to borrow money from them at the time, to wit, in 1790, and that at that time the records of the department show that the State of Virginia was indebted to the United States in the sum of more than $200,000; and although since that time there have been settlements at various times between the General Government and these two States, yet at no time from 1790 until now has either of these States in any of the settlements that have ever been made claimed that they were entitled to credit in said settlements by reason of the advances of money made for public building purposes in Washington. H R-60-2-Vol 1-80 PENAL LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES. FEBRUARY 23, 1909.-Ordered to be printed. Mr. Moon, of Pennsylvania, from the committee of conference, submitted the following CONFERENCE REPORT.. [To accompany 8. 2982.] The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the amendment of the House to the bill S. 2982, being a bill to codify, revise, and amend the penal laws of the United States, having met, after full and free conference have agreed to recommend and do recommend to their respective Houses as follows: That the Senate agree to the House amendment, with amendments to sections 7, 19, 20, 37, 51, 95, 125, 126, 140, 187, 200, 226, 227, 243, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 262, 263, 276, 295, 300, 321, 322, 323, and 349. That the House agree to the amendments proposed by the Senate conferees, as follows: Section 7. On page 4, in line 21, after the words "United States," insert the words or in any place subject to the jurisdiction thereof. Section 19. On page 12, line 13, substitute a semicolon for the period and add the following: and shall, moreover, be thereafter ineligible to any office or place of honor, profit, or trust created by the Constitution or laws of the United States. Section 20. On page 12 strike out section 20. Section 23. On page 14 strike out section 23, reading as follows: "SEC. 23. No citizen possessing all other qualifications which are or may be prescribed by law shall be disqualified for service as grand or petit jurer in any court of the United States, or of any State, on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude; and any officer or other person charged with any duty in the selection or summoning of jurors who shall exclude or fail to summon any citizen for the cause aforesaid shall be fined not more than five thousand dollars." Section 24. Page 14, in line 16, strike out the words "or to keep the peace at the polls." Section 37. On page 22, in line 11, substitute a comma for the semicolon, strike out the remainder of the section, and in lieu thereof insert the following: shall be fined not more than five thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than five years, or both. And whoever shall know ingly purchase or receive in pledge for any obligation or indebtedness from any soldier, officer, sailor, or other person called into or employed in the military or naval service, any arms, equipments, ammunition, clothes, military stores, or other public property, whether furnished to the soldier, sailor, officer, or person under a clothing allowance or otherwise, such soldier, sailor, officer, or other person not having the lawful right to pledge or sell the same, shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars and imprisoned not more than two years. Section 51. On page 28, at the end of the section, add the following: And nothing in this section shall interfere with or take away any right or privilege under any existing law of the United States to cut or remove timber from any public lands. Section 95. On page 48, at the end of line 21, add the words prima facie. Section 105. On page 53, in line 1, after the word "or," strike out the word "be." Section 125. On page 63, in lines 3 to 7, amend the proviso so as to read as follows: Provided, That no person shall be deemed guilty of a violation of any such rule unless prior to such alleged violation he shall have had actual knowledge thereof. Section 126. On page 63, in line 13, strike out the word "and" and insert in lieu thereof the word or; and in line 14 substitute a comma for the period at the end of the section and add the words or both. Section 140. On page 70 strike out section 140. Section 142. On page 71, in line 1, strike out the word "now" before the word "provided." Section 187. On page 98, in line 17, after the word "vessel," insert the words to the current business of the carrier. Section 194. On page 100, in line 18, strike out the word "or" before the word "embezzling." Section 200. On page 104, in line 14, substitute a semicolon for the comma, strike out the remainder of the section, and in lieu thereof insert the following: and if in effecting or attempting to effect such robbery he shall wound the person having custody of such mail, or put his life in jeopardy by the use of a dangerous weapon, or for a subsequent offense, shall be imprisoned twenty-five years. Section 226. On page 123, in line 6, before the word "submit," insert the word knowingly. Section 227. On page 123, in line 22, before the word "misstate," insert the word or; and in line 23, before the word "conceal," insert for the purpose aforesaid shall knowingly and willfully. Sections 241, 242, 243: On pages 132 and 133 strike out the word "That" at the beginning of each section and begin the first word of each section with a capital letter. Section 243. On page 133, in line 13, after the word "shall," insert the word knowingly. Section 248. On page 136, in line 19, substitute for the words "and every" the words or any. Section 253. On page 140, in lines 9 and 10, strike out the words "being a citizen or other person resident." Section 254. On page 140, in line 17, strike out the word "American;" and in line 18 substitute for the words "jurisdictional limits" the word jurisdiction. Section 255. On page 141, in line 1, strike out the word "American.” Section 256. On page 141 strike out section 256. Section 257. On page 141, in line 12, strike out the words "State, Territory, or District," and in lieu thereof insert the words place subject to the jurisdiction. In line 13 strike out the words "a foreign country, state, or" and in lieu thereof insert the words any other. In lines 14 and 15 strike out the words "State, Territory, or District," and in lieu thereof insert the words place subject to the juris diction. Section 262. On page 143, in lines 13 and 14, strike out the words "jurisdictional limits" and in lieu thereof insert the word jurisdiction. Section 263. On page 143, in line 21, before the word "directly' insert the words or under the jurisdiction thereof. Section 270. On page 146, in line 11, strike out the word "other" before the word "foreign." Section 276. On page 150, in line 8, strike out all after the period, and also all of lines 9 and 10. Section 279. On page 151, in line 20, strike out the word "be" before the word "fined." Section 295. On page 158 transpose the language of line 10 so that it will read "United States, beats, wounds, or without justifiable cause, im-" Section 300. On page 161, in line 3, strike out the word "and" at the end of the line and in lieu thereof insert the word or. Section 321. On page 169, in line 15, strike out the words "in any Territory." Section 322. On page 169, in line 19, strike out the words "in any Territory." Section 323. On page 169, in line 23, strike out the words "in any Territory." On page 183 strike out all of lines 21, 22, and 23, reading as follows: "Section four of 'An act to protect all citizens in their civil and legal rights,' approved March first, eighteen hundred and seventyfive." On page 196 strike out all of lines 13 to 20, both inclusive, reading as follows: "No citizen possessing all other qualifications which are or may be prescribed by law shall be disqualified for service as grand or petit juror in any court of the United States, or of any State, on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude; and any officer or other person charged with any duty in the selection or summoning of jurors who shall exclude or fail to summon any citizen for the cause aforesaid shall be fined not more than five thousand dollars." Section 349. On page 198, in line 1, strike out the word "from" and in lieu thereof insert the word on; in line 2 strike out the word "July" and in lieu thereof insert the word January; also in line 2 strike out the word "nine" and in lieu thereof insert the word ten. R. O. MOON, HERBERT PARSONS, Managers on the part of the House. GEO. SUTHERLAND, Managers on the part of the Senate. |