 | United States. Congress. House. Committee on Agriculture - 1917 - 612 pages
...undisputed constitutional powers, undertaker to provide a currency for the whole country, it can not be questioned that Congress may, constitutionally,...uniform currency for the country must be futile." EXTENT OP THE WAB POWERS. The Constitution expressly grants to the Congress the powers to declare war,... | |
 | United States. Congress. House. Committee on Agriculture - 1917 - 552 pages
...undisputed constitutional powers, undertaker to provide a currency for the whole country, it can not be questioned that Congress may, constitutionally,...sound and uniform currency for the country must be futile.'1 EXTENT OF THE WAR POWERS. The Constitution expressly grants to the Congress the powers to... | |
 | Robert Eugene Cushman - 1920 - 180 pages
...that : "Under the constitution the power to provide a circulation of coin is given to Congress . . . .Having thus, in the exercise of undisputed constitutional...and uniform currency for the country must be futile. Viewed in this light, as well as in the other light of a duty on contracts or property, we cannot doubt... | |
 | Frederic Austin Ogg, Perley Orman Ray - 1922 - 862 pages
...currency, which is a function clearly belonging to the national government. "Congress," the court said, "may restrain, by suitable enactments, the circulation...and uniform currency for the country must be futile. . . . We cannot doubt the constitutionality of the tax under consideration. " 1 As a result, state... | |
 | United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary - 1923 - 138 pages
...27799— 23— PT 1 2 appropriate legislation. To this end Congress has denied the quality of K'gal tender to foreign coins, and has provided by law against...uniform currency for the country must be futile." The next case is that of McCray v. United States (195 US 27, 49 L. ed. 78. 24 Sup. Ct. Rep. 769, 1... | |
 | Walter Thompson - 1923 - 430 pages
...Principles of Constitutional La.ii>, 58. 21 Act of July 13, 1866, 14 Stat. at L. 146. 22 8 Wall. 533, 1869. counterfeit and base coin on the community. To the...and uniform currency for the country must be futile. Viewed in this light, as well as in the other light of a duty on contracts or property, we cannot doubt... | |
 | United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary - 1923 - 144 pages
...against the imposition of counterfeit and base coin on the community. To the same end Congress inay restrain, by suitable enactments, the circulation...uniform currency for the country must be futile." The next case is that of MeCray r. United States (1П5 US 27, 49 L. ed. 78. 24 Sup. Ct. Hep. 709. 1... | |
 | United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary - 1924 - 794 pages
...appropriate legislation. To this end Congress has denied the quality of legal tender to foreign eoins, and has provided by law against the imposition of...uniform currency for the country must be futile." The next case is that of McCray <•.' United States "(195 I'. S. 27, 49 L. ed. 78, 24 Sup. ft. Rep.... | |
 | Rodney Loomer Mott - 1925 - 420 pages
...legitimate means taken by Congress to secure a national medium or currency, the court said (p. 549) : "Having thus, in the exercise of undisputed constitutional...and uniform currency for the country must be futile. " The next case is that of McCray v. United States, 195 US 27. That, like the Veazie Bank Case, was... | |
 | Lawrence Boyd Evans - 1925 - 1436 pages
...conclusion was stated by Chief Justice Chase, and repeated by the present Chief Justice, in these words: commerce are different. The buying and selling and the 8 Wall. 549; 101 US 6. By the Constitution of the United States, the several States are prohibited... | |
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Having thus, in the exercise of undisputed constitutional powers, undertaken to provide a currency for the whole country, it cannot be questioned that Congress may, constitutionally, secure the benefit of it to the people by appropriate legislation. To... 
