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The bill reported by the committee on finance thus provides for an immediate resumption of specie payments in silver coin, and thus completes the first and most difficult step of the problem.
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Sherman described a bill that would enable the immediate resumption of specie payments in silver coin, addressing a significant financial issue.
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