The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-12-13
Edward D. White is Chief
Justice
OF THE SUPREME COURT
Van DeVaenter and Lamar New Asso-
oiate Justices-Knapp Goes from
Commerce Commission to New
Court Of Commerce.

Washington, Dee. ID Edward -
White of Louisiana, associate justice
of the slpreme court, was confirmed yes.
terday by the Senate to be chief justice
of the court Confirmation OF the two
new-appointed associate justices will fol.
low later The quick confirmation OF
Justice White is due to the fact that
the Senate already had passed upon his
qualifications.
These nominations also were sent to
The Senate:
To be associate justices, United States
supreme court, Judge Willis Van De-
vanter Of Wyoming, and Judge Joseph
Rucker Lamar Of Georgia.
To be judges Of the new court of com
merce; Martin A. Knapp, now chairman
of the Interstate commerce commission,
for term of five years.
Robert w. Archbold, now United
States district judge for the middle dis
trict of Pennsylvania, term Of four
yeass.
William Fl. Hunt, now a judge of the
court Of customs appeals, formerly
United States district judge of the dis
trict of Montana, term of three years.
Other nominations We're:
John Emmett Garland Of South
Dakota, to be Judge Of the new court Of
commerce for term Of two years. This
is change from the original slate,
Arthur G. Denison, United States dis
trict Judge for the western district Of
Michigan, having first been selected for
this place.
Julian w. Mack, now Judge in the
appellate court of the first Illinois dis
trict, term of one year
TO be members of the interstate com
merce commissions B II. Meyer of Wis
consin and c. c. McChord Of Kentucky.
All of the court nominations were re-
ferred to the Senate Judiciary commit
tee.
To be postmasters:
Frank G. Barrows, New Bedford,
Mass; Albert G. Landers, Newport, r. T.
To be consul general at Tangier, Mo-
rocco, Maxwell Blake of Missouri
To be consuls; William w Handley
of New York, at Naples, Italy; Carl
Bailey Hurst Of the District Of Column
bia, at Lyons, France; Lee J. Keena Of
Michigan, at Florence, Italy; Marion
Letcher Of Georgia, at chihuahua, Mex;
Hunter Sharp of North Carolina at Bel
fast, Ireland Edward d. Winslow of
Illinois, at Plauen, Germany.
The appointments to the interstate
commerce commission are TO fiji the va
eancies caused by the elevation of Mr.
Knapp to the commerce court and the
forthcoming retirement OF former Sem
ator Francis NJ Cockrell Of Missouri.
The commission will elect its new chair
man. The members Of the commission
who remain are Messrs. Clark, Harlan,
Clements. Lane and Prouty
The commerce court is a court Great
ed in the amendment in the interstate
commerce act, passerd in June last BY
this Congress, The law provides for the
appointment Of five additional circuit
Judges by the president, who are to con.
stitute the court, and no two of whom
shall be appointed from the same iu-
dicial circuit
The Judges 50 appointed are to serve
on the commerce court, and after be.
ing relieved from that service are to
be assigned to work on the circuits as
circuit judges
The law requires the president to
designate IN the first appointments the
term of years during which the Judge
appointed shall serve on the commerce
court. and the Judge designated to sit
for five years on this court is to act
as the presiding judge. Thereafter the
court is to be composed of five Judges
to be designated by the supreme court
from the circuit judges Of the United
States.
Frederick w. Lehman Of Missouri
was confirmed yesterday by the Senate
to be solicitor general Of the United
States. He succeeds the late Lloyd w.
Bowers, who died in office.