The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-09-17

motion was made to receive and adop,
the report.
MI. Wyche opposed the motion. He had
only short time ago, not much over an hour,
heard of the report for the first time. He was
not prepared to discuss it, and, while he did
not object to receiving it, he certainly did OBJ
ject to adopting it. He preferred to have &C.
ton delayed until there was larger meeting
of the Chamber There were not enough
representatives of the planters interests pres
ent to satisfy him. The report was made by
a committee majority of whom were grocery
merchants He hoped the Chamber would
not call on him to defend his position, be-
cause he had not given the matter that con-
sideration due it, but would postpone action
on the report until the regular meeting.
Considerable discussion ensued. Mr..
Granville was opposed to the Chamber in
creasing the rate OF tare. 1t would not meet
with the sanction of the planters.
Mr.. Putnam said that the matter had been
discussed by the Chamber for years, and
should be decided. Ten per cent tare was
not enough. Besides, the tare all
over the country was twelve per cent, and
the low tare on Louisiana sugar worked
against it. The planters could be made to
understand that the increase of tare would
benefit them, and when they did understand
it they would not object to it.
After some further discussion the following
resolution, offered by Mr.. Wyche, was
adopted:
Resolved, That the report of the Special
Committee on the Tare on Sugar be received,
and action of this Chamber be postponed
until the regular meeting on the first Monday
of October next.
Resolved That the entire report of the
special committee be furnished the press.
Col. j. NJ. Sandidge, by unanimous consent,
introduced the following:
priation having been made by the last Con.
gress of the United States for an assay Office
at the Mint in New Orleans,
Resolued, That, in theopinion of this Cham
Der, the interest of the merchants and bullion
Dealers trading with Mexico or other places,
would be promoted by the opening of an as
say Office at the earliest practicable moment.
Resolued, That the Secretary of this Cham
Der be instructed to furnish copy of these
proceedings to the Hon. FL. K Linderman,
Director of the MINIS, to the honorable Secre-
tary of the Treasury and Senator j. r. West,
Washington, d. c., and request their atten-
tion to and action thereon.
Mr.. w. G. Raymond called the attention of
the Chamber to the abuses practiced in the
rice trade He said that purchases of rice
had been made by samples, and that claims
for reclamation had come back to the mer-
chant of New Orleans selling the rice, be-
cause it had proved unmarketable.
1t was not the fault of the buyer, because he
had purchased by sample 1t was not the
fault of the merchant, because he had only the
sample to sell by, and when the miller was
called on, he stated that he was not RESPONSE
BILE, as he had performed his duty when he
milled the rice. The responsibility rested
with the planter
He considered the matter we'll worthy the
consideration of the Chamber, and he hoped
that action would be taken at the next meet
ing.
A motion to adjourn prevailed.