The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-01-14

Of any money, goods. right In action, bride, pres
ent. or reward, or any other valuable thing what.
sksf, tdA ~ member Of the Ssssate OF House Of
A&preseaf4tites of the United etatess after biz
f6ctiop a9such member and either before or after
Rst6al ee qualified and takeh hia seat, 6f to any
officer oEthe United States, Or pefsda holding any
place OF 4rnst or profit dischargng any official
function ohder, or in connexion with, any Depart
ment OF the Government Of the United States, or
under the Senate or House of Representatives of
the United States. after the passage of this act,
with intent to influence his vote, opinion, deci
sion, Judgment, or with intent to bias his mind
ON any Question, matter, cause or proceeding,
which may then be pefidihg, OF, may by law, or
under the constitution of the United etates, be
brought before him in his official capacity. or in
his place OF trust or profit, and shall be thereof
convicted, such person or persons 30 offering,
promising, or giving or causing or procuring to
be promised, offered, or given, any such money,
goods, right in action, bride. present, reward,
or any promise, contract, undertaking obligstion,
or security for the payment or delivery of any
MONEYS goods, right In action, bride, present, or
reward, Of othef Valuable thing whatever and the
member, officer, or person, wRo 6tlall in anywise
accept or receive the same, or any part thereof,
shall be liable. to indictment, az for high crime
and misde meanor, in any court Of the United
States having jurisdiction for the trial of crimes
and misdemeAnorsj and shall, upon conviction
thereof, be fined not excesding three times the
amount SO offered, promised, or given, and impris,
oned in a penitentiary not exceeding three yearr;
and the member, officer, or person, convicted of
accepting or receiving the same, or any part
thereof, shall forfeit his office and place; and any
person SO convicted under this section shall for
ever be disqualified to hold any office of honor,
trust, or profit, under the United States.
5. That any person who, with intent to steal,
snail take and carry away any record, paper, or
proceeding OF a court of justice filed or deposited
with any clerk officer Of such court, or any pa
per, or document, or record filed or deposited in
any public Office, or with any judicial or public
officer .shal, without reference to the value of the
record, paper, document, OF proceeding % taken,
be liable to indictment for larceny in any court
of the United States having jurisdiction for the
trial of crimes and misdemeanors against the Uni
ted States, audupon conviction thereof shall pay
fine not exceeding two thousand dollars or suffer
imprisonment ,. q penitentiary not exceeding
three years, or bot as the court In its discretion
shall adjudge. 33R e s5t8
g. 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 withdraw, or destroy
any such record, document, paper, or proceeding
filed in his office, or deposited with him or in his
custody, shall be liable to Indictment ss for mis-
demeanor i'll any court of the United States hav-
ing jurisdiction for the trial of crimes and misde
meanors against the United States, and on con-
yiction thereof shall pay fine not exceeding two
thousand dollars, or suffer imprisonment in PEN
itentiary not exceeding three years, or both, as
the court in its discretion shall adjudge, and shall
forfeit his Office, and be forever afterwards dis
qualified from holding any office under the Gov
eminent of the United States.
liz That the provisions Of this act, and of the act
Of July twenty-ninth, eighteen hundred and forty
six, entitled can act in relation the payment of
elaine" shall apply and extend to all claims
against the United States, whether allowed by spe
cial acts of Congress or arising under general laws
or treaties, or In any other manner whatever and
every offence against the provisions of this act
shall be amisdemeanor.
Mr.. SWEETSER moved that the bill be laid
upon the table; and the question having been
taken, it decided in the negative-yeas IL,
(Messrs Holiaday, johnson Of Arkansas, Meade,
Millson, Polk, Stanton of Kentucky, Strother,
Sweetser, Toombs, WEIGH, and White of Ken.
lucky, )-naysl4S. Gs l
The bill was ordered to be efgrossed for third
reading, and read third time; and pending the
question on its passage-
The House adjourned. -.eg,.