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Show summer retsldence after nearly twenty-three twenty-three years of continuous and distinguished distin-guished service on this bench. He met the final summons with that calmness calm-ness of spirit and composure of mnd that marked his whole life. From his early manhood he walked In the good wav. uprightly before Cod and his fellow man, and passed from this life into the life beyond the grave in the belief. 1 doubt not. that the Maker and Ruler of the earth orders all things aright. 'This court, indeed the nation, will mis him, but the memory of his stainless stain-less life will ever remain with his countrymen as a priceless heritage." Tho court then adjourned until tomorrow. JUSTICE HUGHES TAKES OFFICE WASHINGTON, Oct. 10. The 1910-1911 1910-1911 session "of the supreme court of the United Slate opened today with tho administration of outh of ofllctJ as associate Justice to Charles L.. Hughes of New York. The court then adjourned until tomorrow to-morrow out of respect to the memory of Chief Justice Fuller. The court was In seslon only eight minutes. Mr. Hughes followed Justice Harlan, Har-lan, Justices White. McKenna. Holmes. Dav and Lurton as they entered the eouit room. Behind blm came Justice Jus-tice Brown, now retired. Pretddlug Justice Harlan announced as soon as the court had taken its place that tbe president had appointed appoint-ed Mr. Hughen U the bench, that tho senate had confirmed the nomination, and that Mr. Hughes was present. He 1 directed Clerk McKenny, by whom Mr. ; Hughes was beated, to read the lat- ters commission. I 1 "The court extenJ a cordlnl welcome.'' wel-come.'' said Justice Harhui as th.j clerk link-dud reading. He then directed tbe new member to take the oath of ottlce. the oath j of allegiance already havln been administered ad-ministered in the robing room a few minutes before. Mr. Hughes read the oath In ira-' ira-' prcsslve manner and at It conclu-! conclu-! bton r pealed after the cbrk the ! wordd "o belp me God." and Marshal ' Wright tcortcd the new member to his seat. ' Thec formalities over. Justice Harlan Har-lan announced the death of the chief ; Justice. I " Since Its lat session thin court i ; ba vuslalned a vry grc.it loss," be ! ' ?ald. ' ; I 'The tarthiy career of tbe chief j b, slice hdf been closej ,y death. ThU t ti event occurred on the fourth day j of July of the present year, at hi ! |