The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-02-11
The Convention or Tobacco Mauufnc.
tUrerN.

The Convention or Tobacco Manufnc.
turers.
Pursuant to adjournment, the Conven.
ton met at Q o'clock yesterday morning.
The Chair announced the following as the
committee to represent this Convention
before Congress: The president, Mr..
Prague, chairman; Messrs. Evans, of New
York; Rinehart, Of Pittsburg Casey, OF
kentucky; Cameron, Of Richmond and
Statham, Of Lynchburg, Va.
Mr.. Prague offered the following pream-
bic and resolution, which were adopted:
Whereas in the manufacture of tobacco
mass liQuorice is used to a more or less
extent, and said liquorice is subjected to q
duty Of ten per cent. per pound IN gold /;
and whereas, in the opinion OF this Conven-
ton, ii is not the intention of Congress to
tax the same article twice therefore
Resolved, That Congress be requested to
allow manufacturers of tobacco TO deduct
from their monthly returns to the assessor
the number OF pounds of mass liquorice
they have used during said month, they
showing the invoice and making oath to
the same.
Mr.. Casey offered the following resolu-
ton:
Reso'ved, That it is the sense of this
Convention that the uniform tax on al!
grades of smoking and chewing tobacco
and snuff should be fifteen cents per
pound; that this will bring as much OF
more revenue than a higher tax, as the
consumption will be largely increased, and
the frauds will be greatly diminished.
Mr.. Prague offered the following reso-
lutions:
Resolved, That as there is room for great
fraud by small manufacturers in FORGETTING
their bond TO the Government, no manu-
facturer of tobacco or snuff shall be al
lowed TO give a bond for less than $4,000.
Adopted.
Resolved, That it is the sense Of this
Convention that the inspector of tobacco
should be a salaried officer, paid by the Go
vernment, and that the salary should be
large enough to secure acapablc, efficient,
and incorruptible man, who should be re-
CURED to give a bond in the sum Of $50
600 for the faithful performance OF his
duties; and in addition to the forfeiture OF
his bond for the non-performance of duty,
or corruption, or bribery in Office, a penal
punishment be added. Adopted.
Mr.. Casey offered the following resolu-
ton which was adopted:
Resolved, That it is the sense Of this
Convention that any law passed by Con-
gress reducing the tax on manufactured
tobacco, in all its forms, should not 90 into
effect before the LIST July, 1867; and that
all tobacco in bond, or in the hands of the
manufacturer (when the law goes into eff
fect), shall be liable only TO the reduced
tax.
Mr.. George W. Gillian, Of Richmond,
offered the following resolution:
ReSOlUed, That in view of all laws being
imperfect, so as TO prevent all frauds we
recommend a capitation tax on all persons,
male or female, who use tobacco, leaf or
manufactured, in any form whatever-the
tax to be one dollar on each-and all other
laws on tobacco be repealed.
This resolution not being seconded, it
was withdrawn.
Mr.. Gillian assigned as a reason for
viate fraud.
The resolution was received with much
laughter by the convention.
The proprietorS OF the Tobacco Leaf, a
trade journal Of New York city, having
/ OISrcu 10 FURNISH 10 the IltIlDtIS oil tuc
convention two thousand copies Of that
paper containing the proceedings OF the
convention, the offer was accepted, and
the thanks of the convention were ten
dered to the proprietors of the Tobacco
Leaf.
Mr.. Fullerton, of Pittsburgh, offered the
following resolution:
RsSolved, That it is the sense Of the
convention that when any manufacturer or
any other person is detected in using a
counterfeit brand on inspected or manu-
featured tobacco, his entire establishment
be contiscated TO the Government, and the
offender be imprisoned for not less than six
months.
This resolution concluded all the bust
ness before the convention; and after pass
ing resolutions of thanks to the presi-
dent and other officers of the convention,
and the reporters of the city press, the
convention adjourned sine die.
A printed copy of the proceedings OF
the convention will be furnished to-day to
the members of both Houses of Congress.