Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-26

states had subsidized | called on Presid mt
,Iahpsnu with much anna bility, and request
ell pa rdOpS fuT my deeds of COMMISSION ana
omission in that row, and. seconded by the
efforts OF my constant and steadtast III ma,
Mr. Reycrdy Johnson. | procured the par
don't was large and capacfous. and L
hugged- il closely and went of rejoicing
with exceeding great joy, as noFuS homo
would naturally do.
Befor- going home. however. I went to
the clerks office of the Supreme Court and
renewed my very pleasant acquaintance
with those there whom l knew and formed
thu acquaintance of others quite agreeable
Many of those now are not, and
esrAc mover mws on. though the adder may
AMI thr ropIcrhcaa coils around the blade of the
scythe.'
Locking up the papers and records of
hat ofti e. l found the cases l had lodged
there mpIe than four years before were
stilI tier, undisturhed.
Duri = that visit / formed the IDEA of
making application % the court for leave
70 practice. Notwithstanding the iest-oath
required H.. a previous act of Congress, and
I spoke to Mr.. Johnson to retain him to
aid ne i'm it. to which he replied:
with the greatest Of pleasure will | do
hut not fer one moment will think OF
receiving 4 fe..'' Bls-hearted, large-brain-
ca and generous nan and friend.
Early that fan ! drew the petition and
forwarded II to Mr.. Johnson. which he
filed in cnur., and late that year / came on
10 see after it, BY this time the move had
attracted much attention and mad excited
ru little interest and the day after ] came
~ that term. Mr. Middleton, then clerk Of
The court said 10 me he desired very much
to see tho southern lawyers back in the
court. and ne recommended me to get. If
could. Mr.. Matt Carpenter to appear in the
case CARPENTER was then the very per
s0uificatiou of health and striking manhood
and his star was rising ard going rapidly
I" IT. zenith. and great and brilliant m
t,GcctUality wa- slammed in unmistakable
characters uDOn his face
Il spoke II him of the case. and at once
IL made. in substance, the reply that Mr.
Johnson old. The case was argued at that
srm Mr.. Johnson Mr.. Carpenter and my
S..lf appearing for the petition. and Mr..
81 ced. Attorney General. and that courtly
and polished gentleman and lawyer. Mr.
StanSbarTy. special counsel against the pc
titiun Mr. T. H Mari of Louisiana had
flied q similar petition and he appeared
also for he application. The court held
the case for some little time under advise
fn"nt. and then ordered a reargument
which was had. and in due time decrisiOn
by one ma iority was rendered in favor of
the application. Mr.. Justice Field delivered
the opinion OF the court and it was a clear.
clean. cogaut presentation of the case. Mr..
Justice Miller delivered dissenting opin-
Ion IF great force and power and three
other judG, s-Chase, Davis and Swayne-
coucurred in this dissent
His Career.
Augustus Hill Garland was born in Tip
ton county. Tenn. June II, 1s32 His par
ents removed to Arkansas before he was
year old. He was educated al st. Mary 5
College. Lebanon. Ky. and St Joseph's
college, Bardstown, Ky, he read law there
and also in Arkansas and was admitted TO
the bar in Washington. Ark. in 1853 After
practicing in that place for three years he
removed TO Little Rock.
He was a whig in politics and in 1861 was
an elector on the Bell and Everett ticket
lie was an opponent Of the secession ordi-
nance IN the state convention. but after
its passage ne espoused the southern cause,
and was Il member of the provisional con-
grcSs that met IN Montgomery, Ala, IN
May. 1861. He was chosen delegate to
The first confederate congress. and after
ward served in the senate, in which he had
"a seat when the cOnfederacy fell. In 1StsJ
ne petitoned the United States Supreme
Court for the right to practice without TAX
Ing the ''iron-clad' oath, presenting an ar
gument on which the question was decided
IN his favor il December, l>G1
He was elected United States senator for
tho term beginning March 1, 1861, bat vas
rot permitted 10 take his seat. In 1874
;,ft-- serving a short time as acting score
1ary Of state. he was elected by q large MAJ
jGrjry governor of Arkansas under IN" new
state constitution. In January. 1876. he
w,Is sent 10 the United States Senate. sue
'e",iilg Pow ell Clayton, republican, and
ra-rIecteI in 1883 serving from March ).
1>1I, TO March >. 1855, when he took his
seat in the cabinet. having been appointed
bv President Cleveland Attorney General
vf the [ nited States Since his retirement
from official life he has resided in this city.
TractcinC his profession. The pan-clectrir
telephone investigation was notable incl
don't during his term in NJ. Cleveland 5
,abinet.
Action of the supreme Court.
Attorney General Grisgs addressed the
Supreme Court as follows: May il please
the court. il is my sad duty TO announce
To- the court the death of the ex-Attor-
E-y General OF the United States. Augustus
Hill tiarlari-
TIN sudden and unexpected death OF
% Is distinguished man comes with Il shock
aut surprise to those of as who have heard
Of him undoubtedly it came t. those of
this court no Witnessed his seizure. He
was distinguished in his profession. so
distinguished as statesman III political
life and connected officially ana profess
.i.Maiy with this court to the last moment
of his lie that ] deem il proper that l
sInud suggest To the court out of respect
1u his memory they should take recess
until tomorrow
Th- chief justice responded as follows:
'Fh- court learns Of the death of Mr.
Garland with sincere sorrow and cOnCurS
IT, the suggestion that has been made out
Of respect 10 the memory of this distin-
EUiShed member Of the bar ami adjournment
svil h@ taken until tomorrow at the usual
huur.'