Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-08-21
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

Mr. FICKLIN asked the unanimous consent Of the
House to report from the Committee the District OF
Columbia bill to suppress the circulation of small notes
a currency in the District Of Columbia.
Objection being made
Mr. +. gave notice that on Monday he should move o
suspension Of the rules to enable him report the bill
The first section prohibits the issuing, making, emit
ting utering, by any person any association part
nershp company of individuals any body polite
corporate Of any bill Of credit bank note, promissory
note, bill of exchange order ticket any other instru
ment of writing in less amount or Of less denomna
ton than FIVE dollars, TO be used paper currency
as circulating medium, &C. Any person violating this
law, on conviction to be imprisoned for term not less
than ten days more than year. and fined in sum
not less than one hundred than five hundred dol
lars And is especially declared and enacted that in
the case Of an association partnership company Of in
dividuals, body polite corporate, committing any Of
the offences aforesaid every individual thereof shall be
presumed rmd dcs to be concerned in and to have
scented 10 the commission Of such offence and the burden
of proving his or her dissent therefrom shall upon
him or her
q The keeping Of m Office for the issuing Of prohibited
currency is visited with similar punishment is speci-
fed in the first section provided that for each and every
day or part of day during which said banking house,
brokers' Office, place Of business shall be had main
tanned or kept every person and every member, officer
or agent aforesaid offending shall be deemed guilty
OF distinct and separate offence and subject to the pen
alties aforesaid"
8. All bills of credit &C. under FIVE dollars however
purporng to be payable, to be deemed payable in
money and recoverable by action Of debt before JUS
tice Of the peace.
Persons violating the law by being concerned in or
asserting TO such issues those which the bill refers
are liable to fine of dollars be recoverable before
a justice Of the peace. t.H
8. The bringing sending into this District the pro-
hbted currency for circulation subject the offender
indictment by the grand jury Of the District Of Columbia
and to action of debt before justice Of the peace al
ready provided, and to the penalties and conse-
auences provided
o. Contracts Of which prohibited paper currency Is the
in wbc lc r.rxr a.
- Persons holding corporation licenses and receiving
or paying out prohibited paper are 10 forfeit their cen
ses and no other license for any purpose shall be
to such offender offenders until one wear thereafter
shall have passed and expired
g. IL is made the duty of the Marshal of the District Of
Columbia and OF every constable to give information 10
justice Of the peace In the District and NJ the
mencement of every term Of the criminal court IN the
grand jury, OF every violation Of this law which NAV
his knowledge and shall be the duty Of the ndoe ~
the criminal give this act in charge and cause II
be read the grand jury copies the act TO be
piled to the officers charged with the execution Of the
law
g. The act to in force from and after the
thereof and much and such parts Of oil former acts a.
may be repugnant to this declared to be repealed
ARMY APPROPRIATION BILL.
The House then proceeded to consider the bill making
appropriations for the support Of the army for the year
ending the 80th Of June, 1853 yesterday reported from
the Committee OF the Whole the state Of the Union
with sundry amendments all Of which then
red in, with the exception Of the appropriating
$4,000 for the purpose Of testing the praccaby Of
employing cames the plains substitute in part for
horses before taking the question on which the House