New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-12
THE WA SHINGTON

plica-ions and I'm doing 50 he has. meta
phor.cally speaking. burned the midnish'
oil on numerous Scasions. In one oil THESE
cases the President has reached conclu-
sion and has written his opinion. although
lie is not vet prepared tn say that opinion
is final The other case nc has not ye'
completed. although he has he maintains.
given fair hearing 20 every one entitled
TO be heard on both cases. lie hopes 10
complete his consideration of these cases
this week or early in the next ana ne
expects To announce his decisions in both
simultaneously. Never since the 'leNeiahn
administration has there been PRESIDENT
who took this part OF his duties 80 ser'-
DUSTY or who spent so much time III per
sonally reviewing the evidence supihlttsh
in pa rdon cases as does Mr. Iait. VI
course. the Attorney General prepares
recommend alton on every such case pu'
the President accepts Nr. Nickershaih
opinions much as he would an eN p"',e
bsef in a lawsuit. and IL not content un'i'
he has determined for himself the equity
Of every point made by the Attorney cen
eral. OF course. all this entails much work'
but on the other hand Il gives the fresi-
dent tho comfort OF knowing that he makes
no errors.
HUGHES FORTY-N1N Justice Hughes
celebrated his forty-ninth birthday to-day
and the event was marked by modest
bunch Of iilies-of-the-valley on the desk OF
New Works former Chief Magistrate. Jus
,ice Hughes is the youngest member OF the
Supreme Court Members Of the highest Ju-
dlclal tribunal in the land are proverbialy
reticent regarding their work. hut there ~
every indication that Justice Hughes Is en-
tirely happy on the bench and, hthough
he has been there only Fix months. he mas
already won the admiration OF MS col
leagues by his ability and industry. AS
the youngest member In point OF years. no
small share Of the hard work has fallen
10 him. and he has accepted every assign
ment with aIacrity. and has performed the
work imposed on him by the chief justice
with a thorouehness and intelligence which
have afforded comfort 10 his associates
and augur we'll for the place he will make
for himself az one Of tho nations foremost
iuriyts. He has been the recipient OF many
congratulations on his birtrday.
tive Cary. the Republican insurgent from
Wisconsin, greatly amused his colleagues
by Introducing In the House to-day a bill
extending the terms OF members Of that
body from TWO TO four years No man had
to work harder to secure reelection last
year than Mr.. Cary. lie employed a large
force OF clerks TO prepare and send out
personal letters" 10 his constituents. ex
haustcd all resources IN his efforts 10 So
euro garden seeds and delighted the hearts
% the railroads by sending out such guam
titles Of public documents as seldom enter
single district. Everything which could
b. carried under his frank was requei-
toned. and il l. asserted that even reports
Of the Treasurer Of the United States as
far back 40 1901 formed A pert Of the mat
ter with which he sought to begule the
gentle voter By .mpresslng on him the fact
that his Representative in Congress had not
forgotten him. As a large part OF his con-
sttuency H. decidedly German. many Of
tho voters reading no English. the reports
Of the Treasurer. duly bearing Mr.. Cary's
name. doubtless proved as interesting read
ing matter as would anything else But
II was hard work and Mr. Cary would like
20 feel that such herculean efforts were
necessary only once in four years.
G.. q. ~.