New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-05-29
From ra.hlngton.
TIE CHICAGO NoMtNArroNs.

WASHINGTON, May notwithstanding all re.
ports to the contrary, the nominations of Colonel
Seates, as collector of customs and General Mann,
as internal revenue collector Of Chicago were
made to the Senate on the 1lth inst. That Of
Col Scates was favorably reported upon on the
18th, but NO action has yet been taken on it by the
Senate.
THE TAX or INCOMES.
The principal discussion in the house to-day was
upon the question of taxing incomes and it result
ed in the defeat of the Ways and Means Committee
by is majority Their proposition for uniform
tax Of per cent on all incomes over 81 900 was
stricken out and one inserted for per cent. on all
over $1,000 and not over $5000 and 10 per cent. on
all above S. GOO. In other words, the only change
from the present law is that the exemption is fixed
at $1,000 instead Of $500.
THE MISSISSIPPI BRIDGE PROJECT.
The Senate gave another half hour this morn
ing to the consideration Of the WinOna bridge bill
The amendment proposed by Mr. Howe, author
zing bridge at Lacrosse as an alternative pro
position and requiring the concurrent consent of
the legislatures of Wisconsin and Minnesota to the
selection of the location, was defeated by the
close vote of II to Is. Mr.. Howe then moved
that the railroad company should obtain the assent
Of the Wisconsin legislature before building at
Wnona. This amendment was accepted by MIR.
Norton, who reported the bill, and it was adopted
by the Senate,
Mr.. Henderson proposed to strike from the bill
the clause permitting the bridge to be constructed
with draw, and addressed the Senate at some
letlBb0 upon tHS DANGER 10 LHe interests OF the
West which would arise from the construction of
draw-bridges on the Mississippi.
The subject was laid over.
THE RIVER AND HARBoE APPROPRIATION BILL.
The river and harbor improvement bill was re-
ported this morning from the Senate Committee
on Commerce Another amendment made at the
instance of Gov. Ramsey, directs the board Of ex-
aminers authorized by the last section, to examine
and report upon the question Of constructing rail
road bridges across the Mississippi river between
st. Louis and st. Paul, on such plan as will offer
the least obstruction to navigation: and also to
examine the upper rapids of the Mississippi, and
report upon the most feasible plan of econ0mizing
the water there, that boats drawing four feet may
pass at all seasons: and also to examine and
report on the most feasible plan of rendering the
Mississippi navigable continually.
MOVEMENTS OF AMERICAN SECURITIES,
Private letters received here from the best in
formants in Germany, apprehend the return Of an
immense amount of our government bonds upon
the home market About IS 900 arrived by
the last steamers. The alarm OF approaching war
is the obvious reason for the movements, and if
this is held to be good one, and if the foreign
holders continue to be governed by it, we may
expect, now that war of terrible dimensions is
our bonds to come by the hundred mil
lions, to which no one but the dealers in those
among US, can have any objection.
MORE INVESTIGATIONS
The Committee on Banking and Currency, which
is now investigating the causes of the failure of
the Merchants National Bank, will also make
searching and thorough investigation into the
Culver Penn & Co. affair, and the Memphis swim
die, by which the government lost over million
dollars.