Show OUR lor of thy for the first time since may 1885 the supreme court of tho united states sits with a full bench honl Q C lamar donned the judicial robe on wednesday and a crowded courtroom witnessed the simple ceremony incident to his induction into office the ex secretary sits at the extreme left of the chief justice this being the place assigned always to the justice last appointed armr lamar himself expressed it he considers this the crowning honor of his life the republican senators used all their efforts short of a caucus dictum to defeat his confirmation which was secured after along and bitter struggle by virtue of the votes of three of their number senators stanford stewart aud doubtless these three senators had prepared themselves for the severe censure of their brethren but it was visited only upon two of them mr riddle bergers lapse being excused because he js himself a southerner like the new justice mr lamars advancement to the supreme bench is of special significance inasmuch as he is the first ex BO honored is understood that his friends were surprised and disappointed that so few republican votes were cast in liis favor washington is getting to be known as the convention city there are fow weeks in the year that wo do not havo at least one convention of some sort hero but this week the record has been broken we had six distinct conventions and four were in session at one time among them were the american and shipping league an association organized for the purpose af attempting to restore our lost merchant marino service the national board of trade tho object cf which is set forth dinits name tho national tobacco association which did a most notable thing in declining to make any recommends tinos to congress and the united slates potters protested against any disturbance of the present tariff on monday the senate committee on territories will hear arguments on the proposed northern idaho to washington territory A great majority of the petitions received by congress anre tuf work of idle cranks but one which arrived this week is evidently ike work of a level headed fellow asks ahat the postal laws be changed so as to prevent the sending of blood and thunder novels and sensational story through the mails as second class matter at one centra pound also calls attention to 1 the fact hat tho on scientific and religious books is eight cents a pound jt does seem to be a discrimination on the part of tho A J 3 t y ei T J aa w ft 5 V fan the daveral bilk for establishing a government postal telegraph service are being vigorously urged upon congress and there are surface indications that a paid lobby is being used by certain parties by the way it is this subject or at least that part of it which makes the government control the telegraph lines jay gould and th knights of labor are in accord but i it is externally probably that those views would diverge very widely in any attempt to practically inaugurate the service dr norwin green pres jent of the western telegraph company and mr gardiner G hub bardot this city made arguments on this subject before the senate commit eo en post offices and post roads oaT ahe bar association of the district or columbia has sent a circular letter to all tho bar associations throughout the country that delegates be elected to attend a meeting in this city may next for the purpose of organizing a national bar association speaker carlisto Carl islo will bo compelled so says his physician to take several weeks rest before resuming his du ties 20 1888 |