The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1873-07-05


celved. 1.-THE plan of which is hereto annex
ed to be submitted u the subOrdinates as
an amendment to the constitution Of the
International Union for consideration, and
finally acted upon at the next annual SEES
sion Of this body.
LIST. Divide the United States and the
Canadas into ten or lesser number Of dis
trCts.
2nd tn. j Istrict Convention shall have
power to issue certificates for the formation
Of subordinate unions within the jurIsdIc-
ton, to be replaced by charter from the
International Typographical Union at It's
first session hereafter
3rd. Five lourneyInen printers shall be
sufficient 10 procure certificate, who shall
be- employed IN the town or city receiving
the same, except III cases where two or
more towns JON together for the purpose
ot organizing IA union.
4th. The District Conventions shall be
composed II delegates from the subordinate
Unions. Those having one hundred mem
beers or less shall be entitled u one dele
gate, those containing more than one hun
bred or under nve, two delegates one
thousand or any greater number, hve dele
gates.
5th-The several District Conventions
shall be subordinate and be controlled by
the International Union, in the same man
ner as has been prescribed by the Law for
the subordinate mons.
9TH The delegates from the several sub
ordlnates within the district shall meet an
nually, ana shall be limited in legislative
and executive power. No rights Or priv
leges shall he Withdrawn from the subOrdi-
mates, except that delegates to the lnterna-
tiunal Convention shall be elected by and
represent the district.
18th The elective officers shall be chosen
at each session of the District mons, and
hold office for one year. Each Union shall
have President. Vice President, Secre-
tary, Treasurer. and Corresponding Secre-
tary The appointed officers shall be a
Sergeant at Arms and a Messenger.
" &. MEYEKHoFFER,
Chairman.
h Il. CLARKE,
ELIAS CApE,
GEO. BEVAKS,
j :. COULTER
Recommendation Of complete fraternity
with members Of the German American
Typographical mon Postponed till TO-
day.
A very large amount uf routine business
vas gone through.
The meeting adjourned till to-day at 9
a. IN.
DRIVE no BAtk RIVER.
The afternoon vas agr4eaDly spent III a
splendid drive to Rivlere DIES Pralrles, IN
der the auspices of the jacques Cartier
Union. Some thirty carriages and landaus
formed the procession. Every thing was
conducted IN the best manner, and all the
delegates returned to the city well pleased
with he excursion.
FRIDAY. June i.
pUWN TIN RAPIDS.
In accordance with the invitation If
Montreal mon, No %, the delegates
arose at q clock. for the purpose Of run
nlng the Lachine Rapids This amuse-
ment is pursued on the principle So com
mon among young people, Of climbing up
hill for the purpose Of sliding down
again, but, nevertheless, Is pleasure sell
dom omitted by those who visit the city
and can possibly make 1t convenient to
seek it. LachIne is about nine miles above
the city, and Is reached by tram. The rap
ids (Which are overcome by canalhng) in
tervene between LachIne and the city, and
to a person Of any nerve, offer delightful
slide Of tine morning.
The party, therefore, proceeded 70 the
depot about O'Clock, and we're thence
conveyed u Lachine III the space Of half
ali hour. After waiting for a short period
the arrival of steamboat, they embarked
and, on one of the finest mornings on
which the sun ever rose, were borne down
the ia, AIS and back to the harbOr Of Mon
treal. The interest Of the trip was helgh-
tened by the recent wreck of the Reward,
a steamer which had done the Rapids
for many years, and whose shattered and
melancholy hulk lay midway IN the foam
ing current.
After satisfying their appetites with
breakfast, the Convention again met at the
Hall, and proceeded with the business Of
the session.
The President said he had learned with
pleasure, since he entered the Hall, that
they were honored with the presence of
the oldest living printer in Canada, and
would beg leave To introduce to them Mr..
Wiley Cheers.
Mr. Wiley sand that perhaps he could
not be strictly sand To be the oldest living
printer IN Canada. but he was the oldest
practical printer still engaged IN work. He
had commenced the business III 1925, and
had never since breathed any other atmos-
phere than that Of printing office Some
people sand that printing was an unhealthy
business. He did not think there was
anything Of that kind about him In lS48
he had the pleasure Of meeting with body
Of practical printers in session IN tins city,
when he was called upon to produce po-
EN- which he had read TO them, and which
was published at the time in the city pa
peers. He never had the pleasure of meet
ing his professional brethren since that
year. Since that time he had been engaged
IN publishing paper Of his own. On this
occasion he had happened in the city, and
had seen by the city papers that they were
in convention here, and determined to
make them a visit. He hoped their pro-
ceedings would be successful in all that was
right. When he worked at the case he al
ways belonged To Union, and though he
was excluded now, his heart was still with
them. Cheers
The President called upon the delegates
to send in the names of those they wished
to form the Executive Committee for the
coming year.
The Committee ON Standard Of Type re-
ported as follows:
TO tie Officers and 4ssf,mbers Of The Inferno
tioRdi Union
Your Special COMMITTEES to consider the i'm