Proposed bj the Comniittee on Finance, to the Bill (IT. R. 229) to 
 provide more effectually for the reduction and redemption 
 of the currency. 
 
 1 Strike out Section 2, and insert in lieu thereof, as follows : 
 
 2 "^KC. 2. That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is here- 
 
 3 by directed and re([uired, whenever, in his judgment, the exi- 
 
 4 .u:cr:cie>; of the Government will permit, to cancel from time to 
 
 5 Tiiue such an amount of Treasury notes as may be received 
 
 6 into the Treasury, until the amount outstanding shall have been 
 
 7 reduced to two hundred millions of dollars." 
 
 1 Strike out all of Sections after the word Trea<'ury, in the 
 
 2 l2lhline.