Speech #510167795

Of course. such cases were where larger boys put the little ones up to doing this. and they always selected a store where an old lady.a little girl or an old man was alone in the storeand could not leave it chasethemup. Suhalaw us section 3 will prevent all this. do no harm to any legitimate enterprise. and protect the ignorant and helpless. Youhave no idea of the amountof suffering in the way of loss that this sort of thing brings in a year to the ignorant and unwary shopkeeper. immigrant. and countryman." Your committee. finding that the billpresented needed amendment and that another bill bears upon a kindred subject. have had prepared an amendment in the nature ofla substitute. containing the essential prvisions of both hills. and recommend that when the bill bae o amended the bill do pass. The amendmentpresentedI by your committee is as follows: Strike out aUl after the enacting lauseandinsert in lieu thereof as follows: "That every person who. within the United States or any Territory thereof. makes any die. hub. or mold. either of steel or plaster. or anyother substance whatsoever in likeness or similitude. as to the design or inscription thereon. of any die. hub. or mold designated for the oining or making of the genuine gold. silver. nickel. bronze. or copper coins of the United States thathave been orherafter maybe coined at the mints of the United States. or who willingly aids or assists in the making of any such die. hub. or mold. orany part thereof. orwho causes or procures to wh mae any such die. hu. or mold. or any part thereof. without authority from the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States or other prer r officer. or who has in his pssession any such die. hub. or mold with intent to fraudulently use the same. or who permits the same to be used for the counterfeiting of any of the coins of the United States as above discribed. shall. upon conviction thereof in any circuit or district court of the United States. be punished by a fine of notmere than $.000 and by imprisonmental hard labornot more than ten years. or both. atthe diseretion of the ceurt. SEC. 2.