New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-01-15
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

The bal TO prevent frauds on the Treasury
reTfected yesterday, passed. Yeas 49,, Nay -
The Nays were Messrs Blsby. Chasiain. Harper. To;
isdsy, johnson. (Ark) Landry Meschan, AeAde XII
.on, Miner, Newton, Price Stanton. C'ennl Stanton
(kyD SteTeUs, pa Sweetzer, Taylor, Toombs Ward
Weeh White, (Ey) and Williams
Dir. MARSHALL (Cal) asked leave 10 intro
dzce Resolution in order that IL might BE- referred to
y Committee on Foreign Assirs who Hisy report on
4 . any time. Objection was made.
The resolution referred 20 is as follows
hshca, hat o. 30 oe0oQo be set apart out o.
any fun, IN The ,ury rot othsryis APPROPRIATED ami
GO PLACED a. the c Of tire President for the P7sPose OF
erasng him. during the Of Congress 70 meet slcl
eXEercits may an out OF the eneutous subjects
neced with the presn. s.e Of the foreign relations of this
county III the other powers Of the earth 80 liable on &c
count o. Their character and compexy 70 present them
E6eTston.
The House went into Committee of the
Whole on the state of the Union the oil TO suppress
sI az notes IL the District oi Columbia
Mr.. DEAN N. y wished the bill to be re-
committed with instructions TO repor. one authorizing
tree bsLkius-the issue 10 be based on United States
Stocks Only, similar TO the system as it exists IN New
York, which secures he bilholder agsjns,lOss
Mr.. FIoKIIS (lll) explained the state of the
currency IN this District saying the old banks-Con-
gress having refused 70 recharter theu-sct joint
stock associations and issue notes Of - and upward,
and against whr.h there is no law but there is law
agsns the issuing OF under -; this hiss been VIC
lated because Of the inecenCy OF the statute, which
proposes 70 punish the receiver well the lssuer OF
small notes But the bill under consideration strikes
directly At the who grind the shin plastrs AMI
hood the country with them making them liable TO in
diclmentsf for nsdemesnors and on conviction line
OF iron elO0 to $500 and imprisonment for term not
less than ten days more than one year.
Dir. FIcKLIS opposed the pending amend
ments, thinking they would only inure the eticiencyo
the bill lie appealed to hs friends not TO embarrsss
tho measure with hard money prop0siaons-no State
having been able entirely drive paper money lie
was opposed to banks illinois had the Cairo Bank,
the Shawnneetovn Bank aud other but they blew up.
Hewss against the whole Of them-they were worthless
concerns.
YoIcE-Had you any faro banks Laugh
Mr. FIcKLIS-Yes, and they are the most
honest of the TIVE kinds Of banks-my friend can speak
fethngly upon the subject Renewed laughter
The pending amendment was read-tO the
effect that 10 bank paper shall be issued in this District
Mr.. JoHssoS (Ark) opposed it, showing that
it would if passed merely open the way for Hoods OF
notes from the adjoining States and thus increase the
evil.
The amendment was further discussed and
several gentlemen argued that the Banks here should
have their charters renewed while others wished TO en-
act free Banking Law.
During the debate Mr.. WAsHBURx (Me.) OPP
posed the BILL saying it was extremely crude and 1t
would be almost mpracticeble to enforceh
Mr.. Polk (Tcnn.) said he had received
change in small bills, coming from HalloWel Maine
signed by the gentleman himself Some said the bills
were bad, while others krcw nothing about them.
Mr.. WAsHBuRS-They were not signed by
me-
Mr. PoLK-I am glad 10 hear it, Ii was in
the district of my friend from lllnsis those bills
and appeal to him.
Mr.. CAMPBELL Ull) corroborated the state
ment of Mr. Polk but did not know whether it the
name OF the gentleman from Maine not
Mr.. WAsBBURS-They were not signed by
me-
Mr.. CANPBELL-It was either you or your
brother tLaughter The notes exceedingly
plentiful In my District about election time.
Several amendments were voted down and
others adopted.
Without coming to conclusion on the bill
the Committee
Several Executive communications, OF little
or no public importance were laid before the House.
Adjourned.