The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-02
They Have Been Appointed and
Have Accepted.
JUDGE BREWER LEADS
Others Are Alvey, White, Cou-
dert and Gilman.
Commission Regarded as a Very
Satisfactory One.

WASHINGTON, Jan. z. 6T0S1Q0nb
Cleveland has announced the appoint
ment of the Venezuelan boundary
commission. as follows:
David J. Brewer of Kansas, justice
United States Supreme court.
Richard H. Alvey of Maryland, chief
justice of the Court of Appeals of the
District of Columbia.
Andrew D. White of New York.
Frederick R. Condert of New York.
Daniel G. Gilman of Maryland.
The commission Is regarded here as
a very satisfactory one, whose opin-
ions and conclusions will be received
|, by the American public with that con-
fdence which the standing of tSle
members of the commission in tho
public eye inspires.
Justice Brewer is a Republican in
politics, ard about fifty-eight years of
age. He is graduate of Yale, and
has spent considerable time in the
practice of his profession in Kansas,
where he filled a number of judicial
offices. In 1884 he was appoin ted
Circuit court Judge of the United
States for the Eighth district and was
appointed associate justice of the Su-
preme court in December, 1889, by
President Harrison.
Richard Fl. Alvey is a Democrat in
politics and a man of marked legal
ability. 1t was the great reputation
he gained as judge in the Maryland
courts which led President Cleveland
in the absence of political influence on
Judge Alvey's part, to appoint him to
the position of chief justice of the
Court of Appeals of this district He
is about sixty years of age.
Andrew D. White is Republican in
politics. He is one of the best known
men of letters in this country, and
perhaps i'll the world; is an author and
historian and has been the president
of Cornell university. Mr.. White was
appointed minister to Russia by Presi-
dent Harrison and this position he
held through Harrison's adninistra-
ton and for year or more during
Mr.. Cleveland's administration.
Frederick r. Coudert is Democrat
in politics and is, one of the best known
members of the bar in New York. Mr..
Coudert was one of the counsel for the
United States on the Behring sea com
mission, and in that capacity made
one of the most eloquent and effective
| speeches delivered IN behalf of the
| American contentious.
The last named member of the COM
mission, Daniel G. Gilman, presid emit
! of Johns Hopkins university, is well
known as an authority in information
al law. He was at one time president
of the University of California, and
was later called to take up the work
| of the organization of the university
of which he is now at the head. He is
the author of life of President Mon
roe. Mr.. Gilman has never figured
prominently in politics At the White
house it is stated that he has no poll
tics, but his proclivities are under
stood to be Repub lican- The two
great parties, it will be seen, are
equally represented on the commits
sion, with the fifth member having no
| outspoken politics.
All of the above named persons will
| accept the places to which they have
been appointed and are expected to
assemble in Washington as soon as
practicable, with a view to taking
| the oat and entering upon their work.
pliance with a resolution of Congress
| passed at the request of President
| Cleveland, and the work of the COM
| missioners will be to examine and
collect evidence with view to deter
mining the true divisional line be-
| tween Venezuela and British Guiana.
| The conclusion reached by the COM
mission will De reported to the Presi-
! dent for his information in connection
with any further representations and
communications that may be made bv
this government to Great Britain in
| connection with the boundary line dis
| pute between the latter country and
| Venezuela.