The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1873-06-28
or DECEASED MEN BKRs

The announcement Of these deaths was
accompanied with sketches Of biography
and sentiments Of eulOgy Several Of the
speeches were touching and eloquent.
At II O'Clock, another special order was
called up-the
REPORT Or THE FINANCE COMMITTEE
T. ths officers and Members Of the /. T. L.
GENlLEsEN-Yo Committee on Fl
nance beg leave to report as follows
Weshave examined carefully the report
al the secretary and treasurer and found It
correct, and submit the following as a con
else statement Of the same
Total receipts for the year .-.... ..-. e5Go5 q
Total expenditure ..--.---. 2 465 ~
Receipts over disbursements. S20Se IS
Your committee would recommend the
appropriation Of the following sums to the
officers Of this body for their services dur
my the past year
Mr. Hammond -.... ........ ... s4sO
John Collins Sec and Treasurer ... So
r. A. Hamilton, Cor Sec ...... ...... .. 200
And that nothing more shall be paid
from the treasury for any further expense
Of those officers
With regard to the resolution that the
money in the treasury Of the | t Z,
known a. the 'Artemus Ward Fund, be
appropriated to the Greeley Monument
Fund, to be held in trust by t. IT, No. 6,
your committee would recommend the fol-
lowing resolution
Resolued, That what was known a. the
"Artemus Ward Fund, be restored and re
man in trust by this International Union
until it shall be appropriated as the original
donors designed
Henry F WEBB,
Chairman
ALBERT H. BRowS,
j. 5. MARsDES,
4 b COLvEN,
JNo II WooD,
o. NJ Robinson,
GEORGE BEvAN.
Mr. Crosby, of Montreal, moved IN
amendment that the salaries Of these officers
be 81 900 each Lost.
Mr. Cherry, Of Baltimore, moved in
amendment that the retiring President re-
ceive S40O, and the Secretary $500 Lost
on division
Mr. McGovern, Of Baltimore, moved
that the President receive 800, the Secre-
tary- Treasurer $500, and the Recording
Secretary 5000 Lost.
Mr. Ramsay, Of Washington, moved
that the salary of the President be made
$500, Of the Secretary Treasurer 500, and
Of the Corresponding Secretary $500.
Lost.
A long discussion followed on the main
motion, and the report of the Finance Com
mittee was at length adopted by go to %
The report Of the same Committee with
regard to the disposition to be made Of the
"Artemus Waad Fund, was unanimously
adopted.
At noon another and very interesting
special order was called-the situation of q
place for the
NEXT ANNUAL MEETING.
St. Louis and Boston were proposed.
Mr.. Lowry, of Salt Lake, likewise invited
the delegates to the fair city Of the Saline
plains. Mr.. Quinn and Mr.. Dalton, spoke
in favor Of Boston Mr.. McMurtry and
Mr.. Jameson III favor of 5. Louis. Amid
much amusement and some excitement
the vote was taken by yeas and nays.
BALLOT.
g. votes-44 necessary to a choice.
st. Louis 20
Boston -.-..--.-.. ..--.-... 81
The result was received with cheers.
The President read a letter from the
Corresponding Secretary of the Mechanics
Institute, inviting the members of the In
ternational Typographical Union to visit
the Reading Room and Library of that In
stitution another from the Secretary Of
of the Montreal Lacrosse Club, in
viting the gentlemen to Lacrosse match
on next Saturday afternoon , and third
from the Toronto Typographical Union,
inviting them to their annual picnic,