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Commerce Continued

lotteries, 638.

navigation, 652.

does not include production of goods transported, 640.

intent to export not controlling, 641.

general definition of, 650.

with the Territories, 773.

with the District of Columbia, 773.

with the Indians, 298, 773.

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Conclusiveness of Administrative Determinations
general doctrine of, 1278.

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Confederations

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States may not enter into, 235, 450.

Confiscation Acts

in civil war, 1220.

Congressional Districts

subdivision of States into, 536.

Congressional Elections

federal control of, 543.

Congressional Governments

in the Territories, 369.

Congressional Records

probative value of, 562.

Congress

presumption as to constitutionality of legislation of, 20.

power over District of Columbia, 375.

power to admit new States, 320, 338.

power to govern territories, 351, 367.

power to annex territory by joint resolution, 344.

acts as national legislature when legislating for District of Columbia, 376.
limitations upon powers of, 405.

powers of, in Unincorporated Territories, 411.

cbligation to appropriate in enforcement of treaties, 480.

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for personal services not enforceable, 854.

state bankruptcy laws and obligation of, 776.

Federal Government not forbidden to impair obligation of, 874.

how far protected under due process of law, 875.

obligation of, not to be impaired by the States, 891.

changes in manner of enforcement of, 892.

curing technical defects in, 892.

of tax exemption, 892.

to which a State a party, 893.

what constitutes a, 893.

marriage not a, protected by Obligation Clause, 893.
license not a, 894.

permission to foreign corporation to do business, when a, 894.

charter of public corporation not a, 895.

by municipal corporation, 896.

charter of a private corporation is a, 897.

charter grants strictly construed, 898.

police power and obligation of, 902.

of tax exemption, 905.

impairment of, by taxation, 907.

eminent domain and obligation of, 910.
construction of, by federal courts, 911.

existence of, a federal question, 912.

Contracts - Continued

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constitutionality of state laws impairing obligation, of, a federal question,

913.

how far decisions of state courts controlling, 914.

doctrine of cases reaching federal courts from state courts, 916.

refusal of federal courts to follow state decisions holding state laws
void alleged to be in impairment of obligation of, 920.

cases based on diversity of citizenship, 920.

rule of Gelpcke v. Dubuque, 922.

extension of this rule, 925.

obligation of, and the Eleventh Amendment, 1080.

Conventions, Constitutional

interpretative value of debates in, 30.

Corporations

taxation of, 105.

not citizens within meaning of the Comity Clause, 218.

federal taxation of, 619.

federal control of, 763.

federal incorporation of, 764.

entitled to equal protection of the law, 882.

regulation of public service, 901.

citizenship of, 984.

federal right to sue in federal courts, 986.

Corporations, Foreign

conditions that may be imposed by States for permission to do business
in, 146.

regulation by States where doing business, 695.

state taxation of, 702.

Corporate Securities

taxation of, 595.

Correspondence

international, conduct of, by president, 468.

Copyrights

federal power to grant, 793.

definition of, 794.

Counterfeiting

power of Congress to punish, 781.

passing and uttering, distinct offenses, 781.

of foreign securities, power of Congress to punish, 795.

Courts

power of, to hold legislative acts void, 1.

Courts of Admiralty

jurisdiction of, 1113.

Courts, Federal

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i-suance of writs of habeas corpus by, 132.
removal of suits to, 129.

writs of error from, to state courts, 120.
independence of, from state control, 141.

proceedings in, may not be enjoined by state courts, 142.

injunctions from, to state courts, 142.

tenure of judges of, 970.

practice in, 970.

inferior, 971.

see "Supreme Court;" "Circuit Courts of Appeal;" "District Courts."

Courts, State

writs of error to, from Supreme Court, 120.

removal of suits from, to federal courts, 125.

may not restrain federal officials, 130, 142.

may not issue mandamus or certiorari to federal officials, 141.

Courts, Territorial

are congressional courts, 369.

Court of Claims

organization of, 973.

jurisdiction of, 982.

Courts of District of Columbia

organization and status of, 973.

Courts-Martial

status and powers of, 1197.

jurisdiction of civil courts to review proceedings of, 1198.
jurisdiction of, over violations of local civil law, 1200.
power of Congress to vest exclusive jurisdiction in, 1203.

Credit

see "Bills of Credit."

Credits

taxation of, 961.

Crime

federal power to punish piracies and felonies on high seas, and offenses
against law of nations, 794.

constitutional limitations with reference to federal power to define and
punish, 806.

see "Jury;" "Jeopardy," etc.

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