Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-05-28
CROWDS AWAIT
THE DECISIONS.
Great Scene in the United States
Supreme Court
FILLED TO OVERLOOKING.
EntraDce of the Justices Heading OF
Opinion In DE Lima Case Listened
TO with Breathless Interest

New York, May Subscribing the
scenes in the courtroom OF the United
States Supreme Court when II rendered
its decision in the !nsuiar cases, a
special despatch to the Tribune from
Washington says
No such crowd either as to numbers
or distinguished personnel had been
seen in the room as that assembled and
long lines of eager people stretched in
both directions from the doon down
the glommy corridors Of the great capt.
tol building, The colored bailiffs at the
doors had all they could do to hold
the anxious throng at the outside in
check and then protec, the augast trl-
bunal from being rudeIy shocked. The
bare rumor that the court would render
its decision in the insuIar suits sent
people to the capitol in frenzy Of ex-
element
Promptly at noon the court crler an
nounced the appearance OF The Hon.
the Chief Justice OF the United States
Supreme Court. and the Hon Associate
Justices" as those dignataries, IN their
black robes OF office. emerged from an
ante room on the north OF lie cham
Der disappointment darkened every
face as Justice Mckenna, IN = irembl-
ing voice. began 10 read O decison in
some ordinary litigation by diiectlon OF
Chief Justice Fuller immedmlely after
the justices We're seated. Juitlce Me-
Kcnna the youngest mem5eri u the
court in point Of service was followed
by Justice Peckham. the neHt Soung-
est member, who droncd out halt audi
bly, decision IN another case " 10 gem
eral interest Bar and specia turs We're
about 20 despair Of hearing The long
looked for opinion dclIyert ! before
Justice Peckham had finished hli task.
when the voice OF Justice LIVE rang
out the now familiar tIl.e De Lima
against George r. BidwelI Collector."
The crowd then knew that he court
was ready 10 deliver ITS decHon IN the
great cases and impotence IN nedlately
turned to an eager interest wv lch was
marked by a silence that was ave In
spring.
Justice Brown had read aicely
third Of the opinion before became
evident that the decision way against
the government
In the second opinion read ~ Justice
Brown. 81 was made man.fesl NAT the
reversal Of the court hclo" ? Tie DE
Lima case was not @ deiraq 'w the
government. because the De l. ma claim
was based on grounds mate N'iy DIFF
ferent from those on which ihf govern
ment had planted Cos stan ad- De
Lima had paid tariff duties w pfio the
passage OF the Foraker act an most OF
the other cases were eha iehge Of
this law. These latter cases We're an
decided in favor Of the 90, t.nment.
The Philippines case. essen hiy Ike
that OF De Lima, mas nol '0 rachod
vet. but II Is believed 10 be de-
cided soon. the court having Y'qitned
after continuous session Three
hours. 20 meet again on lueN
Justice White was p3tu'u ~ elo-
duent and forceful IN eNp.' Pug his
views. showing a dfplh or pnetion
and breadth OF learning lnA' riu give
him a high standing among great
jurists OF the world
In his dissentiuc opinion Jt lo Har-
Ian was passionate and o'a' pal II
is declared bv people VINO fsd his
famous dissent In the income Y decls.
ion that ne was even MOI 2rnest
and vehement than Doc was on ~ other
occasion Justice Brewer Whe also dis.
sented from the majority oplh' n SPOKE
moi a word during thr entire l'oeeed-
incs nor did Justice Shir3s. sYreed
with the majority decision. CnisJus-
lice Fuller's dissent Is rsarded
as fine specimen Of eoaposi.