The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-10-29
The Tobacco Tax-NEeeting Of the Ma.
tiOnal Committee of TObacconists,
From the New York World. I

rFrom the New York world.] -.
The committee appointed at the last Con-
vcntion of the National Tobacco Associa-
ton, held at the Astor House in February
last, held long meeting yesterday at the
Cotton Exchange with reference to making
and passing resolutions, to be submitted to
| Congress in December next, demanding a
reduction of the present tobacco tax, and
for the transaction Of other business.
VIM. +. Lawrence, the President of the
Association, called the meeting to order.
| when there were present the Hon. James
Gallagher, Of Connecticut; Hon. j. j.
OF Virginia; Mr.. Thomas Carol, Mr.. Chas.
| Sieder, of the firm of P. Lollard & Co. :;
Mr.. David Campbell, Newark; Mr.. G. w.
| Gail, Baltimore; Mr.. George Hafer, Gin
cinnati. Ohio Mr.. D. II. McAlpine, Of this
city; Mr.. Lewis Maddux, and others.
The Chairman simply alluded to what the
committee appointed to confer with Com
missioner Delano had been able to do with
that gentleman as to the reduction of the
mittce all they asked, which, he informed
them, was but safe; and then, when The
| matter came to he put before the members
OF Congress, he turned upon the whole a.
| sociation. and By that means their bill was
| not taken before the Committee Of Ways
| and Means.
After the reading of several letters from
! delegates who could not be present, MIR.
Stafford. Of Baltimore, and Mr.. G. W. Gail
| addressed the meeting. They said they had
been great losers by reason of the harsh and
| most un just measures taken on the part Of
! the Government at the instance of Commits
sioner Delano. BY the passing of the act
OF Congress Of the 10Th July, 1868, the
Government had inflicted what was termed
the second tax" upon the growers and
manufacturers. although one duty had al
ready been paid upon it. When that law
came into operation many Of these gentle
men had large quantities of tobacco left
upon their hands. and is that was the case
they had been called upon to pay second
duty. The officials had been notified as to
what they had upon their hands, so that
! they might know how to charge for that
coming in after the operation of the act.
! Mr.. McAlpine proposed that the resolu-
tion No. II of the last Convention be read,
and that in addition this committee should
| pledge themselves to do all they could at
the sitting Of Congress to get the pernicious
duty greatly lessened, and the second stamp
duty abolished.
Mr.. Samuel Bailey, delegate from Rich
mond, Virginia, stated that he had with
him two resolutions which the members
VI iIlc lSNpIIdlipli pdSSCu "ENtt
were to the effect that they were opposed
To any agitation of the question OF duty
just now, unless the association had good
cause for knowing that Congress would
grant what they wanted-namely, q uni
form tax on all kinds of tobacco, and that
should be fixed at sixteen cents pound.
Mr.. Palmer said that Government had
said it wanted from the tobacco tax S25,-
C0o,0 900. If that was so, why not reduce the
duty? 1t would amount to S32 ZOO, 900 at
| sixteen cents, and that is what they
wanted-and they would then be satisfied.
This led to long and warm discussion,
some Of the committee claiming the right
to alter the past resolutions, and 60 at once
to Congress, without waiting for the next
Convention, while, on the other hand, it
was held by Senator NickS, Palmer, and
others, that they had 10 power.
| Finally it was resolved to put other Sug-
geslions before the Convention to be held
| On The 9th of December next, ut Richmond,
and the meeting adjourned.