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Show the president and finances; WashingLoti. l. (;., .'lO.'-Atlusion 1 aviug been made to President Grant about a compromise finance measure that would be acceptable to both sides, the President replied he didnot know what force was intended intend-ed to uppiy to the term compromise, unless it was hn agreement to carry out the pledges of tho country that might bo C insidered a cornpromiso by thoic who originally defeated ever)' proposition offered diiring tho discussion discus-sion in Congress, and by so agreeing have reason to believe cuch legislation legisla-tion would meet his approval. Ii has been said he promised in his last annual an-nual message to most heartily support sup-port any measure- Congress might decide upon. He did not intend any such construction to be put upon his language; if he had not made himself him-self understood hia more rocent message would clear up anything he had endeavored to make plain. During his administration he had been and was lor carrying out the solemn pledges ot tho government at the earliest day possible, and return 1 to tho specie basis. The establishment establish-ment of our currency on a gold and silver basis had been uppermost in his mind whenever ho sent Congress his annual messagps. He had not said what kind of u bill ho would approve. ap-prove. It was hia earnest hope that Congress would dispose of the q.u'js-lion. q.u'js-lion. The redistribution ofL'-j,00(,oryj uf banking currency, with $Ti, 000,000 in notes belonging to the broken banks and banks in liquidation south and west, ouglft to furnish for tho present all that was asked for, and lio had been assured that since- the veto of the Finance bill, New England banks were anxioun to reduce their circulation, circula-tion, inasmuch ns the bonds now held for circulation would be released, and furnish them with a largor currency capital for loan than they now have. Our securities wore worth in legal tenders ten-ders 10 and 17 cents above par, and , National banking notes were hound to bo secured under the existing law. Ho did not wonder that Xcw England hanks wore anxious to cancel their notes and get their bonds. In fact this suggCHtion came to him early last Fall, during tho stringency ol the money market, and ho thought, it worUi calling thw attention of (!oii-greya (!oii-greya to in his lust menage; since then he had heard rothing to change his opinion on lha( point. |