The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-02-05

ally Celebrated Throughout the
United States.
Washington, Feb. 4.-John Marshall OF
Virginia, was installed as chief justice
of the United States one hundred years
ago to-day, and at 10 o'clock this morniig
the centennial anniversary of that even;
was comnemorated with impressive cere-
monies in the hall of Representatives at
the capitol The President and his cabi
net, the members of the Supreme Court
the members of the Senate and House,
the diplomatic corps ana members of the
District Bar Association attended as In
Wted guests.
Representative Dalzell of Pennsylvania,
called the assemblase to order He stated
briefly the action of Congress in provid-
ing for the ceremonies, and the selection
OF Chief Justice Fuller as presiding ofil-
GER The chief justice in his judicial
robes, was escorted to the chair by Repre-
st tntatives Grosvenor of Ohio, and Rich
ardson of Tennessee.
Rev DR.. William Strother Jones Of
Trenton, n. j., a great grandson Of John
Marshall, invoked the Divine blessing.
voted aRlost entirely to the consdera-
ton of his predecessors career as an
expoundef of the federal constitution. He
referred briefly to the judicial work of
the earlier days of the nations history
and then presented the great task which
lay before Marshall when he assumed the
duties of the chief magistrate Of the land.
He quoted Chief MarshalPs famous ut
terances to the effect that the constitu-
inn ct inf l1xrf inf
Hon. Wayne MacVeagh delivered the
grafton. He said:
To-day is dedicated to the law. |,
therefore, speak to you as lawyer. 1t
was here. in the capital of the country
he loved so devotedly and served so faith
fully, that John Marshall was attended by
those patient and achieving years during
which his labors enrolled his name among
the few immortal benefactors of mankind.
1t is also eninently fitting that such an
occasion should be houored by the pres
ence of distinguished senator's and repre-
sentatives in Congress of the states. whose
proper and abiding place in our govern
mental system was determined by him.
by the presence of members of that illus
trious tribunal, the vast extent Of whose
rightful jurisdiction was determined Oy
him; by the presence of the chiei magis-
trate and members of the cabinet, whose
subjectlor to the law was determined by
him, and by other citizens of
the country which under his forming
hand, instead of becoming a dissoluble
confederacy of discordant states, became
a great and indissouble nation, endowed
with all the powers necessary to enable
it not only to protect itself against enc
mics at home or abroad but also to ac-
cept and discharge the splendid and en-
nobling mission which had been contided
to it in the Divine purpose for the edu-
cation of the world, and which he recog
nized when first of all men he spoke of
the empire of America-that of securing
to the whole American continent govern
menT of the people, by the people and for
the people
Mr.. McVeagh reviewed MarshalPs thirty
five years service as chief justice, the
great epoch making decisions in which he
participated, and his tremendous influence
in the settlement of the great constitu-
tional controversies which made for the
future glory and strength of the Union
The exercises closed with benediction
by Rev. Couden, the chaplain of the
House.
In one of the galleries was F. Lewis
Marshall, or Orange Court House, Vir-
ginia, the oldest descendant of Chief JUS
tice Marshall.