The Daily Missoulian., 1910-12-13
SENATE LOSES NO. TIME IN AP-
PROVING CHOICE or JUS
TlcE EDWARD WHITE.
OTHER N0MINA TONS.
Of Wyoming and Lamar
Of Georgia Manned for Supreme
Bench by President Taft-Chairnan
Knapp Of the Commerce Commission
IS Named for New Commerce Court.

Washington, Dec. 12.-The senate
today confirmed the nomination of
Edward Douglas White of Louisiana to
be chief justice of the supreme court.
President Taft's promotion Of AS
sociate Justice White was received by
the senate shortly after it convened.
The senate Interrupted business to go
into executive session to make the
necessary confirmation, as the rule
requiring reference of nominations to
committees does not apply in cases
where the appointees have served as
members of the senate. Chief Justice
Whites commission will be issued
before another session.
Associate justices. M
Accompanying Justice Whites name
in the list of nominations We're those
of Justice Willis Vandeventer of
wyoming, now judge of the Eighth
judicial circuit, and Joseph r. Lamar
of Georgia, formerly of the supreme
court of his state, to be associate
justices of the supreme court Jof the
United States. Y
No action was taken in their cases.
although there is no apparent opposi-
ton, nor was any attempt made to
confirm the judges named for the new
court of commerce. All were referred
to the senate judiciary committee.
The nominations for the commerce
court were:s
Martin A.. Knapp, now chairman of
the interstate commerce commission,
fsN,, r,f DSry nG,p,t7
| Archbold, now United States district
| judge for the middle district of Penn
sylvania, term of four years.
| William I'll. Hunt, now a judge of
| the court of customs appeals, former
ly United States district Judge of the
district of Montana, term of three
| years.
John Emmett Garland of South Da-
kota, to be judge of the new court of
commerce for a term of !, txo years.
/ This is a change from the original
slate, Arthur G. Denison. United
States district judge for the western
division of Michigan, having first been
4 selected for this place.
Julian w. Mack, now judge in the
appellate circuit court of the First
Illinois district, term of one year
i The senate committee on interstate
commerce will meet tomorrow to con-
s,der the nominations of G. C. Nc
Chord Of Kentucky and b. III. Never
of wisconsin for membership of the
Interstate commerce commission. IT
is said that there will be no serious
Opposition to the confirmation of
either, but as the senate has no first
hand knowledge that Chairman Knapn
named as the presiding judge of the
4 court of, commerce, intends to retire
4 from the commission, the nominations
| viii go over until another meeting
The chances are that no aetion will
be taken until after Judge Esssss-~., has
been confirmed for the position tl
\ which he was appointed today The
senate surprised itself by its speedy
action upon the nomination of CHIEF
Justice White.
4 In less than an hour after the name
had been received from the White
House, the senate had disposed of tht
nomination.
Executive Session.
Immediately after the disposal o1
the routine business OF the morning
hour, Senator Hale moved that th'
senate go into executive session. ST
} anxious were several senators who hat
other business they considered press
ing that they rushed to the side of thu
Maine member to protest.
Il ams going to have White con
firmed,' he said.
' Nonsense" several of them re
!, sponded in unison; you can't possibl'
3 do it,"
i wait and see,' he replied an
e continuedat to insist upon his motion.
t When at last the doors We're tloses
> the nomination of Mr.. White was lai
e before the senate. Mr.. Hale did no