New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-06-05
Rs..r, sf the Committee ON Ceinsge, Weights
and Measures.

Weights and Measures has submitted lengthy ioP"
exhibiting the hoe history o the TITS made this
a.. 10 ,uh.,te for the
W ''D'0 'H0 Auop''on VI 'u' 49,. vail he
once simna comnlete unform and de cmaI In its ra
tons vast amount OF testimony cone''ed from al 'ne
nations Of the world with which our country has commercial
Intercourse has been compared and dgesed and the
So, 49,, 49, 49, 80. go, r. ., -.
'nuo ehcneu arc SCI ior'n III 'ne l'Poi"
The Committee Of the opinion that lin respect to the
s''1 aar
can Win pIoprei DC i0l
67 be authorized 10 confer yita commission from other
nations subject establishment of system Of coin
But the Committee makes recommendation OF specific
beyond the resolution submitted to the House The
conviction clear that international uniformity is Of the
utmost importance for the convenience OF our external trade
aud general with foreign nations and that
prosecute with energy its efforts to effect an agreement with
the leading nations OF Europe on ms subject LIe eoasen. 81
the United States OF England and OF rance woua
ultimate in the consent OF all commercial ns.ons
On the subject Of weights and measures the Committee re-
growth Of present system presented ogether WIZ INC
Efforts made by Congress the State and treasury
men to effect change The arguments contained IN Ine
report made 70 tue Senate ey Jonn Quincy Adams
oa S,sse 10 e, sse reproauceS 20 snow nao Mr.
eommefce OF uniiorm y u m aSan an
ADAMS upon lul % Oh .ae yssc d men ~ use,
ss o yssr w o
IN weights ana measure and that 1t would therefore Ia tine
mended the Government consult with foreign nations Tor
ae purpose of establishing universal and permanent sysm
employed
iras w wo.hi 0e s"'''" ""1 '"'f''
Conrres, authorized the construction Of standards of
their brongbet the States hnt failed
to take decisive stem Ip Advance Meanwhe other govern
ens acting senarav have nroauced the very evils OF want
Of uniformity which Secretary Adams sought to avoid
frequently pettloned congress etner 0! uect VI
through sle state Legsatre 70 take steps looking 70 ne e.
adjustment Of system of weights and measures that woed
be uniform with those Of other nations "a ieo o sq 81
the Secretary of the Treasury the National Academy Of
Sciences appointed COMMITTEE 10 investigate tnis suue,
and Instructed II 70 report 20 me Sommes i,t .Ss
Representaves Ine National AeaaemiS .onns ,hjr
abors through the appropriate committee TO ne House from
h report appears that though the United states was .e
first to move IL the direction o. decimal ye ps
natar ana s.h ; -, h-monv in scton
with England has been to render possible that we w oe
among the last In the column OF nations OaAe n' s'" sup
In France Spain Belgium and Portugal mas peel s''a
shed TO the exclusion OF other weigots sha
In France Spain Belgium and Portugal it has been sst
lshed to the exclusion OF other weights and measures In
Holland other weights are allowed in compromising medicines
and has been extended TO the whole OF Italy Greece
has introduced with notifications In Austria and
Of other German States the half kogram has been
for time common unit OF weight IN the customhouse
and railways During the past year delegates Of all she
German meeting at Frankioron the hau signed
convention TO introduce into the seyera States
tens Of which the meter should be tue basis Pruss which
bad previously withheld assent thus appears 10 Join in the
common movement Switzerland will necessarily follow Ger
many ana Already las units hat are paris Vi t metre
snd the togram The King OF Sweden and Norway mas
pointed commission consider and report the best mode
OF intfodhcing among
MARI may be expected 70 follow tne o. tns
scandinavian convention that advised II we nave the as
Of NJ RuDfer the distinguished superintendent o
weights ana measures OF the Russian Empire that Engand
should adopt the Metric system Russia VIII also sop
The system mas also made soA progress among the ohies
upon this continent ,,...,,. |
@ nd =, oncs io ~ nnbo oscss AMI I'LL ce,t AN
m ~ We 49,, ~ IL 49, ;n,rdn".J -, f,sis 4;
Renoo N , h , s % ,e s,o Inn, h
r,,l ~ aoomha and In Venezne. 4, bas haan In
ths metre il used fr cloth measure and the e fr
Tn Fonsaor the system was .deoreed TO come
vine m,ssure IN liz I'm y, c,ohs, net In Tnatrmaia
INTO Iu operation on ' . ~ ph 4, ia On nar,,s nse
san saivsdo ana TIE Argentine "sPu0'' " P''''" 1''
a'n Th VIZ P'o ~ Ila, ho ., , u..... ,.
the scon Of kogand however Of mach greater Import
~ on s.n o. APT, 30 We house OF 9ns
Ins psaccapy o. saoplng s,mps ana unrm syssem o.
s., | IT,, W . no 10y W sne uoa "a
egn eosntIe p,s prepared and reported by this com
ibo bSf g ~ a.e sssm 81 SesDe
rha nss.,.l canaan, 81, 40 a..u,. sac.
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ang aa,bsca~es irbt uStb tLe,r r-tns scr,nes rrny
hp dh src a nd d sS pcnsI
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a.s tbs in orSinarv bnsiras
actions Nv The us Of system The calcaations re-
~ ". sss "a ,i -" sysse. az &c
g mr., p'ya a ds ovs 10 y, W my pe.sv tho,
lamar Win toe simpes, OF na..peIs, anu Mout
pencil or paper 20 ad he Mind now eaDrrrassed oy Their
compsny. Dus wi'n .ue ~ IN use an ne 'ap 81
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o r. al na,hacsrv's Tbs only n,it H. tbe rrsin II
the first we ascend from the grain by the factors n 3 6 6
or ~ and ee in the second the factors are "a 20 and 10
In the third 20 J. 9 and 10
the land measures as well as between the dry meas
and ase Tho onbc measures VET in comnaror fhs mess
a 20 49, 80 aaron, ar 80 sre na nsasl rsati
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nous nuyIg usslul ,e,sons ~ i.s Parls ~
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ana e 40 on @ ys nr o" 'ns eqor W 'n' Poie' IL
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