 | Benson John Lossing - United States - 1870 - 400 pages
...and Washington. 2. By a majority of two-thirds in cacli House, Congress enacted [February 28, 1869] that " the faith of the United States is solemnly...pledged to the payment, in coin or its equivalent, of al the obligations of the United States," unless otherwise agreed upon at the time of the creation... | |
 | Edward McPherson - Freed persons - 1871 - 670 pages
...Wilson— 36. Mr. Henderson moved to amend the first eection so ae to make it read як follows : That ded of such sales or rentals, which shall be distributed among paid States an early resumption of specie payment by the Government in order that conflicting questions touching... | |
 | Charles Abner Phelps - 1872 - 404 pages
...the policy of reconstruction. An act was at once passed to strengthen the public credit, declaring that the faith of the United States is solemnly pledged to the payment in coin, or its equivalent, of the national debt. This law, following the Inaugural Address, assured the world that the United States... | |
 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1873 - 796 pages
...the Senate and ffouse of Representatives of the United, States of America in Congress a»eeiiiblcd, That in order to remove any doubt as to the purpose...pledged to the payment in coin or its equivalent of all tho interest-bearing obligations of the United States, except in cases where the law authorizing the... | |
 | Banks and banking - 1874 - 1034 pages
...obligations to the public creditors and to settle conflicting questions and interpretations of the law by virtue of which such obligations have been contracted,...the faith of the United States is solemnly pledged for the payment in coin, or its equivalent, of all the obligations of the United States, and of all... | |
 | Charles Edwards Lester - Abolitionists - 1874 - 656 pages
...869 ; while, about the same time, a law was enacted, the chief provision of which was as follows : " The faith of the United States is solemnly pledged to the payment in coin or its equivalent, of all interest-bearing obligations of the United States, except in cases where the law authorizing the issue... | |
 | United States. Congress. Senate - United States - 1874 - 1218 pages
...settle conflictin questions and interpretations of the law, by virtue of which such obligations hay been contracted, it is hereby provided and declared that the faith of the United Stafc is solemnly pledged to the payment in coin, or its equivalent, of all the obligations the United... | |
 | Thomas Ewing - Currency question - 1876 - 172 pages
...Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That in order to remove any ioubt as to the purpose of the Government to discharge all...United States is solemnly pledged to the payment in com or its equivalent of all the obligations of the United States not bearing interest, known as United... | |
 | Edward McPherson - United States - 1872
...all just obligations to the public creditors, and to settle conflicting questions and intepretations of the laws by virtue of which such obligations have...is solemnly pledged to the payment in coin, or its equiyalent, of all the obligations of the United States not bearing interest, known as United States... | |
 | Frederick Martin, Sir John Scott Keltie, Isaac Parker Anderson Renwick, Mortimer Epstein, Sigfrid Henry Steinberg, John Paxton, Brian Hunter, Barry Turner - Economic geography - 1876 - 876 pages
...an Act of Congress passed March 18, 1869, entitled ' An Act to strengthen the public credit,' it is declared that ' the faith of the United States is...pledged to the payment in coin or its equivalent of all obligations of Debt bearing interest in coin — Bonds at 6 per cent. . Bonds at 5 per cent. . Bonds... | |
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... the faith of the United States is solemnly pledged to the payment in coin or its equivalent of all obligations of the United States... 
