Mr. WOODBRIDGE. I am instructed by the ComJudiciary to move to amend this bill by striking out the 1st 4 sections and I will state to the House the reason for that motion. Those sections are merely a reenactment of the existin law, exceptin one particular; that is, proviing that appeals from justices shall be heard by the court in banc. The inserting that provision was man ifestly an error on the part of the Senate. The amendment was to strike out the following: That the instieesof saideourtshall hold acommon lnw court, on equity court, an admiralty iind maritime court and a criminal court for said District. Sm. 2. Abife: That saidjustices shall hold sessionsin bauc at such timesastheyshall designatein their minutes and at said sessionsthey shall have power and it shall be their duty to allot said courts among themselves as they se efit. by ordersto be enteredof record in their minutes, but so as to assigneachof said conrtsto beheld by one justice: to make all appointments assignedtosaid court by law; to removeofficers a ipointed by it in such manner as may be(prescribe by law; to hear and decideall questions O law which maybercse rved at the trial of any cause in either of said courts: to hear and decideall such issuesof law. demurrersto evidence questionsoflaw arising on special verdict, or special or agreed case.motions in arrestofjuilgment motions for a new trial or other motieolns may O adiourned to the court in bane.by an order aornistehse; minutes of the court in which such matter to hear and decideall appealsfrom the final decisionsof either of said courts; to hearand decide all appeals from the orphanscourt and from ins ticesof the peace; to fix the times of holding the stated and special sessionsor terms of said courts, and causesaid timesto be entered upon their minutes; to causejurors to besummonedto servein the sjuaridorse ommon law and criminal courts. whenever are required by the cXigencyof the business mthaeyrein: to make all such rules of procedure as they deemhcstadaptedto a fair and speedywdmm istration of justice in any of said courts, and alter and amend the sameat pleasure. Size. 3. Abife:.That lathe common law court there shall be monthly sittings for the trial of issuesof law, and for taking )udzmenls by default, and all other matters not involving or requiring a trial by ury. which sittings shall coll inenceon the 1st uesdayof every month. except during the statedterms or the recessesof the court and for the trinl ofissucsoffiict there shall bentloast 3 termsevery year. at timesfixed by thei justiccs it: their sessionsin banc to be entered in their minutes. Sec. 4. Abife: That the oquit court and the admiralty and maritime conrt shal btieondse, eamnsewdearlswhapylosaosp. aennd footrhfierlinpglealibdeinlsgs bills. peti foruseing and returning all process and commissions;for making and directing all interlocutorymotions or ders, rules, and other proceedings whatever.prepar ato to the hearing of all causes therein: and also for the trial and final decision of causes in case the parties consentto such trial or the time of preparation has elapsed, and the causehas beenset, mdhll stoodfor trial ten days. SEC. 5. Abife: The amendment was agreed to.