The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1894-02-27
WHITE ON THE SUPREME BENCH.
THE LOUISIANA SENATOR IS CON-
FIRMED PROMPTLY.
His Nomination Was Great Sur
prise-The Democrats are Unani-
mOusly Satisfied.

His Nomination Was a Great Sur.
prise-The Democrats are Ununi.
| mously Satisfied.
| WASHINGTON, Feb. I9.-President
Cleveland to-day nominated Senator
White, OF Louisiana, to the vacant
seat on tho Supreme Bench of the
United States, and the Senate prompt
ly confirmed the nomination, which
came the nature of surp 80 to
the Senate. All sorts of rumors were
afioat during the morning relative to
this appointment, in which the names
OF Senators Gray and Faulkner were
mentioned, but not that of the
Louisiana Senator.
Mr.. White did not come to the SEN
ate to-day, and the fact that he was at
the White House this morning, where
he doubtless received the news, con-
strained him to absent himself from
the presence of his colleagues. He is
lawyer of marked ability, in the full
vigor of life, and will bring to the
Supreme Court a valuable knowledge
OF the intricacies of practice under the
civil code, or code Napoleon, as it
prevails in the Louisiana courts, which
will be of great service in disposing of
cases arising in the courts of that
State.
Edward Douglas White was born in
Parish of LaFourche, La, in Novem-
Der, 1915, and was educated at Mount
st. Mary's, Md, at the Jesuit College
in New Orleans and at Georgetown
College. He served in the Confed-
crate army, and after the close of the
war, was licensed to practice law by
the Supreme Court of Louisiana. In
1874 he was elected State Senator,
and was appointed four years later
n SSnpiata InSfinn Df no
Court of Louisiana. He was elected to
the Senate to succeed James B. Eusts,
and took his seat March 1, 1891. His
term does not expire until March 3,
1897.
The nomination of Senator White
was great surprise to the members
of the House, but was favorably COM
mented on w every one. The mem
bers from New York did not enter into
any lengthy expression of opinion, but
Messrs. Cochran, Strauss and Tracey
agreed that New York had got out of
it all she was entitled to-. Mr.. Cum
the appointment, saying that Senator
Whites nomination was an exceeding
y good one. "There is nothing sec
tlonal about an appointment to the
Supreme BENCH" he said. Southern
members were particularly well pleas
| ed with the choice, and exchanged
congratulations with one another.
Senator White knew nothing of the
fact that the President was consider
ing his name until yesterday evening
when the President sent for the Lou
isiana Senators. Mr.. White called at
the White House accompanied by Mr..
Gallery at 8 o'clock and remained in
conference with the President for more
than two hours. The President for
the first time informed Mr.. White of
his intention. He said he believed he
had all the qualifications for a mem
Der of so distinguished u court, and
asked the Senator if he would accept
the place. The proffcr came SO sud
| denly and carried with it such a
change in Mr.. Whites personal plans
that he asked for time to consider,
| agreeing TO give n positive answer to-
| day.
Mr.. White, accompanied by his col
| league, again, called at the Executive
Mansion this morning at 9:3O, and as
he crossed the threshold was still un-
determined. An hours talk with Mr..
! Cleveland, however, decided Mr..
White and at 1890, having said that
he would accept the nomination, Mr..
White left the Mansion He did not
go to the Capitol, but returned to his
rooms, Mr.. Caffery proceeding to the
| Senate.
Within an hour from the time the
| nomination was sent in, Mr.. White
had been confirmed and the President
| notified. AS soon as the doors were
| closed, Mr.. Pugh called up the nom
nation, and asked that it be immedi-
ately considered. This was agreed to-.
| He spoke highly of the nomination,
| Mn1 said that IL ha,,r,1, ~ 1,fi in,
to the trouble. The fourth judicial
circuit, consisting of the States of
Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia,
North Carolina and South Carolina,
and the Fifth circuit, composed of the
States OF Georgia, Florida, Alabama,
| Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas,
made even States of the Union, and
had no justice of the Supreme Court,
| while the small circuit composed of
| the States of Ohio, Michigan, Ken
tucky and Tennessee had three judges,
Harlan, Brown and Jackson. He be-
| lieved this Southern circuit was on
| had selected Mr.. White. Mr.. Purh
then moved that tho nomination be
| confirmed.
MIR. Hoar OF Massachusetts seconded
the nomination, and speaking again,
| later on, said he was pleased to see
that young blood was to be infused into
the Supreme Court. He disliked the
idea OF nominating old men who could
not give the country, by reason of old
age and physical infirmity, the full
benefit of their services. OF Mr..
Whites Legal ability he had the high
est regard and was glad tho President
| had made a selection upon which tho
Senate. could agree.
Mr.. Teller (Rep.) of Colorado con-
| Cured in what Mr.. Hoar had said. and
then proceeded to enunciate the prin-
ciple that the Senate was charged
with duty in connection with nOmi-
nations independent of the acts of
| the President. Tho fact that the Pre-
sident had made u nomination carried
but little weight; the Senate was
called upon to act as it thought best.
| Independent Of the wishes OF the cx-
| ecutive.
SENATOR HILL SPEAKS.
In view of Mr.. Hill's attitude in re-
| ference to the two nominations that
| failed OF confirmation, what he said
| to-day became interesting. He spoke
| in full, as follows: Il rise for the
| purpose of seconding the motion of tho
| distinguished chairman of the judici-
| ary committee. Representing, as I
| do, in part, the circuit in which the
vacancy exists caused by the death OF
the late lamented Judge Blatchford,
and to fill which the nomination Just
| reported has been presented to this
body for its consideration, few sug-
peStiOnS on nv part at this timn NAV