Mr. TAYLOR submitted the followingresolotion; which was read, considered, and agreed to: Resolved. That the followin resolutions. passedby the National Association of lobacconists. in conven,tion held at the CooperInstitute. in the city of NewYork. November321. 865b. e and the samearehereby. referred to the Committceof “a sand Means. with a requestto inquire into the expo icneof submitting at an early day. an act amendutoryo an act entitle “An act to provide internalrevenue to support the Government. to pay interest on the public debt and for other purposes. approved June 30. 1864so as to co"nformto the suggestionstherein containc: Whereas the presentlaw relating to the manufacture of tobacco and assessinga tax upon it. has, during the past 3 years of its operation. fully and conclusively demonstrated to the members ot this association, and to all others connected with the manufacture of tobacco. its utter injustice and una daptability to the nature and requirements of the trade. as wcll as to the wants of the Government. in the impossibility of its stringent and impartial enforconicnt. thereby, in reality. offering a reward for the evasionof the payment of the tax and for the defrauding the treasur ofitsjust dues; and whereas under the present laivt iose manufacturerswho have alwayswillingly paid their taxes and gladly strength ened the hands of the Government financially. find their businessfast passingfrom thein under the control of irresponsible and dishonest men, whom the Siesent law cannot punish. as the statistics of the dept of internalrevenue conclusivelyshow: and whereas. owing to the depressing influence of the present law. Every dept of the tradeis entircly prostrated and many workmen are thereby thrown out of employment and thus divestedof the means of honestsupport; and whereas it is the unanimous convmtion of the membersof this association. found edupon the exerience of the past 3 years with the workings of the internalrevenuelaw. asit relates to the manufactureof tobacco and cigars and snufl" in thiscountry and is strciigthenctl by the workings of similar laws in other countries. that the removal of the taxfrom the manufactured article to the raw material or leaf will impart a healthy tone to the trade. in protecting the manufacturer and workmen from the covert and sinister operationsof irresponsible and dishonestparties and will increase the revenue to the national Treasury by several million dollars annuallv: Therefore. “11cIf re m178d That themembersof this association respectfully but urgently request Congressto remove the tax from manufactured tobacco to the raw may terial or leaf. as an act of justice to the honest manufacturcr. nu act which can work no injury to the growers and at the same time as an act of precaution to protcct the public Treasury from fraud. "Itemlner. That as the tariff on imported cigars valued at 15 dollars per 1,000or lessis at present from 20 to 30%. lessthan the duties levied by the Government on quality of cigars manufacturedin this country thuse cring a premium to the foreign rather than to the homemanufacturer, therefore we deem it the imperative duty of Congressto raise the tariff on imported cigars toan amount at least equal to that paid by the ome manufacturer.” CHANNEL AT HELL GATE.