If, for any cause, there is no general term of the supreme court at the time fixed therefor by law, or if there is a continuance of the term of said court or a change in the time of holding any term by rule of court or otherwise, all causes then upon the calendar of said court, all writs, recognizances, appeals, and proceedings commenced, taken, or made returnable to said court at said term, must stand over to and be heard at the next general term with like effect as if no such failure, continuance, or change had occurred.