Mr. TRUMBULL. I move that the Senate proceed to the consideration of House bill No. 334. The motion was agreed to; and the Senate, as in ComWhole, proceeded to consider the bill (H.R.No. 334) to fix the number of judges of the SCOTUS, and to change certainjudicial circuits. The 1st section of the bill provides that hereafter the SCOTUS shall consist of one chief justice and 8 associate justices. The 2nd section prowdes that the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd circuits shall remain as now constituted; that the districts of Maryland, Del aware, Virginia, NCarolina, “and SCarolina shall constitute the 4th circuit; that the districts of Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas shall constitute tic. 5th circuit; that the districts of, WestVirginia, Ohio, and Michigan shall constitute the 6th circuit; the districts of Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, and Tennessee shall constitute the 7th circuit; the districts of Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, and Arkansas shall constitute the 8th circuit; and the districts of California, Oregon, v and Nevada shall constitute the 9th circuit. The ComJudiciary reported the bill with an amendment, which was to strike out all of section 2 after the enacting clause and in lieu thereof to insert the followmg: That the 1st and 2nd circuits shall remain as now corgtituted; that the districts of Pennsyllvunia NewJersey and Delawareshall constitutet 0 circuit; 3rd Virginiat.hNnottrh the diCsatrrioeltisnao, fhaIanrdylSnonudt.hWCaersotVlinirazisnhiaall cGoenosrtgitiau.te the 4th circuit: that the districts of Florida. Alabama. Mississippi. Louisiana and Texas shall constitutelhe 5th circuit that the districtsofOhio, Michigan. Kentuc y and Tennessee shall constitute the 6th circuit; that the districts of Indiana, Illinois and Wisconsin shall constitute the 7th circuit; that the distnictsof Minnesota, Iowa. Missouri. Kansas and Arkansas shall constituto the8th circuit; and the districtsof California. Orptson and Nevada shall constitute the 9th cir clll