...the United States . . . ." 1 This statute, the Judiciary Act of 1891, provided that "appeals or writs of error may be taken from the district courts or...existing circuit courts direct to the Supreme Court. . . [i]n any case that involves the construction or application of the Constitution of the United States,"...

...offending to the penalties above prescribed. Provided, that in any case arising under the provisions in this section an appeal or writ of error may be taken...either by the United States or by the defendants." The proceedings in this case were had under this act, and as their regularity, their conformity thereto,...

...935. Section 5 of the act creating the new circuit courts of appeals, provides: "That appeals or writs of error may be taken from the district courts, or...existing circuit courts, direct to the supreme court in the following cases: * * * In cases of conviction of a capital or olherivise infamous crime.'" The...

...observed, however, that, by the fifth section of the circuit court of appeals act, appeals or writs of error may be taken from the district courts or from the existing circuit courte directly to the supreme court 'in any case iu which the jurisdiction of the court is in issue....

...March 3, 1891 (26 Stat. 826, c. 517), which provided, in Its fifth section, "that appeals or writs of error may be taken from the district courts or...existing circuit courts direct to the supreme court in the following cases: In any case in which the jurisdiction of the court is in issue; In such cases...

...plaintiff, as of right. By the 5th section of the judiciary act of March 3d, 1891, appeals or writs of error may be taken from the district courts or from the existing circuit courts direct to this court in certain specified cases, among which is "any case that involves the construction or application...

...must be dismissed. By section 5 of the act of March 3, 1891 (26 Stat. 826, c. 617), "appeals or writs of error may be taken from the district courts or from the existing circuit courts" of the United States directly to this court, In certain enumerated cases, civil and criminal; among...

...States, and forotherpurposeo," approved March 3, 1891, (26 St. 826,) it is provided that appeals or writs of error may be taken from the district courts or from the existing circuit courts directly to this court in certain specified cases, including any case in which the constitutionality...

...subject the persons, corporation or association so offending to the penalties above prescribed: Provided, That in any case arising under the provisions of this...either by the United States or by the defendants." Proceeding under the above statute, certain vessel owners, masters, pilots and others interested in...

...the persons, corporation, or association so offending to the penalties above prescribed: Provided, That in any case arising under the provisions of this...either by the United States or by the defendants." Two Attorneys General have delivered opinions that this act was not applicable to the bridge here in...