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"Proceedings in Congress for a day or two past have been of little interest. Mr. Foote has opened with incendiary shell on Mr. Benjamin, because he says Mr. B. will organize the Supreme Court to suit himself; a number of fresh financial schemes have been submitted; and Mr. Miles has introduced a bill authorizing the President to reduce to the ranks officers who permit themselves to be surprised, which would be excellent, if Mr. Davis did not suffer so much when any one else is wounded." - Charleston Mercury, Dec. 24, 1863

"There was an animated discussion in the Senate yesterday, on the organization of the Supreme Court." - Charleston Mercury, Jan. 31, 1863

"A Supreme Court is being organized, and Congress is considering, in secret session, the propriety of sending Commissioners to France for the special object of bringing about an alliance. Judge Monroe, of Kentucky, hopes to become one of the Judges of the Supreme Court." - Charleston Mercury, March 19, 1862

Now tell me, non-seq. If the Congress was conspiring to supress the court bill, why did they debate it several times? And if the Davis Administration was so against it, why was JP Benjamin attacked for trying to push the court bill through? The answer is simple: Davis supported the court but the majority of Congress did not.