The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-07-29
REB4zE IN THE TAX ON COTTON.
Meeting of the chnmber of Commerce

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Meeting OF the Chamber of Commerce
A special meeting of the Chamber Of Com
merce was held in the hall Of the Chamber at ].
NJ. yesterday, the acting president, s. Y. Tupper
Esq, In the chair.
The president, after calling the meeting II
order, sale that the meeting was held to receive
| the reports OF committees, and to consider such
| matters as might be brought before the body in
connection with an abatement in the government
| tax on Gotten.
Mr.. Thaddeus Street then spoke as follows:
Mr.. Chairnlan-I' have taken some pains to
find out the status Of this clam against the gov
ernment, and the result Of my inquiries has been
that from August 1st, 1865 until about FEBRUARY
lst 1866 tax was paid In this district on the gross
eight OF all cotton. From the last named date
until about the 18th July, 1886, an allowance M OF
ten pounds per bale was made voluntarily by the
assessor. When Congress met uniform tare OF
four per cent was allowed by law. AS lar as l
am aware, hone OF our merchants had any HnoWl-
or bagging, rope and ties until about the 23d IN.
slant, when their attention was called 10 letter
addressed 10 the editor OF the New YORK journal
OF Commerce. and published IN that paper under
date Of the Goth instant. In that letter the COM
missioners state hat the act Of June 80, 1854, as
amended by the act OF March 3, 1855, does not In
clude rope and bagging In the weight OF the un-
manufactured cotton, and that where taxes nave
been assessed and paid on the gross weight OF
cotton without any allowance for tare, an amount
equal to four per cent. OF each bale will be allow.
ed and paid 10 claimants on full proof that no
such allow ance was made for tare at the time OF
the assessment and payment Of the tax. All
claims for reiunding must be presented before
August A. zS71, or within two years after the date
of the payment Of the tax complained Of"
This letter also provides for drawback OF per
-.-I tnv rrffh mt rn III.
lowed, and the difference between per cent and
ten pounds when this allowance was made.
The assessor for this district informed me yes:
terday that however hard he might worK II would
the time prescribed, August 4; but even II all OF
them were completed they could not oe FORWARD.
ed to Washington. as they must be nrss Verlned
by the collector OF Internal revenue Mr.. CIout-
man, who is absent from the city.
In conclusion he moved the adoption Of the fol.
lowing resolutions:
Resolred, That committee OF five be appointed
by the president. OF which he shall be chairman,
to memorabilia the treasury In order 10 obtain 8
delay OF ninety days for the presentation or
claims for the abatement Of four per cent. tare In
tax on cotton.
This motion was seconded by Major E. Willis,
who further explained what was proposed to be
done, anGwas unanimously accepted.
Captain Dawson, from the meteorological com :
mittee, submitted the following report, which, on
motion, was adopted:
CHARLESTON. s. c., July 2S, 1871.
The meteorological committee beg leave to re.
port tina. they have been IN consequence VIII
as requested, has furnished, for the use OF the
Chamber, one Of the valuable weather charts pre-.
pared by his bureau. This chart ts hung IN the
reading rooms OF the Chamber, and Is corrected
by the observer sergeant at 10 O'Clock each morn
ing.
fhe weather reports, dated 447 P. n, are now
published regularly In the city morning papers.
But the A. N. reports, as we are advised, arrive
too late for publication. The 747 A. b. report Is
posted on the bulletin board In the reading rooms
OF the Chamber at an early hour each morning,
and we trust that shipmasters VIII aya!i. mem,
acquainting themselves with the state OF the
weather at the ffty.t posts OF the meteorologi:
cal bureau. This Information Is admitted on all
sides to be f.great value, and We are pleased to
believe that, In the matter OF meteorological re-.
Uorrs Charleston is, for oil practical Purposes,
upon an equal footing with the most favored ports
on the north Atlantic coast.
!; AL which is respectfully submitted.
MIR. Thaddeus Street. from the committee on
pilotage, submitted the following report, which,
on motion. was adopted:
CHARLESTON, July 2r, 1871.
TO the OGscers and Members or the Chamber OF
asSTLsMsE-The committee appointed by your
body TO present memorial to Governor Stott 10
relation to the removal OF the present commls.
sioners OF pilotage, and substituting competent
men In their stead beg leave TO report tnat they
arrived in Columbia on the 18th instant, and were
received by his ExcelIency with much cordlailty.
he attentively read the memorial Of the Chamber,
and listened with much interest to the reading OF
the report submitted 10 yeur body on tne l5tn ln-
slant. At our suggestion he appointed captains
Samuel Bell and Albert o. Stone as commission
ernor stated that he would do all In his power to
foster the shipping Interests OF Charle'ton, and
suggested that. II the Chamber OF Commerce
would take steps for the deepening OF the bar, ne
would lend his influence with the Legislature OF
the state and our senators and representatives IN
Congress, to procure pecuniary aid 70 30 desTapie
an object.
all OF the pilots would have to be examin.
ed as 20 their competency, and that, doubt.
moved. NOV . He made no objection to this,
only requesting that care should be. taken
not to discriminate against the coloreu man.
object was not to war against color, and that the
Chamber OF Commerce would give every prutec'
tlon and encouragement to the colored man.
Further, that among the present pilots there were
many more incompetent white men than coored
The Governor then handed in the appointments
made out in due form. and the gentlemen already
man, ed are installed in of1ce.
Respectfully submitted.
8 EHss;ss: ESE!s; = ;5s:s: e 5E5szs EHs Committee.
Mr.. Henry Gourdln then submitted the follow
Ing resolution, which was unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That the thanks OF the Charleston
Chamber OF Commerce be extended 70 MS EA-
ooll hi6 DrOmOt aCtlOQ