The times., 1899-03-24

| ioW-WOfherS. tne lawyers leaned OF
them more and more. and left them with
| out single unpleasant incident; left then
with the pleasantest memories and high
est esteem. good bench with a bad bal
could do little; a good bench and good
| bar have done much for the conduct o
| life in this city. You may be proud of this
bar, which, for ability and public useful
ness. is exceeded by none in this country
You may be proud of the very able and
learned Court of Appeals. 1t was theiI
good fortune to start afresh in the old
field of the law. and their work is worthy
of the high Federal court they fill. You
may be proud OF the Supreme Court OF
the District of Columbia. Now that have
left 1t / may testify. The older Justices
have served twenty odd years. all have
served long. Their devotion to duty. their
steady toll and care. their high sense of
honor constitute them a court to which you
owe much.
To the Senate.
For myself, may say. that l had only
the arduous merit of striving to do the
things ii was my duty TO do. and twenty
days ago / left the bench with great re-
gret. 1t is because / tried to be a good
judge according to my light, that / am
your guest tonight
In this spring time, when I look out
at the sunset over the Virginia hills. l am
often tempted to dream of the future of
this beautiful city. governed not with the
consent OF the governed, but with the
content OF the governed-and that means
more. l see the river-bound park with
its woods and isle.s fragrant with flowers
the Eastern Branch healthful. with swift
flowing tides; l see Rock Creek arched and
nlled over, joining the streets where the
gulch now divides the city; l see the Po-
tomac spanned by dozen memorial bridges
more beautiful than those of Paris over
the Seine. and this city spreading around
the Virginia hills. and Arlington chasing
toward the sunset. i see the Zoo Park
excelling the London Zoo, and SURPRISING
the Jardines des Plants. as it surpasses
them now. and out to the hills on the
north round about, a new and stately
Executive Mansion, worthy the great Chief
of great nation; the new city flowing and
overfiowing into Maryland, with its avenues
and broad streets preserved and projected.
] see the stately city, the home of two
millions of prosperous people, the city of
the arts, the resort of science and litera-
ture, the most beautiful Capital of the
best people on earth.
4 Promise.
Il have been honored by the commits
sion of my beloved State as one of its Sem
ators. In this new place will be faithful
to my State and country. The time is
new; the Spanish war has changed our
national thought and policies; it is a slim
ulant in the history of our Republic when
questions Of politics have ceased 10 be paro-
ehial and have suddenly become world
wide questions. Whether we will or no.
the stirring events and brilliant achieve
ments of the last year have suddenly put
us forward as a world power. We cannot
shrink; we must go forward without fear
During the coming years this city will
witness the discussion and the determina-
tion of these problems. Meanwhile this
city itself will grow more and more 1
always have been and always will be its
friend.
''of course, every Marylander is proud
OF Baltimore, yet every Marylander will
take particular pride in the fame and
growth of the Federal Capital. planted on
our own soil, the land our own State gave
so we grow; in your prosperity our people
partake."
When Senator-elect McComas had con-
cluded Mr. Justice Harlan introduced Chief
Justice Bingham, of the District Supreme
Court, who expressed the opinion and feel
ings OF all of his associates when he said
new associate when he had first come
among them; that he was a capable.
thoughtful lawyer, man of keen intellect,
an efficient legislator, and a most excellent
Judge 'Of his career in the Senate" said
Chief Justice Bingham, I'VE have no fear:
rather we look forward to term of useful
ness no less wide in its application or
more spotless in the purity Of the motives
which govern 1t than his record as a JUS
M hn ntctrf tot Co.,
District Commissioner Wight testified to
the valuable aid rendered by Mr.. McComas
to the District on occasions when the Dis
trict appeared TO Congress as a beggar.
without right and continually asking for
favors. He concluded by saying that he
felt sure the usefulness of Senator-elect
MeComas had not yet come TO an end: that
he would prove as truly a friend of the
Capital as the Representative McComas or
the Justice McComss of former years.
District Attorney Henry E. Davis was
called upon for a speech. He responded in
a series of witticisms which covered the
serious purport of his remarks; but which
called forth vigorous applause. The chair
then called upon Thomas c. Noyes, who re-
called his acquaintance with MIR. McComss
during his service in the lower house of
Congress. The then Representative Nc
Comas, he said, had secured more offices
for his constituents than any other man in
Congress, and. he added. there are
2o.oG0 patriotic sons of Maryland who are
willing TO be given Government positions
this time
Need Not Fear the Press.
Frank A. Richardson, of the Baltimore
Sum-" spoke of the power of the press. He
said that while unworthy men were ex-
posed an upright. honest man, with
single purpose, could not be injured by the
strongest newspapers, and he knew that
Senator McComas would have nothing to
fear from that source.
All Joined in singing America" after
which those who desired to do SO left their
autographs in a book prepared especially
Tor the purpose Of preserving a record of
the event. Among those present were the
Justices Shepherd and Morris, of the Court Of
Appeals; Justices Howry, Weldon and Peele. of
inc ,he Court OF Claims; Justices Bingham, Cole,
liasner, Cox, and Clabaugh, of the Supreme
Court OF the District; Speaker J. Writ Randall
Of the Maryland House of Delegates: Subtreas,,rer
b. Scott, Of Baltimore: Representatives George
A Pearre and W. B. Baker of MARYLAND cen
Felix Agnus, Rev DIR. H. NJ Wharton. of Raiti.
more; w. ;. Thompson. Thomas Blagden, John A.
swope. Simon Wolf, W. Riley Deeble. j. ID.
Croissant, Samuel Maddox A. s Worthinptop.
J.; >; I. Head. George T. Dunlop, II. Ross Perry
Thomas ]. Morgan Issdore Saks, John W Thomp-
son, 5. W. Ourriden. George c. Gorlam. Jesse b.
Wilson. c. W. Brandenbug. Charles H. Needham.
Fred b: Mcclure, John Il. Carmody. Henry n
Davis; Frank b. Moves, A. A. Birney. John c.
DoSsll. !, charies II, cragin, f. C. Davis, John
Is. Wight, f. g. Schafer. W W Rapley RufIs
u. Thayer, d. S. Hendricks, Job Barnard. Henry
9: Winship. W. W. Burdett Clarence Corson.
Thomas {. Moves, Tailmadge A. Lambert, W. p
an Wickle, {. ". Hendley, Henry u. LOCKER.
John W. Warner, Andrew b. Duyail, j. Hubley
Ashton, Jeremiah NJ. Wilson. James G. PAYNE.
crosby ; Noyes. A. ID. Hazen. George TrueslelI,
Henry p. Blount, Matthew Trmble, Samuel II