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 462 SIXTY·EIGHTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 267. 1924. _ recommending such action as he believes right and proper for the _ further adjustment thereof. cg§§,‘{,§,,(Z,{,?“,;‘,‘$,,°";§§“i’,} Sec. 3. That a joint committee of both Houses of Congress is g'g§*&°l·;1gy§’°¤‘$· hereby created to be composed of five Members of the Senate to be appointed by the President thereof, and five Members of the House 0 Representatives to be appointed by the Speaker of that body. Any vacancy occurring on the committee shall be filled in the same manner as the origins appointment. The said committee is hereby empowered and directed to make a thorough and complete investigation of the land grants of the Northern Pacific Railroad Company, V 01 13 P aw V 01 and its successor, the Northern Pacific Railway Company, under 16,p.§78: ' the Act of July 2, 1864 (Thirteenth Statutes, Spage 365), and the gomt resolution of May 31, 1870 (Sixteenth tatutes, page 378), and any other Acts of Congrws supplemental thereto or connected therewith, and the facts an the law pertaining thereto and arising "f,",§ therefrom, and to report to Congress its conclusions and recommen- ¤¤?'¤¤¤· to dations based thereon. Said committee or any subcommittee thereof gt, ,,1**, ,,,,_,,,,,,,,,._ is hereby empowered to sit and act  the session or recess of •*¤·   or cgi eiéheiéelzlicgise thepeof m thebDist1{)ict of Coluilnbia or e werem e in ;orequ1reysup<enaoroterwise the attendance of witnesses and the {production of books documents, and papers; to take the testimony o witnesses under oath; to obtain documents, paigrs, and other information from the several departmenlts of tghegak veriémeniixpark any burelaai theylof; tg employ stenograpers eanto eareco 0 eviencetakenand received by the_ committee and to keep a record of its proceedings; to_have such evidence, record, and other matter required by the committee germted and suitably bound; and to em loy such assistance as may deemed necessary, The chairman of the committee or any ¤¤¤e of MMM member thereof may admimster oaths to witnesses. Subpuanas of mum for witnesses shall be issued under the signature of the chairman ‘ of the committee or the chairman of anly subcommittee thereof. And in case of disobedience to a sub§mna t is committee may invoke the aid of any court of the United tates or of the District of Columbia within the jurisdiction of which any inquiry may be carried on by said committee in requiring the attendance and testimony of witmmm wm nesseg, and the production of books, papers, and documents under ¤¤*¤*· vmsmb ··· ih°.P€°‘C‘S‘°“S ° tins 1`°$°1Pt1°¥!· And my Such court within the ¤¤¤¤¢¤¤¤¢ ¤f¤·>¤=*· gumsdiction of which the mquiry under this resolution is being carried on may in case of contumacy or refusal to obey a subpoena issuéd on any person undo? authority of this resolution issue an _ order req)1;g·1ng such pemon to iplpear before said committee and produce  and papers, if so 0 ered, and give evidence touching the matter in question, and any failure to 0 y such order of the m;_¤};*ggg;te§y,*ggc_*c court may be punished by such court as a contempt thereof. Every person who, having been summoned as a w1tness_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 herein authorized, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof be punished b a fine of not more than $1,000 and imprisonment for not more than one year. Amount for expenses ,.,;;,.,,4,.,., to bg M,. The sum of_$50,000, or so much thereof as ma bg mc,-,SS,_ is v*g¤,gZ*;g;6,,’,m_ hereby authorized to be appropriated, out of aiiy money iiiyihe Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to_ pay the necessary expenses of said yoint committee, the sum to be dis ursed by the secrets of the committee upon vouchers to be approved by the chairman olfythe committee. Approved, June 5, 1924.