The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-02-08

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"A rIELp-DAYFoR THE TOBACCO. QUESTION in
Z the sENATE--THE PROPOSED REDUCTION 10
Il, SIXTEEN GENTs--A PROTEST. FROM RICH
MoSD CIGAR MANUFACTURERS AGAINST THE
COUPON x--coLONIzATIoN. oFssouTHERs
SEaRoEs-THE CIPHER OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
NAL -Tfif; TAX ON MATCHES, &C.. 49, Z. )
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.WAsHISGToS, February THIS has been
sfeld.day for tobacco on the Senate side Of
the Capitol Eafgs this morning the to-
bacco-men assembled near the Senate Fl
nance Committees room and anxiously
waited FOR the result. Soon after II O'clock
the committee adjourned, and II needed not
words to tell That their labors over the reve-
niue bill, with lis ffty-odd pages. had been
completed, as their countenances showed o
relieved look. Senator VOORHEES, came at
once In the! Senate chamber to Senator
Withers, who was standing with your cor
respondent, and said, = Veil we have fixed
| the tax on tobacco at 16c., on snuff at 24c.,
and made no change on cigars" Senator
Withers asked why the committee did not
leave snuf at l6c., as in the House blu, and
the reply was, "It is now 32c.. and we re-
duced it SC. 1.-The amount OF the reduction
in the tobacco tax. The five votes for the
majority report were Bayard, VOORHEES,,
Jones, Wallace, and Herman. MIR. Morrill,
was so provoked : at the result that
| be DECLINED to- make a the report, and
the duty was devolved on Mr. Bay ard. The
clerk worked rapidly on, putting the bill 10
shape; and Mr.. Bayard Informed your cor
respondent that he will make the formal re-
port OF tito the Senate tomorrow morning.
The changes in The other portions OF the
| Bin relating to REORGANIZATION OF the reye-
nue. system are generally unimportant, and
will provoke no protracted discussion. 1t
is fortunate that the Secretary Of the Trea-
sury and Commissioner Raum favor nearly
all Of the bill except the tobacco clause. 1t
is claimed tonight that iorty-two senators
are uncquivocally committed to. the COM
mi:tee's report, while Scarcely thirty arc
known to be positively against it. Under
the rules OF the Senate majority can take
up bill when it pleases, while in the House
I it REQUIRES q two-.hirds vote. Senator
Withers thinks that the bill can be SC
amended in the Senate as to leave snuff al
| Ice. as in the bill as it passed the House,
The entire revenue on snuff, however, al
| &c, is about 81, 1000, 900. The tobacco-men
were in caucus this evening, and determined
Ito urge that the tax on snuff be fixed by the
Senate at 1ec. i. -. .,5 Z :. :! "9
THE TOBACCO ASSOCIATION ON A WESTERN
| !,.slr--5.-'j -. TUBACCO FIRM.
| at the instance OF ,Messrs. -Dansman and
Drummond, OF Alton, ILL.,, Mr.. Morrison,
member from that district, has been re,
Gently urging that the reduction OF the to.
bacco tax shall not go: into effect for sixty
days after the passage Of the bill. In view
of this the National Tobacco Association
to-day addressed MIR. Morrison letter, in
which they declare that this firm is COM
united to the action of the tobacco men,
tWho in December resolved in favor of its
going into effect at the beginning of March.
They also informed him, that it is because
they guaranteed tobacco from the LIST oil
January 10 customers until Congress should
change the tobacco tax that they are now
| seeking through their representative to gel
the sixty days extension. The. Tobacco
Association further informs Mr. Morrison
that the stock OF tobacco on hand is small,
and that the interests Of the vast number oil
men ont OF employment, as well as OF the
manufacturers. requires that the law should
take effect Immediately. Mr.. Morrison
warmly advocated reduction when the bill
was before tue House.
THE RICHMOND OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES PRO.
TEST AGAINST TIE PASSAGE OF TIE COUPON
TAX. 81. gt. : ~ -ass+e5 80
= Senator Witbers laid before the Senate to.
day protest against the passage OF the
coupon cigar tax, signed by nearly ninety
cigar manufacturers and dealers ia cigars.
They ssy that while it increases their tax
thirty per cent, Il is impractieable and
gives dishonest men ain opportunity to cheat
the Government. The Government now
collects ninety-6ye per CENT Of, the tax on
cigars, but with the coupon system It would
mot, in their Judgment get seyents-fve pei
cent. The result will be an annual profit to
Bpatentees OF this soscalled coupon tax Of
d half-miIlion annually z,rs,.f vi. s5esa<ra
THE OTHER NATIONAL TOBACCO ASSOCIATION.
Members of3the National Tobacco Asso'
ciation,, Of which Mr.. George R. Helme is
PRESIDENT have held meeting here and
elected the following additional officers
Viee.Presidents-C. R. Messenger, Toledo,
Ohio; David Campbell Of the, firm OF
Campbell, Lane u Co., Newark n. j.; J.
IS. Carr, Of the firm OF W. T. Blackwell &
Co., Durham, N. e. Treasurer, Charles
Soldier, of p. Lorillard g. Co., New York.
Secretaries C.. Marshall, Dayton, Ohio,