, 1877-12-12

ennmcrc,.i rnnrtric, h.tt H rn,f "a s;,,nt wr,s
satton d - va, ~ n"s ussd
70 cnmmtmt 1h,ts nse ~ ,sonry thc nn1. 1a,nmhls
of them. roid r. rsncry.ity sdanisd IN 1arcn md
nrnmot.. ths r",m.nsnns ~ W ~. e,tto hsf,crn
nancy and f,thcr nrnprrty. and ennstnncntiy the
stabitY Of p1Iecs, Sns snnpiy DH Of each nf theso
metals Il yntahir. and voycrnrd hy ran,cs thst are
cntrosd or snd oher "a
/; ; esit # q ;ssq1s III ,ssit soasasssat s:saa,oS
IL beu 4sas 81 ooe ~ ~ Of reaee
rased sbots II L. HIM "r cain salns its p,scs n
.ae currency at Il !stires vii b. 1ssaily taken "
chsnne Ia m .eurr tfc Is n.e f sisbcr o! the.s
s,o y m"ney "a eo sans must b. a. sait
coin i; coined .. ia scemre ,heT c"neufrsnt crrS
b. tc totnasc sst sst At uno to ffeen. Tis core
rn1unicd L, tbcirt thcn marHr. = vsiae. Nithto NV
ye5s ther ,slstise value @ By hG
Of beIn1 iitnIisn to titern nnners wild bny AZ.
teen and hsif 10 sixteen onsc<s of siiver Ii, the
sIycrremafned. f. remady tGs. bv Ike inv Of jssi.
The aet 81 lss7 III t. % anencss Tas .ishtiy reaueed
u M a. 81 s H. .ae ~ M
gold ecin being ct1n,'enaatsd y, tcdnetlon Of its
we!gnt !rota * 9Fafns 70 HTa1ns o.
Of gold Their asa value ti,cn itood to carh uiilcr
a. 10 ~: ~. n*eaa q. ~ -, ~ nsloss' lh,e
Of thsse 1nstajs colncIIsn1 viii, trir relative mar
lcs value. proscd to he an Undue Increase oi iho
CON f4lle OF Enld: hhn ITO bullion s1tuc Of silver
Al tha TniisJ slstes M1nt. '' SILVER has s!ncc
beon. untl! within . Tow 5ears' At PFC.
MI MUM .sn.,o Of asoI' * & t. pr cent cent. Wo
ef Esfous "s e.sahis,,si md nd .i"t"!.scrcd
10 ING !htercst ni ts upper Giasaes' n whatfl ats
t @e peu ew - :"
"a: set On foot i spme o. TIC Countries Of Europo
y The o s ys 81 os Srso1 m
reduce w ".ausy ,tncE w acn.onet,xihg ono q
n9ney: The objects whish tho Ero!o2tsr;. IF 81.
them, arc e,cas'y atatsd u r. ths f"oTing extract
fson W. o.eiei es fesuns OF inc Frsneh Monetary
eoFs y sSo 81 efsatea BY
9rcss Auu. il. 1871: 1.-THE ri*c In price which
t,as t'ken nsaeeS wtn'n iWsna. 1eaE. n Rtsat rat
70 many eaases, sneh ns was nau "a harvest, snIin
stra1s ~ son.aptao; eul y 10 very p1noanls that
sasa III ta IT, s,e Ss: tns
ctlence betWccn tho slsa OF prices md
.ae p.oduct,Sa !,t,, Of ito nns, nov nss of
81 tho two metals, uhch was only sso o0O. ZOO in
1elT, exceed. now 600. 0osl, uh}. It ba. nearly
inpea: nnG = eas! ~ hee tnat tnS sca. saIne oI
tue mciasa las d!hiinisLe9. u ~ nttcllt 20 ett-
mate exactly what tts dtmlnntion T.: but whateves
u may be. |. tst''anls Tho attention Of Govern
mentr hseau.c L. Affects Mninsoran!y all that POI.
tlon of Tho population whose lncainc- Fesnu!nnH
n0m!nhl!y the sane. andefgoe' yearly dlMinu-
tion ot tle purchasing power; A. Governments
control tho weight ana stnnlatd Or money, They
ought aa fas .; pt,ses. , to Azure ~ xalnc an
to deprcctnte thla tendoucy should te Arrested oY
dstt,onett1tn9 ons 3E them. Thsy deteTm!nel 70
discard sllver Anh accordingly fcrnlanJ decFerd
the dsmoostisa'"n - q & .hls I mstal It IN 1911. tho
decree totakG effect IN lb' AM u cotnare Was dts.
continued 10 France To carry out lhiH schemc wns
nscrss.ty to SECURE ~ enanFy,
whose annual prodnct q silver IL greater thnn
the joint prndnsl Of all Other nations IN tho 18th
bf February, 1871, an act waa nas*ou hy nnF Con.
gre1s. entitled. =" AZ act revising nnd nmendtng
tho laws relative TO tho Mtntt assay .nslcee and
colnA9e Of tho United States nnd the act con.
taincd stkty:tcven "scttons. + aulhoFlxod The
culnase Vt fractions oe tho silver dollar, below
RanAar!i weight. a. subsidiary coihsi also new
coin to be called tho lr1ta dollar, snd 10 cont ain
40 grains u silver, never nrnlcd for Circulation
In this cuanirr, but for As!aklc commerce, and
prohibited fh<*s parfttntar toHs from being a
legal tender for mnrc than hye dolars n my ono
payment. No Allusion whalnTcf calculated 10 dr.
rest attention whs made In tho net to 0nt silver