The SPEAKER. If there is no objection the bill will be read by paragraphs for amendment, the same as in omWhole, allowing 5 minutes’ speeches proand con. No 0 jeetion being made, it was so ordered. The Clerk road the 1st paragraph, as follows: Be it enacted by the Senate and HoRep o the U.S.A. in Cbngres asssembled, hat the act entitled "An act to provide a na.,tional currency.secured bapledgeof U.S. bonds and to provide fort eeireulation andredemption thereof, ”approved June 3, 1864b.e, and thosame is hereby amended asfollows namely: That section 18 of said act be amendedby striking out all after the enactingclauseand inserting in lieu thereof the following: that if, upon a careful examination of the facts so reportedand of any other factswhich may come to the knowledge of the Comptroller of the Curreney, whether by meansof a special commission, which he is hereby authorizedto appoint for the purpose of inquiring into the condition of such association, or otherwise, it shall a pearto him that such associationhascom 'I understand ve from Maine [Mr. plied Wit all the provisions 0 f law and is prepared andintendsto engage in, and is lawfully entitled to commence, the business of banking, he shall give to such association iv certificate. under his hand and offieial soul. that such association has complied with all the revisions of law required to be complied with be are being entitled to commence the business ofbiinking underthe national currencyact and that such association is authorized to commencesaidbusinessaccordingly: and it shall be the duty of said associationto causesaid certificate to be published in some news aper in the city or town where the association is coated for at lcast 60 days nextafter the iSsuingthereof, and if no newspaper’s therepublished, the certificate shall be published in anewspa perdesignatedby the Comptroller of the Currency. And wheneverthe Comptroller of the Currencyshall haveevidence, orshall have reason to believe. that any!such associationis not carrying on the proper businessof banking or that any of its reports requiredby law have beenfalseor fraudulent or that its funds have been willfully misapplied by the dirccters or officers, in violation of the national currency act or that the directors have intentionally or negligentlyviolated, or intentionally or negligently permitted any of the officers. agents, or servants of ltahwe, associationto violate any of the provisions of it shall be the duty of the Comptroller of the Currency istfoaccatoursyeparnoof examination of its affairs; and to the Comptroller that such association is bankinir, not carrying on the proper businessof or has rendered false or raudulentreports, or that its funds have been misap lied, or that it has violated the provisions of law, 10 may. Wltlf the approval of the SecyTreasury. appoint a receiverto closeup its business, according to section 50 of the national currencyact.