The New York herald., 1867-09-19


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Importaut Mectiug Of the Tobacco Board Of
Trade-Objections to the New Bonded Ware
house Regulati0ns-A Committee to Proceed
70 Washinston.
4 we'll attended meeting OF the Tobacco Board OF
c..s. a. .-'A -A.lardAv afternoon a. the office OF
Joseph Hicks 80 Water street, for the purpos.
further action in relation the regulations respect
ing bonded warehouses that have been adopted by the
Internal Revenue Department Mr. Joseph D. Evans,
President of the Board occupied the chair, and Mr. G.
E. Butler acted Secretary After the reading and ap-
proya of the minutes Of the informal meeting held last
week,
Mr. Ayres, from the committee appointed at that
meeting reported that they had conferred with Collector
Shook and were informed by him that the regula-
tions would 60 into effect early day. that they had
thereupon written TO Secretary McCuoch asking that all
action in this regard should be suspended until the
tobacco merchants Of the various cities whose trade
was injuriously effected might be heard from; that
the Boards of Trade in Boston, Philadelphia and
Baltimore had been write to, and their copjont action
in tho premises solicited and that delegations Of tobacco
merchants from the two cities then present at
the meeting Mr. Ayers also stated that the Secretary
Of the Treasury had deputed OF his revenue officers
TO call on the committee and inform them that hear
ing would be given any objections they had TO make
TO the new regulations The Committee had been In.
formed by Collector Shook that he dsclaimed any
in his district by the dealers In manufactured tobacco
and that he would aid the merchants so far as was con-
further tho interests Of the trade The committees also
presented resolution adopted by the Baltimore Board
Of Trade recommending that the bonding Of manulac-
tured tobacco be entirely from that OF other
goods and that, for that purpose the Department be
memoralized oestablish new class Of warehouses to
submit the following resolution
Resolved, That a committee Of the dealers in manufac
rrsd in New 9rs be to sma9 c
Phadephia and proceed to washington soon Is prsct
ment Of the grievances trade labor under by the
new regulations of the Internal Revenue Department
The resolution adopted and the following COM
mttee appointed the President having been, BY
subsequent motion, elected Chairman Of the commit
teeMessrs E W. Ayrcs, P. Lorilard, W. p. Kittredge
The Secretary then read statement Of the objections
to the regulations presented by The committee OF
which Mr. Ayres was, at the last meeting appointed
Chairman. These objections are in substance
That the penal bond demanded by the Department Is
warehousing bond double the amount Of tax, penal
bond Of $4,000 or $40 600 should be sufficient.
That under the new regulations II the Collector Is
satisfied that three warehouses anywhere In his
district have sufficient capacity to store the tobacco
for Others coser proImy 70 the business ss
ever go pressing or desirabe to authorize their estab
That the bonding Of entire buildings and "the num-
Der Of these the ewest possible of largest capacity Is
injurious to the trade nasmuch in many cases, er
chants have bonded certain portions of their premises
only, and leased the remaining portions 70 other
traders; thereby II compelled TO comply with the new
regulations being the loss Of heavy rentals 10 such
property used for warehouse purposes. And
that under the system proposed no regard Is to be paid
to the distances Of the warehouses from each Other or
That the is now large that many grocers and
others have bonded single lofts for the warehousng Of
goods from which they can withdraw them as occasion
requires.
That under the regulation fixing the maximum weight
Of samples at half pound, sales cannot be effected The
long established rule OF the Board Of Trade h that FIVE
boxes OF each brand be allowed for sample purposes
and that owners should be allowed TO sample much
20 Is for the interest OF the trade.
That the Collector should not be allowed to retain the
bills OF adng but that the owners should have them a.
well as the receipts OF draymen.
That the regulation as to transportation 10 unjust and
oppressive for the that the route goods
may take in shipment cannot be always stated.
The objections of the committee close follows Tho
new regulations call for large increase in the number
Of orms such notification TO Collector his appoint
ment of inspector for each entry transfer officers &c.
which, while they would consume time that is valuable
to merchants would be Of no benefit to the Department
collector chief revenue officer to cancel export bond
is impraccable, and would be often impossible TO OBJ
tain. Other objections to these regulations might bo ad
ded but in district where, BY the acknowledgment OF
revenue officers frauds In tobacco have been
suciens 10 claim the attention Of the treasury Depart
mont and the disastrous effect such regulations
Mr. CARROLL moved that shs statement Of objections
presented by the COMMITTEES be put in memorial form
and adopted ~ the sense OF meeting The motion
On motion the Prssden, and Secretary were requested
write joint letter TO the Secretary Of the Treasury
askng that the Committee be allowed 70 present him
the memorial Of this Board on saturday next at
early day thereafter a. practicable.
memorial from the Baltimore Board Of Trade, taking
in effect the same grounds against the new regulations
as those above stated and also the proceedings OF o
meeting Of tobacco merchants in Philadelphia read
when, after rendering thanks TO the merchants present
from other cities, the meeting adjourned.
THE METROPOLITAN REVENUE
had session yesterday. Colonel Messmore, the De-
putty Commissioner will return from Washington to-day
when the Board will be convened.
The following seizures are reported
Twenty-eght barrels OF alcohol, branded 'Rectned
by Alanson Carson, 100 Concord street, Brooklyn
Chage-Not entered the books of tho establishment
Five barrels whskey found being taken into the store
street, Brooklyn, marked " for export I"
Four hundred and twenty-four barrels Of whiskey
found Erie Railroad depot North river Some Of the
barrels are branded or transport TO the Sixth district
and the balance TO the Eighth, Thirty first and Thirty
have come from the United States bonded warehouse
Fourth district OF Indiana Charge-That there IL no
permit In the Thirty second district with the above ship
the Eighth district were taken TO Pixies warehouse In
the Sixth district. All this latter lot seized
and removed to the bonded warehouse No SO broadway
The lot directed 10 the Sixth district left to await
the action Of the Metropolitan Revenue Board
Twelve barrels OF distilled sprts seized at Well
ington Coxs, for being insufnciently branded
SEIZURE ExTENsivE Al HUNTERS
One OF the largest distiIleres In the United States
that Of Mr. Samuel Boehm, located at Hunters point
Queens county was seized Yesterday afternoon BY Col
made BY Inspectors Hambrght and Catn Of Brooklyn.
II alleged that some seventy barrels Of spirits were
er sS Iron ne 70 dsry on permit which provided
be reported TO tho Metropolitan Revenue Board to-day
and action will be taken with regard TO the case
JOHN DEvITy AGAIN.
The rectifyipg establishment of John Deylip IN
Brookyp also seized yesterday ON the charge that
the revenue had been defraudsd No particulars have
yet ranspired.