The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1853-01-20
THE NATIONAL ERA, WASHINGTON D. c. JANUARY 90 1853

United States having jurisdiction for the trial
OF crimes and misdemeanors; and shall, upon
convection thereof, be fined not exceeding three
times the amount 80 offered promised, or given,
and imprisoned in q penitentiary not exceed
ing three years; and the member, officer, or
person, convicted of NO accepting or receiving
the same, or any part thereof shall forfeit his
Office and place and any person 30 convicted
under this section shall forever be disqualified
to hold any Office of honor, trust or profit, IN
der the United States.
5. That any person who. with intent TO steal
shall take and carry away any record, paper,
or proceeding Of a court of justice fled or de-
posted with any clerk or officer Of such court.
or any paper, or document or record, filed or
deposited IN any public office, or with any ju-
diclal or public officer, shall without reference
to the value OF the record, paper, document or
proceeding so taken be liable to indictment NJ
tor larceny In any court of the United States
having jurisdiction for the trial of crimes and
misdemeanors against the United States, and
upon conviction thereof shall pay fine not
exceeding two thousand dollars. or suffer i'm
prisonment in penitentiary not exceeding
three years, or BOTH as the court in It's discre-
ton shall adjudge.
s. That any officer, having the custody OF
any record, document, paper, or proceeding,
specified in the last preceding section of this
act, who shall fraudulently take away, or with
draw, or destroy, any such record, document,
paper or proceeding filed in his Office, or de-
posted with him in his custody, shall be
liable to indictment as for mlsdemeanor in
any court Of the United States having jursdic-
ton for the trial OF crimes and misdemeanors
against the United States, and on conviction
! thereof shall pay fine not exceeding two thou.
sand dollars, or suffer imprisonment in a peni.
tertiary not exceeding three years, or both as
the court in its discretion shall adjudge, and
shall forfeit his Office, and be forever afterw
disqualified from holding any Office under the
Government of the United States.
Z. That the provisions of this act, and Of the
act of July twenty eighteen hundred
and forty-six, entitled IAN act in relation to
the payment Of claims" shall apply and ex-
tend 70 all claims against the United States,
whetheH allowed by special acts of Congress,
OF arising under general laws or treaties, or
In any other manner whatever; and every
offence against the provisions of this act shall
be a mlsdemeanor.
Mr.. Sweetser moved that the bill be laid
upon the table; and the question having been
taken, it was decided in the negative-yeas IL,
(MesSrs. Holiday, Johnson of Ark, Meade,
AN'AAoS'I SN"uVOh Va hOheuNhJ, NNttt
SER Toombs, Welch, and White Of Kentueky)-.
nays l48
The bill was ordered to DO engrossed for
third reading, aud read third time and
pending the question on its passage
The House ad journed
FRIDAY, JANUARY Ia.
The bill to prohibit frauds upon the treasu-
ry was then taken up and passed-yeas i24,
nays %.
Mr. Bowie, of Maryland, moved that ths
House go into Committee for the consideration
OF private claims; but it was determined to
proceed with the order of the day, and the
House went into Committee on the state of the
Union, and again took up the small note bill
Tellers were appointed on Mr.. Carriers
amendment prohibiting the Issue of all descrip-
tons of bank paper, and only a members yo-
ting in the affirmative, it was negatived
Mr.. Wilson's amendment was substitute
for the first section, and prohibited the issue of
notes under five dollars, with some minor vari-
atoms and was agreed to.
Other amendments were acted upon, and
the Committee rose and the House adjourned
SATURDAY, January Is.
The Senate resolutions on the death of Mr.
Upham were received, and the House was ad
dressed by Mr.. Miner and Meacham, when
they were adopted, and the House adjourned