New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-02-14
THE METRGcAL System OF WEIGHTS AND MEAS
TREs.
Sai, Fiaacisoo, Nov. Is, 1867,

THE METRICAL SYSTEM OF WEIGHTS AND MEAS
UREs.
The American Statistical Associations pc
tion recently presented Ia both Houses Of Congress,
respectfully asks attention the following nine propo-
tons and requests that the principles involved in them
may be Incorporated In any law that may be adopted In
respect OF the material y stem Of weights measures and
coins
l. That the American Statistical Association earnestly
fayors the speedy practical adoption by the people OF the
United States. OF tie metrca system OF weights ana
measures; the system OF when me meier lne er anu
the gramme respectfully the UNITS or lcngth, OF GU
pacy and of weight and the use of which, by act oil te
last Ghe XXNIXth Congress has,been rendered permits
sibe in the United States In the making OF contracts
and been necessitated by the requirements OK sew
. that our coinage should have simple relations TO
weight with the unit Of weight of the erical system
a THAT tho standard as to fneness OF coinage.
whether OF gold OF silver. should continue as now
T. That in the opinion Of this Association widely
extended aud permanent uniformity as to coinage can he
secured. through the adoption, ny our Goverhment ol
any - which in conflict with the principles ABOVE
Tbnt The WEIGHT in grammos and the lneness Of the
CONS hereafter TO be used, should he egby stamped
thereon, prior To issue ,, - IL.
ng coinage into merical coinage are so ght that le
recoog, Of the existing coins Of the ned states Won
coinage and that proposed, especially as regards goa
coins ~ less den9mination than SO Is Ne'S con on
Mint. which is onefour.h Of grain I9r the gqh dollar
halfragle, the eagle, and the doubecagle
mat In pursuance OF the forogoiBg the gold dollar
should contain gramme and half OF FHe gold, or ts
e0uiyalent, a gramme and two-thrds OF standard gold
nnetenths nc aud that other gold coins should be III
proportion. ~, H. IT,
hereafter Ia issued, shOnld contain Of line silver at
the rate twenty aud ouchalf 22! grammes to the
dollar or the equivalent. twenty-five 25) grammes OF
silver cloth iinel 10 the dollar ,ou,o, .,,, 10
That the gold coinage. az above described should NO
made legal tender in payment OF sums OF az dgi0si
and that the sre coinage should be subsidy and admit
ted legal tender to an amount not crceedHg zen 0oHdTS
f. any one payment.
PEoPo.roS SgyESrnhe weight ~ Tie ei'.ung kol
dollar when slightly ouy sbou hreeens OF ore per cent
excess OF the proposed dollar containing 81 hne gold lVo
Ermmes: gamre 5il)0 gains Troy (neaIYl or 81
safart cod ID u,l 6i2l0O0 gmmos Of about .loO
crsmc 100 Of g shout one third oi deviation allowed 70
The unit.
S on PgoPosiIoS BGurnThe existing legal teger silver
S,e ma contains gamme Of standard silver Clio
ano ~ grsmmes hnc silver The herein popose Our
ei.tus fractional AMI subsidiary s1 somewhat smaller nan
above half containing OF standard metal -
u 49, 100 10 the dollar Instead OF - ame' The
difference belny ineonsiierabc
NorE OS PRoroslros NSrH-h vii be ohserTed that
the proposed silver coinage has precisely 10 times the
weight proposed gold coinage u the denominations
Cor the ~ has constantly hen
greater this value gold relatively 10 silver having averaged
Tor 10 times th Of silver Thence by the above
propositions valued according 10 tue experience OF all
nations shoud be- But the s from driving
gold circulation Il is prPosei that 'he silver
should legal tender only payment o n sinai amount Tie
limit the ued States - IN England 10 shlng' aboai 3d.