The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-07-02
The Ind ustriaI Congress.

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| The attendance from 50 to % members
Mr.. BARR, In introducing . now preamble instead Of
that proposed the last night Of meeting said he
hoped there would be end to the unpleasant scenes
that occurred former EVENING", and that they
would proceed TO business
The folio wing lie the document
| "The delegates appointed by the several organizA
tioss of mechanics and laborers OF the city Nss
York for tbe purpose Of forming Central Industrial
Council, being deeply sensbis OF the privstons aud
ssrnss imposed ON the lssoring class1s BY the hos
tity Of the relations which exist between capital
| and labor, and Of the constant tendency OF these
| relations 30 increase the evils complained Of do
here by form ours-lvss into permanent org
for the purpose Of devsps means to reconcile the In
erests OF labor and cspits to 10 the lsbarsr
the full product of his toll and promote union hA
mony and brotbery feeling among all the ~orkmen Of
| Whatever occupation and to all available means
to promote tn ir moral intellectual and social elsva
ton and for the VI these objects adopt
the following constitution
The foregoing WAS adopted instead of the preamble
| proposed md adopted at the former meeting.
Mr.. Barr then introduced the follo~ ing preamble
and resolutions:-where the House OF Representa-
tves OF the Congress OF the United Stairs, in their
official capacity represr Natives of the people have
pased act to grant land from the public domain
all ~bo have been Ia the business Of hight
ing and whereas the direct tendency OF such bouuty
will be the passage Of the land IRON the eoutro VI the
people into the OF souess spec in the
production OF industry well the land and other
raw material Of production therefore
Resolved That in the opinion Of this Congress the
public domain Of this nation Is the common inherit
ance OF the whole people. and that any attempt =
grant portions thereof to class OF eitsens TO the
exclusion OF the Others regard act Of plumber
from the many for the benefit VI the few
Resolved That our Senators in Congress be re-
Qu.stcd TO amend the hin granting bounty lands,
TO make the peoples lands free to be pied BY all
who may with TO make . home thereon.
| The foregoing resolution and preamble adopted
and copy ordered to be to the President of the
United States and to the bers OF Congress from
Upsn tn. third article Of the constitution coming
| mn we'd nuIfh su . h..n ,ls y
AID eonhpe memb ershp 10 actual mechanics, or mem
| beers of trades bodies.
wanted TO see the word "b.nev client" struck OF
every constitution OF the working classes, end the
word Justice placed In its stead
Mr. ssurs said II that done the congress would
! be deprived OF many valuable members lie repre-
srnt.d benevolent socisty who were about to got
| Q cooperative soci.ty.
Me-. Po,o ,aid be belonged to several benevolent
societies but he old not Ike the idea Of any society
! being represented here bas one Of mechanics. Hs
proposed substitute to tn. effect that each body Of
mechanics have the right 10 send three delegates to
The reading Of the 6rst article then called for,
when appear that 1t ordained that the Der. OF
the Congress should consist u delegates from indus
trisl BODIES associations OF men, who subscribe TO
the princ ples laid down
Mr. LOurlRrLL said it moi . With pen In
his band or mhn riding In clrrisre-vhD did not
know What labor especially in these hst days
| that they wanted in that assembly CCb--rs) No,
there man on the face OF ODDS earth who
dersood tn. rig hts and grievances Of thu
but the Who vurked IL they admitted Delegates
A ~
lows sons Of Temperance. B.reans aud similar socis-
ties no hall In the city would contain half the dele
sstes. CHEERS
| Mr. pILIo. from tho Laborer's Society here read,
With rmis,ion VI the Chair, manifesto adopted by
tb. sOce,y from which be- cane.
| MT Mt,iosEIr, President = the Brickiayers and
Plssters Association wished TO know, TOR hi. own In
stion and tn. infr ion OF her d-legst~s what
tn. question upon which they called TO vote
| Ar, knsLR chairman OF the committees. then read
the sicle 1T the instance of he chairman from which
~ that all industrial associations whether
/ b violent OF protective, should send delegates
| Mr.. McCIohn.--what Do We m-ohsuics want
! with benevolent societies here
The YEAS and pays were then taken by the calling OF
Mr. HrS.uAw. in giving Mis- vote .sid he appeared in
instsad OF the three drrg stcs from tn. taiUrs
! Mr. CoHsnIus MoCLosKEr.-D0 you vote for three
! MIR. utrsHAw.-ODly Tor one.
Mr. AcCiosxr.-I thought you were 90 big you might
ON calling the name james Cumming two an
sv.r,d voting aye and tue other no. amidst rosrs
q laughter The chairman puszlrd which cftssm
TO ed"pt, as there ~s' only one James Cummings on
TOE adoption Of the article declared to be car
Mr B.Hn then moved that tn. Congress do nov
Mr. Q. McCLOssrr moved a reconsideration OF the
/ la,t vote.
/ p,Lresrs-You voted In tho minority sud there
| fore cannot vote of re confederation.
! SIR. MoCLosKu-A member Who voted in the ma
/ joiity IL ready TO make that motion.
4 CnAWSAy-The motion for adjournment comes arst
In oruer.
Mr. MeClosrxr- Then, 1 move that We ADJOURN, sin.
\ The CrArpm.- then put the motion whsn Mr. Barr,
Vvho made The motion said he hoped II would be voted
| down. ~ IL VAS made Inadvertently. aud you'd be
IN fleet % sdjourn de-, the thing that that
gentleman wants, lPoiniing .mphatio-iy to Mr. Me-
! Jlcftry) lie must not catch Us
Mr.. NeCLOsKrr-I will b. prepared for you OF "a
tur- light.
Ar B.nE-Asd We will be prepared for you.
The question was then taken upon the HdJournm 'ns
nr B.,s then moved that the Congress. suourn I'LL
I Suesdsy week.
| Mr. Wnrs moved a. an smendm-ut. that they nos
esse.d ~hh the fourth article Of the constitution.
! 1hs su,eL DIN. ut ~as sdcpt'd.
! Tie huitb srtiel- ~s- then read whea
| Mr. OEsaoRr proposed ss IA smendGisn', that In.
stead 81 each d.lrsste PsJhg 81 ..eh body shouii
II. -ss sEtireIy oPpO.d te creating fund IN thl.
| body.
tcl. adopted aud all zoe other articles, thl the
| eorelusing one, sithout dsbsts
To the concluding article, drelaring that the con.
sttution couo be amended unl-s> Gve delegates
| pfups,.d change, an amendment "a. moved By Mr.
bAt that Que delegate be synicsut
NJ. GRpsosf rusgesied that ths majority present OF
any del, s.iObs. 10 ,unstitut-d the oommists-
| would socspt Of the alteration.
Tie srtcie Vas finally earned as ~ originally stood
dsrgstc then moved, that the constellation be nov
Mr J.su CO am-es then moved for . r.eonsldera-
| ton &C the third srtlcls Il tbs oon-ttuIiOu-
! The Chat al did not spp-.r 20 hs-r the motion,
and ptocs,dinv 20 othe- business, Wh.n
! Mr. MIicnKlL said b. thought the Chair did not
vsnt 10 b. ar the motion Ser rs-oonslder.sioa, ~ Ne
paid no site ntiUn TO IL.
] Tn. Ps ssivs-r aid he dieeet hear II.
Nr H,rs.rr objected 20 Mr. Cunmius's moving for
reconsideration be had voted ~ th- Minority ana
th. chair a, cidsd the n,vtt"n vss GU, OF ord.r
! Mr.. G NeClosrn msdo several attempt. IL speak
| but could not obtsis h-sriog from The Pr-id-nt,
Who decided he out Of order A. length be ootsin
cd tb. foor aud proc..-d 10 sddr~-s thr Oongr-ss.
lie esid this T. my nrst appearance here snf many OF
| you nsy tbipk have APPEARED very abrupt Bus
y / esas her. b-csure ~s- earned that hts Con
gress-ut might b. csled . convention but that
1 matters pop-I came h.re because IL "a rang In
| ny ears thst this body go. hun euggns the
I mechanics 81 sev YORK when the roll read
/ o,.r 10 nisht heard The name Of Dspi,l Taylor
reed = d.l-fste frum the lse'r-rs 10 he soo se
did he ever Gerry hod' vhst right has h. 10 r-prs-
sent the -b,rer, Of Nsv York hat rsbt hs.e b-sss
whose also the lst 20 represent The york
| ina man. We want working rsb To- represent work.
inu men ana not Who represent political in,ors's
srd ~si to turn this Congress 10 their o-B sccount
Men b.ve ne, ned themselves L. here Who do not
! present. spy body 81 n.n.
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