, 1869-01-05
MEETING or TOBACCO DEALERS,
Report Of The yVaslafnEtoa Com.
mi1tee, Etc.

meeting of tobacco dealers Vas held last
cvr1 itg a, The fremont House, Mr. i. F;.nkf a..
thai, Chairman; str. Mullen, Secretary.
Er- henry Fl. Adams reported from the COM
mittec tent to Washington to crdesypT to induce
congress to furnish stamps !or all tax-patd To-
bacco and ciRsrs tn hand Jauuary lst, md any
tohaceo and cirars fourd In the m.sltt after thai
date not provided with the said stamp ehould she
cclhscstcd By The government. As Congress was
nct IN contiIuous session tho committee failed
to accomplish In purpose. and, falling to Go 20.
!Idrced congtess to cxteEd the time un.tl the
1o;h OF February In which to dispose Of the
stocks # fine cut and smoking fobaccos
Mr Hibbcn. who went 10 Stw YORK, easd II was
dit ult to get the dealers there to interest them
sc ycs in the mattcF, and there was no concord Of
ac,itn anorc thin. Cincinnati was deeply tn-
ttretted; nut etieaRo. Of tereelf, could command
Ar. LoEeLthal said New York cutters were mt
IN fa5tr OF tie extension Of time. II the siam ps
i9s hs1c 70 ns ~ II ~o4d he nee
cttiee. The Committee OF Way+ ad Means
wordt1ed other c1t:ed ,7tre not seprescntca. and
their own i1t.r.t's were At stake. Mr.. s1henck
said u they refused Chicago. tho others would
ttny Mt hoEc.
Mr. A1at1e dwels On the eeldehrcsa Of nanu,ac-
tuEcrs, :" "ho 'artec 10 hare tobacco In tie LaLds
OF dcslrrt Tcta1cd
Mt. Murray defer ded the msnuf,-turer,. and
ca! With their ccalcrp. All t3Hacco that coes
lcrttinatel5 trto tie market should be stamped,
rot be allowed tu scizc tobacco and turn ILLEGAL
goods on the market, to thr dsud Of III 7se
wto have psic Their :n1 II II; uld be caFy 10 dis.
coytr whether the tug had been pad by tract \.
We a,iscle by tho invoices hack to the
srs io1eea TO retire: and tho 1rs1o !s damaged.
lcrsrti1nS the ermlty OF manufacturers to the
1Itasust = ndrnanded hy dealers.
Mr.. il!hen sad Mr.. Judd had told him that
large chicae" manufacturer mad written t, hin
MI Murray though, e1cn sion Ct t!mc opened
tie door 10 further ltaub, and It woald oc better
time ahould be further extended.
The Chairman said the exteEsion prevented
ectzures n the 1T.
Mr. Adams was informed by a l1rgc dc,'cs in
Au1ors. that Mr.. Wm. Alt n. or that city, Atsrs-
eur Of the Sttord District, has notified d. aicfs
That. Ee the extension not passed by tsr sun
ate. be ponld seize ulstsmped goods.
The thtiE1aan satd. PROBABLY tho gentleman
was n.t ported. as he liscd in the backwooiR.
war put in bs haud as having been iasned In tho
facc OF tho 11w:
ts41ED MATES AseEaaon'e o1r1cE.,
alI1N DibTAicf OF lLLlNoIE,
OTTAWA, Nov. =. 1853.
Ton arc hereby requested a d advised not 10
asrLarc any msnnf4c.urcd tob1rco. enutf and
cirnte. on and after tne 18th Inst, unIc:s The same
IL properly put mp srd stamped, in accorannce
with the Hcl Ut July 20 1865, as the stamps take
~~' ~ Qu1scy D. wu1raAs,
Assessor SIXTH District OF Illinois
Mr. Adams denouLccd the action Of these Az
Mess.e. Lowentha1. 1libben end Murray, who
were appointed Committee on heso.utians, re.
tired to consult
| the matter. md believed that Congreh. should
Etrc the Revenue Commissioner powrr TO take
Mcasurfs to detect illicit tobacco. when thro xn
on nttlon The reto,t OF the Con, uittec 10 Naah-