The Secretary read the proposed amendment to the amendment, as follows: Abife:, That if any person shall, contrary to the provisions of this act, acceptany appointment to or employment in anyoffice, or shall hold or exercise, or attempt to hold or exerciseany such office, or employment; he shall be deemedand is herebydeclared to be guilty of a high misdemeanor, and, he shall be punished therefor by a Ceeding $10,000, fine not exor by imprisonment not exceeding 5 years, or both said punishments, in the discretion of the court. Abife:, That everyremoval, appointment, or employment made, had, or exercised contrary to the provisions of this act, and themaking, signing, sealing, countersigning, or issuing of anycommission or letter of authority for or in To: toan such appointment or employment, shall be deem and areherebydeclared to every person guilty behigh misdemeanors and thereof shall be punished aby fine not exceeding$10,000, or by imprisonment not exceeding 5 years, or both said punishments, in the discretion of the court. Abife:, That it shall be the duty of the SecySenate at the close of each sessionthereof to deliver to the secyTreasury, and to each of his Assts and to each o f the Auditors and to each of the comptrollers in ury, the treas: and to the Treasurer, and to the Register of the Treasury, a full and complete list, duly certified, of all persons who shall have been nominated to rejected and by list of all the thoef Sfiecensatto edwuhriicnhg nsoumchinsaetsisoine snsa, hnadllahliakvee been made and not confirmed and filled at session. such Abife:, That whenever the President shall, without the advice and consent of the Senate, designate, authorize, or employ any person to perform the duties of any office he notify shall forthwith the SecyTreasury thereof, and it shall be the duty of the SecyTreasury thereupon to communicate such notice to all the proper accounting and disbursing officers of his dept, Abife:, That no moneyshall be paid or received from the Treasury, or paid or received from or retained out of any publicmoneys or funds of the U.S., whether in the treasury or not, to or by or for the benefit of any personappointed to or authorized to act in or holding or cising exer: the duties or functions of any officecontrary to the provisions of count, voucher, ortdheisr, accetr;tifnicoartseh, awlal rarnanytc, laim, &c or other instrument providing for or relating to such payment, receipt, or, retention be presented, passed, allowed, approved, certified, or paid by any officer of the U.S or by any person exercising the functions or performing the duties of any office or place of trust under the U.S. for or in respect to such office or the exercising or performingthefuno,tions or duties thereof; and every person whoshall violate any of the provisions of this sectionshall be deemedguilty of a high misdemeanor, and shall be !'. therefor by a fine not exceeding$10.0 of y imprisonment not exceeding ten years, or both said punishments, in the discretion of the court.