New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-03-23

The variations for three years in domestic and
sterling exchange will be perceived by the above
figures. In francs the difference is not SO large
We did not learn of any movements in stocks to-
day other than the sale of 100 shares Bank Of New
Orleans at lO43, closed for day or two SINCE and
LILO shares, in small parcels, at from 1O5@lO53
so shares Crescent City Bank at l05 so shares Union
Bank at l04 and further lot of 100 shares Bank OF
New Orleans at 105.
There is no disposition on the part Of holders to
sell. City consolidated bonds are now held at 81 with
very few offering. State bonds quiet and cannot be
had under 97619S.
The act to enforce the weekly settlement of the
balances between the banks of New Orleans, which
we published on Saturday last, has, we learn, re-
ceived the assent of the Governor 1t will not be
long before Major McTlhenny, of the Board of Cur
rency will be prepared to carry out the intended re-
qurements, which will be great relief to the banks
and their officers. As an illustration of the cum
brous action of the bank act have to state that on
Saturday, the 18th inst, one million and two hun
dred thousand dollars in coin passed over the counter
Of the State Bank-that is, $750,O0O inward and
$45OO00 outward. OF course do not say that this
immense sum was actually counted out and in. for
being in boxes, bags and kegs, the marked contents
were taken. In the manner these weekly balances
have been settled it would require the services of
dozen supernumaries on Saturday, to the total excu
sion OF the demands of the public to count out and
count in the coin passing in exchanges Every one
eonVersant with banks knows very well that under
the present laws the coin represented to be on hand
Is IN vault and any one DESTROYS and curious enough
to see 1t can always be accommodated by application
to the proper officers of the respective banks.
We alluded last week to claims on the Govern
ment-in addition to the Saomen claim, the claim of
our fellowcitizen Jacob Barker There are manv
other mertorious claims, though small in amount
but of great Importance to the claimants The Court
OF Claims, in the case of R. R. Ward and others
which is now brought to the memory of our old citi
zens by the simple announcement that part of the
loan to the United States Government in 1914 was
used in defense of this city of ours New Orleans,
Regarding this claim, which is now before the court
the last Washington States remarks:
Court OF cLAlMs.--Monday-R. R. Ward and
others, assignees of Jacob Barker VS.. the United
States. The petitioner this day submitted to the
court motion for rehearing in this case on points
mentioned in printed petition this day filed by him:
and by the special leave of the court argument on
said motion was allowed. There,lpon Jacob Barker
ESQ., opened the argument for the petitioners, and
the solicitor for the United States answered the same
Hon. r., T.. stanton commenced the closing arru.
ment on the part of the petitioners and without con
GLIDING, at o'clock, the court adjourned until TO-
morrow at IL o'clock NJ.
Mi. Barker made very impressive Speech expos
ing many startling facts. Among other things. he
charged home on the Treasury the burning of proofs
it was bound to have preserved. He cited case in
the British House of Lords where documents were
called for to establish what had occurred one hnn
ired and fifty years before, which documents were |
forthcoming.
He spoke for two hours, and then handed in brief
mai
AIMED Principally remarks he had not time to make
n the two hours allowed counsel by the rules of the
court all which we hope to see published. 1t will
ulnish interesting and amusing pages for the reader
Is also an interesting chapter in the history of the
country |
Mr.. Barker observed that the United States Solicit
or IN his brief told this court that if it granted
new ti uf II might subject your honors to the impu
atloh OF having been improperly influenced. He |
mould have known that your reputation is not sls
pended by so slender, delicate so flail cord as
or you 70 pc afraid to DO right that the dignity and
n1enee OF every court depends on the judges, con
idenng themselves like the Goddess of Justice,
,indtold to who the parties are, and upon its being
ne very temple of Justice Should the public mind |
'ecome convinced that this is mere hedge surround
ng the Treasury, an impenetrable barrier to nil
alms, however Just they would not tolerate its con
lnlanCe for one hour
Your honors know full well that your true course
) to be just and fear not
The object of Congress in establishing this court
1as to get clear of the trouble of investigation, and
afford claimants better opportunity to establish
heir rights.
The solicitor in his brief says the twenty-five mil
on law was virtually repealed by the law Of the 10Th
december. This construction so far as the ten mil
ons authorized by the two laws is what have been
FOR for tortyfour years. Such repeal
as an enormty of the deepest dye, which the intel
gent mind OF the solicitor could not but have dis
oveled. No man, with judicial head, could escape
ON such conclusion yet did not eSpect such
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