The New York herald., 1874-03-12
WINE AND SPIRIT TRADERS.

Special Meeting of the Council-Tho
Proposed Amendment OF the Tariff
ON 'stiii Wines-What Has Been Acc
comPitshed-The Country To Be Set
Right on the Wants Of tho Wine and
Spirit Trade.
The council OF the Wine and Spirit Traders
society held special meeting at their rooms, No.
% Beaver street, yesterday afternoon, to receive
the JOINT report OF progress OF the Legislative and
Executive Committees and for the considera.
ton OF other business Mr.. Charles Bellows Oc-
cupied the chair.
MIR. william NJ. Fliess said tnat the hill before
Congress, proposing to establish a federal liquor
commission, had attracted their attention and
deeming that the society would be greatly in.
terested in It's provisions, letters had been ad-
dressed TO prominent representatives in Conyress
assuring them that the council was In favor OF the
bill, and It's members were willing to assist them
by lmpartng important information and aid them
In rejecting such matters as would be the means OF
misleading the committee.
Mr. Fleiss also reported what had been done in
Washington by the special committee having in
charge, in the interests OF the society the biz be.
fore Congress regulating the tariff on still wines
Prominent members OF the House had been talked
to regarding 1t, and arguments made before the
Committee OF Ways and Means. Mr. Fernando
Wood had been appealed to, and. in reference to
the statement that the secretary Of the Treasury
men, he addressed letter to the latter "relative
to the % change IN the ~ mixed hS duties on
tiOn tnat he had reported bill to the House fixing
the duties at fifty cents per gallon and So per dozen
in cases. but that the Wine and Spirit Traders
Society had protested against the rates almost
prohbitory and insisted upon the duty being liked
az forty cents per gallon and 81 so per case, or
that the present law shall remain unatered The
Secretary or the Treasury at once answered the
letter. and, among other things, wrote that
M nP ns sadR Was IS I sen A oe ps Of
Gy ons a. 80 esn and M at at fsn a q ps es. gal
ad adj sS!oSsn i viii thus Be seem that the revenue 70
duty was $50 sS about ST total revenue from that
source the rate of 40 cents gallon would upon the
ST 24s4S from which deduct the reduction of duty OF "a
cents gallon the second grade and 60 cents per
would still give net gain of ss3 The gain Would
however, be somew what more than this as under the
present aw still wines IN bottles are not OF subject to ad
by the fact that the above calculation is based entirely
80 cents per gallon which is not the exact equivalent
lido apprehend, so lar am now able to Judge,
that the rate OF forty cents would check Importation Of
the lower grades OF wine to any considerable extent
while it would undoubtedly stimulate the impor tation OF
the better grades OF wine.
The imposition of fifty cents per gallon and 81 per
grades but fear that it would curta the shipments Of
the lower grades great extent and much SO that
matter OF revenue than that OF nifty cents.
Mr.. j. Lienau said that one object in calling this
meeting was TO consider the proprlety OF appoint
ing committee to enlighten the country In rela-
statements mad found their way into the journals
rejecting severely upon 1t, and IL was no more
than right that the truth should be laid before the
people upon the merits or their business. He,
therefore, moved that committee OF three be ap-
pointed to carry out such suggestions. The mo-
lion was carried, and the following gentlemen
selected :-Charles NICK. LeOser, Thomas McMullen
and Colonel Tracey. Adjourned.