The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-13
M'REYNOLDS TAKES
MISPLACE AS JUSTICE
Judicial Oath Of Supreme Court
Observation-Disclosures
Call on Wilson.
SESSION BEGINS TO-DAY

WAsutSGToN, Oct. 1.-THE Supreme
Court met at noon to-day for the fall
term No business was transacted out
side Of Inducing into office James Clark
NcRevnolds. ex-Attorney- General as the
successor Of Justice Lurton. Mr.. Mercy
nolds took the oath OF office on September
80. the chief Justice coming from White
SULPHUR Springs to administer IL.
Another oath was administered to him
to-day by James n Maher. clerk OF the
Supreme Court. the last obligation being
the judicial oath. The ceremony was
impressive.
Mr. McRcynolds ma rched into the court
room at noon. bringing up the rear OF the
line of black robed dgnitaries headed by
the chief Justice He took chair be-
side the clerk Of the court awaiting the
oath. The court room was crowded with
lawyers The Chief Justice and his as
sociates and all other persons In the
court room stood while the oath was being
administered.
At the conclusion Mr.. McReynolds took
his seat on the extreme left OF the Chief
Justice. The change that has occurred
in the court since the death OF Justice
I.urton has caused y rearrangement Of the
seating Of the justices. who are placed on
the bench with reference to seniority.
The senior Associate Justice sits AT the
right OF the chief Justice. the next senior
Immediately to the left, the next In
seniority at the. right and 50 on alter
nately. the newest member occupying the
seat al the extreme left.
Under the new seating ar angemcn.
Justice Van Deyanter viii be seated at
the right Of the chief Justice. while JUS
tees Hughes and Lamar will sit at the
left
chief Justice White announced the
death OF Justice Lurton and the appoint
meut OF his succo ssor in a brief but I'm
pressiye statemcn; from the bench.
1T gives me pain to say" said the
chief Justice. that since the court ad-
| iourned at the end of the las. term II
has come 10 pass that the nation may
no longer enjoy the fruitful and tenehcent
results to arise from the continued en-
/ lghtened and devoted discharge by Mr..
LurtOn Of his public duties. lie died
at Atlantic city on the iifth day OF July
I'm addition to the sorrow which they
/ share with their countrymen at so great
I "a loss the UsDlbtlN VI INV NNhAN nav z
/ suffered tho pang caused by the severance
! of the close personal ties which bound
! them To Mr.. Justice Lurton. ties the
strength OF which cannot be fully appre-
c'ated without understanding how CON-
/ pletely his attachments and his lovablS
/ traits OF personal character commanded
I the respect and drew to him the warm
affection Of those who had the privilege
~ being associated with him In the per-
Torrance of his judicial duties"
/ Following the brief exercises in the
/ court the Justices. accompanied by the
marshal OF the court went to the White
/ House in n body to pay their respects TO
the President; following custom.
\ number OF motions Will be made to-
morrow. when the real business OF tn,
court will begin. II IL not expected that
there will be any opinions handed down
before October 10. and II may be even
later. \ few important cases were car
ried over from the last term among then
the one involving the grandfather :
clause" in the Oklahoma Constitution pre-
scr,bng suffrage, and number of rail-
3 road cases.
one Of the first motions to he made
viii he to advance the case Of Harr'
Thaw. which involves his extradition tC
New York.