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Currency bill fate in House fuels debate and opposition
Washington correspondence from December 4 1804 notes the swift move to push a currency measure before adjournment and the rising opposition. Bland of Missouri and others critique the bill favoring national banks. critics fear government not yet ready to issue coinage directly. Andrew Carnegie visits to press policy, while a separate push seeks to test the income tax constitutionality in court.
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