The New York herald., 1870-02-05
TEE PROPOSED DUTY on CIGARS.

Indignation Meeting Of Cigar Manufacturers
and Their W0rkmen-Protosts Against the
Decrease of tho Duty-Detcrmined Speeches
and the Petition.
Last evening the large hall of the Coope? Institute
was filled to about two-thrds Of irs capacity BY
manufacturers OF cigars cigar.aaKers and dealers
IN leaf tobacco, to protest against the proposed
reduction Of dn.; on imported cigars from 81 so
per pound and twenty-five per cent ad
vN1oren. to two dollars and to insisl on
reinstating the duty OF So so per pound aud nifty
per cent. George W. Helmc Tas elected prest.
dent NJ. !. o. CohSa treasurer, and :isessra
Morris Davis and Alvah Oatmaa secretaries
Of the p,:rtsng, The first speaker was Mr.: James
Gallagher, OF Connecticut VINO heain detailed the
manner In which the traders In tobacco ..5fe made
to suffer by the action OF Congress, In nearly the
same strain Of argument % e used before the meet
Ing in the Astor House on Satur day last ana fully
reported IN the HERALD Of Sunday. He stated, how.
ever. that the tobacco growers themselves were
oused, especially IN Connecticut, waere men
lived who we've snarp IN reckoning and who found
would tax the tobacco grower to the extent OF $50
per acre annually. Hence every MEMBER
from would Vote aaanss the e
Mr. Gallagher grew quite eloquent when referring to
me nell.gsnt n man an ana ma brave soldier r. chsnck
eoquens James Brooks; the scho. .astic statesman
S. s. Cox; Governor Fenton Senator Conkling and
Fernando wood, who himself was cigar maker.
MIR. +. A. SCHROEDER moved the following resolu.
tions and petition, which were passed unanlIlous-
ly:-
Whereas tho depressed condition OF tho industrial
interests connected with the cigar trade OF The country h
the introduced into the Internal Revenue b Section
eiahiyseyen, VIZ Proyide, that the pas
Of this all cigars imported from foreign pors sna
p py cent 'uy y ' ss r9ma npor sS suy %.c
low priced countries engaged IL
manufacturing cigars amt ~hereas consequence this
change thousands Of men and who formerly
Out of empioyment be il taefeosc
Resolved That The deduction q the tsrn by the rroyo
and against tae be-. interests of country
Resolved That further iuction 10 two dollars per pound
ana tweniy,nys per cent ,st which Is
=, ae Hays aau Msas COMMITTEES would be detri-
mola AMI even riiaous 10 busnoss nome uu
ture OF leaf tobacco.
Resolved That unltcdy appeal parties in interest
TO raesiaosn lhs arai oa oisars
to three doars pound ami ;ty per rem
Petition the Honorable Senate and House OF Repre-.
seniaves, IN Congress assembled wr the ersiscd,
cigars eowcs OF aud dealers oDsceo. would
most pec,ty represent to honorable bodies tina, tho
necsed WITH the c interest OF country iarey
the change mace IN tho tarn on cga ~ tas saac.oa
az sdore@s 70 Ss 90 pound and twenty-five per cent al
several nleesis I'VE DO therefore pray your honorable
bodies to the imported
ay aa, aa VII, VIII prove both 10 lac
revenue and several industries We are Also persuaded
that the should not be reduced Until all or our Industrial
relations are more liked and reliable.
Mr.. CONRAD KUHN followed IN speech In the
German language, wnich was loudly applauGed. IL
was argumentative, and told on the minds oil those
assembled. MIR. Walter Is. Pearce, or Utica OF this
state, was the next speaker, followed by Mr..
j. b. Cohen. when the meeting resolved to author.
lZe the Committee OF Arrangements TO nave the
peusion circulated for signatures. and thea aa-
lOurned.