New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-06-27


TFe ways and means committee are holding
daily sessions ana hope to complete the tariff bill
by Saturday. They are said TO have agreed on
recommending an increase OF ffty per cent. upon
the duty on imported cigars and liquors, and will
probably add eleven aud half cents per pound
70 the present tax on imported wool. An equal
Increase on all imported wooden fabrics, would in
this case, be also necessary,
The question OF giving sixty or ninety days no
tioH for the proposed tariff BILL is provoking dis
cHssion. The general tariff Of l543 went into exc
cution from and after the day of its passage. ALI
special tariff bills except that of July 1868, also
went into immediate operation, though some of
them were quite general in their character, and
that Of April, 1864, was entirely So
Since tue commencement of the war all pro-
visions affecting our impertatons have taken effect
from the day of their passage except that of July
1852, Of which very short notice was given.
scHEscKs Army BILL COMMITTEE INvEsTIG Ar1YG
MEMPHIS RIOTS.
Tire Schenek army bill which passed the House
to-day by vote Of u to Al, wifi undoubtedly be
killed in the Senate. Many of its provisions were
hastily passed over, on this supposition, and the
Indifference manifested to its fate in the House is
supposed TO have arisen in a knowledge of the
forthcoming action of the Senate.
Mr.. Washbnrne, from the congressional COM
mittee to investigate the Memphis riots in private
conversation, reports that a dsplorably bad con-
ditiAn Of things exists in Memphis. The temper
aud feeling Of the people are bad, if not worse
than at any previous period since the outbreak of
the rebellion He believes that nothing bat strong
military government will preserve the peace in
that dlstrictfor years to come,
The committee examined one hundred and sew.
enty witnesses, whose testimony will probably
two Thousand pages OF manuscript. The committee
hope 70 report within fortnight
THE AusrRo-FRussIAN QUESTION.
The London Daily News says the Prussiana have
crossed the Elder. and The Austrians have fallen
back by the Means. The king secures the Means
by exercising the sovereignty to which he laws
claim in Holstein, and puts it out Of the mower Of
the emperor to hinder him. II, then, the pabIiosts
correctly define war as that state in which we
prosecuted our rights by force, the war has begun
. although not a shot has been fired.
CHOLERA IN new YoRK--NATIoNAL BANKS.
NEw York, June 22.--The widow of George 4.
Simpson, who died of cholera few days ago, was
attacked by the same disease yesterday, and died
last night Mr.. Malone, reported sick of cholera
yesterday is recovering.
A Washington dispatch says the friends of Ere
man Clarke are confident he will be triumphantly
sustained by the report Of the House committee
onoanks, and that Secretary MeCulloeh will be
shown to have been ignorant Of large sums on de-
post IN various national banks.
TIE GAMING AFFAIR OF GRINNELL-DEATH SEN,
TESgE pr SOUTH cARoLINlANs COMMITTED
NEssRE's RATIFICATION LOOKED FoR-&cALIFoR-
MA eoFToN-o0NFEDERATE PosTMAsTERs.
WAsErHgToN, June 22.-RepresentatiVes Grin
neli and Rousseau have returned to Washington
after week's absence Ia different directions. The
former complains Of continual soreness in his right
arm, nom the recent Gaming,
The special committee to Investigate the cir
etmstanees Of the assault will meet tomorrow
forenoon.
s The President has eommuted the death sentence
0fthe South Carolnians convicted Of killing negro
children while on duty. The evidence against the
parties was purely eircumsiantial
1.-The Star says the representatives in Congress-
are waiting to hear from Tennessee before fixing
day fer adjournment. Should convention ii
that State ratify the amendment, the senators aud
Representatives will be admitted ct once, and a
desire to do this prompts the delay.
The commissioner Of agriculture is in recent of
several very superior samples of cotton grown in
California and the Pacific islands, which Certainly
give evidence Of very promising future for those
localities IN the production of this indispensable
staple. One package, containing specimen from
90 600 pounds Of upland cotton grown by Messrs
IiYsrmore q Chester, at Fort Lapone Los Angeles
county. California, the yield Of lis acres the seed
for which having been put in so late that the early
frnsts destroyed majority Of the balls. About
100 acres il AL were planted. The lot referred 70
SOFA ior t9enty.geven cents per pound.
AS already stated the government IS preparing
b proceed against delinquent and defaultng post.
nastacs ID the lately rebsssiots States The total
seNaat 1t ills class "a indebtedness is about
ss8e g09 of which Sl00,990 has been paid on de-