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Show TZ3.lT DOLLAR ! B tinker- Lnborln:; IVItli (lie I'reNldt'ul to Mt'vai u h Veto of Ihe JUiii. Washington, 14. A delfgation of New Yoik and Philadelphia bankers, brokers and merchants, opposed to the house silver bill now pending in the senate, had un interview this I morning with the president. There were also present Mecretarica Sher-! Sher-! man, Evarts and Sehurz. Messrs. Bahcock, Ellis, Steward and Low of New York severally nddressrd the president, their remarks heiui; to the efl'ect that there would be a depreciation deprecia-tion of public credit if silver were ni.de legal tender and tbe national debt be authorized to be paid in it; a id further, that the passage of the bill would be injurious to all kinds of industry, the views of the speakers being similar to those presented last night belore the committee. The delegation asked the president to ex ercise his power to protect the integ rity of tbe country as to itscredily be fore the world. The president said that while as they knew there would be manifest impropriety in now expressing ex-pressing hie views upon this subject he would do what they hid requested hira lo do, namely, give it due, full and candid cou-jidui aunn whenever the question should be presented in iin official lorm for bis determination. After leaving the president the dele gallon callca to poy ihetr respects to Uie secreUry uf the, treasury at his office. The secretary, in the course of the conversation with one of the dfcligiHeti, said; "I hupe, sir, that your visit to the president has been satisfactory, " to which the banker replied, "If wc have done no good we have certainly done no harm. We bankers and brokers can protect ourselves, our-selves, but de6ire that oar fellow citizens citi-zens generally shall not be injured by such legislation as? is proposed on the silver questim." The secretary responded, "I am htippy to hear you can protect yourselves, while there is no doubt that others can do tbe the same." |