The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-07-08

patches, lie cCnlpduleS VIII. Two VI
three correspondents were held in their seats by
cautionary word from a veteran who had done
long service in the Supreme court. He said, Wait
In few minutes, as the reading went on 4
became apparent that the court had decided that
while the companies had franchise for 100 years
they had practically no rights under 1t, On the
strength Of the mistake which was made In send
ing out some of the first dispatches on that day
stocks went up and then when the truth came out
they tumbled SO fast that they hurt their heads
When the justices led by the clerk and the
chief Justice enter the Supreme courtroom every.
body stands. When the judges have taken their
seats the court crier after the manner of court
criers since the time of the patriarchs, declares
that the high and honorable court is in session and
that justice Is to be dispensed Just before taking
their seats the justices bow to the assembled
throng and the throng bows back When the court
crers voice has died away everybody takes his
seat and the proceedings begin.
The Supreme court sits in the old senate cham.
Der OF the capitol. 1t is the room where Webster.
Hayne Clay Calhoun and others fought their bat.
ties The gallery is tiny affair capable of seating
only about thirty people and the wonder is how
"hen WEBSTER delivered his great Grafton in reply
to Hayne there could have been present the GREAT
crowd Of which history tells us.
1t was in the Supreme courtroom that the e1ec
toral commission which decided the Hayes.TiIden
contest held its sessions. The fifteen members
or that commission occupied the seats of the ius.
tees and it is said that during the progress Of the
nearing the little room was crowded literally to
su1ocatiou and that many people were overcome
IL is an historic chamber and it is one of the places
10 which visitors to Washington bend their stems,
III the membership Of the Supreme court there
are Two veterans of the Union army and two vet
Grams OF the confederate army. John Marshall
haIial' VINO IS Republican, raised the Tenth Ken
lucky infantry and served in Gen. George H, Thorn.
as division. He rose to the rank of colonel and
MS name was before the senate for confirmation
as brgadier general at a time late in tho ,,or
When his fathers death compelled him for family
reasons to retire from the service
OlVer Wendell Holmes Of Boston graduated
from Harvard college in 1861 and at once entered
the Union army. At the battle of Balls RIuf IN
octoDer' 1851, Holmes was shot through the
breast ana Tor long time it was believed he couId
not possibly recover. He did recover however,
and went back to the front, taking part IN tho
oattle OF Antetam, where he was shot through n.
neck and again his life was despaired Of oncs |
more ne recovered and went to the front onlv +, |
oe wounded again at the battle of Fredericksburg
justice Edward Douglass White was horn IN |
LOUISIANA and ne served through the Civil war IN
the confederate service. Horace Harmon 1urton
"no was appointed BY President Taft to the
vacancy caused by the death of Justice Peckham
entered the Confederate service wien ba u,os 1917.
seventeen years old and he served three veare 10
was with General Buckner at Fort Doneson nh,
ne confederate commander surrendered IN ca,
7faf dfaht. Lurton was Grants captiye and !, l.,
lot at ali probable that the northern soldier bod
tH5 conception that this youthful prisoner was one
lay TO De appointed to the Supreme court NJ ~
Jhlted states by Republican president