The age-herald., 1901-08-16

out It's true funetions-national security and tho protection of individual and community rights-without proving such a stumbling block to enterprise and such potent instrument for governmental fa- vorltism as Is the system now in vogue; and that such committee be instructed to embudy in It's report such evidence as 1t may be able to procure as to the taxation now being tried with their results upon tho wage-earners in the respective com munities. so far as these results can be ascertained with reasonable certainty, and that such committee shall be in- structed to report it's findings at the next convention of the International Typo graphical Union"
 Mir Bandlow was the first to speak He opposed the proposition fiercely. He could not see what was 10 be accomplished by 1t. How many wage-workers have prop erty to be taxed? he asked. It is the oues ton of opportunity with us, he added.
 MT. Govan said he had introduced the resolution at the request of 600 members of the union. What was wanted, he thought. was a pronouncement from this convention.
 I've want to study this question" he said, "so we may know what Is true and what Is faise.'
 MT. Govan then went on to say that his proposition was along educational lines. A competent committee would ascertain facts and formulate a comprehensive re- port. In touching upon education and the different sorts of mind one found, MT. Govan, in spirit of irony. quoted MT Dooly: You may lead young man up to the university. but you can't make him think
 MT. Govan read letter from a reform CT In Chicago, congratulating him upon his proposition and asking for a copy of the full text.
 MT. Nuernberger said he had given some study to the question of taxation and heartily endorsed the resolution. After further discussion a vote was taken. and the Govan proposition was defeated The Syracuse Agreement. Proposition 59, touching the violation of the spirit of the Syracuse agreemen.
 
 hours a week, was warmly debated
 It developed in the course of the dls- cussion that many union men worked moro than nine hours in order to get a Saturday half holiday. Some of the del egates wanted to keep the men to nine hours straight each day. On motion all reference to the Syracuse ,-t, olution to the effect that 1t Is the sense of the International Typographical Union 'that all local unions insist on hours as a days work was adopted. Mir. Govan's proposition, No. 67, calling upon all citizens 'who believe In the laws honor and fair dealing" to with hold moral and financial support from the New York Sun, was unanimously adopted by a. rising vote. Proposition "A, piedglng hearty sympa- thy and moral support to the labor unions | in San Francisco in their present strug- | gles was adopted.
 Proposition Ill. protesting against the action of the postmaster general in ex- ciudlng certain Second class matter was tabled. It developed that the bulk of the matter barred by the departments ruling l was non-union.
 Proposition 73,that all proofreaders shall be members of the I. T. U and that here after they shall be practical printers was | virtually defeated by the adoption of a substitute reading ESQ far as practical"
 The proposition to change the time of the annual meeting of the convention from the month of August to the month of October was defeated.
 The proposition to rescind the law ex- cusing members of the union from attend ing Sunday meetings was, after an ami | mated discussion, agreed to.
 The question of the photo-engravers Of New York was being considered when the time of adjournment arrived. The debate was the hottest of the day. It will be re- | sumed this morning.