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In June , 1860 , Congress authorized a $ 21 million bond issue to fund the accumulated short - term debt . In September Secretary Cobb offered $ 10 million of bonds at 5 per cent , and they were taken at or above par .
In June , 1860 , Congress authorized a $ 21 million bond issue to fund the accumulated short - term debt . In September Secretary Cobb offered $ 10 million of bonds at 5 per cent , and they were taken at or above par .
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The project met with little success , but it impelled the United States to take action , and in 1902 Congress authorized the President to acquire the rights and properties of the French company at a cost not to exceed $ 40 million .
The project met with little success , but it impelled the United States to take action , and in 1902 Congress authorized the President to acquire the rights and properties of the French company at a cost not to exceed $ 40 million .
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It approved the action of March 6 and gave the President wide powers over specie transactions ; authorized the Secretary of the Treasury to require the transfer of all gold and gold certificates to the Treasury of the United States ...
It approved the action of March 6 and gave the President wide powers over specie transactions ; authorized the Secretary of the Treasury to require the transfer of all gold and gold certificates to the Treasury of the United States ...
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The Meaning and Basic Trends of Financial History | 1 |
Monetary and International Fi nancial Policies | 4 |
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| Title | Financial History of the United States: Fiscal, Monetary, Banking, and Tariff, Including Financial Administration and State and Local Finance, Volume 2 Financial History of the United States: Fiscal, Monetary, Banking, and Tariff, Including Financial Administration and State and Local Finance, Herman Edward Krooss |
| Authors | Paul Studenski, Herman Edward Krooss |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | McGraw-Hill, 1963 |
| Length | 605 pages |
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