...the grand jury. 18 USC, sec. 1505. Influencing or injuring witness before agencies and committees. Whoever corruptly, or by threats or force, or by any threatening letter or communication, endeavors to influence, intimidate, or impede any witness in any proceeding pending before any department...

...part : "Whoever corruptly, or by threats or force, or by any threatening letter or communications, influences, obstructs, or impedes, or endeavors to influence, obstruct, or impede the due and proper administration of the law under which Much proceeding is being had before such department...

...wording of the present statute with that submitted to the Congress. The proposed bill reads, as follows: "Whoever corruptly, or by threats or force, or by any threatening letter or communication, willfully prevents, obstructs, impedes, or interferes with or willfully endeavors to prevent, obstruct,...

...USC, sec. 1503 (1952), which reads: "Influencing or injuring officer, juror, or witness generally : Whoever corruptly, or by threats or force, or by any threatening letter or communication, endeavors to influence, intimidate, or impede any witness, in any court of the United States or before...

...USC, sec. 1503 (1052), which reads: "Influencing or injuring officer, juror, or witness generally : Whoever corruptly, or by threats or force, or by any threatening letter or communication, endeavors to Influence, Intimidate, or Impede any witness, in any court of the United States or before...

...obstruction of justice statute also appears to be inadequate. It is 18 USC 1503, which punishes whoever (1) "corruptly, or by threats or force, or by any threatening letter or imunication," intimidates or endeavors to intimidate a witness in TS court or before a US commissioner...

...substitute amendment proposed by Mr. DIRKSEN, as follows: § 1509. Obstruction of certain court orders " ' "Whoever corruptly, or by threats or force, or by any threatening letter or communication, willfully prevents, obstructs, impedes, or interferes with or willfully endeavors to prevent, obstruct,...

...adding at the end thereof a new section as follows : "§ 1509. Obstruction of certain court orders . i "Whoever corruptly, or by threats or force, or by any threatening letter or communication, willfully prevents, obstructs, impedes, or interferes with or willfully endeavors to prevent, obstruct,...

...imprisonment, or both. Influencing parties or witnesses or obstructing proceedings. — Endeavoring corruptly, or by threats or force, or by any threatening letter or communication, to influence, intimidate or impede any party or witness in any proceeding pending before any department,...

...investigation, or on account of his testifying or having testified to any matter pending therein, or ; Whoever corruptly, or by threats or force, or by any...endeavors to influence, obstruct, or impede the due and proper administration of the law under which such proceeding is being had before such department...