National Republican., 1878-09-05
THE POSTAL CLERKS.
Mail-Service Mutual Benefit Asso-
citation.
Proceedings Of the First Days scssion-A
Collection Taken Up for the yellow
Fever suiIerers-Reports for tho
Fast Year-BeueRts Voted to
Disabled Mcmbcrs-Re-
peal of the Charter.

corner Sixth and c streets northwest yestcr-
day morning, at ten o'clock. There were l25
delegates present and proxies to the number of
700 were represented. Tho convention was
called to order by the president of the associ
tiOn, Mr.. c. +. Moore, Of Springfield, Mass, and
Mr.. J. ID. Stacy, jr., of Jacksonville, ILL.,, occu.
pied the secretary position.
The chair appointed committee on creden-
tials, consisting of McSsrs. Frank Jeuks J. S.
Conklin, J. r. Langley, q. W. Ltchhcli,
Wallace Rhodes, John Torrance, q. Il. Steel,
J. S. Weaver, aud VI. u. Kirk. There being
several vacancies On the finance committee the
following were appointed 10 ill the same:
Messrs. Frank, Harrington, 4. ID. Sanford, G.
u. d. Brown, W. u. Rawlings, J. 5. Smith, ;.
Ettingcr, and J. +. Allen.
Both committees then retired and during
their absence Prcsdcnt Moore made n short
| address, in which he congratulated the n 'ocin.
! tion OH its prosperous condition, and noticed
| :hat during its existence they had expended
| so 900, aud had made twenty y.lvC assessments,
averaging Sll.rj per year for an insurance. OF
about 81 Isl. During the past year there have
| been nine assessments two Of which were paid
| from the surplus fund. lie cOmpmentcd
highly the general secretary, Mr.. James d,
| Stacy. Of jacksonville, ILL.,. for the business.
| like manner In which wniS has been done,
:. Bangs formerly superintendent OF the ser.
| vice.
At the conclusion of his remarks a delegate
| suggested that o love feast should be held
| while there was M work on hand This idea
| was eagerly seized upon, aUi Mr.. Louis Splrth
| led UT with humorous speech, and was fol.
| lowed by the mlilscrvicc trio, Mcssrs. J. +.
| Richards, ]. L. Hopkins. and !. +, TraltOn,
| who rendered tho Sweet Byc.anl Bye" In
| pleasing mInnCr, and for an encore gave the
'Suwauoc River
YELLOW FEVER COLLECTION.
Captain NJ. V. II iley Of this city, briefly
| called attention to the great amount Of dcsti.
tuition existing IN the South In consequence
of the prevalence of the yellow fever, aud
| suggested that n collection be taken up, which
was done, and so was realized aud ordered
to bc transmitted. to the Howard Association
at New Orleans. Messrs. Dunn, Dibblo, Gun
dee, Montgomery, Towers, Potter. and Miller
then made short aud interesting addresses, in
which all ro,ta! clerks were advised to become
members Of the association. 4 CommuniCa.
| tiOn was read from VI. lB. Brady inviting
the delegates to visit his photograph gallery,
which was accepted. Mr. J. ID. stacy, the
| secretary and treasurer, read his report, which
shows the receipts for the past year to have
been Sl0,6DO2i, End the expenditures SIS.
OO6 leaving a balance on haud of $i2O.2-. A
motion to adjourn until three o'clock in the
afternoon was put and carried.
Upon rensSembliug the chair read the fol-
lowing telegram:
NEW ORLEANS Sept 2. seven p III.
| g. +. NSrr pr'FdsH RrilnuV MnR.SrriC, WEtud'
BTnsW dissertation:
From the midst OF pcstilcnCe aud death send
! greeting May your session he harmonious and
Special Agent Pus,.Ohco Department
The afternoon session was devoted princi-
paly to reading OF reports by the credentials,
finance, executive, and total disability COM
mittccs. Tho latter reported twu applications
IOr aid under the sixth section of the bylaws,
namely: W. A. Peck and Simon Spear. both
applicants claimed to have been rendered un-
ft for duty while IN service, aud considerable
discussion unsuGd, In which MesSrs. Bailey.
Litchteld, Towers, and other participated. 1t
was finally agreed to go into committee Of the
whole on both applications, and Mr.. Mont
g0mory was called to the chair. After u free
interchange Of opinion Mr.. Peck was declared
entitled to 5000, but Mr.. Spear not being abe
To prove total disability, was cut of from the
benefit Of the same sum. Tho committee then
rose and reported its action to the convention
and, on motion of Mr.. Lowell, tellers were ap.
pointed to supcrintcnd the voting on the ques
ton rs to whether Mr.. Peck was entitled u
the benefits paid disabled members. The tell
Crs announced that so votes had been cast
and 81 were in the affirmative and 2j2 in the
negative, Tho secretary was then directed tC
pay Mr. W. 4. Peck the sum of $1,000, afr
| Wulth lHC tbhNtnllDtl ultll os'p r. Ill
EVENING SESSION.
| Mr.. Swiggcrt moved that the hve-mnut,
rule he adopted, and no member should spcai
more than twice on the same subject.
Mr.. Miller said that the committee on totI
disability, Of which he was q member, had lc
cidcd to sustain the adverse decision of las
years committee in the cases of Messrs Good
: al" and Clark, who applied far relief on accOnn
OF injuries received while on duty. Ga beinI
put tOa VOTE the report Of the committee Wa
| adopted.
Mr. bailey, from the committee TO prepare
charter for the association, read bill -. 1872
reported by the Senate Of the rmtcd States t
II | incorporate Tho United States Mail ScryiU
ID. Mutual Benefit Association" lIu stated tina
-. the bill had been examined by tho Judiriar
=. Committee of the Senate, aud they uad -trlckc
~ out nearly all the original bill, and inserted
- clause which conferred the power to chang
the bylaws, by and with tho consent and AZ
pruval Of the president Of the association, upU
f all executive cunnitlcc 10 consist Ct live men
e bcr5.
4 Several members objected to the last claus
as II conferred too much power on six mel
u whc.vuyyu Mr., BAILEY moYcI to postpone Ii
u further consideration OF the subject until III
i afternoon, at Que o'clock.
=. Mr.. Harrington, IrOE the committee on met
iCal examination, asked time until to-day
. MAX" u report, AMI, un motion. it was granite,
u Tie following special committees wCru aI
y pointed by the Chair:
II Constitution and hy-laws-Mcssrs. Cyrus
= stone, J, j. Shearuau, W. W. James, G. VI.
:. Brown, l.. Spacth, J. \. Montgomery, N.
IA Wilson, and W. d. GldingS.
X Ru5u!utiuns-Mrs,ys ii. G. Dunn, J. ". Po
y ter, aud William Dihblc.
|. Tho secretary read 4 communication,
which It was asked ii u person who had be,
r continuously in tho employ OF the ralwl
) mail service for nearly two years lin tho capa
+ ity OF wCghcr Of mails, office clerk, &c. ~
u who is now regularly appointed ralwl
10 post office clerk, although he has not held Il
!. latter appointment for period of six month
was eligible to membership in the Mutual Bel
eft Association Of tho railway mail serYiC
}. No dvnite action was taken In the matter.
10 Mr.. Steele offered the following resolution
a which WAS adopted;
E"~liu"i That the gentlemen appointed col
y mittea to secure Chgrt0r for the Tn tel stat
, hallway Mail Service Mutual Feneht AssOGiatiL
In the State Of llinnls be, Rni Gro hereby, HuIhu
" iEul and instructed TO have the same repealed al
II that Ihc general secretary aud treasurer be II
=, strucicd 10 pay all nocuosary EXPENSE Nlicndh
u tho same.
$ NJ. Spaeth said he had two cases TO prcsel
Q to the convention ard ask that Il dOuaion /
> made. $. NJ. Smith, who was five days dclil
T. quCnt, burstcd u blOOd-veSSe after coming q