Connecticut western news., 1894-02-22

suspend, and upon his doing so Mr. Caffsry moved an executive session.
 Promptly cennrusd
 Every one knew that his purpose was to give the senate an opportunity to pass upon his colleagues nomination. and no one doubted that when the doors should he reopened confirmation would be an nounced. Occasion had never before risen for passing upon the fitness of q senator for the offics of supreme judge.
 The senate had been sitting behind closed doors lees than half an hour when 1t be- came known that the motion to confirm without reference had carried without op- position. There was no show of opposition ts proceeding In this manner, 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 ky Democratic members of the committee and two by Republican members, Senators Pugh and Hill speaking for the Democratic side and Senators Hosr and Teller for the Republican.
 All the speeches were lsudatory and con- gratulatory both to tue president and to Mr. White, and the tenor of all that was said indicated & general feeling of relief that the selection had proved .o be one to render 1t no longer necessary to continue contest which has been a somewhat dis tractinR feature for the last three or four months. The senate even felt 90 good ns- tured over the whole affair that 1t decided to remove the Injunction of secrecy, and the newspapers were notified that they at n he defa nf the proceedings.
 Justice White. Career. Edward Douglass White will take his seat on the supreme bench as the youngest of the justices, and with the exception of Justices Field and Harlan he will have en- tered at an earlier period in life than any of the other justices and will have the CT. ceptionslly long term of 21 years to serve before retirement. He was born in the parish of La Fourchs, La, and was 4s years of age last November. He is man of striking physical charseteristics-tal and robust, of rather norid complexion, high forehead, a square, firm chin and mouth, marked bJ character and decision. His movements are quick, without show of nervousness, and betray the great ener gy which is one of the characteristics of the man.
 Justice White was educated at St. Mary's, near Emmetsburg, Md. at the Jesuit col lege in New Orleans and finally at George town college, District of Columbia. He Is | . Catholic-the only one on the supreme | bench at present-and with the exception of Chief Justice Taa.y he will be probably the ouly Catholic who ever sat on the su- | preme bench. At least that Is the recollec- | ton of some of the oldest practitioners be- fore the court He entered the Confederate | army and after the war was admitted to | the bar by the Louisiana supreme court and practiced bis profession during the troubled year. following the reconstruction i period In 1874 be began his political ex- | perience state senator. Lapsing into | the law again, he became associate justice of the supreme court of Louisiana in 1878, | but again turning to political pursuits he was elected to the United States senate to succeed Senator Eustis, at present minister | to France, taking his seat March (, 1891. | By his appointment he will leave A vncan- | ry of full two years iu his senatorial term. Since he has been in tho United States senate Mir. White has earned s high repu- tation. Since the tarin bill has been be- fore the senate finance committee Senator White has been making most determined effort to secure the imposition of a tax on sugar, and beyond doubt his appointment 10 the supreme bench will prove to he | loss to his state interests in this particular.
 The new Justice is a bachelor at present, | but there Is we'll defined rumor afioat I that before tie year expires he will marry a we'll known society lady who has been brilliant figure in Washington.