JUDGES OF THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES DURING THE TIME OF THESE REPORTS, WITH THE DATES OF THEIR COMMISSIONS, RULES AND ORDERS OF THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES. FEBRUARY TERM, 1817. Whenever it shall be necessary or proper, in this court, the evidence by testimony of witin the opinion of the presiding judge in any nesses, shall be taken under a commission to be circuit court, or district court exercising circuit issued from this court, or from any circuit court jurisdiction, that original papers of any court of the United States, under the direction kind should be inspected in the Supreme Court of any judge thereof; and no such commission upon appeal, such presiding judge may make shall issue but upon interrogatories to be filed such rule or order for the safe-keeping, trans- by the party applying for the commis. [*viii porting, and return of such original papers as sion, and notice to the opposite party, or his to him may seem proper, and this court will agent or attorney, accompanied with a copy of receive and consider such original papers in the interrogatories so filed, to file cross-interconnection with the transcript of the proceed-rogatories within twenty days from the service ings. of such notice. Provided, however, that nothing in this rule shall prevent any party from In all cases of admiralty and maritime juris-giving oral testimony in open court, in cases diction, where new evidence shall be admissible where by law it is admissible. |