National Republican., 1877-07-03
MR.. KINNEY'S CONTRACT.
UNION PRINTERS REFUSE TO WORK
FOR a RAT PAPER.

Meeting Of the typographical Union Last
ncy and Oner Him the Unions Ulti,natunn,
| which Mr.. Kinney Refuses to Accept
| Probable Result
Mr.. Kinney, the gentleman who Is proprio-
tor Of the print to whom the Commissioners
awarded the contract of publishing the, tax
list, returned yesterday from his journey cast
warl in search Of rat printers. He failed
In his mission. As a last resort he was COM
PEELED to sub-let the contract to Mr.. Rives, Of
the Globe Office thinking that by this device
he would be able to procure the serv-
ices Of Union printers on the tax-list
But the printers engaged by Mr.. Rivcs for
this work entertained doubts of the propriety
Of their working upon tax.list that would
be issued as part of paper which employed
| upon its regular issue none but rat printers;
and resolved, therefore, to submit the case to
they biographical Union for decision, and q
special meeting Of this body was called for
last evening at o'clock.
At the hour named there were gathered in
, st. Joscph's Hall, corner Fifth and ii streets,
the place of meeting about one hundred and
fifty Union printers. Mr.. c. NJ Cyphors, tho
vice president, presided, and Frank Roderick,
| secretary.
A member stated that the object for which
the meeting had been called was to ask that
permission be granted Union printers to work
on the tax.list, notwithstanding that the paper
issuing 1t was rat" sheet.
After dcsultory debate motion was made
by Mr.. ID. W. Beach, Of the Government Print
ing Office, that u committee of three be ap-
pointed by the Chair to wait upon Mr.. Kin
ney, the proprietor of the rat" sheet in ques-
ttn. anI st,ta tn h i'm, hat thn nrl tRrrn
upon which Union printers would be per-
mittcd to work upon the tax-list were that he
furnish satisfactory guarantees that he would
hereafter employ none but Union printers on
his paper, and allow them the same rates that
the other newspapers of the city paid for conf
position.
The motion was adopted, and the Chair ap-
pointed as such committee Messrs. W. W. Ma
ioncy, J. H. Ralston and Frank A. McGill, who
at once proceeded on their mission. They met
Mr. Kinney at the Office Of his paper, and in
formed him of their business. Mr.. Kinney re-
piled that he had subjected the contract to
Mr. Frank Rives.
The committee replied that they had moth
ing to do with Mr.. Rivcs; that the contract for
printing the tax-list had been awarded to him
tMr. Kinney as the proprietor of paper
printed by rats" and that before Union
printers would be allowed to work upon the
tax-list Mr.. Kinney would be compelled to
guarantee that he would employ, aud con
Time TO employ, Union printers on his paper,
and no others.
Mr. Kinney said that he would do nothing Of
the sort; that he was only paying thirty-fve
cents per thousand ems to the rats aud did
not propose to pay the Union price, fifty cents
per thousand ems. Besides, he did not care
whether he forfeited his contract with the
District Commissioners as there was no profit
In II. The committee then said that IL such
was his answer they had nothing more to say.
Returning to st. Joseph's hall the committee
reported that Mr.. Kinney had refused to ac-
cept the terms Of the Union, whercupon the
following resolution was introduced by Mr.. +.
4. McGill, and was unanimously passed:
RcsOir,'i, That all members Of this Union are
hereby prohibited nom rendering any assistance
To the DdRy Nation newspaper In publishing the
taN.lst.
The meeting then adjourned.
In this condition Of affairs no alternative Is
left Mr.. Kinney but to throw up his contract.