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Senate Debates Bank Charters in District of Columbia
In the 1848 Senate debate Mr. TAPPAN proposed an amendment to require banks in the District to disclose stockholder names and residences, publish schedules in newspapers, and record transfers. Violations would incur fines, with penalties escalating per day. The measure aims to limit monopolies and introduce free trade principles into banking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mlanes
M’lane
T. Studson
Uniontown
G. 8. Holmes
Morgantown
John Coil
Pittsburgh
Perryopolis
District of Columbia
Tappan
Recorder of Deeds
Senate
Ths
John Law
Ten Miles Square
Congress