Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1863-03-27
Congress.

Its engrOsSment was passed.
The Senate resumed the consideration of
the bill to organize the Supreme Court,
which was passed and read as follows:
SECTION !. The Congress Of the Coafed-
crate States Of Amcrica do enact, That here
after the Supreme Court Of the Confederate
States shall consist Of Chief Justice and
three Associate Justices, any three of whom
shall constitute i quorum and shall hold
annually, at the seat of Government. two
sessions the one commencing the first Mon-
day of January, the other the first Monday
of August, the respective sessions to con-
tinue until the business Of each session shall
be disposed of.
SEC. 2. BE IT further enacted, That the
Chief Justice shall be the presiding Judge
Of the Court, and the Associate justices
shall have precedence according to the date
of their commissions. or when the commis-
sions of two or more of them bear date on
the same day, according to their respective
ages.
SEC. 3. Be 1t further enacted, That the
Justices of the Supreme Court before they
proceed to execute the duties of their re-
spective Offices shall take the oath or afirma-
ton prescribed by law for the Judges of the
District Courts.
SEC 4 Be It further enacted, de-, That
the Chief Justice shall receive an annual
salary Of seven thousand dollars, and the
Associate Justices shall each receive an an
nual salary of six thousand dollars. the said
salaries to be payable quarterly out Of the
Treasury.
SEc 5. BE 1t farther enacted, dc That
all the records, papers, appeals, and writs
Of error and judicial proceedings Of any
kind, appertaining to any suit now pend
ling in or returnable to the Supreme Court
created by the Provisional Congress be,
and the same are hereby, transferred to the
Supreme Court created by this act, and
shall stand in the same plight and copdi-
ton in which they were at the date of the
passage Of this act, and the Supreme Court
to which said causes are hereby transferred
shall proceed to herr aud determine the
same according to law, as if said causes had
been originally instituted or made returna-
bic therein.
The 45th aud 46th sections of the act Of
vote Of to-day read as follows:
SEC. As. Be 1t further enacted, That a
inal judgment or decree 10 any suit, in the
highest Court Of law or equity Of State
in which decision in the could be had.
where is drawn in question the validity Of
a treaty or statute Of, or an authority excr-
cised under, the Confederate States.
Or where is drawn in question the valid
! ity of statute Of, or an authority exercised
| under, any State, on the ground Of their
being repusna to the Constitution, treaty.
or laws Of the Confederate States:
Or where is drawn in question the con-
struction Of any clause of the Constitution,
or Of a treaty, or statute, or commission
held under the Confederate States
In each Of these causes the decision may
be re-examincd, and reversed or affirmed in
the Supreme Court of the Confederate States,
upon writ Of error. the citation being
signed by any Judge of the said Supreme
Court, in the same manner and under the
same regulations, and with the like effect as
if the judgment or decree complained of
had been rendered or passed in a District
Court of the Confederate States; and the
proceeding upon reversal shall be the same,
except that the Supreme Court, instead of
Remaining the cause for inal decision,
may at their discretion, if the cause shall
have once been remanded before, proceed
to final decision of the same and award
execution. But no other error shall be as
signed or regarded as ground of reversal
in any such case as aforesaid than such as
appears in the face Of the record, and i'm
mediately> respects the before mentioned
questions Of validity or construction of the
said Constitution, treaties, statute, ccmmis-
sions, or authorities in dispute.
SEC 46. All judgments, orders, and de-
crees made by any State Court since the
date Of the secession Of such State. upon
any subject or matter which before such Sc
cesson was within tho jurisdiction of the
Courts Of the United States, shall have the
force and effect of judgments, orders. and
DEGREES Of the Courts herein established,
with the privilege Of either party to appeal
or sue out writ Of error
The Senate went into secret session.
House. The House went into secret
session after an unimportant resolution was
acted upon.
SENATE, Thursday, March 10 The Sem
ate after referring the bill for the condemna
ton of cotton to the secret calendar, and
while considering the bill to establish the
Court Of Claims, on motion went into Sc
cret session.
HousE.-The House, Immediately after
the reading Of the journal, went into secret
session and resumed the consideration of
the tax bill.
SENATE, Friday, March 20.-A motion
to adjourn sine die April 9th, aslaid over
till Monday.
The Senate resumed the consideration of
she bill for establishing court Of claims,
and consumed the remainder IF the day IN
discussing various amendments to the bill.
HousE. Senate bill to organize the Su-
preme Court of the Confederate States was
referred to thu Committee on the Judiciary.
On motion the House went into secret
session on the tax bill
SENATE, Saturday. March 21. The SEN
ate did not set to day.
HOUSE. -The House met at II o'clock
NJ, and was called to order by the Speak
err.
Mr.. Miles, of S. G., from the Military
Committee, reported bill providing for
tho increase of heavy ordinance for coast