New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-08-15

sner The ,ervi OF such ,uce be performed ecmpsr
"A ion shall be recOysrcd therefor
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tor he embraced ss part Of an original eonIac IN
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be- given with proof fsrv-s where the original eo1isci
10 wiring and shall be good IN csse, but on orsleoa,
tracts verbal office with proof b. Competent win % 'ls
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sfc This set ,tsll lake edeo; Immediately
The Committee beg leave to state that their op
portunities Tor investigation and the time wncn
itey have been enabled 70 devote 70 the subject,
have rot given them confidence TO state tno spe-
cifc rumb Der Of hours tina. ought to constitute
leesl davis work Trey have no d0abt but eight
hours for the city is sufficiently long bat whether
this would be the helt for the whole State, IL the
question, nug not the cLtire question, for We must
sfcertsn If the representatives. Of or Agricultural
counties can be made - hiDk So before We can
have suy hope Of getting lcn time settled 0y the
Legislature.
Your COu rlittce are aware that the prejadices
Of ,hs c3ve'cus end the sortid are already enlisted
Against the provisions Of the meNure proposed
but cur bill coca rot go beg oni a Law on usury
tb.t should prOyid simply Tor the repayment Of
ercess of interest taken. Indeed, It IS based on tbs
sane scsle Of equity. il contains 70 such thing 80
q nersly of the forfeiture Of deot 0r usufiOus in
terest taken a. is our actual statute on that
tubieci row Ia ioroo.
While the act proposed Is designed to settle
standard that ~ III in all cases bind the arties 70
sea no reA1or 81 tclerating days works Of any
other eth than that fetred By law. Tbs sys-
TEN 4 private special contracts allowed by the
laws Of several States. on this subject are in the
opinion Of your Comnittee inconveaient and per
rcioUs. All such schemes OF SUB rosa contracts
Introduce Jealousy, discOrd and dissatisfaction into
manufacturing establishments, and are used by
employers for purposes Of oppression. In no one
ias'ance has such provision operated beneticially
70 the workmen. We have never heard of a less
nun bsr of hours than tue law specific. being taken
BY employ err for a days work. Oar obJecs Is 70
diminish the hours actually employed IN labor 60
the RIGHT standard If not 30 much labor shall be
accom- pished, the competition in the labor market
will be 80 much diminished and the hardship at
present experienced In the fact that diminished
means of Spbsisfence dTe procured as ne amount OF
teo,k accomplished increases" won ID be In meas
IRE relieved Hence the provision OF the proposed
get is introduced, allowing employers to forbid
overwork when the physical systems OF the labor
ers arc worn down with toll, and incapable, In
given hours, OF accomplishing proper amount of
work.
Whether eight hours or ten ough: to fill the
blank in the proposed act your committee deem
proper subject for opening discussion. II the gen.
ersl features of the proposed bill should be approved
the filing of the blank could be investigated IN
supplemental report az this has already been ex-
tended 10 such length that your committee are
inclined to beg pardon for its obtrusion on your
attention.
All of which lie respectfully submitted.
sILAs NJ HAMILTON, Charm w GREGORY
J.BAssErT, sec'y. ROBT. 7. WILD
Mr.. Crate then recommended the Workers
Journal to the support Of the Congress, and its
adoption as an organ.
Mr. P Z. Day, one OF the Vice Presidents Of
tho Industrial CoDgress,) opposed this motion, at
the same time stating, be had no particular objec
ton TO the paper recommended doubling, how
ever. the ability of the Journal to report the Con-
gre,s ss fully and fairly as either the Herald or
the Tribune, and hall dozen other papers beside,
which had kept their readers informed OF what
Was going on in the Industrial Congress- whose
reporters and editors would consider themselves
grossly insulted by the passage OF any SUCH mo
ton. He did not want 10 see so much agitation
about the merits OF the reports and editors who
have advised their readers OF the transactions OF
the Congress &c il was matter over Wnlch tney
had no control. He doubted much IL the WORKERS
Journal wcad ever attain the circulation oil the
daily papers who have reporters here. He then
referred to the harmlessness OF newspaper black.
guardism and squbs which had raised many men
to eminent positions, and he gave an instance in
point.
JR Tobitt, THE publisher of the Workers Jour
nal and Delegate from the Wiamsburgh Work
ingmens Associstion,) next addressed the Con
eress and said his paper was the only paper now
publiihed 10 this city exclusively devoted to the
interests Of the Workingmen still he was the last
man to detract from the merits Of The Tribune, or
any other paper which devoted portion OF ito
space to the Rights Of Labor.
James Bassett, (Pre sident Of the House Carpsn-
tiers Association said that he would take great
pleasure in supporting the Workers Journal, and
would do all in bis power TO procure patronage Tor
il and all other journals in favor Of Industrial Re-
form. They needed no organ and the handing Of
YOUR subscription was the best ackno wledgment Of
ma Ia IN
Mr. &. Manning said he was formerly connect
ed with the JI0rkeTS' Journal but was oppoIed to
this Congress eecting an organ, and for every pa
per taking an independent position with respect TO
the transactions Of this body, like the Herald and
Tribune papers, which did not aspire 10 be or
CANS" and expressed their views freely. He would
DO all in his power TO give the paper breathing
existence, and that was all tina. could be done.
Mr. Crates motion was then put and lost by a
most overwhelming majority. 80 the Industrial
Congress will not countenance "organ'grinding,"
thus eiectuslly settling that question for the pres
ent at least.
Mr.. Bassett then moved that in future all Dele.
gates. Committees and Societies should make out
three or more copies OF ali documents and resou.
tions for the accommodation Of reporters, and when
only one copy il presented Of lengthy document,
the reporter agreeing TO publish should have it,
which was carried without opposition.
Mr. Bsssett accompanied his motion with few
sAd the press was doing much for the cause Of In.
dustra Reform, in the publication OF the reports of
the Industrial Congrefs, and that he had always
received credit for what he had done, from that
quarter, and moro too"
Mr. Ira B. Davis, the Business Agent OF the Pro.
tective Union L abor Association, was in favor of
the appointment Of a Committee Of five to question
all candidates for Office as to their views on the
Reforms demanded by the WorkiRgmen. The mo.
ton was carried, and Msssrs Gregory Dillon, Barr
Price and Keyser were appointed.
Mr.. Crate then read one or two stale, scurrilous
articles from the Herald, On which be commit nted
and moved to have en- advertisement published by
the Congress cautioning the public against the fals
fcstioni OF that paper, which was lost BY a very
decided vote.
After Mr.. Crate concluded, one Of the Delegates
handed in lis written protest aganst resolving the
Congress into an lnquisition on the Press" to be
entered on the minutes.
Considering the time wasted in unnecessary dis
ouistions on the press, large amount of business