The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-03-12
The SUGAR TARIFF.
Planters, Reilners and Merchants
In Council.

large meeting Of HuHar planterH rei,nora
merchants aud pthefa Interested In The augnt
tariff was held last evening III lhe rooms III tile
Louisiana Hnser flnntara' Associations Hon
Louis bush presided aud Mr.. jas n. Often
acted nm secretary.
After n few Introductory remarks. In whel,
thn Importance IF Tho aubiant WINS dwat upon
Mr.. Dnnenn u. Henner submitted tho following
preamble mud reeontlauH for Tho action Of tho
meeting.
Wherena. tho Gommittaa on Why's and ,nua
Of the Houna OF Representatives after giving
on tho twenty. Haventi. ntyasHhth. twenty
ninth. thlr,ieth md thitty.lifHt of JannHry last
70 thu nAahta. asnafla mud representatives Of the
Importers. tHtlnars. producers and e9nHumers
pf HnEtfr hna 10 the officials nf tho Treasury
perar'nant . patient md III attentive hearing
II i lha ntoreat N oi the i, general gen pubIa u p"ai ~
poha any further consideration ot this subject
for lhe rrnHant time. md
-Whafeta. some Of tho agents mud Representa-
ly 10 this autl Il, of tho COMMITTEES on Ways aud
Mamma havs hold meeting IN the e!'v of New
York. md haya nnilaa In question Tho correct.
nraH pf the conclusions arrived at by tho Ways
aud Means COMMITTEES. and hnve even eanso-
pns as u" wnna q u thn a.,
alyidnAl rotine pn tho Hnhinut. ihefefpie.
hsan,nea Thnt ,,., We ,epreaentlns tna sugar
and MsanH Committee for their aotion Ia tho
prarnisea, mnre partiouarly ~ tho PARTIES 10
Uondsmntn1 were heard tn long mud elAhn-
rate arguments on thia snhisgt BY The Ways
aud Menus uomwittae, apj falled 10 oonvinna
That COMMITTEES that the public tntereatH re-
anira9 tho changes In the sugar tariff udvoa
Gated nv The Importers and reflners.
liaaolnad nlotaDner. Thnt ~ u wRH alleged
before TIL. uopmttae on Ways qua Menus. tint
tho majority OF thoan representing the imports
ore aud tsiinsra before thu aDrrinttae wor, this
representatives of Cuban or Weat fndia plant
efH, and ~ thiH allegation openly mHds In hn
II IN NUnH ~ tpH
msntlnK ara prlnolpnlly mud essentially tho
Hatpe m theae who appeared bsfofn thu Ways
and Means OamMites, wa deem II proper to
call attention 70 V tliH faht and 10 appsal 10 uon
not to lenpardisa. by aaysrae Legislation the
thu eslatehae nf tho Louisiana sugar In
dnHtrr. hiTordtnH m II does ths principal
npufea OF suppoft 10 6vrr 00n people, aud
nlantsr by aeeuring y, market 10 tho slave
grown auEara of that tsland.
iea6tpdI. That while existing Legislation on
this anhiaut IN not adequate to our wnns. hn.
eauHe l.onihlana. In the preHent dapreaaea cona
hitlPn of her smanr thdnHtry neada all tho pro-
tnelten that Il fevenua tariff. Atrirtly enferopd
incidentally aiTerin, still wo aeauisaoe n II
rather thab continue MI agitation which thrent-
ann changes which would narlouaiy affect tho
credit nhd IensfEy nf the producer and tend To
UeHghna Tint aaplna OF Tho preamble md
theHa resolutions be transmitted to tho Senators
and ltspresentntivea fram onIannh IN Con,
greeH, with tho request lint their hrat efforts hs
uned To maintain aud enfotne the viowg therein
Reaeirei further. That COPY be transmitted
10 tho COMMITTEES on Ways md Manna of tho
HouRe Of Representatives Of Congreaa.
Tho resolutions were unanimously adopted.
and tho meeting adjourned.