Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 27, 1873, Page 1

-~ The Chicagn Dail VOLUM [3) COAL. Wilkes-Barre COAT.. Important -Meeting Last “Yrom Our Own Mines.” Owing tb our facilities for handling Conl from vosgols by steam, and tho fact -that we roceived alargo proportion of our stocks dur- tog tho autumn months, whon lako froighta ruled vory low, wo now offor our suporior srado of HARD COAL for domestio uso or iteam purposas, at $8.00 per Ton in Yard, $9.00 Delivered, Booured and in thoroughly good shape from under sheds, Wo alzo offor similar reduc- tions in BRIAR HILL, MEDWAY, and other qualitios of Bituminous Coal. BLAKE, WHITEHOUSE & CO, 19 Chamber of Commerce. YARDS---Indiana-st. Bridgo, Twonty-socond-st. WATCHES. CORNELL WATCH ¢ OF CEICAGO, MANUFACTURERS OF STEM AND KEY-WINDING WATCHES, w0 grades of which have (hofr nnequalled Stom.Wind- i R0 iamd-Sotting A achmon. . SNk At S50y 00, and K100 cuc’, with the Co.’'s guaruntee of tho ccnrato perfurmancs hnd purfeciion of vach Watoh. 'hiq uneatlaficd domand for a rollablo RAILROAD WATCE, 80 nocestary to tho notivo nnd varlod lifo of raflroad bu: aess men, lias induced tho Co. to supply thiswantat gro sant. Al our grudes possessing tho ) QRLUICEK BIRAT, 18,000 ver hiour, being the Coua stundard, Bpoclal errangoments mado with rosponalblo doalers for tho salo of our oods THE €0. DO NOT SELL T0 JOBBERS, PAUL CORNELL, Prosidont, 2. C. WILLIAMS, V. Pres't and Manag Address Managor, Grand Crossing, cor. Sovon! st. and Groonwood-ar., Chicago, Ill. FINANCIAL, IDEIRATEES SAVINGS BANE, Chartered by the Stets of Tlinols. Exolusively o Savings Bank. 105 CLARK-ST,, Methotist Clirch Block. Sax por cent compound Interest on doposita. Gl started i DYE Discr axS i, B starlod with ONF DItz s snal, GO, SCOVILLE, President. Tar. KrLsty e, Cashior, NorE—onoy also ‘tuvorted for othors on Tond and Blor(gago at 10 per cent intorost: o chargo to loador for absiraotar logal cxamiation of ttio. LOANS ON REAT, ESTATE, Wo can nogotiato two or thrao loans of £5,000 ta $10,000 sach; wiso, sosral auallor apins, foca toem. of yoars, ' on ood city property, . BAIRD & BRADLEY, % LaSallost, BALT LAXE OITY NATIONATL BANK., B. M. DURELL, Prest. J. M. Bunerr, Cashr, Cras, HEMPSTEAD, Atty. Callsotions mado in Utah, Montana, Idaho, Novads, Arizons, Washington, Caltfornin, and Orcgon: and xo- mitted for I aur cxcbnngo availablo in any. part, of the Pn!l‘cd Sll'llcll! ]l.ndkflnm\‘dl. nExc?jn;.Kfl and ll'l(l,lmrlmh s on fhils Bank ean bo procused from oyr Clicago Corrorpontont, tho it Natonal finnl of Ohleagn. s CUTLERY. LoockHere FOR TOOL CHESTS, POCKET or TABLE CUTLERY, go to J. L. WAYNE & SON’S, 74 & 78 Randolph-st., near State. NEW YEAR CARDS. NEW TEAR CARDS COBB'S LIBRARY, 36 MONROE-ST, PALMER HOUS] PRINTERS . STATIONERS, &o. e T BPEOCIAL ATTENTION (:1VEN TO FURNISIL- ING BAMPLES AND ESTIMATES FOIRL Stationery, Blank Books, & Printing, FOR BANKS, INSURANCE COMPANIES, LUBLIC OFFICES, &c., & OULVER, PAGE, HOYNE & 0, 118 & 120 MONROE-ST, Cuxsumuns will fiud 1t profitabla fo gol our prices fBrldge. oafora ordering clsowhero, IUNDLE & JENRINS, Wholosale and Rotull S1ationors, Printors, and Blank Baok_Manufacturers, 164 Olnrkost. STOCKHOLDERS' MEETING,, NOTICE. The annual meoting of the Stockholders of tho Third Ratlonal Bank of Chicago, for tho eleation of Dirrotors for_the ensulng yonr, will bo hield at tho allico of sald ank, tn Chicagey on "YULSDAY, Jeu, 13, 187, botweon 1 S5 A . e eamy oo I V. PARSONS, Cashlar, Chlcago, Deo, DI O LT, Tt gt uf the Stoekioldurs o tho Glcags Oty Railiwey Cotnpuny, fue Uto olcetisnof i Huned of Th- rectors, wilf bo huld attho offico of tha compans, Rorthe wost cupner Hlato and ‘Tivontinili-staw, on TaGKIng, Jaud. i) 16, batavoon the lourg ot & and 3 atelack p, . S ilenga: w31, bein, R PN, Soofotiry. MISCELLANEOUS, Dr. I D. 0GDEN Has roturned from his visit in the East, and Wwill be in his ofilco at tho usual hours, PLTHOU CIVRE he annual Pew Rontal will tako place on ondey ovening, 20th inut, Salo to com- mence at 71 k., o'eloal LOTTERY. BY CABLE. Capltnl Prizes of Extrnordinnry Drawing Royal Huvann Lottory, Dee, 18, 1873, No. 8,610 drow 300,000; No, 11,760 d 4 2,658 drow i I))?Is Now! i tna iy 1003 Ne, 885,0007 Noa. 15,58, 0,23, 1,633, "nnd 11700 eaw 10,000¢ Nou: a1l §07, 30, 1, 4,607, 708, 10,834, wnid 8,109 ey don §6, ¥ edld oo of thoso Targe eamial elzos, faturu ardinary deawlngs rarucell to §20, inforontion furnislicd on apulication, g onoh 1k, Prices of Otrenlars or Now Yorl SHIRTS, i el OSSP PUO N U HIRTS! GET THEM FROM FEARRIS & COBE, ATR BQUTM ORAMRISAT, THE UNEMPLOYED. Evening at the Re- lief Society's 5 Rooms, Spocches by B A, Ioffiman, Jr., Wirt Dextor, Aldermen Schaffner and HMeGrath, & B. Trusdell, Juling Rosenthal, ‘and Other Mr. Hoffman Urges that the Relief Money Be, Turned Over to tho City Gov- crnment, Hr. Dexter Shows that This Can~ not Do Done, but that the Destitute Can Bo Talk- en Care Of Ald, McGrath Thinks that That Is All that Can Be Reason- ably Asked. Somebody Wanted to ¢ Count the Money.” Amicable End of the Meet- ing. What Was Done at the Workingmen's Headquariers Yesterday, The New York Workingmen Demand Employment from the Citw Government, THE WORKINGMEN'S HEADQUARTERS. Tho hoadquarters of the Soclo-Politicnl Asso- cintion, at No, 63 Wost Lako street and No. 189 West Polk streot, were again crowded all day yestordsy with men whoso rallying ery was “brond or death.,” They expected to hoar a ro- port from the Committee which had a consulta~ tion with the Common Council Committeo and tho Mayor on Wednesday afternoon, but instead of the Committeo thoy found tho following no- tice conspicuously posted at tho door of each headquartors: Das Committo kann befor Samstag nicht berichten, The Committee cau't reporthuot beforo Saturday. * Tho reading of this not: in o perfect slote of frenzy. Thoy declared that they would wait no longor; that the city was trying to fool them, and that tho most terrible consequences would bo the inevitable result. The members of the Reliof and Aid So- cioty, Mr. Hesing, and Mr, Gage, cama in for tho largest sharo of abuso aud invectives, and, to judgo by thoe languago used, cither of theso gon- temen, had they beon present, would hardly have left their halls alive, BWEEPING THREATS, They accused the Relief and Aid Socioty of embezzling tho funds in their hands, and that thoy could not produce the monoy, and that Hosing and Gago had pocketed the public funds, ‘Thrents of demolishing the Kolief Building, tho Dacitle Hotel, and tho Staals-Zeitung Building, ‘were mado quito recklessly, and an attack on the well-filled clovators was ulso occasionally sug- gested, Thoy declared that if the roport of the Committeo should bo unfavorable, they would tuke possession of {lio Bxposition Building Sun- day, and hold such a meeting as Chicago had never bebold bafore. If tho building was re- fused thew, thoy would tako it by storm. The crowd nt No. 68 Wost Luko streot was anxioun for the fight which,in their opinion, would bo tho inevitablo result. DRILLING TUEIR MEN. ing tho men in morching and organizing thom intg, squads, {ight, and the§ were ready for it, but they would peacenbly, THE WIDOWS CO-OPERATE, :"m' tho nddrggs of Mr, Francis A, Ioffmunn, T, portanco Lo coannunicate, workingmen present - mau's address, Wi No ono of tho knowing that gontle- Tunuse | roporter, who was lounging eround {o pick up somo sty items, was culled ‘wpon to givo the required informution. The roportor, percoiv- ing lus clinnee for an important item, otferod the Iady his guidanco, whicl was wiling¥ ncaopted, Ou tha way ho elicited from hor tho fact that her nume is Mrs. S, M. Higging, aud that sho is gote Ling up a movemont sunilar to the workingmen'’s among tho widows, Sho wonld call o megting in o fow days, and hundreds of ladies present to denounce the Roliof Socioty, und give could, Hho was oxcodingly eovoera on eoma nsuited poor ladies asking for aid, T'o convince {ho ropurter of the truth of hor aswortion, #ho showoed im o basket in which she hud abont 600 lettors from ladies who' applied for assistance but were rofused, Blie lud also a book in whieh were tho numes of 161 ludios.who had signitied tholr willingnoss to join in this moveinont, POLK HTREEY HEADQUAITENS, Alled with laborow of all nutionslities, they were oxeeedingly bulstorous and unraly, It was a dungerous task for n roporter to veutura among them, thoy having an vspociul hutrad against newnpapars, whielt thoy ovuso of boing i tho puy of aristocrats, On platform at tho hiond of the room wero seated two mou who were busy 1egiutering now names, about G600 boing ndded yenturduy. 1n tho rour were two flugs, au Awmoriay sud a rod one, which bore the inscription ¢ Arbelter aller Natlonenwerded elnig, Workingnien of all nutlons becoma unifed, A lnrgo number of pumphlots and Communistio pupors Juy around the room, consplcuous amongg which was the Volks-Stuat Sl'm)plu'u Btate), u vory radicul sheot published at Loipzig, Gor- many, ng tho organ of the Uoneral Counoil of tho Intornational Workingmen’s Hocioty, I'ho former editor of this papor wus the notorious Bocialist Liobknecht, but it is now odited by Mr, R, Sciffert, auother ablo Communistio writ- or, ONE OAUSE OF NITTERNEYS, Ono of the mfiu At thiv place, who was excoede | s Dowd b Liw” stisonsa “sgaliaet vocluty, belur CHICAGO, S'A"I,:URDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1873, - asked by tha reporter what mado him #o bittor, roplicd that Lio could not lolp boiug bittor ngalust the prosont systom of socloty, 1o had been an honest workivgman and supported hin family respociably for tho lnst soventeen yonra, but for tho last Lhreo months e lind beon out of omployment, The little monov ho had in tho banlk was soon tsed up, and for the last thrco weols kis family had boen étarving. ,He was too proud to beg, *“nnd, by G—d,” ho added, # the city must give mo worlk or tako tho couso- quences,” Ilany othors of thosq proseut declared them- selvos ndvorso to_ baking monoy from tho Roliof Socioty. Thoy want it to turu their monoy ovor to tho'clty, nud, tho city to givo thom employ- mont, s CONFERENCE OF THE RELIEF SOCIETY. AT TILE COUNOIL OUAMBER. Tho couferenca botween: the Workingmon's Committoo and o speeinl Committeo of tho Comi~ won Council willi tho Rolief and Ala Socioly, took placo lafit oveniny, though in a shape somo- what differont from that which had boon con- tomplated, The muetlufi was at_flrst appointed to be Lield fu tho Oouncil Chambor, but 1t way subkequently arranged to assomble in tho oflico of the Iiclief and Aid Bocioty, on LaSalla stroot. Light o'clock found the Council Chambor well fillod with Aldormon, roprosentativos of tho workingmon, speciators, and here nnd there a policoman, # TIE MAYOR. Mayor Colvin ealled tho meoting to order and anid: OextrEMen i It was underatood at our last meot- ing it tho Bonrd of Tteller undt Afd Soctety - would moct as dn (ho Coutell cliamber this evening, for_tho purposo of explaluing to tho_Council aud tio Come Initteo appointcd by the Worldugmen’s Assoclation ; and thoso wen, and Mr, King, tho President of thut Socloly, and_ dr, Dexter, walted upon ine, aud. wo comparcd notes i1 regord to the matter, aud thoy held tat {t would bo much mory couvenleut for thom to show to tho Workingmon's Assoclution and Lho mom- bers of tho Common_Coiedl composiig that Colnmit- teo, what had Leen done by them for the rollef of tho poor, what alinll bo done, wnd what they wers witling toduin tho fature, Aud they eatfsflod g that that was go, and I esid to thom I would come hero to-night and mest the Com- mitteo, und that, with their consont, we would adjourn to meet ut tho beadyuarters of thelr Bocloly, Tliess gentlemon seemed to tallk very fuirly, and I had every reason to believo that they intend to da what s right, They inteud to relievo the peoplo of tho City of Chicagd that need rollef, and I ‘believe, gentlen‘on, if you will go thero and listen to them, wo will all b redwon to by anlafied that that is tho ase, ‘They way {hey hiave monoy,~plenty of it,—na that thiey 7o antirely willing to dispenno'lb whorover nnys body ean show that this is necessnry ; (hat thoy huvo o desire (o rutuin tho moncy that 14 neceasacy for tho benofit of our people of Chicago that ure necdy, Aud, now, gentlomen, 1t will bo fu Order fur sowo of you to ‘move that we udjourn, ADJOUNNMENT. An Alderman—I wmove, Mr. DPresident, that this meoting ndjourn. ‘Iho Iresident—it is moved and seconded that the Committes now adjown to tho hoad- quarters of the Roliof aud Aid Socicty, > ‘Ilio motion was_ngreed to, and the Commit- toes, accompanied by the spectators, sdjourned to tho oflicos of tho Helief aud Aid Soctoty, No. 49 and 61 LaSalle streot, whero thoy st down round the room. v ;. W, KING, Mr. Honry W. King, President of tho Rolief and Aid Socioty, calied the meoting to order. Ho soid ‘We hnve comobers to-night, gentlomen, membuers of tho Relief and Ald Soclety, to' meot the committeo ap- pointed by the Mayor and somo citizens, an T under- stond, whio are present, aud who dezire 'to know moro about'the worl tsal js accomplishing by tho Chicago ellef aud Ald Socicty, and its oflicers,” Wo avo very e Lhrow mnost of them composed mostly of Gormans, aud was the moat orderly; but, novertheless, thoy scomed to be Efficient drill-mustors wero busy all day drill~ i xoportors wero told that this wus dono only as o pastime, and that thoy need muke 0o mention of tho fack. ‘They know howto rather lave the city uccede to theoir demauds In the ofternoon, a red-haired, middle-oged lady mado her appesranco at tho headquariers aud asked the anxious crowd surrounding her to whom slo bud something of great ime vould” be tho workingmen ull the moral wupport thoy Promlunut wombory ot the Nocioty, who she snid™T At tne Polk stroot headquurters, which was+ Teady to give any information thut you desiro in ror gard to tho work, Our books aro Lere, und wo aro ready to have uny gentleman or any continitico of gen- tlemen cxunino and poss on them. Aud it {hoy miko any suggestion In regard to olr work, aud (ho 1aucr i wluch itis prozocuted, wo shall le giad to dear thoso suggostions, Our worl: la very Jarge, and 1t ds very ouvrous, ud iwo eball bo very' glad to Do asssted ot any timo by whoevor Las the lolsuro aud dispoiition to cowo here, nud assist un in this work, Wo nro lioro ag epresenta- tives of tho people, aind wo desiro fhat tho peoplo shonld understaud tho worl thut fa dofug, 1t 10s been the duty of this Soclely, tiom year o year, to makea Ewoni repork to the Contmon Cotncilof Thls City, Thut report will bemado agafn ou tho first day of Janunry, which is tho aunual thno for by res port (o b madd, If thero uro nuy questionn that auy- tiody deslres to sk, wo slall bo very glad to_ leie them, and X would bo very glad fo hear from Mayor Colvih §u rord to tho naxjse for which theso Colne miltees wero appeinted, THE MAYOR ESPLALS, Mayor Colvin—3r, King, Lresidunt of the Telict Society ; Gentlomen : T appear Luforo you tonight, not purticulurly us tho Miyor of Chicago, athoughi T was udded to that _conumittcs in thut oficiol capacity. The Counefl and myaelf wero wafled on n few cvenings 050, us y0u aro ull wall mware—It you were not there, ,you'Luve read the papers, und kuow what {ranspired— i:y tho Commilteo appoluted by a large number of citlzens, who elajmned tlat they were ih distress, and in necd of relief, Thoy cams to {he Counell as belu, as thiey thaught, the projier place o receive that relef. Wo' vero wholly " nznblo o graut that relief to 1ho fullest extont, but perluus o part, wo wight. Live douc eo; bt to tho fullest extent it was not fu our power, ' Wo had o civll meoting; tho commitloes were nppolnted Ly tho Common Councll, uud 5 commitico was nppoluted from the peojle to confer with tho Tellcf and_AIQ Soclety, its Bourd. “Flant was to havo heen deno Wednosday, but {he ting being short, it was not deemed couvenleut by tho Board, (hey having met your Touor, und Lwo or three ‘mombers of tho Board, and tho matter was deterred il the evouing by consent, when wo wero to Lvo mot at thie Council Chamber,’ T mot Mr. Dexter flais tmornlug, aud_yousself, and" you {houghit that 1t was better, that you could” accompifsh niore,—{hat you wauld'boabld ta how tho committes uppoluted: by thio workinguicn what you had done, what you wers doing, aud Whnt you wore willing to do. Conscquently it wa agroed botween s, that we woull mectat thy Counell” Chumbor, und then udjourn to thut room, Wo liave don so. So fur a8 tho Council aro concorned, nnd the Mayor, woaro sutisfied that tho Iteliof nud Ald Socloty aro i very good orguntzation. ‘Wo may dilfer n Hitls uo 10 the mode of rendering rolicf, but, fu tho wain, woall ayreo that you aro dolig perhapa'sll thyt moy Lo doue. Dut if it 8 not, all douu that sliould Ba doitc, ws ars Batisticd that you luleud to do it uud wo como lers for that purpéa, to give tho Commitico opportunity to spealk to you to-Right on tho kubioct, und for you to oxplain utvay {lioir gricvances ;-and for thut putposo I Wil Toliro, . DrouabY SIr. Hollnai, s Ot A1l addreas you. . Ac IOFEIIAR, 3It, Mr, Toffman—dir. King uid gentlemon; when wo udjourned Werdnesday affornoon it was nated by His Houor, the Mayor of Chicago, thut tho gentlemei composing the Board of tho Afd aud Rellef Sucloty swontd Lo pleased to mect ia o tho Council Clamber “Friday eveniug, T understand hat you this eveniug Tavo extendod un fuvitatlon to all pooplo deeiring to malio an 1uvestigetion of ,your uifalts, bu opportuily 1o oxuniue iuta thom, A LACK OF AUTIHORITY. AnT,and thoother gentlemen who compose tho Comuilittes of tha lboriug people, nnd of tho poor, Tinvo not been delegated for auy siich purposo, T do 10t concelvo how we, a3 auch dclogatey, have any Hight excoptiug 0o tudividuals, to muke mchun oxumitan tiou, IF wa saw it o du 80, We wera delegtd by the peopls who wero proscut” at tho giand mass Icotlug, to prosent our ncw, o o levauces of {he peoplo that- were (hére, to_(lio r and (ho Canmion Counel, anid uot to tho © i cugo Ald aud Reliet Society, Tundcrataod from wlut tho Mayor saud, ond from What I ece, that thoy havo elther misnuderstood or - snfsapproticuded our meare ing, Wo weruwilling to meet tho Conunon Council audl tho Muyor in their officlal cupacitics, ut tho Cotne ol Ghamber, it now it peems you ara ugt wiling to do that, but merely ask uny person, uny fudlvidaa, ta como héro and examino your books snd navertain what youliave dono fu tho pait, what you ure.doing:in the present, and what you propose £0 do I thofututo, COMSMENDS TIlI: $OCIETT. “Lhere can Lo uo mat In_ thjs conusimlty who can honestly und trathfully sy that tho Cbicego A%l and Iteliof Hoclety hina dono o good, Thora {3 1o siich person who lian over suld It or prabubly over il say 1™ oue st i o ecord § 1t hceds 1, Suvectiation, 80 1ar us Tco, Whit you have douo, that you have done, and tho people kuow of it A 10 Wit fou yetll do, nabiody kiiows snythlig about It, A1l wo would layd at beat would bo your yromize, Thnt. probubly would Lo fulfilled, X kiiow of u0 reakon to suspeet that you would not fulfill wht yon now promiso, THE ODJEOT OF 1310 MEETING VERVERTED, . Dut thero can b oo queation that tho object of th niceting §s lolng perverted Into soncthang else—por- haps_eomothiug good, I um ubt hero to guinsay it “But tho objoct of our mcetiug 8 not bulug curtled dut, and T respectrully submit this, W liva not beoit * choseni Lo como_Licro fo_ invostigato Iuto your nifnirs and look Into the Ald und Relict Soclety, Investigato ita work in tho_past, what it 1 dolug at tho presout, und what it §8 proporiug to do du the futuro, Thut was 110k 1o Bubfoct under connideration ut tho 1us~ meetlug, T fuct, tho A und Rollof Sooloty wis uover wientlonod, 3ol onico by nvy sluglo perion who drussed Ut wiccting, nor lsany roferonco mindg to it in tho resolutions which were submitted, or in the putition that was presented, o, by calliilg upon s 1o Invoutigato fn this matter, wowauld nob. bo. dolng Aho iy s woro dolegutud o, do by tho mesting: Liery kgl Lo o beucilt to tho Committeo, but 1L core taiuly does uot moat tho subjoct for which Wo uro called upan to sppear, And iho very fact that you gentlemen havo dinregarded the call that was mady to you by tho Mayor ward tho Oommon Connuil—for wo did nat extond that eall—you hovo discegusdod it, And thant, you will pereoivo, prosents nltogethior u diticrent fauud, ond puta thy wholo matter Upuu o differeut busls, Wo aro not lero fo iry you, The peoplo of tho ity of Ohlcago” ars eapabls of “arelviog at o yroper verdich, without omy futerforouce, I you Liwvo commltted wrong, that of tho Committee, wrang will.bo oxposed : 1f you Lave dous riglt, you will recelve tho credit, A MISUNDERSTANDING, lub the vory faot thiat you hinve culled us together, | 408 590 AV avkod U 1D GUkD BekeyemfoF Whih Wt | “wero laboring under,—pf yaying these morlg: Thtatton wothansyou, lliougl wo 01d not expect 1, nor enre partioulary fo recetva it, that Dot helng (o object of onr gatliering,- 4 tho very reason of your calling uw together hiera shows, gontiomen, that’yoi mistnderatund altogetier the notive of {his move- mont, Now lot fip Do candid un theso things, 1LOW ME A8 UEEN ALUSED Go far 59 T am conceracd fudividually, T have been maligued, T invo been misrepresontad, T bava been villticd, "Thio pross of (his city havo urgad upon the poople, and upou men fn uninority, to fndict mo, Yot Dot for one moment would that induce me to keep nilent ws to flab of whick T dosiro to mpeal, On tho other hand, it would not induca mo to npealk §il of thoso who o ot _deservo it, T may be, liko ofhor luman Lehigs, comovwliat passione ate, "I prosumo T ain ot governed nllogethiar. by g zeson, Lowever amall ratton 1 may ussens, Bt 10 action i the Jatt of any.people Wil fuco mo to BWOrve one hnir's-breadth from what I consider to be lufl duty aud the truth, I will vilify no man herauso othor nien avo villlied me, - T will) nob mpeats fl of any soclety nor nny sel of mci, becuure the mon whom 1 ‘ropresont, and tho representatives of this peaplo bave bea villliad by othera, 4 NEBLAIANY PRULIMINARIES, - Wit your kind Indulgence, gentiomen of this Donrd, ‘and thioso of you who 7o lierd present, for I supposs you all tuko o deep intercat in (Lis mat- cr, and I prosumo thero: was nolhing clso thit woull have fnduced you fo come loro but tho gemeral welfaro “of tho community, X bellovo that you nro nuxfous to devisa n right nethod and » proper ieans (o bring about tho Lattering of tho coudition of tlings as they now are, Tl PROTLE AT HIII: RUNDAY MEETING, Bt n order that you may do so, you must bocome awaro of, wad Informed of all the clrenmatunces of the cage, You must first hovoe the facts beforo you ean roagon upon them, und como to auy conclusion, That vast gathoriug_beld laat Bundiy wis composed princ- Paliy—1 muy vay nlmost exclusivoly—of uboriug meu, Ihiere wero not mauy amoug thems that had got to the loweut atate of degradation, nor misfortuno, nor begs gary, Tho great auajority of (hoso mch had not drauk the droga nt the bottom of the eup¥of misery, T great majority of theso people wero men who, during all the days of thels manhood, had worked n tho oweat. of thelr- brow. for ’ thelr dufly pread, Thero wero ortlnane, (bore wero Inborerd, thero weroimen wiio Liad learaied somo tradn, and who buve, for o fow weeks past, {uconsoquetico of the financial crisls and the panic, béen thrown out of cmployment; and clther thraugh tho ald of thefr friends, o thirough credit with tie peoplo with whon thoy dealt,—~with thelr grocers, with thefr cobblors, and 8o ou,—thoy havo not got yet 1o tho yolnt of starvas tion, although & great muny of them Lud reached tho cud of their credit and the Jimil of the aid that thoy coilld reciivo from helr fricuds, A groat many of thicso peaplo hiavo littlo fots with Louses erocted tipon tham, thelr Lomesteads, on_ which they nre still in. doblcd more ar less, on whiell morigakos e, And they woro troulled Gt aceount of o uteret {hey and the Intereat on tho principal, “They had gono about from factory to factory, from individual to indivjdual, sslang whut wo all usk,~labor. 'Thoy conld udt get it "They appreciated tho roxson why theso factorles Diad stopped, why the wok (i the faztories had mK. ped. Thicy pprecluted that in- conspequenco of tho punio a groat many men who, porhags, wero willing, viero unablo to givo them work, or, at. Icist, remurets ato thom for it, ~ So (Lt you sce, gentlemou, you have Leon Inboring nnder very great milgapprohensionge certulnly a great mony of you—with Yogard to {ho minke-up of theso people. Now, remonber, they wero not slarving poor, Now, remember, they wore not those who had subslsted upon public charity, and they \ora ot peoplo who wero. sulforing tho ‘Tangs of ubgor, WIAT TICT WANTED, Now what they did thoy did ‘us all otber peoplo would do in casea siuilar to that, They cama to tho Couicl Chiamber to doliberato and_advise with tha Council “as to tho proper meons of alloviute ing thelr condition, " to do away with thole * suffering, ' 'Thuy possossed mo capital, * Thoonly capilal iloy posscssed was in tho shupe of musclo, ‘Floy coull fubor, bLub thoy wero idle, Aecustomed fhrough loug years to work, thoy desfred o worls, Thoy were desious of makiug a llve dug: they did not want to bo {dlo at their Lomes, and cac iip thio littlo gavings (hat they had acenmulatid to apply to 1lio necealtics of the future. Thero fs core {afuly nothlng wrong in that, I-usk overy man who was Proscut at that meeling, ad {hoso who wero not 1 beg to refer to tho roport of the papers w regard o that meoting, whether it was not, without n sliglo ex- coption, tho best conducted and least nolsy moeting that s eyer been couvencd in tho City of Clicago, Tho large Linll of tho Turn Socioty was fifled, so that it Was ouo living massof bungn: flesh. Who Jowor bull waa crammed full, aud thonkands conld not got ndmit- tance, yet thero wasno disturbonce, thero waa no riot, NOTHING UNLAWFUL 81D, Jut, o, thero was ot 1 ‘siuylo pycalier thero who abtered oything (hat wus uafafal, sltbough they might havo uid things that were improper, it nio- Jority of (ho spealers—I présumo all of them with my humblo exception—had hoyer npokon in’publlc bew fore. They uight Lavo beed men of considerablo fu- Alleet, but ceriainy they wero nut men of any partio wlar education, I would ask of uny of theso gentiemen here, who Bave spoken i pulily, lawyers like M, Doxor ond Nr, Xtocentbal, und tomo of tho other geutlemen here, men whohave ' delfvere - lectures, vhethor they huve apolienihupon any subjeet, eithes relfglous or politieal, or at t\m forum, whelher thoy huve not beon carvled awayh by the imtpulses of (holr hearls, whother they have not eald things, personal, wnd without deckiingh fo . o sk xm% fo o luck I would even Dexter in the experionco of his loug logal life, nndt tha ofher gentlemun who belong o (b legal frafernity, whether thioy hiave uot snid thinga whicl they wero sorry {hat gy b sl bt upil of o wgust presenco of o Judige, 1 Bito 0 Thoso. Testiatuts whlel ats.resting npon évory luwyer to confine himkelf witiu tho cvie dence of (ho ease, Theeo men ure not poliahed sprake crs, Not only §s that so, but I tell you, sir, that s to onc of the speakers, ut Ioast, T Iuow that when bo ade dresecd thot crowd, that HUNGEIL GRAWED AT JU18 YITALS, 16 Liad n starving family ot biome, und theso mon who lift Uicle volces agatnst tho nlternnces of the poor aud yilicted, 1 Wwould Havo Qicin, ut (o 53840 position, and seo what they would say, But, sy, thero was no a singlo word utiered there (e was unfuwful, UL RESOLUTIONS. They camo togetler; they parsed o scrics of reso- Intious with which I bad nolhing to do in the world, ‘tho esiitenco of waich I did not kuow” until oy tero unonimously passcd by that usgembly, Now, theso resclutions wera presented (o thie Hoard of"Aldermen, and to Mis fouor thg Mayor, “Tlioy miy not Lavo el cottched 4n such. beautifol Tunghiago us thoy might lavo been ; they mizht hava contalued many things that porhaps propurly thoy ought nat to uvo contalned, sud_probably they wero not alilled Jouruallats who got thou up, bl thiey wero Iuborlg people, And I say, oveu ua_ o thewa, thoro Wi 10 Inuproper livguago ih thew, T would sny thut thiezo was 1to ditegality alout thew, No insolont des wand was mado for 1abor, These poople did not. eafl upon the ity of Chicaga to foed ticns, Thoy did ot thluk thet the mundeipal corporation vias thoro to feed peoplo iu_ idlcucss, - ANl that they did, a8 regards this question, was ‘whab thuy bad’ ropeatedly dono beforo, fu their applications to private individuals, ' to tho mon with fonndvics and manufictorles in this city,—to asl: for work, ‘They asked § yroperly, - Thoy afd to tho Gity Conneil: # Hore, gontlemei, wo ard dealitnt ; wo Luvo been ot of cmployment ; wo Lave uo money 3 wo lave no sueaus of bubelstonco ; wo havo mscls § wo uro labors r6 5 we v wrilling to'labor now ; o como to yon s who a8l ¥ou to giva un lahof, if you have got it to glve avoy, I theto ura shy improvoinonts Lo b eir- vied on, Tot it bo done, W6 aele ; to a2 it order to alloviaty our give You a return for whot you anything fnsolent, anylhluy susthiig fnproper in that conrso? Oun thery be abyflsiniy sabd Lhat 4 too Ligh und Loo good for theea people, thit they should huvo comoasking for wark, rafugg tian o depoudent upon jublio charlty for oxtatoncr TR COUNCIL, Vihiat did the Comuion Council do? T intimated to {l:0 Common Council that the wording of thioto. reios Iutions wus tol, perhias, altogelher proper. I told thiews, tho night that thcso resulutions wero presented, that {hoy mlit ot altogethir moct with thelr up- provals aud £ tohd them they shonld glve ittt cous siderntion which the utterances of {he poor und needy ura nlways cutltlod to, Aud thoy gave it that consid. cratipn, Howo peoplo huve sulq it was wroug for thotn, and §L Was Wrong for us, and for auybody, ‘o bave Leen counveled With thfs movement, aad for {hem {0 Lo been fuvited o Lo present ut tha Counell Chinte ber. T tell you, tir, that, wa & malter of fact, I wis giad that thicse heoplo werourged fo bo there, for by tholr conduct, by tho mauner fi whic (hoy conducted tlemaelves, yon, elr, uud uhl of you precent, wero and must be conviuced, b every mezber of the Doard of Aldormen, and tho'Mayor, \ros coninecd, thzt it was uot & telicino Lo nealwt tho’fdlo and undéserving that night, You must Luvo Leen convhiced they wero bravo ond Lrito mengenen who belfove in lawi men awhio ud really beon fntrumental in the suppiort of the Governiaeit, Tho Proscuco of (o police, brought thoro hy tho Uty Gavernmeat, slowed (hat tio Prosi- doutof Wi Counell nnd ths tuembera of the meotiy autnundorstood this movement, sud {ho elaracter of the peoplo Who composed [t And for nothing ol that tho etlent Dndleation of fho cltacter of theso Deople, i I glad that thoy worsd here, BMONL MILEFIENTATIONS, Ono paper u sald that 1 mnufutained that 1 was T fhot bronght theso Pflumo lown vgaing that T waid that the peoplo of Ohfeago shonld ba glud that I had combated tlieso uen, wnd _tmued thom o, ud ot they biad not een ullowed to do anylhing wrong, Sir, 1 wiover utlered thoso words, 1 told 1l mentbers o that Comuitteo’ thut uo yvalss shonid bo glven fo wmo for that that thero vay no miracle connoctod With 1§ bub L was nothing clss but tho' Iawfuliicss of theso lawwabldiug cllizons 1t mudv thew disperso when thoy wero akied f0 go, Bupposo theeo people lusd 1ok gono to the Connell 3 muppoan a it commite feo hind jgouo thero,—what \would the Counelt linve skl 7 Thoy would havo mid: “ ITow do wo know thoro f4 such doatitution? Ilow can wo bo mada aWaro of tho fact thut tlicra s such mincry in tio ity 4 You uro bitk o houdful, Whero uro theeo thowunds of ‘veoplo erylug for bread, for subsialvnce, tor atd 17 WILAT 2L COUSCIL, WOULD 10, 1o Common Council sald this when wo et thom 3 They told Uk,—I refer now fo_tho Commiitieo mecthig, Taenaara il o o s wil e, pblle Impeor: menia; wo would bo willing to bufld (at tunnel o Fallorlon iwentlo wo would ooy thero Jwopl fn yardous waye, 1€ vio hiad tho monoy,” Uo of tho goii- won of {llo Finunco Coumitied told 10 that” th aetiey bt fual, waall, ton corlaf oxteut, Inow Deforo tliat tho Tresbury of tho ity was deploldd, Ono olhicr guntionun statud tiat, uccoidig to the clinter of tho Oity of Chlcalsu,—ani’ thla was nows, of courso, to o great” muny of thy gentlemen belongloy to this Committue,— DREVITY SUAOKRTED, My, King=Alow W6 {0 xemind you, Blr, HoZman, IR “licto to remuve tho debris of tho Court-Houso unto " Was thero, that an many ofhers wlsh to ayenk hers, to be as brlet sl piossiblo, 7 v Mr, Hoflman—I am -through in aminute, If wo ik ot for the purpoes which hos beon miggested, T Dresumo all these remarka wonld bo in order, M, Klug—Thegaro all fu_vrder, bnt wo would like 3o {0 bo i birler & possible, beeaau tlicra ato olbers Who wonld iko to apear, ; M, Toffman—Wo aro not delegated fo lnvestighto your afinirs, snd I do not presumc thero in n gontice ma hero who 48 willing o earen tn do i, 1T tliile wa may como to the aibject that fs really beforo s, nud ot o on Lo tho examination that you huvo suygcatod, #ir, hecausg there i nod o mugls pecron hiere, 5o fur 08 1 knniv, wilo fa desfrous of investigating your affairs partienlarly, THE 0OUOIT ATATH, Now, they then safd : Vo have n monoy § we can fok o iy & seocab putwomo f o e ol work pluco, atd that will be done, wo bave no doubt, whether thl‘l Relfef and Ald Soetely comes to the nid of tho clty or not, Wo munt linvo money.” Now, I would remful you, g1ty {hnt, beforo the Committes camo to the Coun- cli—aud I will now speak of your own coucern—that hefore tho Committes cumo to tho Olty ‘Qouncli, u reso- lutton was passed, by menns of which the Committco was Lownd to' walt upon you, mir, and tho gentlemen composing tho Rollof ond Al Soclety, and “upon ko Beard of Couuty Commissloneri, lo g0 if thoy would como und hely tho eity under tho circumatances in which thoy wero now placed, That was dono beforo tho Commitico nr- tived,—a thing that the Committeo had nothing fo do with ; becaure, sir, they were not delepated to uppear Lefota you, andl this whalo concern really 18 o coticorn betwoeh you and fhe Clty Governmontsund not be- tireon you and tho represeutatives of tho people, 1¢ THLY ONLY HAD Mon, Well, mr, when wo cama thero, they botnd the Com= milteo'to walt upan you. Now, [l thiug veducos ftelt right to this here—to como to the hard yun ;. Tho city Linu 10 funds ; tho city, howover, gays—so at least the Aldermen_soy—tliat, “\vo aro willing to put thess peo- ple ot work; wo ara willing to push for- ward gomo Of . ticsn _things, 1f “wo but bad tho mioney,” Mr, _‘Chompson, of tho Board of Public Worke, told ua that, as to nuy con- tract nvolying an_expenss of over $500, &6 Lud to bo Iet to tho lowest blddor. Now, whatever motivo may have heen with tho Leg- trlnturo in circumacribiug (o power of ko Board of Aldermen, I know not, nor care I3 but that communi- cation showed to tho Commities tuut the Doard of Al dormen could renlly not Lilp theso people, bocauea It thoy first would havo to publish this thing and {hen stellio §t off o tho lowest biddor, nud lcave them to go on with the worlz, by that timo probably spring wonid come, and the necessily of relief would hava vanishod, 8o 50u fee, by 6 1notion mado by a member of tho Board of Aldérmen, soconded by him, nnd nuanimonse 1y carried by thiom, ihey proposed th meet you mnd aisk you whothor yoii wouli bo wilkiug to give thom that motioy. WILL THE RELICE BOCIETY DO 1T? And thot brivgs us to {ho fssue which I desired to lring forward oll along. 1t briugs us to un fasue, getis tlemen, thit you will not Lo ablo to ovade, T say nat iliat you care to doit, or that you propoto to do it but it will bring you to tho qucstion, yea or no, whethior you will glvo fhat oy UL WANTS IT TURNED OVE: Wa do not propose to investigata your books, I do not know whetlier your books be right, or whetlier ey bo wrong ; nor care I, What I do cure,—and I cull uipon tho City Government to Jook inta this (Ling,—is to usle you,—thoy, a8 tho city, to ask you to turn over this moncy to tho cliy, i order that they may go on and employ thiesu peoplo. Now, that was tho objoct for which we wero called together, If you do tiot proposo to ailow us to upeak ahout this subject ; if you want to cut us ofr; if jou, edr, as Clialrman litro, und wo beiug m yous yremites, | will gy to us that this invealigution s not n aubjech that enn bo broachiod hore, let Jt bo annonuced by you, and I will tako my seat, 4 - v, King—The Chote has made fio such futimation, REANONS FOR: DOING IT. 3, Hoftman—Tlien you wil permit moto proceed. I desiro to givo you somo reusons, aud tho gentlemon compusing this Board, why they sMould turn’ over this mbuoy totho city, A8 T understaud it, so ab loast tho newspupers anuotnced, this Iy merely a charitablo e stitutlon, You were organized for {lio purposo of re- loving €hd disiress of thoro who wero absoluicly necdy, and thiose who wero beggnrs, us it woro, Thut 13 all that you can do, Nov, eir, you.wlll pardon mo for eaying it,—for, ~when T tell You ths, T apeok bk whinty 8 g by thote “sands of pooplo I this city,—that you do uot. rerform your duty fully, Nov, this may 1o true, or it may bo Tulke. 'Lhe fack thnt 20,000 peoplo Linve gathered to- gothier “Sionday ovoniuyg around the Court-ouso shiould prove that you do ot relieve o necesaitics of all, Ly your own statemcnt, having but iftcen men to uld You in this thing, i’ socms to e svident that, under tho circumatances existing, oa they how do oxist, you cannot xollovo i many caucs, or do all that in Tedtred s but, i, oven concciing {hat you do all {hiat cun bo'doud by soclety of . that-obuvcter, utill ou cannot meet io demands of fhe situation, AUPEAL YOR ‘TILL MONEY, Bo I pruy to you, eir,—and you, youtiomen, that ye- loug to this Committed,—to givo WWin monoy to tho clly, Donotuse it Tuskyounot for these peaply merely, Do uot mcrely give them ‘alme, becato i {iat sy Sou il goteinto o impropor aplelt fn then you willinuko them think thut, whonever thoy aro noedy, thoy hava but just to apply. Thoy have d right to deuund food, whetlier you giv thew any roturn forit or not. You degeucrato theso people, When you shiould strive {0 uplold {heir naubood. Thero inve been a great mauy chargea made against tbis Commite tee and agatust (lls Board, Slr, it 15 not coninod to tho poor sl lowly-miuded amouy your own natlonale ity, and I bellove, with ono cxcoption, you ars il Abiericans, Among your own_notlonallty, sir, thera are hundreds ond tuonsauds who bolfevo’ that thero ara gome of you who du uot terform tho trust which you ure intrusted to perform, ‘lals moy bo true, or iLmoy bo false, I s not hers fo muk any nccusalins ogainot you, for T know hot enough of your workinge, I kuow (hfs much merely: thut you Liave yel lett, o6 1 underatand it, £GU0,U00 thit Teally Lelong, 1ot to you, but to tho - City of Clieago, 1t isnot yode funds, ugw tho” fuuds’ of privato fndividuals of this city, sir, “There will bo n demund fhat will go forth, vot {rom the throatx of tho unciploved f ihe poor marely, but from th peoplo of this cliy, thut thut moavy shall Lo counted, HE WILL RETIRE TO PRIVACY. But, sir, I this councetlon I would uot cast an; asperalous njon Lereous wuo belong (o that Doard, but I sy (his nitcli T shall, from this moment, re. tive fo Mk privacy from which I was soluctubtly drawn by tho cell of tiia peopic, oud I shall leavo (biy matter whero it uragiaally belonged,—lu tho Lawds of thio Aldermon of (s City of Chicago, nud its Mayor, und ropresentutives of tho poople, ' clected by tho people, to count tho peoplu's tion 4p _ MR, DEXTER REPLIES, 3. Dexter—I hiuk and bopo thut thero fs eomo Tuisisicss to do liere which wocun go (o without i~ dulyiug in uny attacks, or attemplivg to inllamo any fecllug, and T wa sorry to hear tho gentloman who Lia Just adiressed us oy that hio s uny expeetation of retiring from tho ciuto of thoso peoplo who ary sutioring,—if they uro suifering,~to privato lifs, I 1y heart s moved Ly thele unficrings, as I doubt not it 15, und Lo desires to ussuage thewm, wo fuvile Lis hearly und_carnest co-operation, It'fs tow at tho Legitniug of 4 Lurd aud long winfer, nud Low can ho goutleimna excuso himeelf, wih all ‘bia rdor, fu tho Torum of Lis own couscletice, if Lo abandous! as To hus informed us b was atout'to do, ko sacred o causo w0 early iu the Listory of It noccssitles, [Applause,] A PEITINENT QUESTION, | Now, I wisl t0 rpeuls with the gentleian concerning Whit 110 ey with respeet,—that fs, 18 much reapect s it deservea, 1o says thot Lo hus ot como bers 10 fim vestigate this Sociity, Who bus uskied thnt Ls should 7 1t 18 1dle Lo statg Uit Jasuo or deciiuo it, Wo ol no investigation, That 18 not tho lvaue, Wo muko no Dromis, tiof o ay, Veew utiered for us, ~ Iind supposed, from somo things (ut bad bocu niteibuted 10.tho goutiemun, that Lo wanted au Investigution of tho Rerlef aud Al Gocloty, and T shall usk biui, beforo ho retires from tho roons, to adliers to thuse’ (hings thut havo been @tlored or to deny them ; to shy thiat hw bas Loeu—as I (Linl, if ho Las been' at all— most foully mis-stuted und Mierepresented in regard 1o what ho bus said ubout thiu Board, or that lio stands Uy what ko hua satd, And T refer to'this, COUNT TIIL MONEY, 1lc hna heen quoted by tho papors as saying that, T AL not beliov tify Board bad tho wmoney, Now, if Lo is tho cliataplon of tho people, ho whould moko the neccesary effort in that vegard, and wo now fuvity bim 1o count {ho money, and ho lo ns geod u to do it us anybody cloo; cod (et I shull awl him Lo do befors b6 leaves ihis room, T shall sk 10 025t to you, fn belalf of tho Relief and Ald So- clety, wiscro this money 18 doposited, wud to unow you ovory’ dollar of 3t IF you wish to couut it, 1 put tho question to you nd, It you aronn houcst mon, deserye ing 10 bo lzioned to ind reapected iu the comunupity in which yout live, you will efthor do that pr recall tho ro- marks that have been altributed {o yow, und ir not properly stiribated to you, discluim then, Tiow, what should Lo the bustuons of this gathoring 7 Tiis goutletnay eays there aro thoneanda of peoplo 1 whusu beholf Lo #pesks, who want food, Uhwto ura ten or twelvo gentlomun liera who Liavo Leen for ton or twelvo years ndinfulstering tho uffafes of this Rellef Hocioty, not 4 thedutorents Of the tich, Whom do wo roprecent? We aro siokon of us though wo wWoro un arlstocraoy ; as thoufpl Wo wero opprozsors, All of ny for ton yewrs, ubd most of we for thire feen, lave given voluntury eorvico i bebalf of "tho very peoplo of whom you speal. “Iho rich anck well-ta-do get nono of Ll wonoy. Wo uro tha ulimoners of this fund for tho poor, or vo nro the atmouers of 1t for nabody at all, COME AND LELY, Novw, you kay thors uro eutlering people, Wo oel Yo to'co-operitu viith us fn earrylug the dubitrses iucnti of tuls Socloty (o thew, uud tw-others, of thio food which thoy ucod at thele homes, But'do your suppoce, uir, that you will aver bo oxcied from thut sacted duty 'y miro radumontado, by lowt talky 1¢ yui wv e peoplo's fricud, aud o felond of tho snileriug, you will desist from Your orations,und orate 1o mote ¢ but whot you tud o i wio i $0ioring, o witl brlug Ltia libro by tho unid and wo wil 16 Ilevo Liw suticrings, and will_shuw you, befora you leavo to-ufght, that 1t is oo of the functlons of This Buclety to Teliove the sufforing ; thnt (L the peoplo’s money, Phers 1 16 disgraco i takiug 1, Our ro- #onrces uro ubundant 0 reod those who' aro . nocd, You eny wo caunot mcot this want, “Lhis Socfoty bua cired for (ho ueedy sinco (Lo fire, aud no mk did o bupgor, © As far us' we Inwow, 1o woman or child lins wulfered ; no erion hias frozou to deathy during theo two_ fortiile winiers, utid it yousay thist wo liave not tho fuatsimentali 10 rellovo the want of this eily, wo kay (Lt aur rec sliows thut you nzo mistaken, ' Wo lave our visitors out wmong {bo needy, Wa feel our hearts Jed 1o ree leva tho snlerlug, utid Wo are at aur wark hour ftor hovr and day sftcr day, doinig it; and if you kuow anybudy who Iv Luugry Urlng Io'sigbt bero 1f you OW AUy WLO e slluring from Lubgok, W Qud's o8 - TPibane, L ey NUMBER nnmo bring them fo one doors and wo will rollexa theie wants, [Applauee,] ¢ WE WILL MERT THR 193UE, S 1¢ 40 o Lroad e, but 1 81y fo you it wo nro ready 10 1ncot you upun it aud tho peoplo will. not bellavy you, It yon do not ncct ur, You know we aro na o ‘matlufactuting corporation s you kuow, au a nwer air, tliat wo linvo ot legal Tight to givo o dallur o thll money in tho mamicr thut you: demnnd that It abull o given, Vil you nay, as o Inwyer, int wo liavo aportlels of ‘right 1o ueoh dollar of i€ in that way? Wo dlo nol controlsmunufacturing outerprices, nor 1y concorus of lubor, Thoso aro very properly sud wieely loft fn tho Lands of tho individal, Wo havo fried 1o bo truo nnd homeat i our distritution of these funda, whicl wo admitt belen to tho people, When Inbor Docomes confuued nn commerca deranged, and tho peoplo want, there #hall bo no Jgnomiuy 'nttaclied to rocoiving nselstance, Bettor men thau citlier you or I hiavo {aken from this Boclely, not charlly, but their Tight, and whon the Sociely'ts in thut contlition we ara ghdl Lo sorvo tho ople, Wo thin wo do It wifh waria licarts, und God nowws, I hopo wa do it in a proper rpirit, (Applauee] We moan to do iL, and, gentiemen, 1€ there are snfTer ing peoplo on tho' West Sido, and o buvo not reched then), cono fu nud BTRIRE MANDE with us in the work, Wo Luve ono catss, and it Is anobloono, It {a canso ws wacred ag humnbity, aml 08 blith wsmerey, It is a mubject thnt enliels onr come- moun sympathies, and, 10 far a8 tho friowls of this So- elety will permt, como to thu reicue of thy poor and tho bufferiug, Wo all stand upon u common platosm, [Applause,) WO AILE TIIE AUTOORATS 7 Aro wo doallng ont money $n thelr Lelinif 2 Who nro the fricuds o tho poor 2~ Are thiey thoso who encotir- oo them by idlo taik of this Lind, or thoso who, by active, silont” offort, miujater to them in thele sutfor- ings and in tho ulleviation of their condlifon? No mun - regrots moro: than I do the presont conditton of tho city, ILuow that, firat and foremost, full occupation at remunerativo Wugru 18 tho boat thing for a mumt ; but, {f that cannot bo liad, fn tho timo of tearelly uo man noed bo afraid or nsliamed to nek tho assistadico of such ngencics In soclcty ns tho goud nnd ‘Denevolont, outof thelr ubitndance, huvo celablisticd, ‘Thero {8 no ignominy connccted with it, Our purpose—witliont paesing furiher into o general iscunsion o8 to whnt tbis - Society bas done— is to “meet {his Committes uob in tho vi Y of asperefon or reproach, We call wo bard namess wo do uot may flat you are tho Comimiue, or that you mean ‘to incite Violenco, Wo tale it for granted nlg 1 linve been moved by somo wunt. Woarosorry it bna eecaped onr attention, and nothing leads us to euspect (Lut thero may not bo Quito nt much wunt us Wo bave supposcd, oscopt tho somowhat DEFIANT WaT in whichyou dfsclatm tiio aid which we tonder, and ont to wiint you conceive to bo our tuty; whicki you must Low canuot bo our duly—to turn this monny over to the cily, which T do not kelove would roceive it, nnd which has 1o mozo right (o recelvo it than wo Miive to give it i A Famn OFFER, Tut {f these wants aro Lo Lo mict, and theso fater-. ceatu ure nt our hearts, T fuvite, iu tbe nwno of the Chi- cago Relfet und Akl Soclety, the attention of theso Cotumittees .10 two things s Firat—If thoy want to &now what woaro dofng, wo will have our Siporh tondent toll them ; wo wili bavo hint explaii_our sys- fom. Itis notoxpeustve. It fu quiot, Wo tufuk it s efloctive. If they want to know whero our money 8, wo will fell {han how mush wo linve gat, for it 18 thetr mony, and then wo suy, * Guntlomen, If thero ix ady cnlargemont of the work proposed ; 1f thero is ouy necossity for it, Dleaso ho good enough'to stop talklug nod go 10 bix nces, aunl wld in oune effectivo pln for geltiung thirou Aho ferribla winler that is hefore us, (Applavse,) ALD, RCUAFENEN, Ald, Behaffaer brxelly rocited the proceedings had at ihe mectingn of the Committees, and -statod that the reolution offered by Iim and adopted did not contome plate that o demand should be made upon the Relief snd Aid Socicty to luan or give up the monoy in its keeplug, but the purposy of tho resolution was, that thiey sliould meet tho Socloty and doviso the best meana of oxtending tho rollef rought, 1o submitied that thero might Lo a queation as to whother tho Society’s methiods might not bo fnproved upou by bilugiig tho rolief noarer to tho Lomes of ho peoplo—for insiance, by establishing ‘branch depots in varions puris of tho clly.” Ho cited thocasoofn woman liviig a loug woy off In {ho ¥lftcenth Ward, who had been put 1o & great deal of trouble to socure relief, ond suggested that somu chango fu the syatow wan necesary fn_ order {0 moet such cages, 1o repeated that there was no demand ot motuey on tho Jart o ho Common Councll Com- ittoc, TUP. WAY OF DOING DUSINESS, T Iing obl tlint e meeting vould b best fne formed of the practleal workings of (s Socloty by {ho Buperintendeut, M. Trucsdell, whom b calléd npon for svme explanation r. Truendell reartily- complicd wiih the roquest, and proceeded to roa tho following : RULLG YOI VIAITONS, Visitors must. carefully read inclosed papors, and mugt malco themsolves fumiliur with tho Wistory and previons action in tho esse, and report vy ehaigs i clrcumstancos, Ly it Buwer overy question and Ol overy an; ey must ask for and visit roforences when applt- canta aro tuknow, “Luty must uat only glvo applicants’ statemonts, but thiciz own_ impressicue, ne (o clreunatonces, habits, gencral uppearanco of {lings about tho promscs, aud all athier iyortaut poluts beering upon the case, It i our work and purposo o aid temporarily all cates of want and aufforig, and. uat to provide lixie i, or to exmpt {rom labor, or to unticipata probubls wante. Viliors mut diserimingto closly thoroughlynil impartially al cases ref “Tlieir buslness Is simply to got facts, amd nll facty enring upon {ho cuse, 8o that o cloar judgment can bo mudo wp from writton' statementr, j 10 any caso fs found of Immiedinto_nctuinl saffering, visitors wmay rolurn at oco to this oflico wilh report or, if toolato 1u thy day, they moy do whnt 1 abso- lufely indispeneable to guard ugainet uetual sufforing until rellel can o rent, “They must date all reports aud sign thelr namea, 1o iicn gavo a dotailed statement of the nuwner in which rellef was afforded, ALD, M'GRATIL. Ald. McGrath—Geutlemen : 1L seeun to mo our obe Joct f4 hurdly undersiood, - Wo coni liere, 1ot with View of uskig any of tho questions that tho Drevi dent fs esplafufng, Wo did not como hcra to ind fault, Wo lmow cerlaln cases of poverly that bavo ‘been brought to the notics of tho Hoclety, nud bavo Loon relfoved, Wo do kuow, aleo, that thero aro thousands of men out of emyloy: meut fu thio Gily of Chicago, uud. overy other city s tho United States, in conroniicuco of (bl grcat finame clal ponio tlini we'linve, Tt I3 obly (ko beshiniug of thio winter, and pooplo out of omploymout faw fit: to meet {nahall ap here on tho Southwest Sido nud and report erred to them, pws resolutions demanding work or bread, Now, I do uot bellovo thero iy ansthing very' Cwrong ubout that, . They © i not'know Low tliey wero going to ohtafn work, Thoy ara nearly out of moncy, ond thelr credit 48 noarly outat thogrocers, whero thoy huvo beew oblainiug provisions ; and they wero not aware, T presune, fhi, tho Tiolief and Ald “Socluty was goluyg to adopt any ncans to relieva them § nor were thuy nwars thut tho Common Council was ' golug (o udopt. 1ueuus for that puzpose, Now flioy bave held their meeting und hrought their grievances bifore tho Cowicll—thele own representalives as (hoy thought, Thoy say their monvy 35 nearly oxhausted, £3 Is ulso their credit, and thero 13 no prospect for employment for them during {he coming inouths, and tuey uel the Common Couneil to do something for thom,—glvo thern some cmployment, Now, wo find we aro not ublo to do fhat to an extent that would bo a relief (o the peoplo out of employ= Imont. “Tliey 8y thero uro noarly 20,000 of thewa alto- Rether, X0 crry womi, Tho works that tuo clty hus boen carrying on aro doue, for tho preseat time, Diiring tho winter months Wo eunuot carey on theso Improvements, Tho eity out of money, tho wprovements conld not Lo “ho contractors wha Layo In fhelr bruds cone tracts for certain nprovemonts that wanid give & largs amouRE of Work eiinot go on with the werk, Wo bis Ieved tho proger plaeo for thieso peaplo to como with thelr gricvancgs was to this Rolief ond Afd Boclety, from the fuct that it hud Leewstated thut tho Soctety Liad neariy 3600,000 in el posaesslon, THLY ATE NOT PAULERS, Now, it recns o mo that thess peaple eaiinot ho considored paupers, Choy aro not Iho chis of Jieopl thins (e Nelie? qud A Socioty Luve baen {n tho hallt of usalsting, Woknow that thero uro hundreds of poor peoplo in tho Olty of Chicago—denerving ones, tuo—whom tho Rlfef and Akl Sociely luve ben g porting all through tho' sumumer inoutls, Lut tioy 470 1ot supported tho class of men Who uro now doe munding rolicf, ‘Lhis {8 an extromo case, and tho ucstion for “(ho Oommon Councit and for tho " teller aud AUl Socloty to . cousider i, how thoy aro besl fo ect theso domands that Linve been mado by thoio peoplo. 1¢ the Nellef aud A1 Soclely nro contident that thog ara wblo 1o meet ull {ho demands of thoro peaplo,—hat thero {5 no dungeer, trom tio fuvestigations mud?, of anybody gos ing Dungry theougl tho winter,—T belfovo wo are il sutliled witd propavod to o home, [Gucors,] “Thora aro ko of ho gontlemen hero Wwho huve boen npe poluted by tho laborlng ien, and I tupposs that thoy duslyo (o say somolhingto o3pluin tholr own postilor, Dul T um explelning my own now, us o inezber of thi Common Cannell, 'TiI: CITY CAN DO NOTHING, T do not holievo thit tio cit, ot present, ts propared fa relieve the necencdtlen of (o largo suber'of . men who aro ot of employment, 1am - contident of thit, Wa liuvo not gob tho meats to do it 4 wo were ne clied 3 and IF wo biad work to givo thow, we have not tho moncy o givo tem when fue wor fn- donv, . We Delloved this was tho placo to cono, uBd vio. bolievod thav iy was - tho e soclely for thowo mien {0 mako thele grievancen known (o, from tho fuct that io aro not ablo ta rolleve {hom, 1 do 10t beliove o siuglo member of tho Common Cotne el eamo bigro wilh tho infoution of usklug auy finpertl. nent questlons, aud what questiona you wod uple theso people, " Who question to bu “determiucd b what uro Wo'to do with theso pooplo thiat aro unor Ployed? Aud i€ you (hibl that you ean rollovo icm,— st yout uro projured 10 meot all tho nueessitios (i, Lo irought to your motico during the winter,—I ‘mn eatfefled wo Luve no further | Lushess Lero, and tiat we may rotive, That i what wo deiro to know, awd it seeins (o nio fo Lo the ouly queswon wo are o decdo, A BIEOIAL OAFE, "Tho (question was raiiid us to the mannor in which 110 relict wau {0 cono 0 the poopio, Ous e hay gomo oy olico, 11 ttio tho yarly bus bew yul to cansiderublo (voubls comfug bero, Sho will havs to oomo sgala 1 order to got further relios, wilk Ald, McGrath gave thotiama of tho Indy, Dr. Doxter—I tiud this applieation was made on the 101h of October, aud on tiw 17th of Octobar 415 in niotiey was glven, nud clotbing ; 8o yout seo thera conld hava Leen no groat dclay fu tho case, Hero ia tho Indy's sbllcallon, tho dato of ¢, and tho- cellef tmdorsed put 4t Ald. MeGenth—Thnt 18 not tho caso oxactly, Hho firat appiied to dir, Dotter, President of tho North Sld Rolling-2iily m"“m"f' Sho dlves fu one of his Louzos, and bow had I nearly two years froo of rent, Alr.. Potter promined to coms to thia Bocloty, nnd did como, aud nado application for her ; and kg onmo nf- ter that, aud sho was refuced, Bhe camo 1o mo, aud I Ravo Lior a letter, nnd sho eamo down hore with it, and. {hoy entd thoy would mend one of thoir visitors np thero, Ihatls tho way of it, oxactly ay #t happoued, They would not glvu rollef upou my lotter, nor upon tho ipplication of M, Lotter, but thoy aid'send ong of thelr own visitors up {hero, and tho womay came snd told mo that eho recelvod reief tho next dny But ebo will havo to com again, for the visitor wil 1ot go up thera nynin, and I am Suro none of tho Mo Hog and Al Boclety will go to that Louso again, Br, Doxter—Lln appiication s mido. tho 10th, she reccived $15 and clothing on the 17th, and on Doe, 0 sl recolved §10 more, and then i ton of coalute; that, So you can sco tho caco bus been woll atfended to. Our records show Just ono day elopsed between the application und (Lo rolief, AN, ROBENTHAL, Me. Rosenthal—Lam glud_ that_1he cases mentioned hy Ald, MeGrath and SchnfTner ave como comns up, and would bo glud JF_thero wero only ten such cases in s lundred, T bellevo that mony such must happen, It js my :xpellvuct‘t but_my renitdy i o difforent one nltoguthor, 1 don't mnlxu:}vcm‘.bm or address people on the sublect, but como to Mr. Trucsdoll, cxplun the matter to bim, aud nid 18 fmmcdlntely furnisbed, It cannot be otherwise, sn account of the way of dolng thiugs here, Theronro two questions befors the moet- ing, ° Ono {8, whether we can uid the suflering during the'wiater, and the other, proposed by M, Homman, 1s, that wo loan the money to the eity, TUB BUFFLNING: CAN DE AIDED, I liclleve thero dw no doubt_that wa can nid all the ouftering during tha wintor, - We havo doue it durin woreo lmos,—niter thn firc und last year,—und hnve ha bt oxperienco, and I am fally satistied that we can tieet sl (ho demande upon the Socloty, LETTING THE GITY HAVE TIE MONEY, As to tho olhier_question, supposo we could lot the clby hava {ho money; I am satlsflud tiie workingmen would not elajn the whols amount for themsclvey, ‘Thefo nro widows, and orpliane, aud old, aud siek poo- plo who aro entitled to o sharoof it, Tho workiugien will prubably adiojt this to Lo truo, Buy wo bLave $300,600 or " £600,000,~I do not lmow tho exact oz, —thoy coul clnim hut $360,000, Sead over that umoant of monoy to tho clty, und Low' far would it go 1n relieving 20,000 workingmen? 1f tho money wos divided amony them, overy one would get 316, Would that prevent him from uwrvlnE duriug the winter? I the elty devoted it to mal iing linprovements it would be exhausted in n fow dayr, auid, before the win- tor lind faitly commenced, work would coase, Wit could tho city really do with that nmount of mone; ? It s often usacrted and gouorall belleved, that the c{ly Lins no funds aud vo credit. Tho §300, ,C00, ir loaned, would bo used up fu uuzmg materlals, or given to contractors or cmployes thot had enough for the win- ter, Tho 20,000 would como up and say, “ Wo ure the only oncs ontitled to work.” The city could not plek ont il men ; one-hulf of them might be employed, and a Inzgo portion'of tho money would necessarity ba glven to people who do not need it, I do not think llm&rflmnlliflu 18 iu any way pracilcablo, I do uot thiuk Mr, Loffman, if ho had cousidercd 1t w 1, or in that light, wonld havo madodt. I um satlefied that we had not the power to loan the money ; und, if wo had, tho money would uot do tle city o particlo of gootl, aud, thareforo, It 18 usclows to cousider it at all, WIO RUGAERTED TUE IDFA, M. MeAuliffo—T think it was Ald, Sebaffner who proposed 1o como to the Hoclety and see if the monoy could not be borrowed to carry on city improvements, ot Mr, Holfman. Ald, ScbafTner—1I wish to correct tha gontleman, Ay motion was {o ?rulm @ sub-conunilteo to coafer wilh tho Society, and if possible dovise sono meens to meet. g ouorgoicy Mayor Colvli—T di not intand to say anything fur- ther on the subject, hut I want to correct u statement uregavd to the Ioaning of mone; by tho Xclief and Ald Socicty, At the timo tho Workingmen's Cogmenit™ teo ealled” upon fho Council, » comusliteo of Midor- men was oppoluted, end {lioy met togother tho following doy, I confess, o far s I mytelf um concerncd, that T waw nob awaro that tha Soelety bad not the power to loan {ho money in its poseession, Tho Prezfdent ond Mr, Dexter bear mo uut in {kab—1hat I cama tosco thom ducadny last toascertain If I could borrow somo maeney for the cltyto pay tho interest duo on the 1st.of Jnuuary, It wis “not untll that thue that I wa awaro that tho Socioty had no right to loua tho " wmonoy—thnt “Judgo Drummond hnd decidod thnt & hiad “nat tho power, I reported tho result of {hitt conferenco at thu next mevting of tho two cor. mitteer, and thero tught (o bo o Inisundorstanding about it T wish to eay furthor that I—ns I Luvo been {rom tho comnicuceing®e of this nicvement—wish ta Teaeh tho polnt wheiS theso gentlemen can roport to thelr peaplo that, throngh tho icllef and Add Boclety, fawy could bo cared for and their wauw rotleved. 1¢ W8 ditcoced {1 reachiug that polut, I will bo entirely satiatied. 2 sir. Dexter-~Tho Mayor did cqme, and did not seom toLanware of a diflicuity. 1fu requested tho Yoan of money, and I futormed L tht tho subject had been up, thit it liad been referred to Judges well o respected fu tho commuuily, und that we had vleed tlint, aven if wo could pare the money, wo could nov foan it. Tt hus been statend licto thut tho Council could uot éatry ou an fmpzovement that would cost mora than $itD,—coukd not let a contract without ad- vertising. How wera tho Common Council then to got out of thio difticnlty f wo Tonned some money” Tha Iaw remains the same, und thoy would bein € cama flx, Supposo we loaned tho city $300,000, it would not hedp thom, . Ald, SleGrath—Th ments hat could b 0 aro certain classes of improve, aried on AR, BOLLMAN INTLEROGATED, B Mr, Dexter—Thuy would be i (he zzme ix, T desiro to usk Mr, ioffinan to tell us whether ho believes tho wmouncy is fu tho lauds of the Relcl il ALl S cioty. Lo 1s Toported us Laving sald the comeiry, wd I think hio should sy fraukly Whether by did &y K0 or not, and I eall upon you [turning to Mr, Hotlman] todo #0; nd, if ho kin doubls_ upon (LIs ubject, Wo prow Joso o fatlefy Lim. T beliova ho s disposid. toact honorubly, becaugo this §s su important matter ta tho people. "1f tho peoplo lellove theve is not $500,050 hcre, or that {8 fslost, it i3 n terriblo olenee; and if tho money I8 safoand intact, and in the hanks, it should bo kuown, TUE XONEY GIN UE THODUCED, I want fo eay evory dollar of it ean bo put on thnt table fn thirty minutes to-morrov:, Nota doblur of it lins been lost's the fand hus inereazed $L00,600 i1 ine torest uinco fLlas been i our Lunde, sud I wish to @lve Mr. Hofimau a chanco to sco that wu bave the money, so that he czn tell tho poople about it, BUIt, HOFEIMAN DIGRLSSES, Mr, Hoffmsu—I have rumalued for the purpoge of auswerlng the quustion, beeauo, whutever ‘might he sal of me, ono thing caunot be sald, that I am afruid of uny man ur uny set of men, I beg leuvoto answer Dim (M, Dexter) on somo pofnits o bas made, As T Lve tad before, the ubject of our coming here hus not been earrfed out, nor was the propesidon that tha reshlont mado fhe ouo that broiight wa {ogolhcr, As far us this loaning of money 1o e city is concery ¢d, I auswer it fn this wiso: Whilo tho city author {ties bave ua vight to uso the money which "is golter by means of taxition, or fu ony other wity thun that Lifd down by the churtar whereas, it {8 true thaf the Board of Public Works 0 1o right to earry ou fmprovements that require un expendituro of 3500 and upwards without letifng the contract to tho lowest Inddor, thiero is no restriction, and there cau bs nono, in regard to monay thut 5 gIven to tho elty, It 15 ot uecczeury for tho Reliel Soclety to Ioan (b monoy to tho city, but give it to it in this thobour of its dis. tress, “'Lhis i3 tso point, I aw iuformed, and Deliove it to ba _truo, that tho Baviely offercd the City of Uoston $100,000 as a gigt, Thuy did it bo- causuthey supposed the City of Boston was In dise tress, Lundorstund thoy made o skllar olver, aud gave, {0 tho City of Memphis$13,000, w, how o It, ¢ they can glve mouey to othercities, they cannot give it o the City of Chicugo® aving glven it o thy Gity of Chicugo, thy Cily of Chileago would becomo trustes of tho monoy, wnd could usv It, and would not bo Jimited or restricted by any law whats T L 18 based upon 1 Mr, Doxter—' also prewiecs, The or did the thing rpaten of, 3ir, Hofman—Yid” you uever oficr $100,000 to Buston ¢ i Ar, Dexter—Tho City of Doatop b I rinted Tor us, Fhe and (e Lo quest ou aur vedupulabing ot right to thut amonoy, It was never phiced ek anywhers; 1t iovor loft tho Gity of aton, wo safd 1 yon wish (o keep itat homc, it 1 not decent o £air forus to melo any objeetion to i, As 1o Momplis 3 At tho Hhine of tho Iro u goud deal of money came into ous posicasion for holcls mnd Junruoyuieirs woclotice, it was afterwards, nl the wish of tho donors, hande ed over o them, W' recopnized tha principlo that whenover the uonors wished to havo tho moncy ro- turned, or applicd to ny otier charity, o niy spocinl ehrily, that their wishos should bo_cutriod ont 3 pud 80 fut'uy concerned otber cities that wero suilering, that had given us motioy, wo recoyuizad thelr right to it ou the priveiplo thai thelr need was greater than ours, Ad fo tho other point: Tho Clty of Chieago ly u cor- poratton, and it bus o Ufw or VIGty oxcept as o core poration, unud exeopt wnder 18 charteihag 1o exietence, Tt dnuanipered in overy roipent fn alLits funetiony, sud in the uxercive of tnem. If monsy went into tho Treustiry, uo watter Where it comes from, it it Is there it bocouies o purt of the tinwiices und thy city §s 0+ countablo for i, Br, Hottnun by the money was #ent Lioro for tho Wsv uf tho peoplo Wwho Woro byrned out, Hy must wudoratand (hat thers are peopio tos duy du tho City of Chicugo rendored dustitulo by the - tire, and will - continne so for thio next fen years, ‘Thicro oro peopls whosy suiTerlugs cubiot bu usstuged I ono or (wo years, Mr, Holte ntan'a idun 13 thot, 80 far ne tho ooy lios not heen used for thom, wa have departed from tho wishes of tho dotiors, 110 saxe, “GHva it to the suffering peoplo this winter, who Wers not burnel out by tuo tire,” Wonld that not Lo departing fron the wishea of tha donors? Ho docs uot think we should give it to thoso whio wero burned out, but should turn it over to tho waifacturers, Mr, Homan=—DId T say that? Bir, Doxter—You s, % (1iva it to the ity toho oxe pendod in publio fmprovements,” 1€ wo have thy 2igut {0 givy the money to 1o oiy to bo used tur thut puposy b i clenrly i ylght to g to MeUormlel mnd .y, * Wo will glve this money tayou If you will en ploy pusplo, "—tliat we can DKL Taflraad ovn steams roat, oF ake futernal fmprovemoents, aspectaels ] A eharitablo socioty, 8 sicrod trost, und twenty chiarilubly institutlons Iauking to it for (Continucd on the .Eigha l’dw.) ke ont, Lero would Le 4t o