Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-03-12
JUSTICE WHITE SWORN In.
He Takes the Oath i'm the Presence of
Large Gathering.

He Takes the Oath in the Presence of
a Large Gathering.
The induction into office of the new ssso-
ciate justice, ex-senator White of Louisiana
attracted a large attendance to the Supre.ne
1 Court room this morning. as this ceremony
| always does. There has been an unusually
large number Of opportunities to witness
1t In the last few years. Not for many
years have there been SO many vacancies
and consequent induction of successors to
seats on the bench in so short period as in
the last and present administrations. Jus
| tices Brewer Brown Shiras and Jackson
nave all taken their seats since President
| Clevelands former term of office. The cere-
mony or induction is very simple, but very
impressive, as are all the proceedings of
! this court, which has been called the most
august tribunal on earth. The spectators
lnVoluntarily maintain an air of strict de-
corum and there is never any unsee nlness
or Improperly to mar the impressiyeness
| of the proceedings
There is usually some preliminary hustle
about the induction of justice into Office
IN the matter of robing him in the long
black gown which all those on the bench
wear 1t Is sometimes necessary to bor-
| row gown from some one of the justices
to enable the new justice to appear prop-
erly among his colleagues. But Justice
White had taken ADVANTAGE Of the slight
delay In taking his seat after his appoint
ment to provide himself with his own robe
of office.
Large Crowd Present.
AS the hour OF noon approached there
was no standing room to be had in the
court room, and the corridor outside vas
filled with the disappointed ones. A large
number of distinguished men were in the
court room. The seats TO the left Of the
bench were reserved for the ladies of the
Supreme Court and their guests.
Among those who OccuDi1d fbpr1 xUora
MISS White, sister of the new justice; Mrs
Fuller. Mrs. Field, Mrs. Harlan, Mrs.
Shirss, Mrs. Brewer, Mrs. Carlisle Mrs
Bissel. Miss Strong, Mrs. Prouty and a
large number Of others. Senator Villas. be-
tween whom and Senator White a cordial
intimacy has existed, was a spectator as
were also Senators Stewart, White of Calf
fornia, Lindsay, Mitchell of Oregon ard
quite number of members of The House
Tho ceremony of installation was soon
over. Promptly at noon the court fiied into
the room and took their places, all being
present but Justice Jackson, who is still de-
tained in the south by illness. The new
Justice had previously been sworn in by
the chief justice in the clerks office When
the court had been seated and opened with
the usual announcement, Chief Justice Full
Ter announced that Justice White was pres-
ent and ready to take the cath of office
The candidate was seated just behind Clerk
the commission signed by the President
Justice White then arose and read the oath
OF Office in a deliberate tone and with clear
ness and dlstinctness, every one in the court
room standing meanwhile.
The quiet in the court room was then
broken by the rustic of garments as every
one was reseated and Justice White passed
around behind the bench TO the left-hand
end, where Justice Shiras. his neighbor on
the bench. shook hands with him.