The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-03-26

OPPOSITION TO SENATOR JAMES NEW TARIFF BlLS
-RES0LUTIoNs AND sPAECHEs.
meeting Of those engaged in ths tobseoo and sesar
trade Of the city called yesterday afternoon at
O'Clock, at the sAesrooms Of Measrs Girsrd BETA
Of Wall and Front streets. Nearly two hundred
persons met, pursuant to the CALL embracing importers,
jobbsrs manufacturers and retailers engaged the
bacco trade
The meeting organised by appointing Mr.. john T. Ag
new chairman, ana M Crawford secretary
The CHAIRMAN announced the object of the ing Ia
be to take action relative to the bill recently sub
mitted to the United States Senate by Senator James,
Rhode Island, touching change the present tariff
upon imported segars and imported tobacco.
Mr. NJ RAIDER made lengthy speech, setting torth ths
Of the country. This b he stated con.empls Cd upon
raw imported material duty OF thirty per cent aud
the CONTRARY, auty whS ever on raw material and
change n the duty upon Imported segars The points
auaIy oaaeoo msnussiars .sss1s
suitable for ne manasciure sessrs large au.sy
purpose Of crossing aud improving the qasy OF the ssc
sa % % E n e
tobacco and the M aud sale OF made the
enal duty ,ry per cant on foreign leaf and forty
Pe on segss manutac urers are to comPete with
Of srsss he
9
aaa a ys S
of mechanics ernpoy meut And bas h
prospects OF thousands of anies and finally pas
sage OF said bi won diminish the importation foreign
tobacco for home consumption In erch make
IL AS an item of revenue almost msg goiiicaEt.
Mr.. BRYANT moved the appo atmens OF commi. i.tee On
resoutone when the Cnar named Messrs Bryant Rsder
Holt, Cohen and Fatman This nnnittee retired, end
subsequently presented to the meeting q presm ole and
resolutions OF which the following after dlscussou a.
TWO hours were az length adop,ed:-
Whereas, The bill presented tbs 20h of March, in
United soies ses ate ~ senator James. Of Rn de Island
purposes,n Is hteno ed, by the Genasf's staten
10 relieve manufacturers mechanics and artisAra
oeus taxes on the materials necessary for their busu
which not beng produced In n country to sbke
eAtst spd some OF tnem not at all compelled
port from abroad ard that would sblo
ITEM 70 meet foreign competition market ~ Il would
Of Leaf tobacco material the artciee
manufactured erelru, would produce cOnars rs-
heaolvec That the acing OF leaf tobacco mate
ral on the free list Is pr0ec
Aesolv That be oenefcMl 10 ia grew ar
oil dom este leaf and would tend largely
cuitule.
Resolved That the importation of foreign leaf tobacco
would not in interfere compete gro WITH
leat tobacco OF our country.
Resolved That the foreign segars would MT be
dimit hsd commercial aid shipping iuero uf
this country In general would be greatly
passage ot bill incorporating the
than By the one now before the senate.
A resolution to SEND q committee to Washington ta
lobby against senator James o appended TO above
voted down. but not ill after q long and some evhat
exciting debate Finally, In its place. ion prevailed
to appoint conimtee Of seven to carry out seemed
to them mest jucicous the spirit and infant OF ts
resolutions adopted by the meeting.
Eestrs. j. 4. Agnsw j. II, vandewassr r. Palmer Wm
Woodruff j. Fatman, Lille and r. ". Acksnhurxh
were chosen as such committee, the meeting 81
journed, subject TO the call OF the committee.