Evening star., 1913-12-07

the oldest; Jay resigning when he was
but fifty years of age. Marshall ana
Taney presided in the court for sixty
three years-Marshall from 1SO1 TO July,
1885. and Taney from 1896 to 1864 Inese
two men were born. Marshall on onc
side of the Potomac, in the year 100. IN
Fauquier county, Va, and Taney on the
other side of the Potomac. in the year
11I1. in Calvert county. Md. With Mar
SHALL the Chief Justices who had par
ticipated in the revolution ended. Taney,
though born during the revolution "as
TWENTY-FIVE when washington died. anu
passed away in this city in his eish's
eighth year. !,
The judicial life of jay, Rutledge anu !
Ellsworth was so short that the interes.
attaching to them as Chief Justices, Ia -
diminished by the admiration tney sh.,.
as leaders of the revolution, ana o., aS
statesmen. All three were appointed oy
President Washington. Chase Wiz
made Chief Justice in 1864. though younS
er than Taney and older than Marsnaai, aa
in face, figure and majestic preselIIee =
was less a lawyer than Taney, put ne
brought to the bench a stock of learhlns
equal to that which Marshall had peeun
with. His health failed in 1870, ana MS
judicial life practically terminated sese
eral years before his death in 1873. ohiel
Justice Waite was native of the sta,e
of Connecticut and a graduate OF Iaie
College. He was appointed Chief Jusaice
by President Grant in January, los1.
Waite was trained In the ways OF the law
and of the courts: his opinions did no.
convey the impression of COMMANDING
intellect. but they We're clear. terse Vis
orous and judicial. The death OF Lhiet
Justice Waite occurred on the "a VI
March, 1883, and Melville Weston fuller
of Illinois was duly commissioned as ms
successor upon the Goth of the foiloWlIs
July. He was born in Augusta. Me- feo-
ruary IL. 1888 He entered BoWdoln Coi-
lege at an early age and graduated III
1853 He began the study of the law al
most Immediately under the direction OF
his uncle. George NJ. Weston. at Bangor.
and also attended a course of lectures a.
the Harvard Law School. His practlce
was of the most varied and general cnar,
acter. embracing cases in every kino VI
tribunal, both state and national
Famed as an Orator.
He attained a high reputation as an
orator. delivering many notable addresses,
the most important of which was in
commemoration of the inauguration OF
George Washington as first President
of the United States, delivered before the
two houses of Congress December H.
1889. an Grafton characterized by ardent
patriotism. descriptive power; historic %
spirit and lofty eloquence. The degree
of LII. .. was conferred upon him py
the Northern University in 1884, and Bow
doin in 1888. The incumbent. eniei
Justice White. was born in, the
parish of Lafourche, La, November g.
1915 He was educated at Mount 81.
Mary's College. near Emmitsburg. ND,
later attending Jesuit College New
Orleans and Georgetown University.
this city He was admitted to the
bar of Louisiana in 1868 He was elected
to the Louisiana senate in 1874 and op-
pointed associate justice of the supreme
court of Louisiana 1878. He was elected
to the United States Senate in 1901. and
appointed associate justice of the Su-
preme Court of the United States In 1894.
and upon the death of Chief Justice Full
Ter was appointed his successor December
II. 1910.
Chief Justice White makes the ninth
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court ap-
pointed since John Jay was handed his
commission by President Washington in
1890. and since that time there have
been appointed fifty-nine associate JUS
tices.
On the first Monday of February. 100.
1913 years ago. the Supreme Court met
in a room in the Exchange In New York
city John Jay wore on this occasion
the ample robe of black silk, with sal
mon-colored facings on the front and
sleeves 1t was the academic gown of
a doctor of laws according to the usage
of the University of Dublin, which had
conferred this degree not long before