, 1869-11-26
LIQUOR DEALERS CONVENTION,
Suggestions to Congress Regarding
the Collection of Taxes on
Distilled Spirits,
Judge Norton's BIll Rspudi.tad

VII ~ kV%4AEl6E 1$3l&SX IN l{d0ofE
etct Het 1t half-paat 10 o'clock yeseraay morn.
loRf AID resumed their deliberations severn,
ne" deegates 1eooFted Themselves Tue Com,
fnfttee On Reso1o,to3rt fhtougn iii Chairman snh
uirted the following:
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e1t,ax i.ss aed irsuiasian4. NC nov a'e under the
p. has soiei.ly eadsr,ins The eaa.t. Of Hon.
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ht4 our beatty eeopesatlun- '-S
Tbs Chairman Hated that It'll had been drawn
up ~ !Sdse Norton, and sent 10 Washington,
"htre tnt Couml:tee on Wars and Meaus we're
cora'deELg II lie had hop-d II might nave been
Ere % 10 BE- couttde.ea W,ln the resela;ons.
II WAi noEea that tie words !" oil other tpcideu.
IA e1pent ea b. struck Of the asst resol ltoa
IN! He9t 70 gauGert. and not 70 the govern
ps5 the whole tax They old Lot object to tne
A:nount OF tax. but to the mode OF .evylng It. ia.
e.oe1tai s1pei:sss c~ssIed extra erk hire, &c.
THEY did OF call on the govern ueot 10 lower or
ss,se The tax. but Include AL items in one ta1.
TIC Thurman Atated that the incidental e1.
The motion Naa sgreed TO-
Ms. Mor,eemery moved that th. consideration
o. me rsr9a,lot9 e BE- Postponed tt they eoula aes
1nr ,hetl 10 Tie nd TO walt uutl they goi conT
o. re bill IRON Nj. Crosoy.
two spno,b'ed 10 wat On MI CTosoF TO ch,s1n II
The melting adjourned, 10 meet Vt = O'clock
AFTERNOON Session.
The Convention q el At h8lf-pasr z
TIE bsI! prepared bJ Judge Sortop, conv OF
s!.!ch hsn beep procured was tneu read,
M R'nntkop', ,:netore TIE resnip9 OF the hill
voIse than the rules aud regulattocs oi the In
teInhl Revenue Department
the reading Of the till was cou,lnued and co.,
T. he President said he vaa uuIer the Impression
tnat u Ind betu trawn Up al the instance Of Mr,
M NJ No Montgomery said Il had been drawn up
l+rs Of hiahW1Eta here. liz Hanse, tt read to lei
me convection know what those people wauted,
The P1es'deht thouRht there were some yerY
geod and some veIJ bad thirss ia II. 'S''
.te t1ate tnt ~ oss'lllers alnpy. me con7en-
n.u had ser5 little 10 do N1tn It.
sesera. menhezs sta:cd That there way no e,
Tort msde In The bill 10 help coupountier., and
rcsS.oeF., ard dealers, out OF tnet- trouoleA.
i.sa n The I'LL 10 hare 1artile11ts ta1e aul eet
nd Of all other forualtstca.
On, motor. tha resolutions submitted at the
Hofhtng tftslbn y ere t1keu up-
Int nifs eso'Dstop WA sdcpted as amended
Int secord II solution Kah adopted.
The third Iettufion uas ndDp.th,
The toufh resolution was read, and xaa t2,s.
ents.d 2. lerRtr. objection ie!nR nude 10 The
elphte relative ~ tnlsocatto1 the coEscc:oess OF
which WAS denied.
Orc cr t.o delegates defended the clau.e With
~ mnch warmth u II Was attacked.
ne rekplQtt,h a ns a1 ended by Striking oct all
Alter The oIds What 1hry contain"
One deleRale objected 10 the passage Of the re.
Hatnder OF the fesolutiop. The stamp kys;eu
taa protection 10 the honest dealer, s,.cs the
government keps 'rackef Al the Halste5.
Tie fceot1ilon = ~ passed ~ amended
The nfth resolution WAS adopted,
The t!x1h and tast resolution waa adopted
IL X84 Moved MD NflftF<H that
1tkt paAttd be sent BY Mr.. Bsfkhau4 to the Ms
uonai Board Of Trade, eoon 10 meet Mt Richmond,
~, that eeipw body which had taken Into cOu-
federation Al! matren OF trade, and the ytexe OF
Wh,eh had heen received BY cousrese it was |
tboupet that tts asSlstance would greatly help the
HGnof t1ealttx
The icllo~MR YRS then offered and adopted:
R<.o31<d Tbst We nrko Represent at!vts In Car-
ue@a, and the Committee CO Nnyp and Meane u carry
CIT tho stnsc Of th tc,olu&onA It the earliest possible
dty, =
II Wps noTtd Apd ordered thut tho onirers Of
The convention constitute m Executive Commit |
tfe TO tate charge Of the aEAlra OF the National |
Astecsa'sor, and tale auch action rs might be |
deemed e1pedient.
A1ler the customary yotes OF thanks 10 the on
Gers, and the propf1etoFf of the Sherman uo.lsc,
the convention ho1oufk ed slne dir.