Universities and their sons; history, influence and characteristics of American universities, with biographical sketches and portraits of alumni and recipients of honorary degrees . ourts the unconstitutionality ofstate laws taxing United States bonds or NationalBank stock without the authorization of 1868 he appeared as chief counsel for PresidentJohnson in the impeachment trial before the Senate,and from July 1868, to the end of that administra-tion he filled the office of Attorney-General of theUnited States. Mr. Evarts was counsel for the >S. 2»2 UNIVERSITIES JND THEIR SONS
Universities and their sons; history, influence and characteristics of American universities, with biographical sketches and portraits of alumni and recipients of honorary degrees . ourts the unconstitutionality ofstate laws taxing United States bonds or NationalBank stock without the authorization of 1868 he appeared as chief counsel for PresidentJohnson in the impeachment trial before the Senate,and from July 1868, to the end of that administra-tion he filled the office of Attorney-General of theUnited States. Mr. Evarts was counsel for the >S. 2»2 UNIVERSITIES JND THEIR SONS United States before the Geneva Tribunal of Arbi-tration on the Alabama claims, and presented thearguments on which the decisions favorable to theUnited States were to a large extent based ; and in1875 he was senior counsel for Henry WardBeecher in the trial of the famous suit against himin Brooklyn. In the Hayes-Tilden contest of 1877he was the advocate of the Republican party beforethe Electoral Commission, and in the Cabinet ofPresident Hayes he held the Portfolio of Secretaryof State. His administration of this departmentwas marked by a judicious and dignified treatment. WILLUM M. EVARTS of diplomatic questions, and especially by the intro-duction of a higher standard of efficiency in theconsular service, and the publication of consularreports on economic and commercial conditions inforeign countries. After the conclusion of his termof service in the Cabinet, he went to Paris as dele-gate of the United States to the International Mone-tary Commission. In 1885 he was elected amember of the United States Senate from NewYork, holding that seat for one term. Mr. Evartshas for many years enjoyed a national and an inter-national reputation, and his services have beenmuch sought as counsel in cases in which large cor-porations were parties. The firm of Evarts, Choate& Beaman, of which he is the senior member, is one of the leading law firms in the country, and has longnumbered am
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