Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-30

be final in all cases arising under the
patent laws. the copyright laws. the
revenue laws, the criminal laws and in
admiralty cases. Except as provided in
the next succeeding section. the judg-
ments and DEGREES of the said Court of
Appeals shall be final in all cases not re-
viewable as hereinbefOre provided.
"Writs Of error and appeals shall be
taken within the same time. In the same
manner and under the same regulations
as writs of error and appeals are taken
from the circuit courts of appeals to the
Supreme Court of the United States.
Section PSI. In any case in which the
Judgment or decree of said Court OF APP
peals Is made final by the section iast
preceding, it shall be competent for the
Supreme Court of the United States to
require, by certiorari or otherwise. any
such cause to be certified to 1t for its re-
view and determination. with the same
power and authority in the case as IL
it had been carried by writ Of error or
appeal to said Supreme Court. 1t shall
also be competent for said court OF APP
peals In any case in which its judgment
or decree is made final under the section
last preceding, at any time to certify II
the Supreme Court of the United States
any questions or propositions OF law
concerning which it desires the instruc-
ton of that court for their proper &c.
cision; and thereupon the Supreme Court
may either give it's instructions on the
questions and propositions certified to 1t.
which shall be binding upon said Court OF
Appeals in such case. or 1t may require
up to it for it's consideration, and there
upon shall decide the whole matter In
controversy in the same manner as II IL
had been brought there for review by
writ Of error or appeal
Local Opposition Futile.
The congressional commission which
prepared the revision Of the laws did not
recommend the changing of the rights OF
appeal in the District of Columbia. but
amendments proposed on the floor of the
Senate finally effected the change. While
the bill was pending in conference man!
members of the local bar united in q
movement against the change, but theil
opposition was not effective.
Among the other alterations in the laws
effected by this revision, due to the abol
shment of the circuit courts, is the con
ferring of jurisdiction of suits under thu
Sherman antitrust act upon the united
States district courts.
The new law provides that deputy clerk:
of the district courts shall be appointed
by the clerk with the approval OF I'M
judge, and in districts where there nave
been several clerks of the court IL severa
cities where it sits during the year. onl!
one clerk is provided for. but more deput!
clerks are permitted to take the place o
the old extra clerks.
Seizures Upon High Seas.
There is a touch Of humor in one of tn
changes. A comment as to the chang
, made by a section of the new law relat
ing to seizures upon the high seas says:
1.-The words made on the high seas
have been transposed to follow the word!
proceedings on seizures as it is the seiz
ures. and not the laws, that are made OF
| the high seas"
The new law prohibits members-elect 0
Congress, as we'll as acting members
from pIacticing in the Court of Claims.
| The effect of another change is to TAX
| from the United States Supreme Cour
Jurisdiction In capital cases and to trans
| fer the jurisdiction it now possesses t.