The San Francisco call., 1895-10-15
CLEVELAND YET ABSENT.
So the August Tribunal Did
Not Adjourn to Greet
Him.
MR.. HARMON WAS INTRODUCED.
Several Cases Dismissed From the
Docket by Agreement Of
Counsel.

WASHINGTON, D. O., Oct. 1.-THE
Supreme Court convened to-day for the
October term, 1895. All the surviving
Justices were present. The death of JUS
tice Jackson caused a slight re-arrange-
ment of the sittings on the bench, Mr..
Justice White taking the deceased Justices
place at the extreme right of the Chief
Justice. This brought together Justices
Gray, Brown and White. There was, as
usual, upon the opening day of the court a
large attendance of spectators, but the
number of attorneys was scarcely greater
than on any motion day. This was due to
the expectation that the court would
transact no business beyond admitting new
members of the bar and then repair to the
White House hat the members might pay
their respects to the chief executive.
The court, however, on assembling found
that President Cleveland was still absent
from the city, so that the ceremony of
calling upon him on the day of meeting
had to be omitted for the second time
during his Presidential tenure.
Among the prominent members OF the
Supreme Court bar present were: Secre-
tary OF State Olney, who came to present
his successor as Attorney-General (Mr.
Harmony to the court; Hon. Don NJ
Dickinson, Colonel Henry M. Duffield
of Detroit; also the staff of the Attorney
Generals office, headed by Solicitor
General Conrad and Hon. J. A. Tawney of
Minnesota. When the Justices had taken
their seats Chief Justice Fuller said:
1.-THE court reassembles again saddened
by vacant chair. Mr.. Justice Jackson
died at Nashville, Tenn, on the 9Th of
August last This was followed by the de-
parture of Mr.. Justice Strong on the 10Th
day of the same month, who during his
retirement had maintained his companion
ship with the members of the bench he
had adorned.
''It has been the immemorial usage for
the court on the first day of the term, or
the first day on which quorum appeared,
to proceed in the transaction of no busi-
ness. but to adjourn to await upon the
President of the United States. The
President is absent, and we shall follow
the course pursued last year, namely: To
dispose of such matters as may be properly
brought before us. All motions not sub
mitted to-day may be brought on to-
morrow and the usual order of the call of
the docket will in that way be entered"
AT the conclusion of the Chief Justices
remarks Secretary Olney said: 81 beg the
indulgence of the court for moment to
present my successor in the office of Attor-
ney-General Of the United States-Judson
G. Harmon"
Chief Justice Fuller said, "The court
parts from the retiring officer with regret
and is happy to welcome his successor
A number of applicants were admitted
to the bar, and several motions submitted
Then after session of twenty-five min
utes the court adjourned for the day.
Among the motions presented in the
Supreme Court to-day was one by w. J.
Hendrick, Attorney General of Kentucky,
to advance for an early hearing the case of
the State vs.. the Louisville and Nashville
Railroad Company.
A number of cases were dismissed from
the docket either by agreement of counsel
or on motion of the appellants. Among
the more important of these were the fol-
lowing: The State of Washington ex rel
the Columbia and Puget Sound Railroad
Company VS.. the Board of Harbor Line
Commissioners. This was one of the
several waterfront cases which have been
appealed to the Supreme Court from the
Supreme Court of that State The terms
of the agreement to dismiss are not pre-.
sented of record. The St. Louis and San
Francisco Railway Company VS.. Lee and
Ryan, two cases involving the Arkansas
statute, regulating freight charges in that
State, was also dismissed. The question
presented was decided by the court at
its last term adversely to the railway
company, and it instructed its counsel
to dismiss the appeals.