New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-12-09

Ia tie duty on cigars abstract OF wAieh was printed
| in the taIrers OF "Wednesday morning.
Mr. BROOKS On. " oaid that the secretary OK tue
Treasury haG recon- ueIdcd That the tex DO iu Oh Tue
leaf and he wished 20 know whether the commit
tee OF ways ai Means intended to change TIC duty On
TOBACCO
somo co,soer1iiOa but Gd not sHoW what the conolu
sion ~ The Committee wClll be
Mr. BROOKS suggested thai the bill be postponed for
few days fOI further examination.
Mr. STEylNs RENTED hat :he opinion OF those best
instructed the Dcrartmcn, had lost millions o dolrs
by the constructions Of the Commissioner Of Internal
iieYeEue
Mr. BROoKs said that in the opinion of q large nun
her Of inuceurers 70 was ute impossible uhuci @
principle o. The lew ever 81 have honest manuaciufiis
~ cigars The temptation was so eIeI5, lAo uuI! r"
immense, and TIC punishment severe as 10 Ietue4
il almost impossible 10 pre,crt fraud bv the :, ie
now before ;hcn. ihcIe was no Doubt, ron " oes
information, that Die best way 10 attach "ns Gem
stamp to each clsar sod. aud tAls Eo,lu Hou"0o g
larger Tevcrue than ,he principle in the bill ..
M 5fEvEN5 explained tha' al the commune Anu
conc was To put proper con'rpetioh on sc u - -
missioners OF In,ernal Ieveuuc.
Air. DAVE. Oie,s) said ihat sore oil INC inahul1c
tuIers had stoned nearly entirely IN consequence 81
tbs VERY singular construction Of the law. lie con
struc, went Boyord ,he law itself lie thought
something more than II SIN ne Joln' IeNo.a.oh We
sar, 90 remedy he dcitcta lie hoped bis ireEu
from PENNSYLVANIA Srvers would b" patient IN clear
ng m iha smoke which surrounds The subject.
Mr. oIFyrNs then proceeded to show that nne.icnihs
I
had paid Dot three dollars instead OF oirht dollars
thousand. owing 10 Tie CoAsruc ION o. the tomnis
slOuer ol Internal l.cvcnur. The measure peh'uhs
was repeated give che proper construction 10 ne
law
N,r BROOKS expressed tho hope thi the Committee
would take dime 20 consult Nih honest manrinc'u!ciS
IN order remove The existing diircniie- hut - inc
Sccrcr0ry at the Treasury hod recommended duty o.
leaf tobacco. daty on tobacco SDold be considered
in tho connection. lie repeated tha experienced
men lad advised stamp Ou cigars similar 20 lf post
egc stamp say cent, and cs yio'dIhg the l-f'Si
rVvcnur The temptation Q" Sinucg.Is lIcin 'aHnIa
aad elsewhere was now irresistible. Oid stamped
CIGAR boxes ,ynlc used N which 10 put cigars and
2 Siam alone vout stop this, besides realizing the
largest revenue.
NJ LEoNAKD SIYrns trusted that the subject woud
ne acted upon NJ once. n oaing 80 The present con
strucian The income Of tie Go,ernmen; wa' nuch 70
duced rom that source
Mr. khssoS edyocs'ed She passage Of the pending
proposifion chewing that eYcTy day The Government
was losing nv CT ,Hs paying but three Instead
Ct eight dollars thousand.
AZ she suggestion of Mr. SrFvINs further consdera
tion of the subjeo; WINS postponed ti Monday
THAMES 10 CAPT. wISSow AND LIEUT.. GUSHING
4 Message was here received from President Lin
coin, recommending that Capt NinsioR sAo i-eu, Cus
ING zach receive vote G. thanks one ior the desruo
ton of the pirate Alabama, ond The other for The
obstruction of the Rebel iTca-ciod Albcmarlc tll-
gCtiOn o. Co1Grcss being necessary uEccr the ~" Ia
order that these officers be advanced one grade
IRE Message was referred 10 the Committee ON
Naval Affairs.
REFERRING 1HE MIS- tGE
On motion Of MI STapasys ifa) the yaIinu- branc'
O. al the Presidents annual message referred to
the appropriate ST iaLug COMMITTEES.
CUTTING orr UNEMPLOYED oFFIcERS.
Nj. SCHTyK (Oho). introduced bill 10 drop nom
tie rolls o. he navy uucu poycd ciicc.s.
Referred % ihc Committee on Naval Afii'rt
DESAIIOSAIIzIYG DEALT sKrLETRs
NJ SCIEyCX ohio offered resolution, "hch Wa
adopted instructing he Counitee the Judiciary 20
irauira into :hc cxncdency ~ passing law deIctiot
a.izn. prsou WIG 90 abroad % escape tie drai ahd
rec naturalization IN cas-" they want e" be j."
s.ort =, I. ID privilege cf ti7e1s %.
Thu Hons then 81 .w'ai! miau'es TO O'clock al
i0uInci until MOudGs.