Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-13
SENATE CONFIRMS
CHOICE OF WHITE
New Chief Justice of Supreme
Court Soon TO Receive
His Commission
ASSOCIATED Press)

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12.-The senate
today confirmed the nomination of Ed
ward Douglas White of Louisiana to
be chief justice of the United States.
President Taft's promotion of Asso-
ciate 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 re-
quiring 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 be-
fore another session.
Accompanying Justice Whites name
in the list of nominations were those
of Justice Willis Vandevanter of
Wyoming, now a judge of the eighth
judicial circuit, and Joseph r. Lamar
of Georgia, formerly of the supreme
court of his state, to be associate JUS
tees of the supreme court of the Unit
ed States. No action was taken in
their cases, although there is no ap-
parent opposition, nor was any attempt
made to confirm the judges named for
the new court of commerce, All were
referred to the senate judiciary COM
mittee.
COMMERCE COURT ASP1RANTs
The nominations for the commerce
court are Martin A. Knapp, chairman
of the interstate commerce commission,
for a term Of five years; Robert
w. Archibald, now United States dis
trict judge for the middle district of
Pennsylvania, term of four years; Will
liam H. Hunt, now a judge of the
court of customs appeals, formerly
United States district judge for the
district of Montana. term of three
years; John Emmett Garland of South
Dakota, to be judge of the new court
Of commerce for a term of two years.
To be members of the interstate
of wisconsin and c. c. McChord of
Kentucky.
The appointments of the interstate
commerce commission are to be made
to fill the vacancies caused by the
elevation of Mr.. Knapp to the COM
merce court and the forthcoming re-
tirement of former Senator Francis M.
Cockrell of Missouri. The commission
will elect it's new chairman. The mem
bers of the commission who remain
are Messrs. Clarke. Harlan, Clements,
Lane and Prouty.
The senate committee on interstate
commerce will meet tomorrow to con-
slider the nomination of G. c. McChord
of Kentucky and B. H. Meyer of Wis
consin for membership on the inter
state comerce commission.
SENATE HURRIEs NOMINATION.
The senate surprised itself on the
speedy action on the nomination of
Justice White. Immediately after the
disposal of the routine business of the
morning hour Senator Hale moved
that the senate go into executive ses-
sion. So anxious were several sena-
30 had M Ci
sidered pressing, that they rushed to
the side of the Maine member to pro-
test.
II am going to have White con-
firmed" he said.
Nonsense" several of them respond
er in unison. You can't possibly do
it."
"wait and see," he replied, and con-
tinued to insist on his motion.
When the doors we're closed the NOM
ination of Mr.. White was laid before
the senate. Mr.. Hale did not wait
for the reading of other nominations,
but Immediately moved confirmation
of the chief justice. A few voices were
raised in protest, but Mr.. Hale took
the floor. He spoke for about fifteen
minutes, dealing with Mr.. Whites
demonstrated fitness for the place, and
dwelling on the fact that he had been
a member of the senate.
The only voice raised in opposition
to immediate confirmation was that of
Senator Hepburn. He declared him
self opposed to the selection of any one
of the associate justices contrary both
to precedent and policy. The Idaho
senatory eventually surrendered grace
fully and when the vote was taken
Joined his voice with all others in the
affirmative.
Justice White was visibly affected
when he learned of the senate's prompt
action. He was on the bench when
group of senator's called to congratu-
late him.