New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-02-20
EEAoyS1RASCEs SENT To CONGRESS.

PROTEST AND ARGUMENT AGAINST INCREASED DUTY
ON sPIRITs-A PETITION AGAINST ANNULLIAG A
PACIFIC MAIL CONTRACT.
The Committee of tho Wine and Spirit
Traders Society, which appointed for the purpose
Of making effort against the proposed decrease OF duty
Oh spirits, went to Washington last evening. Tho
SOCIETY has prepared the following circular distrbu
ton TO members Of Congress The tlbo ot figures
referred to the circular furnished by tho Bureau
OF Statistics was published in The TRIBUNE Of yesterday:
respectfully request your attention 70 tna follow
Ing sve arguments In the matter OF the proposed
new Revenue bill under consideration by CODzress
l. Referring you TO the lnclosed table VI figures. "a
a reduction of tax Invariably been followed by an
VI revenue and vice ursd-t Is obvious that
to 81 co. god pei gallon. imported spirits. would de-
Instead Of increasing the receipts Oy the Treas
Thia Society most respectfully Offers Its unqial fed
protest AGAINST the ioo'il3n o. sns @ OF 40 IG' on
eeedingly unpopular and very fh;ult OF collection.
similar tax az measure, passed in 1863 1864.
paid under protest, aud recovered from the Govern
meUt.
eunaucng OF the original product must be fol-
lowed by propOronate further adulteratlon thus de-
ba,inQ the article consumed by the physically
hausted poor. AS an Illustration OF which we would
that 1860 when was selling, duty paid, AT IS
cents per gallon, retailer charged cents glass.
whereas now with tie same retail price, 1t is soli
wholesale ut - rs per gallon The extent 81 aduera-
ton may therefore, be imagined. In regard 10 the
tempated Increase OF 50 per cent OF the duty cham
pagne vices It IL we'd understood by all competent
authorities tnat such Increase must lead TO
OF coz puOn aud revenue The sale OF chanIplgnes
has ike that of all other llXurles already fallen OF Is
per cent during tne past year, aud in OF lis
cost 10 tue public will, without any doubt lead fur
Their reduction OF sales aud add 10 the prevailing de-
trace.
L. Oar trade already furnishing onehalf OF the
annual internal revenue receipts ana contributing very
largely the customs receipts paying duty aud tax
equal TO l25 To 600 per cent al valOr1D submit that
the Discrimination against his Important 0rahen
OF cOiumerce Is unjust, invidlous, anu impOlito.
memorial signed by Ii. Is. Calm, A. A. Low Co.,
sent Congress- demonstrating against annullinS the
contract OF tho Pacific Mail Steamship Company for
semt-monthly service Following Is the text OF tnis
document:
To The Congress Of he United States: The undersigned
bankers. merchants, aud others or the (ly OF New
YORK, Interested In tho trade with China aud Japan,
bayo viewed with great sOllcude the recent Proceed
ings In Congress toward Withdrawn or the semi
monthly mail service Uot~eea those countries and San
francisco.
They would Therefore respectfully represent u your
honorable body that tue interests OF oil engaged in this
trade would sufar Irreparabe injury BY Its discOnn-
uance. The large and rapidly increasing commerce be-
the Eastern and western Hemisphere, yet in s
infancy eds the sustaining support OF Government 10
dt velop by aiding this Company meet the norels
ing wants OF the mercantile community, aud with
drawal Of mall facilities would Oe fatal 10 prOgres6 We
consider that the vast commercial interests OF the
country ~ large IN tue maintenance OF the sad line
are of paramount Importance 10 that OF this any
otnor company Your petitioners, therefore. respect
fully renIOnstrats against annuing the Contract with
the Pae dc Mail Steamship C0npanT Tor the said
vice. and mummy pray that you Will give their petition
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