The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-07-10

Second Days PrOceediBss->Ri ction Of a Conn
psitiee Asitation-.lassnse Of Res0lu-
lions.

usitsee on Asitation-.I,essnse Of Res0lu-
lions.
RoFPALo, N. Y, July o, 1865
The second days session OF the Brewers COnven-
ton commenced at nine O'Clock this morning, Ed
ward Kstner Of Cincinnati, In the chair and Albert
Seige, Of Buffalo, aud Gustavus Bergner, of Philadel
phia acting az secretaries. c l
Frederick Lauer, Chairman OF the committee ap-
pointed at the congress held In Chicago 70 attend
TO the interests OF brewers before Congress- read an
able report.
A committee OF three were appointed to draft res
buttons OF thanks 10 Mr. Lauer and his committe for
the enicient manner In which they had discharged
their duties
q Mr. CLAusEN, from the committee appointed TO as
certain whether beer drank by the employees Of brew
ers liable to tax, reported that he had ascer-
tanned from the Commissioner Of Internal Revenue
at washington, that beer 80 drank by employees was
not liable to tax.
The following Committee on Agitation was elect
ed:-Frederck Lauer Reading Pa. william Massey
ana George Bergner, Philadelphia; G. Berst, Pitts
burg; Peter Ballentine and Charles Colts Newark
N. j.; II. Ciausen, New York: J. NJ kelner
ana Edward Kirtner, Cincinnati; JACOB semen,
Buffalo; f. Greenway syracuse, N. u; Dsyid
Ser Madison, ONO; Charles o. stiefei 81 Louis; \.
B. Miller and l.. O. Hack, Chicago; q. j. BOSS NIL
waakee Wis., Peter Consen To,d p an d Lac
ms ohio and H. Woltr Texngton' XIV.
Liz Gouvehuou aooui ucu " wv V.iosA - .s
Inc Unteu STATES Brewers Sonvehtou 'eooSen'
bled at halfpast two O'Clock this afternoon.
draft resOutOns reported the following, which
were nnanimonslv adoptad =
Whereas hs Of the Internal Revenue Department
show That the Income derived by from the x on
BE- sS % hs but M os
whereas N spite Of this honorabis record the brew
have their property arbitrarily their
most private business Affairs examined into in the most OBJ
ignorant Apecia onlcias and 10
business interrupted by proceedings BY said officials
0ccurrins sudden
law construc{ops upon me
different sections By eome; and whereas the sup
ply of barley grown in the United States in
adequate 70 the demands Of our business and the
of duty imposed by tariff upon barley
greatly enhances the price Of and
whereas further increase of said price threatened In
effect further taxing malt from barley there
fore,
for the eect of the rher
malt manufactures from barley, $3.50
Resolved fermsnted MouoYs internal
revenue purposes and the collection OF tax thereon
should De regulated by general and Vel digeeted
ana clearly cennea laws, ossed upon past Practical
ntrrests from which evrpue n ~ he der,vs
arbitrary powers pon irresponsble ociss and bens ~ Az
ranged that full compance Herewith on the part Of the
ons for violations Of the law should be on notice the
son tnerepy ana Dc conducted IN the ORDINARY bu
Rsso,yysS Th. ,ha a,,x q, c.r.a. h.v., .s.,. =, -
duced 10 ave cents per bshe and the nav
ing the effect Of imposing q tax upon malt cancelled
Resolved That the Executive Committee appointed by this
Congress be instructed take al eps for the
o. such IN the Internal Revenue and
Whersss IL has besn nv thu .,r.r,snc. n, an