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...and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That any person summoned as a witness by the authority of either House...give testimony, or to produce papers, upon any matter before either House, or any committee of either House of Congress, who shall willfully make default,...

...those who have served in the Revolutionary War. CONGRESSIONAL WITNESSES. It was enacted that any person summoned as a witness, by the authority of either House of Congress, to give testimony or produce papers, who shall willfully refuse attendance or refuse to testify, thereby makes himself liable...

...the Senate. The act of Congress reads—I refer now to the act of January 24, 1857 : "That any person summoned as a witness by the authority of either House...give testimony or to produce papers upon any matter before either House, or any committee of either House of Congress, who shall willfully make default,...

...the act of Congress on the subject of witnesses before committees. The act provides " That any person summoned as a witness by the authority of either house...give testimony, or to produce papers upon any matter before either house, or any committee of either house of Congress, who shall willfully make default,...

...the, act of Congress on the subject of witnesses before committees. The actprovides" That any person summoned as a witness by the authority of either house...give testimony, or to produce papers upon any matter before either house, or any committee of either house of Congress, who shall willfully make default,...

...who, having been summoned as a witness by authority of said committee, or any subcommittee thereof, willfully makes default or who, having appeared, refuses to answer any question pertinent to the Investigation heretofore authorized shall be held to the penalties provided by section 102 of the Bevlsed...

...SEC. 102. Every person who, having been summoned as a witness by ness to testily. ^ e au t nor ¡ty o f either House of Congress, to give testimony or...question pertinent to the question under inquiry, shall Ъе deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars nor...

...of Congress of 24th January, 1857; provides for the punishment by fine, and the imprisonment of any person who having been summoned as a witness by the authority of either House of Congress, shall wilfully make default or who having appeared shall refuse to answer any question pertinent to...