The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1902-12-11

0 44vL-1E dD4z lie supreme COURT o. the
United States, are admonished to draw
nigh and give their attention. for the
honorable court is now sitting" Then.
after a slight pause and with bowed
head, he finishes the exordium in these
words: God save the United States
and the honorable court" The SUI
prene court Of the United States is the
orly branch Of the national govern
Inent where tits daily invocation Z
used.
Justice Holmes will receive salary
Of ten thousand dollars a year. After
he has served ten years, or has
reached the age Of seventy, he may re-
tire on his full salary.
The code of the court outside its sa-
cred precincts is for the members of the
court almost as exacting as within the
chamber. The eight justices and their
wives will call upon Justice and Mrs.
Holmes at tie earliest opportunity, and
they will be formally inducted into the
exclusive supreme court circle at eight
dinners, at which the new. justice and
Mrs. Holmes will eight times running
meet the same people, and before the
season is over they will be rather tired
OF judicial society. It is understood in
Washington that Mrs Holmes is not
overload Of formal society, but no one
has ever stood out against a supreme
court tradition. In Washington there
are a great many different circles of
society but the supreme court considers
itself just trifle above every other.
Because they hold life positions, and
because they can undo what senators
have done, the justices of the supreme
court rate themselves above the senate.
AS for members of the cabinet, they
are not to be considered in the same
breath with members OF, the court, be-
cause cabinet members are accidents
merely, and come and go at such fire.
quent intervals.
To be a justice Of the supreme court
of the United States comes very near
to filling the highest earthly ambition
of any lawyer. There is only one
greater, to be the chief justice. And
yet men have refused to go on the
bench. Senator Spooner Of Wisconsin
was twice offered seat on that tribu-
nal. and declined to exchange the free
dom of the senate for the more circum-
scribed life of the supreme court
Washington Dispatch to the Boston
Globe.
"EXTRAOR TINES
Under ordinary circumstances when
ever matters in dispute, whether big or
little, are put in the hands of referees
or arbitrator for decision, the costs in
cidental to the operation are either
borne jointly by the disputants of it is
arranged in advance that they shall be
assumed by the defeated party. Either
way is fair enough.
The reference of the coal strike ques-
ton to a board of arbitrator appointed
by the president Of the United States,
not officially, but in his capacity as
private citizen, Is Of itself q something
so very extraordinary, however, that
other extraordinary proceedings grow
ing out of it ought not perhaps to sur
prise anybody. So, when we see Chair
man Cannon Of the house committee on
appropriations introducing in that body
q. bill appropriating fifty thousand dol
lars to defray the expenses of this
commission, none Of us eighty million
Of people is expected, presumably, to
ask how or why or wherefore but to sit
back quietly and. watch congress break
it's record for swift legislation. Fifty
thousand dollars isn't much for a gov
eminent as "well fixed' as ours-a
mere trif1e, that can be drawn from the
treasury without any citizen feeling 1t.
And, really, the propriety Of the thing
isn't worth questioning even If the orig
ina1 act of appointment hadn't taken
our breath quite away at the outset
1t is worth noting, however, that the
public-the anthracite coal consumers
throughout the country-which was the
greatest sufferer from the strike both
directly and Indirectly and is still suf-
fering the effects of it, is now called
upon to pay the cost of settling it.
This payment, too, is asked in advance,
before the public knows whether or not
this commission will be able to settle it
at all or show haw good or how bad a,
Job it is going to make of it. The
American people are long suffering, but
remarkably good-natured.
These are extraordinary times that
we are living in, and they would look
aforementioned, no doubt or out of
joint if some queer things didn't hap
pen in them. Would it be very, very
queer If President Roosevelt should
veto that appropriation bill?-New
York Commercial.