Evening journal., 1895-12-30
JUDGE ALVEY is CHOSEN
He Is Selected to Serve as a
Venezuelan Commissioner.
SAYS HE WILL NOT sHIRK DUTY.
Latest Phnses OF the boundary Controversy.
Venezuela WIN Have commIasion on
the Ground -nussian-Amorioans support
Cleveland The Feeling In London.


Cleveland The Feeling In London.
HAGRRsrowN. Nd, Dec. 80.-The Hon.
Richard II. Alvey chief justice Of tho
United States court OF appeals in the Dis
triot of Columbia, has been requested by
President Cleveland TO become member
of the Venezuelan commission. The ro-
quest was made on Thursday last in
Washington. The proposition took Judge
Alvey by surprise, and he begged for time
to consider tho matter before committing
himsof This the president granted, and
Judge Alvey now has the matter under
confederation. He is at his home In Hng-
erstown, and will be here until his court
meets, on the first Monday In January.
Judge Alvoy snya that he had not yet
fully made up his mind whether he would
accept or not Many important cases
would come before the district court Of ap-
peals at tho January torn, and because
OF his heavy judicial duties and for othor
good reasons he hcaitated about immcdi-
atoly accepting tho Presidents offer. Ho
Is heartily in accord however with the
presidents views and feels under obliga-
tions to further Mr.. Clevoland's policy.
Ho said tho president asked him on Thurs
day, whom ho was summoned to tho exocu-
tive mansion, to try to take the place, II
possible, Judge Alvoy promised to con-
slider tho matter but Informed the presl-
don't that he wished him to feel at perfect
liberty In making up the commission to
releot some other person in his stead II
no thought lt, whilo looking around for
men to serve on the commission.
sketch OF Judge Alvey.
Judge Alvey docs not want tho impress
sion to 80 out that no In any mannor
anxious 20 shirk tho responsibility that
will naturally fan upon the commission.
Ho recognized that the mattor is ono OF
extreme importance and responsibility.
Tho commissioner, he says, will probably
be obliged, in their Investigations, to visit
Venozuola, Spain and Holland, and the
investigation will consume much time
and entail vast amount Of labor and re-
search. Beyond this the judge had nothing
20 say, except thatif Mr.. Cleveland insists
upon 10 he feels It will be his duty TO ao-
cept, though It was not his desire to be
one Of the commissioners.
Judge Richard Henry Alvey is native
of 81. Mary 's'county, Nd, and removed
TO HaRerstown when, q young man, he
was admitted TO tho bar. During tho war
be was imprisoned for a time in Fort
Warren along with the late S. Teakle
Wallis, George NJ Brown and others.
After the war he took an active part in
roorganizing the Democratic party He
was on the judiciary committee Of tho
constitutional convention of 1857 and was
elected chief judge Of the fourth circuit
court under the new constitution, and
was reelected in 1882. He was designated
by Governor Hamilton as chief justice Of
the court Of appeals Of Maryland to sue
coed Judge Bartol.
This place he resigned to accept tho
Office OF chief justice Of the federal court
of apponls in the District of Columbia.
His court IS tho appellate court for tho
District Of Columbia and has general iu-
risdlction In patent cases.
Upon tho death of Chief Justice White,
during MIR. Cloyeland's first term. some
Of the Justices of tho supreme court who
had been impressed with the opinions de-
liyerod by Judge Alvey on the appellate
bench Of Maryland, urged the president
20 appoint him chief Justice OF the United
statos This the president was disposed
Co Go, but, Il 10 understood was deferred
by the faot, so il has been said, that Judge
Alvey is n southern man, and it was fear
cd that for that position TO 60 to the south
might create animositios. IL IS known
that Mr. Cleveland has a high personal
regard for Judge Alvey and high opin-
Ion of his abilities.