is 135 сель 889 antered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1875, by CHARLES W. SEVER, In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington. JUN 11 1914 UNIVERSITY PRESS: JOHN WILSON & SON, CAMBRidge. PREFATORY NOTE. THIS Compilation has been made for the purpose of bringing the recent legislation of the United States on the subjects of Currency and Finance within the easy reach of students of political economy. The compiler has selected the leading Acts of Congress which are necessary for an understanding of our financial history since 1860; and has sought, by the omission of such parts as seemed unimportant for the present object and by the condensation of others, to bring into stronger relief the provisions which determine the character of the legislation. Presented thus in their chronological relation, the acts and resolutions of Congress are, it is believed, the best guide in studying the grave economical questions which have come up in the United States during the last fourteen years. HARVARD COLLEGE, March, 1875. D. |