The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-12-16
WHITE IS NOW CHIFE
JUSTICE
PRESIDENT PROMOTES As.o..
ATE AND NOMINATION IS
CONFIRMED.
Two Other Supreme Court Nom,,.
tons Made. Also Member. ., :.
New Interstate Commerce Cons.
Some Changes from Original s,,,.

washington, Dec. 13-Tbo
Yesterday confirmed the nomina .ass
OF Edward Douglas White. Of "..'i
ana, to be chief justice of the 11 Oa.Sl,
States. united
President Taft's promotion Of A..
ciate Justice White was received a's -
the senate shortly after it conro Wy
The senate interrupted business ~
INTO executive session to mako ts 81
necessary confirmation, as the r ,us
requiring reference of nominationa VIC
committees does not applv in 49,. "
where the appointees have SERVED 70
members of the senate. Chief Iust;a' 70
whites commission will he ;ssuod I
fore another session.
Other Nominations.
accompanying Justice Whites mama
III the list of nominations were tboSo
OF Justice Willis Van Devanter ~
wyoming, now Judge of the Eigbth
judicial circuit, and Joseph R. lama
OF Georgia, formerly of the supreme
court of his state, to be associate ius
tees OF the supreme court of the i1ni
ted States. Jay
NO action was taken in their cases
although there is no apparent opno.
sltlon. nor was any attempt made II
confirm the judges named for the new
court OF commerce. All were referred
to the senate judiciary committee. The
following nominations were made:
TO be judges of the new court Of
commerce: Martin F. Knapp, now
chairman of the interstate commerce
commission. for a term of five years.
Robert w. Archibald, now United
States district judge for the Middle
district of Pennsylvania, term of four
years; William H. Hunt, now Judge
of the court of customs appeals, form.
erly United States district judge of the
district of Montana, term of three
years.
South Dakotan Named.
John Emett Garland, of South Da.
kota, to be judge of the new court Of
commerce for term of two years.
This is change from the original
slate, Arthur C. Denison, United States
district judge for the Western division
of Michigan, having first been select
ed for this place.
Julian w. Mack, now Judge in the
appellate circuit court of the First IL
linois district, term of one year.
To be members of the interstate
commerce commission: B. H. Meyer,
Of Wisconsin, and C. C. McCord, Of
Kentucky.
To Fill Vacancies.
The appointments to the interstate
cOmemrce commission are to be made
to fill the vacancies caused by the ele-
walton of Mr.. Knapp to the commerce
court, and the forthcoming retirement
of former Senator Francis M. Cock
rell, of Missouri The commission Will
elect its new chairman. The members
Of the commission who remain are:
Messrs. Clarke, Harlan, Clements
Lane and Prouty.
New Designations.
In the official nominations sent 70
the senate yesterday the members OF
the new commerce court are deslgnat'
ed as additional circuit judges. Id
carrying this out, Mr.. Knapp is named
as Judge of the Second judicial CIT
cult; Mr.. Archibald for the Third lual
cial circuit; Mr.. Hunt for the Nin.n
judicial circuit; Mr.. Garland LOT .ne
Ninth judicial circuit; Mr.. Garland lof
the Eighth judicial circuit, ana MI
Mack for the Seventh judicial circu''
Judge Garland of South Dako,a'
named as one of the new judges Oh lne
court of comemrce, is Democias
having been appointed to the oencn :,
Presidents Cleveland. His appoln'men..
makes the complexion of the cou,'
three Republicans and TWO Deni0
White Is Grateful. 81,
Judge White later issued 'n0
lowing statement: ,.uo IN.
..The president and senate nav .;na .a
deed honored me, the one by nonu'D NO
ing, and the other by connrmms .hat
without reference, as chief justice Tho .he
is to preside over the sessions ~ MT.
court and to be its spokesman IL
tiers OF administration. .,,v to
Il am deeply grateful. no. on ". the
the president and the senate III Int
confidence thus reposed IN mo, or
also to all those, whether Jaw ,ax'o ~ in
laymen, and whether in puo, ,c,+otiop
private life, who without sol.o u have
or knowledge on my part mat nomi.
recommended or suggested 'na'
nation"