| United States. Department of State, John Quincy Adams - Weights and measures - 1821 - 276 pages
...regardless of the subject, since our separation from the British empire. In their first confederation, these associated states, and in their present national constitution,...its constituent character, has spoken, the power of facing the standard of weights and measures throughout the United States has been committed to Congress.... | |
| Joseph Story - Constitutional history - 1833 - 800 pages
...regulating the alloy and value of coin struck by their own authority, or by that of the states," and of "fixing the standard of weights and measures throughout the United States." It is observable, that, under the confederation, there was no power given to regulate the value of... | |
| Meteorology - 1834 - 896 pages
...Commonwealth, to call the attention of Congress, through our Senators and Representatives, to the necessity of fixing the standard of weights and measures, throughout the United States; and further to suggest that the co-operation of the legislatures of other states be obtained by executive... | |
| Industrial arts - 1835 - 398 pages
...Commonwealth, to call the attention of Congress, through our Senators and Representatives, to the necessity of fixing the standard of weights and measures throughout the United States ; and further to suggest that the cooperation of the Legislatures of other States be obtained by executive... | |
| John Bouvier - Anglo-Norman dialect - 1843 - 752 pages
...regulating the alloy and value of coin struck by their own authority, or that of the United States; of fixing the standard of weights and measures throughout the United States ; of regulating the trade and managing all affairs with the Indians, not members of any of the states,... | |
| George Ticknor Curtis - Constitutional history - 1854 - 564 pages
...regulating the alloy and value of coin struck by their authority, or by that of any of the United States ; of fixing the standard of weights and measures throughout the United States ; of regulating the trade and managing all affairs with the Indians, who were not members of any State,... | |
| Boston Board of Trade - 1860 - 180 pages
...understood by every body without search or study. By the Articles of Confederation, Congress had the sole power of fixing the standard of Weights and Measures throughout the United States, and that power was continued in the Constitution. For Reform, then, we are to appeal alone to Congress.... | |
| Charles Davies - 1871 - 386 pages
...regardless of the subject, since our separation from the British empire. In their first confederation, these associated States, and in their present national constitution,...the United States has been committed to Congress. A report, worthy of the illustrious citizen by whom it was prepared, and, embracing the principles... | |
| Hezekiah Niles - United States - 1876 - 536 pages
...power of regulating the alloy and value of coin struck by the authority of the respective states ; and of fixing the standard of weights and measures throughout the United States : But I see no necessity for such delegation. To regulate the alloy and value of coin is one of the... | |
| George Ticknor Curtis - Constitutional history - 1889 - 800 pages
...regulating the alloy and value of coin struck by their authority, or by that of any of the United States; of fixing the standard of weights and measures throughout the United States; of regulating the trade and managing all affairs with the Indians who were not members of any state,... | |
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