Illinois newspaper directory. History of the Illinois press association

Illinois Newspaper Directory and HistoryGeorge Scroggs, of the Champaign Gazette, offered the following resolutions whichwere referred to the Committee contemplated by the resolution of Mr. Woods. (Thepoints were later considered by the special committee.)"Resolved, That in the opinion of this Association, any notice which from a legalstandpoint is considered a 'public notice' should be made by publication in some newspaperissued in the county where lies the venue of the case."Resolved, That in our opinion every officer who receives and disburses public fundsshould annually publish a statement of his receipts and expenditures."Major W. H. Haskell, of the Amboy Journal, moved the following resolutionwhich was adopted."Resolved, That our Public Schools and free education ought to receive more attentionfrom the local papers."A discussion on the management of a printing office was principally noteworthyfor the opportunity it afforded J. H. Oberly, of the Cairo Bulletin, to give a humorousaccount of managing a newspaper office in Southern Illinois. Specimens of job printingwere distributed.J.W. Clinton, of the Ogle County Press, delivered an address on "What Has BeenAccomplished by the Illinois Press Association Since Its Organization?"As the committee on printing laws the Chair appointed T. E. Woods, of theMattoon Journal; C. Zarley, of the Joliet Signal; and Cadet Taylor, of the WenonaIndex. Mr. Woods declined to serve and it was moved that President J. W. Bailey besubstituted and made chairman of the committee, which motion was adopted and thecommittee so constituted.The following resolution was offered by George Scroggs of the Champaign Gazetteand adopted."Resolved, That the Committee on sp2cimens of job printing be continued, andthat they be instructed to urge the members to bring to our next winter meeting specimencopies of newspapers and of job work."The Association visited the State Arsenal at the invitation of Adjutant GeneralHilliard.The thirteenth annual session of the Illinois Press Association was held at EastSt. Louis on the 5th and 6th of June, 1877. The meeting was called to order by PresidentJ. W. Bailey, of the Bureau County Republican, at the Allerton House at the StockYards. The Honorable William C. Ellison delivered a welcoming address to whichPresident Bailey responded. Seventy-eight members were reported present.Captain F. Y. Hedley, of the Bunker Hill Gazette, read an entertaining essaygiving "A Ten Year's View" of the business of managing a printing office and publishinga newspaper. E. A. Snively, of the Macoupin County Enquirer, Carlinville, presentedan essay on "Legislation for the Benefit of the Press, Its Policy and Limitations," whichdrew out an animated and interesting discussion, in connection with which a speechby Senator M. B. Castle of Sandwich was read.The Secretary being called upon, reported his action in the matter of issuing acircular to the members of the Association in February calling attention to the paragraphsin the Chicago papers referring to the misuse of passes by Hardin Case andJohn Schuster, of the Constitution and Union, Carlyle, and the whole subject, togetherwith the general question of breaches of order and rules, was referred to the Committeeon Revision of Membership for examination and report.The Association accepted the invitation of the officers of the National StockYards to visit them.30