The morning times., 1896-11-29

A After considerable Wrangling in the shape
OF n running debate, which lasted for
mere than two hours and y half 1t was
decided by vote of 223 to -4S to refer
the resolutions to the different chap.ls.
This vote does not represent the full strength
OF the advocates of civil service. Many
got tired waiting for the question to come
to vote, and fecling confident that the
opposition were very weak, left the hall
and did not return.
The resolutions adopted were as follows.
THE RESOLUTIONS.
Whereas the Internal ionai Typograph-
ical Union has at numerous sessions placed
itself most emphatically on record in CON
demnation of the system of appointments
and discharges for political reasons, which
for so many years prevailed in the Gov
ernmen Printing Office, On one occasion
demanding the abolition of the office uli-
less reform Of the practices which made
1t a political machine were effected; and
Whereas year and half go Column
bia Typographical Union No. lOl, by
very pronounced. majority, adopted
resolution To petition the President of the
United States to extend the provisions OF
the civil serviccrlaw TO The Government
Printing Office, the terms of which pc
ttion were granted by the Executive,
the establishment covered by the law, and
the employees turned over To the civil
Service Commission for classification, ana
said commission was authorized and di-
rected to formulate rules and to conduct
examinations for all future appointments
to positions in the office. and
..Whereas under said Executive action
examinations have been held and as n
/ result of the same numerous appointme ents
! of members of our own craft and of allied
| trades have been made, without the inter
! ventiOn or recommendation OF politicians,
and the union, instead OF being weakened
by the change, has been greatly benefited,
/ its officers and committees have been In
large measure, relieved of the labor
of resisting the employment in the office
ON the recommendation of Senators and
Congressman, of obnoxious persons, and,
far from having lost control since the
| inauguration of the new system. the rules
and regulations of the union have. been
as faithfully, rigidly, and impartially en-
forced as they We're during any similar
period in the history of the office; and
WITHOUT INSTRUCTIONS,
Whereas in the face Of the above recited
record of both the International Typo
/ graphical Union and Columbia Topographic
cal Union, No. 1O1, and without any in
| siructionS from the body which he in
part represented, a delegate from this
| union to the recent convention Of the
latter adopted, preamble and resolutions
| cundemning the said civil service system
as applied to the Goervnment Printing
| office and demanding that the Interna-
! tiohal Typographical Union, and the in
| dividual members thereof, use their best
efforts to secure the removal of the said
| civil service regulation from the Govern
ment Printing office, and the officers of
| the international Typographical Union
! are hereby directed To petition Congress-
/ and the incoming administration to that
/ effect therefore, he il
| ResulvedbyC, lumbia Typographical nion
| No. lO1, That the adoption Of the aforesaid
preamble and resoirtiunby the International
H., Typographical Union is contrary to the
| wishes and inimicai TO the best Interests
| of "a large majority of the members of this
| union: that the presentation of such a
| resolution was gross abuse of the con
| !idcnce of both the International Typo
| graphical Union and Columbia Typographi
| cal Cnion-of the former. because il led
| delegates 10 believe that in voting for II
| they We're accedine TO the wishes Of this
| union, although in doing So they revcrs cd
| all former action of the supreme body OF
| the question-and we declare that the
| presentation and adoption of said pre-
| amble and resolution We're not only un
| called for and without sanct ion, but
| grossly miSrcprescntcd the desires Of this
! organization on the subject. as expressed
| in tie petition Ia the President of the
| United States to place the employees of tn,
| office under the civil service in the same
| manner as nearly all other branches of In.
public service.
WANT AN INVESTIGATION
''Resolved, That the officers of tn 1
| International Typographical Union are
| hereby respectfully, hut earnestly. IT.
quested TO make n Thorough investigation
of the effects uf the civil service system. IL.
| applied TO and enforced in the Government
| Printing Office, and 10 take 10 action il
| the matter of pctitioning Congress and TIL,
incoming administration for its remova
from said office, until after such inyesti
cation.
Resolved That the foregoing preambl
and resolutions be printed, ana in ordc
that Il free and full expression OF the opinio
i of the members uf the union may be OF
tanned on the same he Vote be taken ii
the various chapels and al the secretary
office, ut such time as is hereinafter named
Resolved That the officers OF the unio
are hereby directed to make the nccessar
| arrangements for taking the Vote provide
tor III the foregoing on Thursday, Decem
her 3, 1896, between the hours of and
| y. IN
MIR. RUdier's resolution was as follows
Whereas. it having been declared b
|
that civil service in the q. =. o., .as a
present administered, is detrimental I
the interests of trades unionism, and
Whereas it is the sense of this unio
that grievous misapprehcnsion and de
liberate misinformation only have cause
SGch impression To prevail. not only in tn
1. T. L. but in subordinate unions genel
ally, TO the manifest and unjust disparagt
ment of Columbia Union in ma, ing III
answer to the dictates of the /. r T. COZ
veutiun assembled in Louisville in 1894
aided i'll placing the G. p. o. the creates
y employer OF union printers in the worlt
under the civil service laws, thereby nit
eating notorious quadrennial liza rtlship
and putting an end to perennial scandals
therefore.
Resolved That a committee of thrc
members OF Columbia Typographical Unio
| one of whom shall have been a member {
said union continuously for not less tina
ten years, another of whom shall likewis
have been member of said union for NJ
less than seven years, and the third membe
likewise not less than four ycars-be al
pointed by the president, which said con
mittee shall prepare Il statement of fact
with respect to the operations OF the civ
service in the Government Printing Offic,
. and particularly the present methods of II
| | administration, together with u compar:
, tive statement OF the number OF initiation
in Columbia Typographical Union b
years for the past ten years, the number {
| printers employed and discharged undt
each Of the last four Public Printers, an
such other obtainable information in col
nection with the subject as will plac
Columbia Typographical Union in prop,
i hafnrp a 2 t-l,i 4,