The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-02-20
Senator White Nominated to
Supreme Bench Vacancy.
he IS IMMEDIATELY CONFIRMED
Senator Hill Favored Him, but Felt
Snubbed That Cleveland Should
Have Gone Outside the Empire
State TO Fill the Vacancy.


Of Louisiana was yesterday nominated
for justice Of the supreme court of the
United States. The senate went into ex-
ecutive session at p. m, and had hardly
had time to recover from the surprise
which the nomination had occasioned
when his confirmation was announced.
While months had been spent in consid-
ering the nomination of Messrs. Horn
blower and Peckham, and more time de-
voted to them by the senate COMMITTEES
on the judiciary, the name of Mr.. White
was not referred to the committee at all,
aud In less than an hour after the nomi-
nation had been received, the senate had
placed its seal OF approval upon the Sc
lection, had robbed itself OF an esteemed
member and had given the supreme court
the one man necessary to make full
bench.
There was no show of oppos ition, and
the vote was unanimously and heartily
in favor of confirmation.
The proceedings prior to the casting Of
the vote consisted entirely of the deliver
ing Of eulogistic speeches by members OF
the senate judiciary committee and by
Senator Caffery. There were two speeches
by Democratic members of the committee
and two by Republican mem bers, SEN
ators Pugh and Hill speaking for the
Democratic side, and Senators Hoar and
Teller for the Republican.
Hill Talks OF Slight.
Senator Hill, in supporting the nomina-
tion, referred to Senator Whites fitness,
but expressed regret that the president
had been urable 10 make suitable selec-
tion from among the hundreds of COM
petent jurors and able jurists in New
York state, whose nomination would have
provoked no opposition.
Mr.. Hill continued: 'It may be as
serted as fact that almost any one of
the 40 judges of the supreme court of
New York state, or any one Of the present
federal judges there residing, would have
been acceptable to the senate had the
president. in his wisdom, seen fit to honor
any of them with the nomination. There
IS no dispute upon this point, but the
presidents choice, in my opinion, seemed
to have been limited to select few, for
reasons best known TO himself.
II believe that the state of New York
was entitled to the judgeship. and had
the senators from that state been con-
suited, as they properly should have been
and as courtesy and usage required, a
satisfactory selection from the numerous
eminent members Of the bar Of my state
could easily have been made.
"You well know that the senators from
New York had no candidates of their
ewn. Their action was not Influenced by
disappointment They pressed no favor
ties upon the attention of the appointing
power, but whatever action they took was
impelled by their self-respect and their
loyalty 20 the peoples interest whom they
represented. and to the regular Demo
cratic organization to which they be-
longed."
Mr.. Hill concluded by saying that while
this appointment might be considered a
slight to New York or reflection on it's
distinguished judiciary, the senator's
could congratulate themselves that so ad-
mirable a selection had been made.
The senate felt so good-nstured over
the whole affair that it decided to remove
the injunction OF secrecy, and the news
papers were notified that they were at lib
erty to publish the details of the proceed
ings
The belief is strong in the Louisiana
delegation in congress that Representa-
tive Blanchard will be appointed by Gov
ernor Foster as senator to I'LL the unex-
pired term OF nator White.
Mr.. Whites Career
Hon. Edward Douglass White, who sue
ceeded Hon. James B. Eustis as United
States senator from Louisiana, was born
on his fathers plantation in the parish of
La Fourche. about A years ago.
His father. Edward Douglass White,
was born in Tennessee. was governor of
the state of Louisiana from 1924 to 1880,
and representative in congress from 1881
TO 1884, and from 1889 to ls4S.
Governor White married Miss Catha-
rine Sidney Lee Rinugold, the daughter
of Tench Ringgold, who was for many
years marshal of the, District of Colum-
bia, which Office he held until the incom-
ing of the administration of President
jackson.
Senator Edward White, the subject OF
this sketch, was bort of this marriage
He received his early education at Mt. St.
Mary's college at Emmettsburg. Nd, and
subsequently at Georgetown college, ID.
c., from which he was withdrawn ut the
inception of the war. He returned TO his
native state and completed his education
at the College of the Jesuits in New Or
leans. Soon after the breaking out of the
civil war he entered the service of the
Confederates, serving during the siege OF
Port Hudson, attached to the staff of Gen
eral Beale.
Afterward he served in the TRANSMITS
sissippi department, where he was paroled
On the termination OF the rebellion
Shortly afterward he entered the law
Office of Hon. Edward Bermudez, chief
justice of Louisiana, and was admitted t.
the bar in the year 1868.
lie was elected state senator for four
years in 1874. serving during the trouble
some times leading to the iinal settlement
Of the Louisiana mplicatIon in 1877 dur
ing President Hayes administration.
In 1878 he was appointed by Governor
Nichols as associate justice OF the su
preme court Of Louisiana, which position
he occupicA unul the adoption OF new
tonstitu ion creating new court.
In politics Juage White has always
been q conservative Democrat; he is a
lawyer In lull practice IN the city OF New
Orleans and sugar planter.
SIsdstcne's Next Move.
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