The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-24
r..1,,r Against the Treaty.

NEW YORK, Dec. 2l.-At . meet
in9 In the tobacco exchange III toAs
CITY the following letter was reao;
UNITED STATES SENATE,
WASHINGTON, Dec. l6
arN1LEMEN In answer 10 your
ve.,,ai inquiries I beg to say that II
mo representatives of the tobacco ID
tara.fs IN this country can agree upon
mndification of changes IN the
nresrnt treaty with Spain, which
Hon Id be regarded by them as satis-
ssctnrv. and which they would
recommccd for adoption, q VII
ssnsmft fs..;r resolutions and recon-
mandations 70 me, it will give me
Measure to submit the same to n
san.te committee on foreign relations.
and l feel authorized 10 give you
assurance that they WILL receive
earnest. careful and respectful con
alteration, / have the honor 10 oe'
Your obedient servant,
JOHN F. MILLER.
The letter created considerable dis
~, .ei..n and an effort was made 10
hasa the following resolutions:
Res0lv. d. That we favor the ratlfi-
cotton of the Spanish American
treaty, providing that to clause IN
said treaty imposing . duty o. l|s
cents per pound on leaf tobacco raised
and brought from Cuba, be changed
so a. to be admitted free.
Resolved, That we favor the ratl1-
cation of said treaty with the further
nroviso that the existing stamp
which Is now placed on boxes Of I'm.
| ported cigars be wholly removed
! therefrom, either by congress or oy
changes in the regulations of the III
| ternal revenued department.. and there
shall be no distinguishing marx on
imported cigars Whatever.
The resolutions met with fierce Op-
| position. Mr.. Bennett moved that
they be laid on the table. MI. Foster
said that certain amendments might
make the treaty better; but the best
thing to do was to kill 1t.
Mr.. Heisch said it was evidently
| the sense of the meeting that the
tleaty was bad, and there was no
help tor it but to kill it. 'Che resolu-
tons were tabled and the meeting
/ formally endorsed the action of the
previous meeting.
KEY WEST, Dec. q -Manufactur-
ers representing a capital of $1,000
OO9 will send q committee to Wash
| ington to present to congress the OBJ
| jections of the trade to the Spanish
treaty as it stands. They advocate
the abolition of the duty on raw
tobacco and a reduction of Is per
cent. on cigars.
HARTFORD, Dec. 2l.-The New
England tobacco growers association
had a slim meeting to-day Oh account
of the cold weather. A. memorial to
congress which provides:
First-For the abolition of the in.
ternal revenue tax on tobacco and
cigars and all the machinery of the
law connected Herewith.
Second-The retention of high
rates or duty on all imported wrapper
tobacco.
Third-That treaties of reciprocity
with other nations, which are
schemes of doubtful utility to the
business and trade of the country,
that will largely reduce the revenues
of the government and greatly injure
the farmers, manufacturers aud
laborers engaged in the production of
tobacco and its manufactured pro-
ducts, should be rejected by congress.
Coolie and slave labor in Sumatra
was deprecated by some speakers as
coming in conflict with the cigar
makers of country, and the pro-
posed Spanish treaty was opposed in
the strongest terms.
The Weather.
CHICAGO, Dec. 22.-Weather thro'-
out the west ard northwest which
has been steadily ,growing milder
since Friday, is again growing much
colder. Omaha schedules II degrees
below zero this MOI ning, Kansas
City zero, st Paul 3 below, Dubuque
Is below, DesM oiues II below. Fargo
80 below, Winnipeg At. Tempera-
ture here IA degrees below but slow
ly falling with prospects OF being
much colder: A heavy snow is re-