New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-03-17

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curse meri -ec u e eresn coat6ecce aud 'e.S
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re- will slw ST. have he ses: v..-ss o: ne p-'p''
CalIJrnia.
DEFALCATION OF The STATE TREAst I'm
Henry Bs'es Treasurer Of he safe o. CtL,1ira a.,
has been mpesched oy the Legi.. stare ~ a'eseo NC
slc alton, sDd hss resigned hs Off e. -.
The solutions regarding the lupei'hn mem o.
Treasurer sdoped IN tae Assembly are s. ~ Gu
R,.t>4 Tat; senD Bae', Tre.sarer - tas s'N's q
Rt,oiSea hat M..i. y and v.sn. BE- .ad sey Ne
teI.bJ eo5ra'ea COMMIT. to g. = ne - n, pople q
tl sia'e imp Henry Ba's Tr-1 urer o.ihis
BIN, and make good M sane aud nat iae >,
ior ihe .pPe,rA1es Of the 'sd Hery Bates 20
Messr.. Mixture, Brysn., Caiu, Sheppard ana
Moore were elected ssihe Committee on inPes
According 70 The amended Act, which has oecone
law il ia provided that whenever articles OF lmp an
meut have been presented 20 the President OF .ne
Senate the officer mpesobed ia 10 be suspendeu llon
Office unit scq 1irfed. The Governor IL 10 take chstge
of the Office which ia to BE- filed by him. by aud WIN
the advice and consent OF the S-nate, until the
tai Of the party mresched in case OF HE removal
then until the vacancy be filled al the mex seHei'i
ell c'ion .,..,
The Select Committee Of the Assembly upon the ma
ter of the state Treasurers def,lcation, Gays ,,
We are Of the opinion that the Treasurer y ae,
fainter in the sum Of 1924 600, which makes WIN lng
Ia " y -
interest the cum of 900 900 in round numbers
"Jbs large amount CT money is therefore lost 10 lue
State and the Treasurer is, IN every vleS OF tue
defaulttr 10 that amount lha' u may De teSote -
il most d.youtly TO be wished; but the possio MY OF
such recovery does not in the least degree auec' OF
change the position of the Treasurer a. detauter Tor
that I'm unit. We do not acsno Wedge the IDEA tna',
because an officer has given his Official bond, up ~ the
mr. secuon Of which something may be recovered, ne
ascapes the abi and penalties CT deauter, when
the money ia missrg from the Treasury and cannot De
produced upon demand Nor can the STATE De turhed
Of with the boLd or contract which the treasurer re-
cepted from Palmec Cook Co., a. II was not an Of
fetal sct-said bond never having been presented 10
ana approved by the Governor, ss required by law.
Had the TREASURED, before making any arrangement
si'h them, submitted good aid suilceot Dohu rom
them TO the Governor atd obtained his approval aud
losI ad then occurred be and his suIetes might have
e,caued the responsibility; but having violated the
law in this respect the payment TO Palmer, COOK "
Co. became his own private act Outside oil the hae Oh
his ficlal duty. ara, ooo
was TO psy in July, IN Ne~-fo K;
The Encouraging conviction Is torced upon US tnat
the July interest will not be paid unless the
denerds upon some otter than the aoty or tah
nj those TO whom the L easurer has trusted IL VITA
much reluctance that the Committee express thl' opn
ION but is better to know he worst ana prepare 70
meet IT, Than to conceal from our minds unpleasant re-
Elections and procrashnste our efforts u pro'ue
future but certain evils.
The following is the Treasures letter of resignation;
STATE OF cALr,oa.I. Tsta'T F,s D. i.
To Coreyno, Of The STAT Of CaIV9,"'S b. Treas.
submit mt 70 you Of eSn 70 take effect immediately
dsy promised the D, cDaI 9 h decrease Of my
Of cis bond the ground that could gave '1eh o0Hu
exeons on my part have convinced
me that present state Of public feeling cnto witn9a
1ester sacrifices than able to endure OBTAIN eoha Win
suf .ent sureties in the penalty required. ,.,.u -
therefore respectfully tender YOU my e.isn,uon as
Aforesaid and leave the vndstion OF my Character ana
TO he impartial Judgment 81 the
HENRY BATES, State Treasurer.
The resignation was accepted, and j ames L. English
anpoipted 10 the office. letter from Sacramento,
dated FED. IA, Gays:
late Treasurer the Attorney General stated before the
District Court ye,terdsy that the same ha1 been
submitted to the prosecution that II was Satisfactory
and that there need be no further proSecutio1. ne
Cont accordingly ordered that the rule be dismissed
Mir Rowe is still in custody The eisr OF h's counsel
TO procure his release the ground that the state
Treasurer had resigned his office because unable o
pIocuIe bouds proved unsuccessful Another wrt 81
bsbens corpus IA sued out Ct the Supre ne Govt and
the hearing is act down for this day The only point at
ssue now is whether the resignation of Bates Is tanta
mount TO a remoy al OF the conremp,.
II l. stat.c that John NJ Rhodes. the banker of Sac
ramento one of the heaviest bondsmen OF Dr. Bates,
has suspended payment.
The investigation into the affair OF the Conroer oil
State Mr. G. w. Whitman has resulted in the ini-
paacbmen of tha, officer. This decision on the part
of the Lower House will be promptly and e. icleniy
carried out by the Senate 30 soon az The articles oi ILL.,
peaehIne Mt ale duly presented to that body.
The Joint Committee app in'ed to ascertain what
amount of revenue paid into the Treasury for the
year preceding the lst of January last fad the FOL
| lowing facts: -,
wear preceding January 1857 in com, in gold Dust aud IN
CONTROLLER. warrants. as follows: .,O,,,oes
In cash.
In gold dust. IL; a. 20
Total .mOunt."....... ....;...s ss5. l?t e
and proportions will APPEAR BY the tabular state
uept presented rs furnished the Committee BY toe
S.eSad ThA. Controller. warrants were received in pay
Of revenue because Of Isl 90 G A,o
General hat they could es'n' De received % portion oil
the s.vsn|r o " 9 e Whole smoun, OF Controllers warrants
ns in for revenue not tenth paid BY the people
. about iioJO Of Controllers warrants were substituted
cash BY =. s P0c y f syt of know
ing the exact .ubted By County Tresure they be-
Kim That te remainder OF til, warrants Psid in
ns about slSO0o were substituted io o The
eIapioyeS clerk in TIE Controller. Department
,hs, 70 cent. on Me dcs tina: the stae by
such wropsgl acts, was deTsqee' OF near ~ ~
the STATE Treasurer Controller of State had knowledge
r%5m That assuming there such ignorance of
,apssctions Of the Controller. oee fo period OF several
months ,se .noa,on over b. Office BY Of which he
sh have detected the frauds which were being Psrpea'ed
That assuming the State Treasurer Wa ignorant OF
The frauds which being committed that be did not
Hs md by means Of which said frauds might have been
detected.
STIRRING TIMES IN Los ANGELES.
Pursuit OF The BASDITTi - EXECUTION OF
ELEVEN OF TIE GANG-Co-OPEAAThN OF
Tuy UNITED STATES TROOPS.
r,o,g IN, San F,a Herald, FEB. 10
Nv the arrival Of the Sea Bird, from toe south, We
have full particulars OF the pursuit, capture and .1scu
80 nv the people Of Iumoer OF the banditti BY
- ;bs so,th,rD couliry has been Infested for some