy.
In s,Icciins 4 Maryland judge and Texas lawyer
for two Of The three places on ID" bench % inc
new court Of Appeal, Of tho District 81 '"nmm''
the President las not only disappointed III" r''''''
~ Washington, but shown that In HI OPINION Tue
pink in the Democratic National platform de- m'lhg III
favor ~ home rule In the Territories DOS NJ" Apply
=, ,ur.lntmcnts In the District 81 Columbia. IL l.
,n,. ina, fudrc Alvey lives I'm m adjoining state
and HAT q. chief Justice ~ the MARY land Court 81
Appool, he +, naturally well quilted Tor the p'tc'
bench lnasmnch u, the laws and pracuc" 81 tHc III
trct are largely La,.h on Maryland laws ana p"'"''
lie stands nigh jurst. but Is well nd'ah'eu III
wears havn- reached The age Of siN'y srPeh' anu II
VIII be regretted by many members Of the bar thAl
the President DID not find a younger man Tor Ch'i
Justice ~ the new court
rne appointment Of Mr. Morris one Of The
associate justices Will excite only commentator III
Washington. where Lc born and where he has
tu most Of his life since he began the practice 81
mis- profession He has org occupied place In tle
front rank al the District bar and his appointment
a. chief Justice Of the court Lad been confidently
expected by many OF 1T, frlcpds and professional aNS
ciatcs.
The appoIntment u Mr. shepard the surprise nj
th. day for the qudnunes. To whom his name ana
the fact that he was a candidate had not been con
ndcd II 4. understood that h. owes his good forum"
mainly to The influence Of senator Niir VINO u,s'u II
viii I'll hi, cherry IN the sam. ".nr .',p- ro,
Who Joined with Representative hlg'c III ioii''
and vigorous protest against IT, III app an , Wv,
Judg, shepard who - an acilv" ID mpcfaut l"hti'iu
and a stump speaker OF mean ability. cat ~ ms
efforts into the scale Ia support OF Mr. Clark, the
cslnIaig and hi, appointment VIII b" extremely ul'
tasteful 10 the iIoSg faction Iuisr ShcPnd was .
Democratic National Convention. ana throw III, , IN
nuenco against free coinage and In favor oI the 'cV'
Yn@sy '@n rSar % cf 1c f'S Sr General Land
once + a son of the late A-sp"atc Justice Lamar, BY
whom he wa, appointed To- sHIor" a f ahsr w ,"
secretary.