Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-13
Senate Approves Nomination by Presi-
lent laft OF Louisiana 5udgs Tor
Chief Justlce.
SPEEDY ACTION ON HIS MANI
BasiEoss Interrupted to 60 Into Exc
cutive session.
OTHER APPOINTMENTS al
Ezccutve Sends List Of Eligi
to Congress.
NAMES vANDEYANTER AND Ia
WBomine and Georgia JudEes
Nomthated for Associate justices
Personnel OF New Court
OF Commerce.

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wAsHlNT0N. Der. 12.-The senate today
confirmed the appointment OF Edward
Douglass waite Of Louis ana as chief Jus
uce Of the United states supreme court.
President Tafts appointment Of Justice
" hne was received by the senate shortly
after IL convened. It interrupted business
60 go into executive session to make the
necessary oonfrmaten, as the rule re-
curing reference OF nomiBAt 90 com
mittees does not apply in cases whore tho
app0ntees have served as members Of the
senate. Chief Justice whites comm. ssion
viii be issued before the next session.
Accompanying Justice Whites name on
the list Of nominations were the names Of
Willis Vandcrauter OF wyoming. now
judge Tor the r ghth judicial Circuit, and
Joseph Rocker Lamar OF Georgia. formerly
Of the srnreme court Of that state 10 be
associate Justices OF the supreme court OF
the United States.
No action was taken in their cases. al
though there s. no apparent opposition,
nor was any attempt made to confirm the
judges named for the new court OF COM
msrce. All were referred to the senate
Iud ciary committee.
nominations for Commerce Court.
The nominations for the commerce court
we're.
Martin A. Knapp. now chairman OF the
Interstate Commerce commission Tor
Robert W. Archibald. now United states
diftrict judge for the middle district OF
Pernsylvunia, teim Of four years,
william H. Hunt now a judge OF the
court of customs appeals. formerly United
states district Judge OF the District OF
Montana. term Of three years
John Emmett Garland OF South Dakota,
20 be judge Of the new court Of commerce
Tor q term Of two years. This is a change
from the original slate Arthur C. Dentsonl
United states district judge for the western
district 81 Michigan, having first been
selected for this place.
Julian w Mack. now judge in the ap-
pelate circuit court OF the first Illinois
district fern Of one year.
The senate committee on interstate COM
merce W.T., meet tomorrotv TO consider the
nominations Of c. G. McChord OF Kentucky
and y ~ 1tteter.ef' EascaREn Tor menshar-
ship on the Interstate Commerce commits
sion j; il said there w,n be no serious
opposition 10 the confirmation OF. either,
but, "a the senate has no first hand knSWi-
edge that Chairman Knapp. named az the
presiding judge Of the court OF commerce.
intends to retire from the commission. the
nominations viii so over to another meet
ing The chances are no action VIII be
IAhAA MNAAl aAAEI dNAEt ANAtuiR AtuH H1E'A
confirmed for the position TO which he
was appointed today.
Cuick Action 10 senate.
The senate surprised itself by it's speedy
action upon the nomination OF Chief jus
tice White In less than an hour after the
name had been received from the White
House the senate had disposed OF the nom
ination.
Immediately after the disposal Of the rou-
tine business OF the morning Senator Hale
moved that the senate go into executive
session. So anxious were several senators
who had other business they considered
pressing. they rushed 10 the side Of the
Maine member 10 protest.
Il am going to have White confirmed" 3"
he said
Nonsense" several OF them responded
IN unison. You can't possibly DO n.
Wait and see" he replied. and continued
70 insist upon his motion.
When AZ last the doors were closed the
nomination Of Mr. White was laid before
the senate. Mr.. Hale did not walt for the
reading Of the other nominations but i'm
msdiately moved confirmation OF the chief
justice.
few voices were raised in protest but
Mr.. Hale took the floor He spoke for
NAR+N AAAAN1n HAAAAAN1f nCauhE Win MI.
Whites demonstrated fitness for the place
and dwelling on the fact that he had been
member Of the senate
Work OF Commerce Court.
Tbs commeree court is a court created
In the amendment m the interstate com
nerce act passed IN June last by this con-
gress. The law provides for the appoint
ment ot five additional circuit judges ny
the president. who are TO constitute the
court, and no two OF whom shall be ap-
pointed from the same judicial circuit The
judges 20 appointed are 10 serve on the
commerce court and after being relieved
from that service are 10 be assigned "a
work on the circuits as circuit judges
The law requires the president to desig-
nate in the first appointments the term Of
years during which the judge appointed
thsu serve on the commerce court and the
judge designated 20 sit for Eve years on
this court Is % act as the presiding Judge
Thereafter the court Is 10 be composed OF
nce judges 10 be designated by the su-
preme court from the circuit judges OF the
United states
This court Is thus oompcsed Of the pres
ent chairman Of the Interstate Commeros
commission. two United states district
iudgss, one judge OF the United states
No-At % customs Appeals, who WAS for
merly United States district judge. and
one judss from the appellate court OF IN
nOis
In the offidal nominations sent 20 m,
senate today the members OF the new com
merce court are designated as addiuona
circuit JudEes I'm carrying this ont. Mr
knnpp Is named as a Judge Of the Second
Judicial circuit; Mr.. Archibald 70 rth,
Third judicisl circuit Mr. Hunt for IN,
Ninth judicial circuit. Mr.. Garland for ths
Eighth iadicisl circuit. and AR. Mack foi
the Seventh 8udicial circuit
Judge Garland is a Democrat.
Judge Garland OF south Dakota. name
IS one OF the new judges OF the court Of
commerce. Is a democrat having been ap-
painted 70 ti0 tvnch by President Cleve
iand. his appointment makes the com
plrNion q the cummsrce court three repub
Hcans and two democrats.
rresdeut TAM heaitated bstWesn the ap
sConunnsd On Second Pasel