Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-03
Gong. BurIsigf Interested
IN Post Office Bill,
Pres. Iahl.Weik'ag Prof. Emery
Hard on the Tariff.
Chief ,lusiiee Fuller. a Very Busy
Man...nlaine Visitors.

Washington. ID. c.. March 9.-(Spe-
| ciap.--Chief Justice Fullers capacity
| Tor work cOmpels the admiration eff a
| large circle in Washington Il is
sometimes said that the Supreme Court
Justices have an easy time of it." but
al that depends upon the point of
view, They are Surrounded with ev-
cry convenience for disposing Of thei..
| tasks and the court takes many long
recesses, hut those recesses are filed
| in with legal research and study in
making up decisions and justice, who
| discharges his duties conscientiouSly,
as nearly ali of the nine justices do,
| finds his year occupied with tasks
pretty nearly from one end to the 9TH
er.
The Chief" as men around the
Court CALI him, recently celebrated his
| 18th birthday. 1t is now SIS years
| since he was a young lawyer at Angus
ia, Where edited the Democratic news
paper. The Age, was president of the
Augusta Common council and then city
solicitor. He always took his work
seriously anG that characteristic has
not departed from him now that he is
well advanced in years. He lives u
very quiet !ife.. His residence is an old
foshioned. :spacious and very confor-
table house in a quiet section of the
city He receives few callers, outside
Of his personal friends but attends
lpon the sessions of the court with
almost religious punctilicusness.
There arc several minor ofli-
ces he holds-offices that attach
to the position, of chief justice.
| One isithat' of chancellor Of the Smith
sonian Institution. The Regents Of the
Smithsonian meet two or three times
4 wear and the Chief presdeS at those
| meetings. He is chairman of the trus-
| tees of the Peabody Education Fund.
which has at Ieast one meeting year.
| There are numerous other kindred or
CARNATIONS in which the Chief Justice
| hollis Office. including the BoWdoin Al
| umri in Washington.
| He is one Of the most unassuming
| members of the Court but a great
| stickler for its dignity. Although he
| has good, clear voice, he rarely
! speaks from the bench in more than
conversational tone. This is the de-
spair of lawyers and others who wish
| 10 near HlTl1 ne dUlOuIICCS uCNio-
| ions but it is usually necessary to con-
| suit the written record. His services
| as Chief Justice, however. have been
| long and distinguished and he viii go
down in history as one of the COM
manding figures of the supreme Bench.
| President Taft is showing much APP
precfa ton these days of the labors of
a former Ellsworth man, Prof. Henry
G.. Emery. as his lieutenant in tariff
matters. The question of maximum
or minimum rates for foreign countries
| must be determined upon before the
close Of March 1t has been a trouble
some question to the President. full of
| worries and annoyances. He mas turn
ell the work very largely over to his
tariff board of which Prof EMERY is
chairman and feels highly gratified as
the results already achieved
rhe present month, however. will
| bring the supreme test. Prof. Emery
| so expedited the search for inforHa-
| ton about the tariff rates and regu-
| lations of divers nations of The earth
that the necessary procla:naticns as
81 ring the continuation of minimum
rates have been issued for practically
all countries except CaIiaua and
France. But the adjustment OF tariff
matters with those two countries is el-
ceedinSly difficult and Prof. Emery
who by the way does not rclisl, being
ltcalled Professor although he is fully
entitled to it's in almost daily consul
tation with President Tart or Secre-
tary Knox. His duties involves both
| diplomacy and research.
| The tariff boards Offices on the top
floor of the Treasury Department are
| real hives of industry. Very much de-
| ponds upon getting all the obstacles
to- agreement with France and Canada
| cleared away mis- month. Chairman
| Emery and his two associates upon the
Board .are much impressed with the
| Importance of gathering every shred
of evidence that can have bearing
| upen tire negotiations mentioned. At
! ter there has been AN agreement with
| France ana Canada, as there proba-
| bly, will be the, Emery Board can pro-
coed more leisurely. The President has
| mapped out "a deal of work for its
| members during the next year but this
win not be Of the urgent character of
the tasks now in hand. The tariff
| promises 10 ne q 1Vely Issue IN Ine
corning campaign and the Board will
| probably be asked to enter upon nu-
nierprs inquiries in which thess Presi-
dent is interested in that connection.
| Meanwhile TIE board must keep the
| President advised Of changes in tariff
Jaws and 'egulations in the govern
ments of the world. which. in itself.
| will occupy considerable of the time of
| its three members.
| pcr~~sentative Buriegh is following
!, very closely this week the deliberations
| ever the poss-offfce appropriation bill.
1 Although he has never been a member
| Of the post -office and postroads com
| ,nittee. which makes up that annual
| Appropriation bill, he has taken always
| a lively interest in this annual legisla-
| ton providing funds and prescribing
qualifications for the disbursement
| thereof 1t is often said that the pos
tai service is closer to the people than
| any ether governmental activity. Gov.
| Buricigh has appreciated that fact, es-
I -s,,s.allx, &c Hive I'd district while