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[BILL OF RIGHTS]. A congressman’s copy of a slip law working draft that proposes an amendment to the Bill of Rights, 11 March 1878. 45th Congress, 2D Session, House of Representatives 130. Printed uncut bifolium, small 4to (279 x 191 mm), penciled cancellations and annotations, old folds, some light soiling. The slip law, introduced by the Democrat of Ohio, Thomas Ewing (1829-1896), proposes Article XVI, which is to “furnish the people of the United States a permanent and stable paper money”.