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Show Subsicltnry Coin. New York, 24. Times1 editorial: If congress is to do anything in the way of financial legislation, it is to be hoped it will take up Senator Booth's bill for the general redemption j ol subsidiary coin. This hill provides, in substance, that subsidiary coin may be exchanged for legal tenders, and legal tenders for coin, at the die-cretiou die-cretiou of the holder in Etims of not less than twenty dollars, when presented pre-sented at the mint or sub-treasury at Philadelphia. Every tusiness man knows that the quantity tif Irwctional silver coin now in circulation is be yoDd all actual necessity. It accum-latea accum-latea rapidly in the bauds of wholesale whole-sale and the larger retail dealers, and banks have been obliged, for self protection, to limit (he amount received re-ceived on deposit. Of course, if only so much as is needed for tho regular and proper wants of busineso were in circulation, this could not happen. All the larger of inconvenience from scarcity ia met by the provision for (he reiebue of coin when wanted. The honor of government id more over involved. Subsidiary coin aro issued at a large profit to the treasury anil should bo promptly redeemed when tbey7 are not needed to serve the limitod purpose for which they were coined. |