New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-03-24

ssn and VIII We ,~resunae maize lies with tho Sierra
Nevada on The. rsciss aide whis beat alec belongs
10 Mr. Mcrr.n
In FRT r.sy. we potirc peo boxes q BACON 20 Law.
,rpoc. a. W.. Cd, aud Lsoo haioe Cotton At ~ ""
Ne led. 10 Loodcn Coz bhIs. OIL Cake At o. ana
yc.,si k,r HsaburgA at nd for Rye, ana &C. ."
CNSton. ,.a.
Under the improved prospects Of the r"o'"o
Steamship Company, there has been recently W."
s,der.h,c advance in the prce OF the ssooA' ' nave
h..., r,.do A, lieh a. roc aud we hear reports as
hieh ne ,sc A dividend OF 10 per cent Is expected
s,,,hn the coming sixty dsys Inc prohs 81 INC
counapy have been very large within the past year,
enabling them 10 pay of their large floating DEBT ana
accumulate over $500, 900, "hich they nave 10" y"
hapd as a dividend fund.
The receipts Of Cotton at all IKE ports are now
SIG 600 bales against 100 900 bales TO time 10
1ssts showing an excess Of s5l, 900 bales. OF this
excess 49, 900 bales have been shipped and 273ooo
bales added TO stock. This increase of shipments is
equal TO about twenty millions of dollars added to
ability to pay our debts abroad and the remainder Of
the season promises continue to increase this amount
in addition TO the surplus stock already on hand This
crop has been very large one, and the amount has
been considerably increased by the cotton which could
not be got to market last year in consequence of low
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receipts about the same, they having been to this
time in that year 26ll 900 bales.
Gov. johnson Of California has proposed to the Leg
islatuse to appoint Commission consisting Of Mes-s
j. W Denver, NJ. &, Ii. Bates, State Treasurer, and
A. J. y. Phean, to obtain from the Federal Treasury
the appropriation (es24. go 65l made jh a August,
1854 by Congress for tbe payment Of the war debt Of
California and 20 dis.srse It IN the payment OF the
war bonds Il appears that the evidences OF this debt
rresened ip NAV 1850 upon which TO receive this ap
pIopriats1 not satisfactory to Secretary DAVIS
who required the original vouchers and not the mere
evidence that ortain bonds had been issued to GER
tain I-rsons Gov johnson considers this an assanp-
ton Of authority the part OF Secretary DAVIS, aud
az advocating disposition to 60 behind the payment
by California and pass upon he propety If such pay
mute The Goeernor considers that the auditing OF
The accounts by the Board Of Examiners should b. suf
foieut and tibet the Secretary should not go behind
THU The Governor, in view Of the ground taken by
Sec-etsry DAVIS thinks that further Congressional &C
iio4 will he necessary. He accordingly advise the
appointment Of A. J, F. Pheisn, who was Clerk Of the
! Board Of Examiners, to proceed TO Washington upon
this business where he will be assisted by Mr. Denver
| Member Of Congress from California. The Governor
also sRggsts that the payment should be made to Dr.
Betes the State Treasurer at Washington instead OF
al the State Treasury required by the act OF Con-
| gress. Tins change wouh make II saving " about
900 70 the State. An act Of the Legislature would
oc required % effect this The debt is follows
per bonds. payable in New Yort 900
Interest 70 Hth May. lsSo.''.'''.' iNfp