Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-12-17

CENSURE Taft
Chief Justice Whites Ap-
p~ointment Disp easing.
BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.

hide their chagrin that the president
could not find one of his party that he
felt he could honor by naming him
chief justice Of the supreme court.
Though Justice Whites appointment
was promptly confirmed, this was not
because of the lack of dissatisfaction
with the action of the president.
Attention is called to the fact that
some years ago Mr.. Taft had a long
ing to be chief Justice, and IL Chief
Justice Fuller had retired before the
White House was looming large on
Mr.. Taft's political horizon the
chances are that the Ohio man would
now have q quiet job as chief justice
and would probably be more content
ed than he is.
Naturally the Democrats are elated
at the elevation of Justice White, and
they have been saying kinder things
about the president than has been
their wont.
White an Emergency Man.
The new chief justice Is an emergen-
cy man. That is the way he became d
justice of the high court. President
Cleveland had appointed w. B. Horn
blower, of New York, and through the
efforts of David B. Hill the nomina-
ton was defeated by the senate. Then
Mr.. Cleveland nominated Rufus Peck
ham, and he was also rejected.
Without further delay the president
~a,4 a.. tha an,a af Canator Whjto nf
Louisiana, and he was confirmed on
the same day. Senatorial courtesy
| FASTENED his confirmation then as 1t
| did when he was made chief justice.
| Having been a member Of the senate
| he received extreme consideration.
Mr.. Taft found opposition In both
| parties to the advancement of Mr..
| Justice Hughes. In fact, plans had
been laid to defeat the nomination OF
| Hughes In the senate. Opposition to
| others mentioned also developed, and
| 80 he, like Cleveland, made Justice
White an emergency man and appoint
ed him chief justice.
Another Scientific Bill.
A river and harbor bill is said to be
scientifically constructed" when 1t
passes the house without opposition.
1t has been found that the more Eel
lows there are who get a share OF the
pork the more scientific" the bill.
In these days bills are almost exactly
scientific" for they pass In the least
possible time. The last bill occupied
less than three hours in the house, O
little longer than 1t took to read 1t.
The debate was only sufficient to al
low members to square themselves
at home for apparently not CITING
something in the bill.
Little or no dissatisfaction was e.
pressed with the bill. Congressman
Hull plead for q little more money.for
the Tennessee, but his request vas not
granted. 81 received courteous con-
sideration by the river and harboE
committee" he said, land that was all
/ did receive" And all he got from
the house was q burst of laughter.
a Few Final Shots.
Senator Beveridge Is not going to re
tire from the senate without firing
few final shots at the regulars. Hi
had two great theories which he wanted
to put into legislation. One was {
child labor law which would have pre-
vented the interstate shipment of goods
made by very young children, and th'
other was a tariff commission.
He evidently abandoned the hra
proposition long ago. but he has KEEP
hold OF the commission idea. He haI
been quizzing Senator Aldrieh as tt
when the commission bin might be re
ported from the finance committee, and
while he did not get a very satisfac
tory reply, he showed that he-Till Civ
the regulars some sharp talk befor
March 4.
Economy O Local Issue.
Everybody In congress wants TO say
money. but he wants 1t saved at th
expense of the other fellow. Just a
General Hancock said the tariff was
local issue, so it Is in the matter G
economy.
when the Indian appropriation bi
was under consideration a provision t
abolish warehouses in a number 0
cities was fought desperately by tn
representatives Of these cities. A
though the Indian authorities and th
men In charge of the bill asserted tha
i meant economy, there va . detel
mined effort to retain the warehouse
By several of the most ardent advs
Gates OF economy In the house.
There was no partisanship dispiaye
Ga this matter. Democrats and Repul
Gcans Joined forces In fighting for til
warehouses simply because 1t mean
the payment Of government money Il
rentals and perhaps 8 certain amour
eg business In the purchase u govern
Enesst supplies In the cities where II
warehouses; wsTs located.
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