The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-08-07


Sd The lowest rate Of wages to he paid to
lshoring men engaged on the public works to be
81 70 per day.
4th No pe rson whatever to be discharged from
the public service solely account OF his POLITICAL
opinions.
The COMMITTEE recommend the Common Coun-
Gil in case they doubt ter an Instant thai the vast
majority of their constituents would endorse these
sentiments, that they submit them 10 The people Al
The ial elrcuons-a mode "t action recosnizet ny
The demOcraclts of accent unes, and practIsed ny
your pred cessoIs. GA the subject OF supply lug the
,iD with CIoion water.
Considerable discussion followed the reading of
this document. on the punt of fixing the wages of
lahurrs al 81 % Sume delegates considered
lhis was dictauou to the ldborer5
Mr.. LoUTBElL thought the trades themselves
ought 10 decide on prices.
Mr. PRIcs explained. lie SAID the labor OF
man Wnh a pick.sxe and shovel ia his hand was
easily understood, but skilled labor was more n-
trcate and was not 80 easily settled Longer
apprentice ships we've required, and more tools tor
silyersuihs and blacksalths than for some other
IT ldes.
MIR. BARR wac of opinion that the laborers on
public works were as much public officers as any
oler oiiiceT, from The President down 10 the con
stable, AID their remuneration ought TO be fixed
II hey were pad "a pr day, they would be more
drsening of II Than the mrnibers OF the Common
Council who paid themselves.
Mr. WILDE contsD ded hat fixing a minimum
W; not debating The persons Interested could
raise The prices as high as they pleased -,
MIR PhicE, in reply TO some obs rvaons, said,
journtym had no right 10 Tx their own wages.
There were two To contract. The employer
ought 10 have voice ia the matter. journey
man halter, for Instance, was not the sole judge
Of whaI wages he should receive.
Mir LouIEE.- They have always so acted
Mr. PRIcE-Tbat is no reason why il is right
| never saw tradesman yet who said he got
enough of wages. Strikes will not succeed if TOO
hieh prices are d-manded. The iailors will succeed
III their present strike, If they make the prices low
enough.
A delegate said, if they followed judicous prac-
tcai coarse, they would succeed; but If they put
forward visionary views, they will do more harm
than good, and must tail in their efforts,
An amendment that the trades adopt their own
rates was lost also, another that the wages Of the
lsoofer oe bsed al 81 80, was lost and the report
adopted AZ submitted by the committee.
Mr., BARR moved that this Congress cooperate
with the German United Trades in calling meet
ing, In the Park, on Monday evening next, at
O'Clock, TO raise funds for the establishment of CO.
operative societies.
Mr.. GEORGE ADAM said il would be necessary to
see the call before they consented.
Ultimately, the resolution was adopted.
The law, submitted at the last meeting, to COM
pei employers TO pay the journeymen for the art-
cles manufactured before selling them, under fine
and Imprisonment, was taken up pursuant to areso-
luton, and discussed
Two Of the committee, to whom the report was
referred, objected 10 the imprisonment clause.
After long discussion, the proposed law was
recommired.
ment has come from the tailors that Of their
number is dead, (murmurs of dissent,) or, rather,
beyond the hope OF recovery. This body must
arrive at some conclusion on this fearful matter
and determine who is right and who is wrong. II
would seem ms If the workingman had no way OF
redressing his grievances without running foul of
the law. There has been one remedy discussed,
and discussed too freely, in this city. One class
are discussing the propriety of an open reveu-
tonary movement against the authorities of the
city. This is serious fact For my part, am
opposed to any such movement 1t must not be
forgotten that New York is not the United States,
as Paris is France, and, if a revolutionary move
ment took plase here, it would not revolutionize
the country. AT the meeting held in the Park,
there were some sentiments uttered to which 1
am entirely opposed. ! rise 10 make this remark,
because we are about to call another meeting, and
il must be distinctly Understood between the COM
mittee Of this body and the committee of the
Germans, that fhsre will be no recommendation of
violence at the meeting. The peaceable means of
the ballot-box are sufficiently strong to overthrow
Mr. CRATE Che Secretary)-There is a remarka-
bic difference between Mr.. Barr this night and the
last, when he said they ought ts take the prisoners
forcbly cut Of PRISON if necessary.
Mr.. BARR-What / said was, pcacably first,
forcibly aft. rwards.
Mr. CRATE-I am glad to see new light breaking
in on the gentleman. He said, on the last occa-
sion, that we would 60 with strong arms and
| take them out, Now, when force, for these pur-
poees is employed il calls forth force TO resist it.
Mr.. BsRR-The gentleman misrepresents mel
am not changed. FAY, in the hrsi place, we have
| the ballot box; II that fails, then employ force.
| h3hr. CRArK-That is still Objectionable. Peacea-
be means are amply sufficient fer all purposes IL
the woikingmen had united their capital and their
means 10 form cooperative societies, such rs the
| Germans now doing, the Congress and the
trades would he in better position than they are.
| But the time was wasted in discussions about land
reforms, and one thing another. The bakers
formed cooperative society, and II was allowed
| to fall through for want Of support. II was not
| pauonzed by the tradesmen any more than any
| other baking establishment.
Mr.. ApAH thought the call Of the meeting ought
| to be submitted to that body, and not to mere
| committee. At least, the committee ought to be
instructed. II was too serious matter to leave to
few.
Mr. KRooKs though, the Congress ought TO ex-
press some sympathy for those tsiors suffering in
| prison.
The suggestion was not acted on; and a commit
tee having been named by the chairman, the Con-
gress adjourned.