The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-01-10
FRICTION CAUSED
BY CUSTOMS COURT
Charged That Appointments Are
Made on Political and Per-
sOnal Grounds.
WHITE HOUSE IS ACCUSED
OF MANIPULATING GAME
Many Senators Look With Sus-
picion on Proposed Selec-
ton of Judges.
Special TO The Tribune.

Sf'Ni"I 70 lHe lfiDu9e.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 1e.--Thc an
nouncement OF the names that will be
sent TO tho senate by President Taf,
10 comprise the new court Of customs
appeals brings some surprises 30 tie
poiticians IL likewise brings some dis
OF bad faith that are being made against
The president and Senator AldrIch urd
The other leaders in the fight for tho
Two OF the new judges OF customs
WI MilI be taken from tho federal bench.
lnese would seem 10 1c very approximate
sciectlons but IL is known that politics
PLAYED a part IN both appointments. The
new chief Justice. Alfred r. Coxe is 4
IS Judge OF the United states district
court, and Mi sherman made vigorous
campaign To have him appointed associate
justice OF the supreme court 10 succo,5
the late Rufus W, Peckhaln, William
II. Hunt of Montana. another ~mc-rbcr
o. the court is judge OF tho Unit!
Montana, \ combination Of cir J'r-
stances contributed TO his availability.
He was IN President Taft's class at
Yale and is one OF the presidents clos"
friends. His father was secretary of th"
! navy in The cabinet of President Ga:-
Held: Judge hunt MAS made secretary,
OF Porto Rico by President Mckinley and
later advanced 10 DC governor ~ Porto
Rico. and subsequently appointed as Unit
| cd States district judge for Montana.
Carter's Seat Menaced
Judge Hunt had aspirations for the
United states senate aud the cncnics
! OF Senator Carter were rapidly gather
ing around him. The progressive Re-
pubiicsns in that state saw much IL
admire IN Judge HUNT and he VAS rap
| idly becoming menace 10 Senator Car
| t"r's continuance iU the senate Under
! all the circumstances. his transfer To
the customs court was FAILED in moro
OF many problems.
Gen. James =. Smith of California.
| former govcruor-Gcncrai OF the Philip
| pines, another member Of tho new court
was selected by the president for per-
| sonal reasons. He has been mentioned
for many offices since his Retirement
| from the office OF covcInor-g geneTn! Of
tho Philippines. II has been conceded
| for several days that he would be either
prsiseT to succeed Marion Deyries OF
California. who has heon IN mind for
place in the new customs court since The
tariff bill WAS passed
1t thc time tho bni authorizing the
| court WAS under consideration, Senator
| Dollivsr stated In the senate that i's
Tor Tor t Mr reVries. senator rildriah prompt
| ~ entered n disclaimer and affected 70
! be greatly shocked that senator Dol
liver would even hint at such prop
| ositiou. Mr. Aldrch paid hlsh com
| rliment to Mr., he Nries' services on the
board or appraisers and while he did not
n member OF the new court. nc sugSc<trd
! that it was unkind 10 intimate that Mr.
| pcNrics' name was under consideration
while the legislation was being framed
Dolliver Called the Turn.
But it turns out that Senator rollil,,"r
/ tariff hnl became g Law doniais of tn
| fact that Mr.. ueNries was 10 he ap-
| pointed ceased. and for long time his
| appointment has been regarded aS Tore.
| gone conclusion. iIe is an able man ana
| there has never been any objection 30 him
personally tic had otedltabin service m
| the house OF representatives as Demo
/ cratic member before he became a gen
eral appraiser ot customs Of New York,
The objection TO the appointment OF Mr..
| DeNries. urged by many Of the senators
| was that ne had actively assisted SEN
ator Aldrich In framing The tarin pill
| and that it was not hitting that nc
| should sll as n Judge OF court OF .hst
resort to constr'Ie the law which he ud|
| helped 10 frame and in the framing ol
which he played partisan role
Sentiment Against Court,
Mi DeHries adhcrcs to a school Of con-
| struction Of which Senator Adrich and
| one OF the strongest objections urged
against the creation of customs conii
WAS that i, was an cNtraoTnlnhIE Ii,iIG
10 pass law Of such sweeping che rac!cr
/ as the tariff LAW and of such vital IN
terest 10 the great masses OF the pcopieei
and in the Same aGt Sreate es.,e,o,'s ~ Spe''''
| There Is a strong sentiment I'm ~"
senate vet against the court and u dis-
| roeitipu manifest To nolU nD tlS comm no
| ton Of the nomination. The opposltl?n
| cT thc court was sufficiently strong Ia
defeat tho appropriation. for salaries ..
| Inc iudges and other officers OF the new
| ,rIh,;nal' at the last session OF congress.
So rho anomalous situation rs no" prs
sented OF a lot OF new ohlces ue,i,s IN
authorized With no provision 10 pay ''e
Su'''''S'' Reduction in Salaries
\ conference was held among lS"ds!s
yesterday and Senators AldriTh 1no ,,Lo,,b isoute
| Hnon senator's that there should be- a
| general reduction of salaries OF the 1uoe|s
| and other officers of the customs SoIlI, l,s
s,SomId moi be above $500 a year for
the Judges with proportiona,e salaItes
for the lesser oniGerSi;, inT ne, 'ca0e onnositinn
| 20 ,ba new court and result in con
| Srmation of the nominations. EDt IL ls
| bv no means certain that IN" "Fposi'"''
Will accept the compromise. 49,, -,
senator Eorah of Idaho bias been 9P-
posed 10 the customs court tot lu.l.T- .I.,
mental reasons since IT was htst Sues,rSt,
nh n was he who led the fight which
resulted IN knocking out The appTpbrii",
| tjon for salaries The NOV em"h, Noii ntinn
nrt the AUTHORIZATION for tho court Mhen
n t,uce was declared and II was ,aILee"
that the who'll, subject Sm"o'I ~ 'e conEress
could be tested further In ree'" ~ '''1
court, ,,. ,hot he was
,.s,,r"d NOT only by the senate leaders
bnt hv the president that the iI9 nI9'',,d POI
zion OF officers 10 the court Nouiu NJ ne
's,uf s,"n 10 the senate until after congress
nd authorized an appropriation to pay
the salaries. ,,, i,.t,,,,s Tint
,l,d scndinr of the nominations To NC
senate viii now be vi0la,l%" nIodne p, ali " ~o5 Son
u,,tJ III Charge is borne out by reI-
cremce To the congressional record w''iEI w.,
carries the debate in The ,, senate snator. ON orr
NSrIrh Lodge and Halo, accordine NC
;ho record gave assurances at INA. t'n!S
that if obstruction, should then oHlI oTaIe ~. M
nncs 'S ss,ani woalG not not be fcd until after con-
gross had an opportunity again I" cbnnse p1se
a. The question OF salaries and = CIahte
on w, Hthn necessary appropriation 20
~ nov 'oI The siaIics and expenses o! th'