...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 the United States not bearing interest, known as United States' notes.' The same Act...

...conflicting question? ¡ILJ interpretations of the laws by virtue of which such obligations have Leen contracted, it is hereby provided and declared, that the faith of the Uniled States i» solemnly pledged to the payment in coin, or its equivalent, of all the obligaions...

...Congress, (and afterward in the Senate, and became a law,) 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...

...establish it, enacted into law these provisions, now contained in section 3693 of the Revised Statutes : The faith of the United States is solemnly pledged to the payment in coluorits equivalent of all the obligations of the United States not bearing interest, known as United...

...declaration designed to put all those doubts to rest. It was declared by Congress that " the 1 Mr. Landers. faith of the United States is solemnly pledged to the payment — " In what? Not in silver, not in gold, not in coin, but " in coin or its equivalent of all the obligations...

...just obligations to the public creditors, and to settle conflicting questions and interpretations of the laws by virtue of which such obligations have...to the payment in coin, or its equivalent, of all t he obligations of the United States not bearing interest, known as United States notes, and of all...

...keeping with this declaration, the first law enacted after the inauguration of President Grant provided "that the faith of the United States is solemnly pledged to the payment, in coin or its equivalent, of ftll the obligations of the United States not bearing interest, known as United States notes, and of...

...its binding pledge not merely the bonds, but also the legal tenders of the Government, for it read : "The faith of the United States is solemnly pledged to the payment, in coin or its equivalent, of the obligations of the United States, not bearing interest, known as United States notes, and of all...

...just obligations to the public creditors, and to settle conflicting questions aud interpretations of the laws by virtue of which such obligations have been contracted, it is hereby provided aud declared that the faith of the United States is solemnly pledged to the payment in coin or its...

...discharge all its just obligations to the public creditors, and to settle conflicting questions of law by which such obligations have been contracted, it is...to the payment in coin, or its equivalent, of all obligations of the United States not bearing interest, known as United States notes, and of all the...