New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-07-02

UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUM-
BIA-THE TAX BILL IN THE HoUsE-THE RoUs-
SEAU-G RINNELL AFFAIR-JEFF. DAVIS AND THE
ASSASSINATION PLoT-TENNEssEE NOMINATIONS
REJECTED.
Especial dispatch to the Chicago Timesl
WASHINGTON, June 27,--The Senate occupied
most Of its time to-day in considering the bill es-
tablishing universal suffrage in the District OF Co
lumbia An amendment, requiring the voters to
read the English language, was voted down, by
yeas Is to 10 nays. The yeas were Senators An
ihony, Cragin, Edmunds, FEES euden, Foster, Har.
rjs. Kirkw0od, Morrel Poland, PomerOy, Sherman
Trumbull, Wade, Wiley and Wilkinson, All OF
the Democrats present voted against the qualifying
probably pass. The bill is substitute for one
which passed the House in January, and goes
back to the latter body for concurrence.
The House occupied nearly all day on the tax
bill and finally sent it to the committee on confer
ence A long struggle ensued on the Senate
amendment which allowed gas companies, which
have their rates fixed by law or are under contrac
with municipal authorities, to charge the TAX tt
the consumer, 1t was finally rejected by tht
House, which seemed determined that such com
panies shall pay the tax. The disagreement VII
be settled by the conference committee Ih'
House non.concuTed on the Senate Is cotton ia!
of two instead of five cents per pound:
Mr.. Morrill, stated that a compromise OF tire
cents per pound would probably be agreed on
The House cOnCnrred with the Senate III the Ia
on smoking tobacco, so this tax IS finally hXed 9
| fifteen cents per pound. The income TAX an
ready-made clothing tax are to be settled in cor
ference the difference between the Senate an
House on the income tax is whether $1,000 shall b
exempted from taxation, or the law left as it
now.
| The special Rousseau Grinnell investigating con
4 mittee closed their labors to-day, and will writ
| out their report at once. 1t is assumed that
majority of the committee are in favor of the e.
4 puisiOn of Rousseau, though it is believed that
the end, their report will be merely one of ceI
| sure.
The House judiciary committee will soon repo
i on the result of their investigation into the Charg
u of completely of JEFF. Davis in the ass ssnado
Mot that the evidence adduced is so unreliab
that it does not sustain the allegation.
, The Senate, in executive session today, reJectt
every nomination which the President had sent
for collectors and assessors of internal revenue
Tennessee. They were former friends OF Il
: President, and are as follows: John M. Bowt
assessor of the 4th district; A. D. Hicks, assess
of the 9Th district; VIM. Scales, assessor OF the
district; A. NJ Garrett collector OF the 90 ostfi
+ Jas. Ramsey, collector of the 4th district
:. | THE BANKRUPT BILL-GOyERNhENT RELIEF EST
" .LIsHMEEEs FOR PAPERS IN TENNESSEE Disot
a TTNuEn--ARaY BILL-BREVBF APfolNIhENl9'
u rSpecisl Dispatch to the Chicago Timesl
i w,suISaroN June 27.-The Senate commit
e net this morning to consider inc oa"ht upS
n. passed by the House but did not reach any "F
pl on it, It is the general opinion al the capi' 81
nv A majority Of the committee taVof lue bill,
A. that if they can manage to have IL reported
Senate will pass it, but minority OF the com