National Republican., 1878-04-24
WOREINCMEN'S ASSEMBLY.
Deliberations Of the Labor Repre-
sentatives Last Evening.

Tho Post" Denounced for Employing Rat
Printer.-A Membor Makes an Explanation
Regarding Stii-on Hutchins-Condition OF
Trade Matters In Toronto-A New Vice.
Pre.ident-Thc Proposed Law Concerning
Apprentices.
The regular weekly meeting OF the Working.
mems Assembly was held at Books Hall last even.
Ing MI Richard Emmons in the chairss and George
I. Taylor secretary.
The chair stated that the wotkingSomens Asso.
citation hal received the SIS voted them by the As
scmbIy aud had lelt two sewing. machines as col
lateral tUr the payment OF the debt
Mr. Alfred Thomas moved that the amount
loaned should be presented to the ladies aud their
sowing machines returned to them.
Mr.. Hamilton Offered an amendment. which
was agreed to. that the committee on organization
b. directed to Investigate the matter and ascertain
whether the ladies had regularly organized asso'
citation.
TRADE MATTERS IN CANADA.
A communication was read rom ] 3. Williams.
SECRETARY Of the Trades Assembly Of Toronto, can.
ada IN which he states that trndc matters IN To-
ronto are little OF the mend although In all dc.
partmcnts the supply Of workmcn Il in excess OF
the demand. Tile average rate of wages paid was
also given follows Bf!cslayer, and masons
from So To 81 ~ per ny painters 81 10 cntpenters
81 7j printers hy Tie piece. thirty cents Per loo
ems. and by the week Sln. The letter also stated
tlHl III one "a Two bthItnts Ol tTNlt lHo ltu
fairly employed, but In the generality OF cases
there 6fc iHany In enforced thlencss.
Mr. Armstrong offered The following preamble
and resolutions adopted by the Typographical
| Union. which were unanimously Adopted by ihe
"liit thcm hard :"
whereas tho afor, now being made to establish a
Democrats paper lhe FaD IN this city by the rni
ployment Of imnartcd labof At rr,iuri rate OF cont
thy Of association Is repagnnut to the feeling, OF all
| w3rkiugnsn. irrespective of party. AID ,..--
| WnpIpN. n. ltlstlpu to ourselves
Ani 10 all other workingmen In this CITY y beComes
tic tic %iS T of sr" Snt!rrrs, fhersoSs.
R,'ou,t, Tla This uninn most nnqueiiiir,liy con,
either the in-rchantS TorElnsnren of,hl: cy irre
'pScyS Of rSy or ,s ssS@ aeoES f9 and
So-ctiyoN 70 use every mean, 70 aG&Sopsm & ,hs de
H 3 81 81 GG Spr % II H"1 III We %ST S SSd SSSId sp
ton. from snrh sper "nd al ptronHS" ION ner
| Rs'oirsi Thai; a comm,reN Of hve b. aprointed by
| the fat- to prepare address to the citizens OF
the District OF Columbia setting ioTh the facts ~ the
Rs,oi,,d That the delegate. rrm nj. Union 10 the
| WnTkngniens National Assembly present copy OF
N So resolutions 10 that body sud ASK thsr co'opera'
Mr.. Hamilton stated that IN january last he vas
| askcd by Mr Huirhins Of the f1a, u call and see
him. lie did cali, aud Mr. iiutclin' requested him
| to have
| Az hRMIsTIcE
granted Cor q short time by the linton Of which he
was a member. lie eudcavOred To do So. on the As
| surRncn from Mr. HntChins TINT ne WOnlu MAKE Al
effort to arrange the matter Of wages In manner
| which would be fair both u cmploycr and EN-.
| pioyc- Since thai time nothing has been heard
| from the pFOpretor' Of the rats organ. AMI they
| have broken their promise. The speaker paul
| high tribute IN THR NATIONAL REPUBLICAN,, which
| he said was tr,ln friend Df the wOrkingmcn. and
should be asei and assisted by their unqna:
| lied support. THE REruHICAN PAID the scale ol
| prices adopted by the TyIngmphical Union. and
did not attempt 10 work men al starvation rates.
Mr. CIarksDn novel that copy OF the Tesolu
| lions lust adO;icd should be submitted to the
| various trades unions for their action which wa:
| adopted
The law regulating
THE EMPLOYMENT OF APPRENTICES
wa. read and motion to proceed TO its immediate
| consideration was adopted.
| Is,fOTe A vote was ken upon the final passage o.
the bill as road Mr. RAlston moved that the subject
be referred To tho judiciary committee 70 which
motion an amendment was offered by Mr. kopJ
that y committee. consisting OF member OF each
trade union represented IN the Assembly, should b,
appointed to consider the bill. The amendment
was agreed to.
|. MIR Hamilton offered n resolution condcmninl
the firm Of A. SakS 4 Co for dIscharginR Mr.. u. u
Mcdonald which provoked a lively discussion
The subject was Disposed OF by being laid upor
the table by decisive vote
| Mr.. Chsppell moved that an Invitation be eN
| tended to Mr.. John ID. Wolfe to address the Assem-
bly, on the subject OF labor at Its next meeting
| Adopted.
Mr.. Ralston rendered his resignation as vice
president Of the Assembly, stating that he would b,
necessarily ahsent from the city for about thre'
months anil could not attend TO the duties pertain
| ing to the position.
The resignation was accepted, and the vacancy
| thu, created was filled by the selection OF Mr.
| Alfred Thomas to succeed Mr. RalstOn.
| The Assembly then adjourned.