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The Chicago Workingmen

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Parent Issue
Day
26
Month
December
Year
1873
Copyright
Public Domain
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CHICAGO, Dec. 22.- Iu accordance with ihe re&olutiou adpted at thu Workmgmeu's moeting held at Turner Hall laat night the eowimtten appomted tor that puipose weut to the Cuuucil Chdinber, esuortod by un irregular procession which uumbered by the time it leached the City Hiill perliaps 3,000 persuus, and presuut d tbe re.suluiious adopted by lust mght's meeting, asking thut the city give tüeui work, ur iu eveut of being unable to do this tu turnish thein and their families support till work could be obtained. The ohainuan of tne comujittee, P. A. lluff man, Jr., a young lawyer, made a short speech to the effect that the resolutions euibodied all that the workmeu dusired ut the city government, aud asking tor the.r ileuiauds a careful hearing. Thu resolutions were read and retened, after boiuo discussion to a special coininittee consisting of the Mayor, the Finance Couimissiouer and niue aldermen, three t'rom each división of the city, who will to-uiorrow have a conference with a coinmittte iit ihn unrlilnirrïion anniiTi tnr tlmi r l tin; iiuíuiul. lj-i_. ij. uuuiiji LU luí Ll-lCbL purpose. Mayor Colvin made a spoecli in reply to the oommittee, assuring theni oí liis syuipathy with the cause they repsesented aud prumised to aid theui ia any practicable way. The committee then retired, and on reaching the crowd outside the chairmau reported the result oí their visit to tho council and advisud them to return to to their homes. The crowd, a large portion of which appeared to have gathered mure out of curiosity tiían anything else, then dispersed.

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