The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-12-15

Washington, Dec. 14-President TAT
today sent to the Senate the following
nominations:
Chief Justice Of the United States
Supreme Court--Edward Douglass
White, of Louisiana, now associate JUS
tioe Of the court.
Associate Justices of the Supreme
Court--Willis Van Devanter, Of wy
Oming, and Joseph Ruckner Lamar, OF
Georgia.
Justice White and Judge Lamar. two
of the three men named by President
Taft, are democrats. Justice White was
first appointed to the supreme court by
President Cleveland in 1896. Judge La
mar is member OF the supreme court
of Georgia, and Judge Van Devantel
is a judge of the Eighth circuit of the
United States.
New Commerce Court.
The president also appointed the
following to constitute the new COM
merce court.
Martin A. Knapp, now a member OF
the Interstate Commerce commission
for term OF Ave years.
Robert w. Archbold, Of Scranton
| Pa, now judge OF the middle district
court Of Pennsylvania, for term OF
four years.
William H. Hunt. of Montana. now a
| Judge OF the custor.s court, for a De-
Rod OF three years.
John Emmett Garland, now fedora
Judge of the South Dakota district, for
period Of two years.
Julian w. Mack. OF Illinois, Judge
of the state appellate court, for a pc
riod Of one year.
ate the names OF y. H. Meyer, of Wis
consin, and c. G. McChord, of Ken
lucky, to be members of the Interstate
Commerce commission.
The appointments to the Interstate
Commerce commission are to be made
to I'LL the vacancies caused by the ele-
| walton OF Mr. Knapp to the commerce
court and the forthcoming retirement
OF former Senator Francis NJ. Geek
rell, OF Missouri. The commission will
elect its new chairman. The members
OF the commission who remain are
Messrs. Clark, Hsrlan, Clements, Lane
and Prouty.
created In the amendment In the Inter
state Commerce act passed In June last
by this congress. The law provides fol-
the appointment of five additional cir.
cult judges by the president who are
to constitute the court, and no two Of
whom shall be appointed from the same
Judicial circuit. The judges so appoint
ed are to serve on the commerce court
and after being relieved from that serv-
| ice are to be assigned to work on the
circuits as circuit judges.
How Court Is Made Up.
The law requires the president t.
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 si
Tor hve years on this court Is to act az
the presiding Judge. Thereafter tn,
court Is to be composed OF five judge,
to be designated by the supreme cour
from the circuit judges Of the United
States.
This court is thus composed of tn,
present chairman OF the Interstat,
States district judges, one judge of tn,
United States court of customs ap'
peals. who was formerly a United
states district judge and one judg,
from the appellate court of Illinois.
In the official nominations sent t,
the Senate today the members Of tn,
1ef commerce court are designated al
additional circuit judges. In carrying Thu
out, Mr.. Knapp is named judge of tn,
second judicial circuit Mr.. Archibald
.or the Third judicial circuit; Mr.. Hun
Tor the Ninth judicial circuit; Mr.. Car
and for the Eighth judicial circuit. ant
sir. Mack for the Seventh judicial cir
;uit
Judge Garland, Of South Dakota
'ourt of commerce, Is democrat, hav
ng been appointed to the bench b,
President Cleveland. His appointment
makes the complexion of the commerce,
court three republicans and two demo
rats.
President Taft hesitated between tn,
appointment OF Judge Garland ant
Judge Arthur Denison. of Michigan
LAST night the latter was thought t,
iave been his Anal selection. To hav'
appointed Judge Denison, however
would have resulted I'm making thre,
:ircrit judges from Michigan. whereas
he president was anxious for q NOR
equitable distribution.
1t became known today that in max
ng UP he court OF commerce Presi
lent Taft seriously considered the ap
continent of Interstate Commerce
Commissioner Franklin X. Lane, o
california. To have appointed MI
Lane, however. would have taken ava.
:wo members Of the commission at
line when its work promises to be o
greater Importance than at any tim
since the commission was organized.
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