Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-11-28
The Financial Question.

At the Farmers Council in Petersburg on
Thurs lay the following resolutions we're
| adopted:
Resolved, That the present mode by which
$3.50 O.W COO Of currency is issued TN the faith Of
| 500 900 GOO interest bearrg bonds, by the
! agency OF National banks, imposes an additional
| burden @! 81 600 600 Of interest on an already
ovcrburd, ned people, rs ual ecessary rs it Is
rui"ous, which ought to be snt stituted BY u like
issue of 81 00uuO0 o! grcenbacks which are
the peoples money, costing them not enc cent
interest.
Resolved, That the banking laws should be so
amended MS t. secure Justice to the producing
Interests Of the whole country, and less diScrm
ination in favor y! the associate banking capital
OF The more northern and eastern portion OF the
Union.
Resolved, That the existing circulating me-
dunn lacks that elastic " Of volume when can
at some time make it available for the great in
dustrl Il demands Of the country, and expansive
enough to furnish relief in monetary crisis,
such RS we have recently passed through, to &C
compiSh which An lnter-convertloe bond OF
g IS should be issued Oy tho Government, which
ShEll be redcemable at any sub treasury OF the
United States ut the option o! the holder.
Resolved That the money thus loaned by the
people TO their Government on the 3.6o curren-
cy bonds be used by the Secretary OF the
i reasury in purchasing up from time to time the
q per cent gold bonds Of the Government OF the
United States
Resolved That as green backs have been held
by the Supreme Cour. to be lega-tender be-
tween citizen and citizen, that 1t is not IN the
province of any other branch of the National
Government to limit them from being legal
tender between the Government and its citizens
in the payment Of dues at the custom houses.
AN IMPORTANT CASE DECIDED The case
of MiIler's executors, VS.. the Corporation OF
the City of Washington, involving the title to
square No. 800, between Twelfth and lhlr
teeuth aud h and streets southwest, on the
water front, has been decided, in the Circuit
Court, in favor of the Corporation, represented
by Gen. Birney, assisted by Mr.. L. g. Hine.
The plaintiffs we're represented by Messrs.
Kent, Robinson, Miller and Selden, and four
years have elapsed since the preparation of
their case was begun. The case involved all
the history Of the early Commissioners of this
District and the whole theory of riparian rights
OF the land holders of the United States aud
the charter rights Of the citizens of this Dis.
trct-a case which Mr.. Selden pronounces the
most important one ever tried in this District.
The claim 10 this land is based on its appur-
tenance to the lots on the north side, 10 square
No. 299 and the ruling Of Chief Justice Cart
ter, which was an able, clear, logical and ex
haustive one, decides the rights of the Corpo-
ration 10 the whole river front from George
town TO the Eastern branch OF the Potomac,
aud much that fronts on the Eastern Branch.
Mr.. Seldeu was ably seconded by that young
but promising lawyer, Mr.. Linden Kent; but
after stubborn contest, which was protracted
into the ninth day, the Court ruled 10 favor OF
the Corporation, as above stated. Washington
Critic