Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-12-12
Convention Of Liquor Dealer. and DisiiI.
lers.

lsrs.
KvENIN0 sEeslON.
The ConveDron resssenbied last evening,
SIce-President y p. Inersasu, of New York,
N me char. and John Tracey, Of Alosay, Sec
re-ary n -
Mr. Saner, OF Pennsylvania, from the com
zee o pTepare resolutions, reported q prssm-
Die tia: the operation OF the present IA usra
lSting % distilled spirits IL such as 70 invite
| fTlld, prevent sn legitimate business and
cause Tlaespread Dc generalization, while bat a
/ scSniy revenue IS yielded 10 the Government
Also, resolutions, that, In order 70 cont,ne me
opportunities OF fraud 20 as sr,sp srses sS
y ssloie. arc mus avoid the multiplication OF
expensive omcials. we recomm end ma. tho
two De assessed and paid at the still. or when
We SPIRITS leave warehouse A. AMI thq. ware
house Is oe entirely abolished; that ia Or5ar
% slainlsh the temptation TO fraud. ana %
secure larger rsven ne oy the eraste, nroh,
ohlty OF collection, we recon- meme, tns rsar !, .
uon OF ne tax 70 25 cents per proof gallon:
sr1 -ss rna,. 20 prevent corrupt esptesa j.
Ieco.nnend tna' when spirits shalI Fave ls,t
warehouse A Il shall De resarasd "a nm,
.ss.s syioence tnat they havsp paid the lax. and
ina. 'ney oe no more subject 20 question or
SEIZURE tnHn other merchandise ia tas oren
MARKET mat the responsibility for .ha coltsc-
,Ioh o. ne revenue should res: upon he col
rector dho assessor Of each collection tis.rie.
aiSo. snal be accountable therefor 10 tia Sa,
retary OF he Treasury, and that no subordi
Date ofhcers should be appointed 20 act in aTv
.hs eAeep' sneh as may De Represented by
me eotectcTs and assessors OF ssid dts,ric..
ma N case any seizure shall be made Tor az
Ieged fraud, the owner of the proDertv ssiyad
nsIl De furnished win the name OF the "a
iOlIndn1 ara statement of the ground OF seq
Lnre, an G IN n the owner be permitted 20 msRe
MS eNptahetion aud defence immed,a,slv he
Iore the collector and assessor Of the district
abo Ineir attorney; that the Keeper o. ware
mouse A De held responsible Tor all spirirs rs
moved from his warehouse thai cannot NJ
salsiact0rfiy accounted for. for which rrnst
ne snail give good and efficient bonds sno
ma ~ salary, 20 be paid oy the Government.
sc. Adoptsd ,
Mr. lDgraaam Inirod ueed q resolution thas
we spproVe or the pripcrple OF a meter, aud
rust mat the Internal Revenue Department
VIII aoops one tnat Is proven efficient, and
apply II 10 all disiilleries.
Mr.. Martin, OF Md. offered q preamble AID
resolution that IL Ia the opinion, as Well as tbs
expressed wish and sentiment OF this conyen.
non, tnat the use OF the said Taglsbean's n.y.
promoter be abolished, and the Gendar nydro-
meier, so long and practically known 20 the
trade be adopted instead by Congress IS toe
United States standard.
MIR. Tracy introduced resolution RECON-
mending that sections 20 and2 amendments
20 the Revenue law sd opted by the last Con-
grsss, be repealed; adopted.
MI. hoffman introd uced resolution rs;urn-
ing me tndnss OF the Convention 10 President
johnson Tor bis expressions OF eorrec: policy
concerning the revenue and its collection:
adopted.
The President, Vice President. ana NJ
Murphy. of ONO, were suthorizei TO anDoilt
National Committee OF nine TO remain here
ana LOOK after the interests OF disuIIers:
On motion OF Mr. McIlvains, O. Ky m.
convention decided 20 20 before the W.ys aud
deans Committee of the House TODAY and
maze Known 10 them the objects Of the Con-
vention. Adjourned.
TO-DAY.
oh reassembhng at 10 o'clock TO-DAY, Nr
1ngrahsm moved to reconsider the vote by
which the officers were empowered to select
an Executive COMMITTEES; which was agread
TO. He submitted a list of names TO- sppolnt
Inent on tnat COMMITTEES, and the convention,
by vote, appointed them as follows. a.. par
rine and VI. Murphy, OF Ohio; H. w Hurtand
ID. *. Satner, of Mass; II. L. HowIetand - n
Ouruss; Of III y: III Shirley and J. Il. McIn-
tire, OF XIV; q. W. Slmpkins and II @. Haar-
stuck, Of Mo. s. p. Ingraham. Jr Geo w
Kidd and q. A. Stein, of ". Y; VIM Sale, ana
Jos. Sinnet', OF Pa; Z. Walters and M Crich
Ton, Nd; julius Dorm, OF KY, representing
Indiana.
mir. lngraham moved thai those named be
subject 20 the call Of the chairman, and that
the committee have full power to carry out
agreed to-
Mr. De Long, OF New York, offered a rsso.
luton recommending that no license be granted
al less Ian $500, or for more than s,j.UJD
Mr ingraham moved an amendnant hy
providing mat the Government should reduce
the tax TO II or less per gallon.
Considerable debate ensued on this motion,
and finally the motion was adopted that in
case the Government reduce the tax 10 80 Genus
or less per gallon, they will recommend tha.
the licenses be fixed a. from $3.50 TO $500.
dr. Tracey offered g resolution mat the
members OF the Convention will 90 oparata
win Congress and the Internal Revenue De-
par Inent IN all Legitimate efforts 10 nut q stop
20 the present system OF wholesale: 10 driy We ir-
responsible and dishonest men ont OF the busi
ness OF producing distilled spirits, ana to re.
sore the trade TO its pure commercial basis be-
fore tax was imposed, it being their interest
and desire that whateyer tax may o. provided
BY law shall be equally and impartially i'm
posed upon all which was adopted
Resolutions were adopted tha, the term dis
titled spirits. upon which the tax is imposed,
snoui1 be defined TO be acrude spirits, the
prodnet OF one dstiilation, from the grain,
molasses, or other material used" that 10 the
enc that the collection OF the tax on distilled
spirits may be fully secured, thai there should
De er graved, as finely as bank note, stamp,
which should be placed on each barrel OF dis.
ulied spirits, after the payment OF the tax, by
the collector or his deputy; that any barrel OF
dfsulled spirits found leaving the distillery
without such stamp shall be condemned OF
warehouse "a without such stamp shall be
condemned and destroyed, and the distiller
nned $500: that any person who shall from
distillers buy an ucstamped barrel of distilled
spirits, hall suffer the same pena Lies as dis.
ullers; and that this convention recommend
that no license be granted TO any distllery on
the same premises with any reciifying house
or brewery. and not within six hundred feet of
either brewery or rectifyipg house.
Adjourned until 2.30 o'clock