The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1873-06-21

COMMUNICATIONS FROM TROY IN RELATION
To BOOK TARIFF.


the Committee on New Business.
COMMUNICATION FROM TROY IN RELATION
TO BOOK TARIFF.
The message Of John Lowell, relative To-
the Rouse's Point Enterprise, we suggest
be referred to a Select Committee Of Nine.
Also, the communication Of Mr.. Me
Kaith, from Cambridge Union, No. Ct, i'll
reference to Lovelrs American Book Pub
fishers, DO referred to Special Committee
Of Nine.
All Of which is Respectfully submitted,
&c.
GEO. CLOUTIER,
Chairman.
Z. T. PLANK,
f. L. CRoNK,
W r. RAMSEY.
The Report Of the Secretary and Treas
urer was next read.
Mr.. Hammond, Of New Orleans, intro
duced q preamabie and resolution:
WHEREAS, 1t is believed that the recording
by printing Of all deeds, mortgages, contracts
and other papers required by Law to he
corded IN public offices, and also the printing
Of the journal records or min. ties VI proceed
mgs and Judgments Of the principal courts
can be made at less cost, even II nifty copies
VI mors are required, than the fees generally
eNacted for the recording thereof BY writing
and as also under such system the deposit ut
4.Jested printed copies ia different pnblic Of
fees would prevent the great detriment often
caused by fire or by the abstraction alterA-
ton Of records, and likewise as the records
would be Of more ready access to the publi,.
aud would render unnecessary much Il the e.
pense for searches and written copies, and a.
otherwise such system would I've ot public
benefit it is, therefore,
RgsOirsd, That it be recommended t. the
craft to submit to the Legislatures Of the
several States Of the United States aud Vi the
several provinces of the Dominion Of Canada,
the s1pediency of adopting, GIder proper
regulations such system by statute to be en-
acted for such purpose And, further, be II
RDSOicrd, That a certified copy Of this pre-
aInble and resolution he transmitted by the
Secretary t. the editors Ui the several news
papers Of the l'nited States and Of the DO
mlnlon Of Canada and request the advocacy
of the measure, II deemed right.
Mr. Cade. az Philadelphia, moved that
the following portion Of section Of disci
phne be added to the Travelling Cards, ~
issued by this Union, known As "tn Mon
Card" The foreman Of All office is the
proper person t. whom application should
be made for employment Adopted
MIR Cherry, Of Buffalo, after an appro-
pirate preamble, offered the following reso-
luton:
krsOtr,d. That a committee Of seven mem
beers be appointed to represent this body lie
fore the United States Centennial Comm,s-
SION, and Ia ascertain and report to this
Union, in writing or otherwise, what steps
are to he taken in order u fully participate
therein.
The resolution led to some discussion.
but was finally adopted.
Appeals from the st. Joseph, Mo, Chi
cagO, and documents from the Worcester,
Mass. and Wheeling Unions were referred
to the proper committees without reading
Mr. Pride. Of Washington. moved as
follows:
Resoired, That tomorrow, at II m. the
convention proceed to select place for hold
ing the twenty second annual meeting of the
International Typographical Union.
Adopted
Mr. Ksnney moved:
Resolved, That the office Of Corresponding
Secretary be abolished, and that the CORE
spondence Of this body I've done BY the fiuan-
cial Secretary
Referred to Finance Committee.
MIR Crosby, Of Montreal, sent up e.
the desk the draft 40 a new constitution.
and moved that il b. reserved for conside-
ration at the next annual meeting
Ths President Mr. Mclean here gave
his chair u the First Vice President Mr.
Kennedy aud presented the following
WHEREAS, At the late session Of Tins body
the following resolutions and amendment were
adopted
R,epiced That the international Typo
graphical Union hereby sffirms It's unqualified
condemnation Of the practice uf making pa
iticAl and religious sentiments qualification
% disqualification fur employment, and that
subordinate Unions throughout the country
petition Congress for the adjustment 81 the
Government printing office.
Rrsolr,i, That the above amendment he
rescinded.
Mr. Mclean, ia a clear, furcible speech
urged that the amendment relating To- the
government printing office having greatly
panied the Washington Union, ought to he
reconsidered and rescihded Whatever
partislties might have been prActiced IN
years gone by, in the United States Gov
eminent printing office, did not exist nov
He had worked in Washington for twenty
one years, though never in the employ Of
the government, and he could testify 10
the agreeable fact which he nov stated.
An able discussion ensued, the prevail
ing sentiment az which was that while the
convention energetically protested against
any government, State OF Federal, assuui-
ing the monopoly Of printing, it was viii
ling, out Of Difference TO the Washington
Union, to expunge the amendment and
content itself with the main resolution
passed last year. Attention was called "a
the circumstance that in Canada govern
ment printing was done by contract Mr.
Mclean thanked the Union for it's geuer-
GUS action.
The meeting then adjourned till to-day
at y a. IN.