New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-12-06
NETWORK TRIBUNE.
national Convention of Journeymen Printers.
THURSDAY, Nov, 5, 2 O'clock, P M.

THURSDAY, Nov, SO O'clock, P M
Tbe Convention met
The resolution offered by MIR. Walsh, respect
ing the contract system was called up .,,
Mr. Young spoke on it. Thought IT was a w
important matter and should be carefully oon9
cred He hoped Mr.. Nafew who haI i've his
some consideration TO the subJec'' "o"'N
opinions on it, 49,. a great politi-
M'. ~ ao" .L;a S,ote divided on the su0l9os'
oai pa ~ ,tnaht might make 1t orea'p " f'Y
-. ror nc 10 express an opinion ga ~, q reason
pfimsy Walsh thought that that was fatng Tbere os
,ybu we should say something d ond he thought
why ah;iity of it's being abolished ana nc ~
Proomnt,h he influence which could be orou55' 70
thas o. .ofnst Il should be. Mr.. Walsh urged us
resolutions strongly A.. .xo,o,,+ Contract
Mr. Keyser opposed 10 the ptoscn. ~ ~ it
evsteu and gave some striking instances 40 ~
ms mon the producing classes. DE stated
.Iot the most distinguished Members OF Congress
snero oDDosed to the system Inc day was no1
w. distant when the Printers of Washington
,gond make handsome dividend OF "hat IL NV Io
Sistributed among political iavorltes uIs bGS
UNIV, certainly arrive The system OF fuoiic
w9u'G ha5 Tendency to that end. He thought
that intellect was not now conilned 10 'iio No"N-
p'V %r Rogers thought that under the CONTRACT
.,".a,o the neople had been robbed, but they nao
5sen robbed also under the other system iae
was in favor of the contract system. na' ~ 20
fem was as favorable to practical Paa.s % we'll
anv body else You can BID Tor cohtf GHsa t i'
anJo+bcrS Let them get up JOINT BLOCK Hoiu-
Nd osn. ia mike their bids, and they would De
paly S G., than any other bidders, Mr. ~
nave nm interesting account of the dolngs OF the
1olitician printers of late years. ne thou6u'
Government was tired enough ol 1"GNn, ,.,..,,
~ Greene was surprised to hearthe gentleman
from New-York favor the contractSystem 1t can
VT he ANYTHING else than disadvantageous to the
Tor Ionrneynep. 1t produces competition, and COM
not;t;on produces low prices. Whenever the CON
tract is obtained by virtue OF low bids, the Jour
neymcn are made to suffer, not the contractor.
Mr Conway spoke in favor OF the resolution
nronosed. He was not opposed to the contract
system, but to the aactfonlng system He thought
it was botch system, paid botch price, ard pro-
duced botch work
Mr.. Rogers would like to hear some better sys-
tenn proposed. He was decidedly opposed to the
old system of lavoritism
Mr.. Young was opposed to the present contract
system The Government work was not hall
done since the old system was abolished The
printing of Congress has not been fit to be pre-
scented to the public for the last three years Such
botch work injured our reputation 1t was an
absolute disgrace to our calling. Journeymen
Printers had q better time and did better work
under the old system.
Mr.. Greene moved to strike out SO as to make
it read as follows:
Wherea The system universally adopted by the Leg
isaures Of the several States and by the Congress OF Inc
Nation of giving out the printing Tor Tie several bodes by
the lowest bidder is repugnant to the spnt OF
Republican Institutions, nasmnch us Ia effect 10 to degrade
labor below the standard OF lts merit by throwing mo
market for the competition of mon not pracucul printers
who have neither the chnracernor The interests OF ne trade
at hearas the style OF the pubic pruning Senerag eVn
ces-bepg in It's mechanical execution disgraceul not
alone the trade but 10 the naton and whereas II Is our
duty alone Printers but as Workngmen TO respect
fully protest against such system.
Reeotxd THAI this Convention recommend TO the trade
at large respectfully prot test in formal manner against
the contract sysem in every branch OF pubic work anu
yenon be requested to urge upon the various Unions some
general action upon this subject
Mr.. Keyser offered the following, which was
unanimously adopted:
Resolyed That the proposed establishment of Govern
ent Printing Office would be subyersve of the interest of
the trade, and that the would have tendency to poll
tcal favorsm therefore, we do most soemny protest
against the establishment of the same; aud we hereby re-
commend the Congress Of the nation the proprety OF
Withholding the public printing from all persons who are
MIR. Walsh submitted the following
Resoped That the National Executive Commute he ~
reced take charge OF the official proceedings OF inns
In the hands of the officers of the Philadelphia Printers
Resoivfd, That the Philadelphia Printers Union be re-
quesed to have them printed in pamphlet form ai tnnt
number of copies they may order at cost which tie PhIa
delphia Union will regulate ,,.
Resoitea That be recommended to the various IN
ions of the United States TO furnish every newspaper IN
the States in which they are individually located WIN
copy of the Official Proceedings OF this Convention WIN
request that they will publish the whole outline of
Resoired That the National Executive Committee DO
empowered directed call next National Conyen
lion Baltimore Md the l2h OF September; 1851.
They were taken up separately and adopted
without debate, with the exception OF the last,
which gave rise to some discussion as to the TIME
and place of calling the next Convention
The Rcgeneratve Plan, submitted to the
Convention by Mr.. MolneuX, was called ny, and
referred to the next NATIONAL Convention.
Mr. Conway from the Business Committee, re-
rnrtc1 thp following md moved its reference to