Evening star., 1869-07-13
The Printers, Difficulty A-ain.


TIE Apprentice eaestion-Actio" Deferred till tte
ne-t Regular Keefinq-Prospect Of SG.isfdc-
'Cry Adjustment-A Protest.
Upon application OF O number OF the COM
positors employed in the Government Printing
Once, the President, Mr.. Thomas Rich, issued
a call for another special meeting OF Columbia
typographical Union, No. IOl. which was held
AT Union League Hall last night The object
Of the meeting was 70 take action upon certain
resolutions offered by Capt. A. ID. Brock on
Friday night last, q wing Mr.. A. M. Ciapp, Su-
perintendent Of Public Printing, the privilege
lishment.
Comm moved, in order 10 bring the m alter di-
rectly mp for consideration, 70 suspend the
rules. This motion was followed by some lit
tie confusion, and voices "rhafrequires a two
thirds votes;" to which MT Conn replied 1--WE
propose to beat you by two.tnirds vote !"
Finally, after various motions to adlourn. to
read the rules, &C., the Chair ordered q call OF
fore the call was completed he (the President)
called upon Mr.. Daniel w. Flynn to preside,
which that gentleman did from that time until
the close OF the meeting; AS the roll.cail pro-
yeas on the motion to suspend that the Govern.
ment hands had over a two- thirds vote, and
would therefore accomplish their object unless
some steps were token TO drum up recruits
from the outside printers. Accoi dinghy mes.
sepgers were dispatched to the offices of the
RepHtticdn and Chr0nicle to solicit the attend. :.
ance OF the hands employ ed therein, which
met with prompt response, and in 8 very
few minutes thereafter the forces from these
offices made their appearance in the hall In
SUFFICIENT numbers to defeat the m otiOn for a
suspension OF the rules. The vote stood-Yeas
l64: nsyf, 99-not two thirds.
The announcement OF the vote was received
with cheers by the city printers; after which
the Chairman. Mr.. Flynn, asked to oe b aard
He then urged the ''solId men" OF the society
TO take hold Of the subject and endeavor to
restore harmonious relations. whereby an end
could be put TO the confusion which had pre-
vailed to too great an extent, and the Union
perhaps saved from disruption Mr.. FLYNN
counseled good order and decorum, and prom.
ised, so long as he was chairman, that each
gentleman should be treated with respect, and
no favors would be shown to any One
Mr.. w. r. Mclean then obtained the floor,
and Immediately upon being recognized all
to award him the utmost respect and attention.
He said that, alth ough not well enough to be
present at the meeting, yet, at the solicitation
OF number Of printers from the Government
and other offices, he made his appearance to
use what little influence he might have i'm
bringing about q better feeling, and a final
settlement, il possible, Of the unfortunate diff.
ferences when had lately existed among the
members OF the Union. He urged that the
question should be settled, aud that 1t should
be met calmly and fairly. with due deliberation
proposition tnat he had to submit, which he
thought would meet with the approval cf a
majority preet nj, and then submitted a resolu.
affecting the Government Printing once" and
the resoluuons on that subject, under consid.
GRAFTON, be referred to q special committee of
five, to be appointed by the CHAIR, the com.
mittee to report at the next regular meeting of
the Union, and said report to be disposed OF 10
the exclusion of all other business
Some opposition was at first made to this
resolution, and motions were made to Law It on
the table and adjourn; but in a short time Il be.
came manifest to the discontents that the course
proposed was the best which could be pur.
sued, and quiet was restored Before the vote
was taken Mr.. Coffin briefly addressed the
meeting in behalf OF con ciliatory feeling be-
tween the two factions. and urged the adoption
of the resolution offered by Mr.. Mclean. He
felt glad that the ''Olive branch" had at last
been offered with some prospect of suc ccess, and
believed that now there was a chance oft union
Of feeling in Columbia typographical Union
and that the society would in future continue
to maintain the same prestige of internal vigor
and credit which 1t had so eminentIy borne in
the past.
He was followed by MIR. O,Brien represent.
ing the downtown printers, who started out
with the remark, in reply to an allusicn by the
Char, that, although he did not know whether
the Chair considered nlm as one OF the '.solid
men" Of the Union, yet he was equally entitled
TO respect and consideration WI d any other
member of the Union, and should unhesitatiug.
~ act DIS part whenever occasion called for it.
de was glad to find concilatory feeling on
the Part Of the Government hands. but would
remind them that not until the ulers OF the
GoveIkment mt Office learned to treat Washington
printers with respect and like gentlemen
would they (the city hands) be willing to af
hliate with them, &c. Until the running OF
the Government Office as a political machine
was stopped there could be no harmony of feel
ing. The minority had rights. and, whenever
an attempt was nade 10 override the constitu.
ton by The Government hands, they would
unhesltatingIy exercise them.
After some little opposition, MIR. Thomas
Dan. SANDY was permitted TO have entered on
the journal pi oe st against the whole pro-
ceedings on the apprentice question, as uncon.
shtutionali which protest was signed by twen-
ty-four mem beIs.
The vote on Mr.. McLean's resolution was
then taken, and 1t was carried almost unani.
mous3y-there being but few dissentients.
The meeting then adjourned; but immedi.
atey afterwards crowd gathered around the
rostrum, when Mr.. Flvnn said he would then
answer s, "a question % which @ had been put to hum
to suspend the rule. He would answer now,
as one individual to another. He said one ap-
prentice had been put to work yesterday, in
but he did not thlnk Mr.. Clapp was actuated
by any motive Of hostility 10 the Union.
Several members cohtended that Mr.. Clapp
had committed direct violation Of the consti.
tuition Of the Union, and the question was
asked why the chairman Of the Government
office had not taken cognixance Of the transac.
uon.
Mr.. Bates, the chairman of the document
room, then stated that On In vestigation Of the
matter had Seen made, and IL had been ascer-
taineu tnat the apprentice put On yesterday did
not make the number In excess at that allowed
by the Union; but that he had been appointed
In place Of one apprentice Whe had left the
office.
1t was then stated that the Business Com.
mittee had considered the matter and ascer-
taiDed differently; they had reported unani.
mOusly that larger number of apprentices
than were allowed were now at work. This
statement was cOrrobOrated by one Of the com.
mitfee. but their right to take action in the
matter until il had properly been reported by
the chairman of The Office was denied; at which
time the crowd dispersed without further dis.
cussion of the question.
THE CARR HOMICIDB-One of the Parties
Committed. Yesterday DIR. Potter, the Coroner,
held an inq nest on the body Of james Carr, An
account OF whose death from q wound on the
and the jury returned q verdict that he came
to his death by a blow on the head from a
stone thrown BY some person unknown. 1t
appeared from the evidence that ON Sunday
evening the deceased, with Hessler and Henry
Maurice, started to their home in the county
and stopped at the restaurant of M. Brennan,
at the corner Of II street and New Jersey ay.
enue. As they reached there, Mike Holloran
and August Schaeffer approached from the
opposite direction, the former In an intoxicated
condition. and the latter trying to get him
into the house, locking the door behind him
The two parties meeting, Rolioran made some
remark, wheE Carr made . reply and stepped
towards him slapping him In the mouth.
Some scuffllng took place, when q stone was
thrown by one Of Q third party Of three who
had come up meanwhile, striking Carr on the
head, knocking him senselees.