New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-05-30
LABOR MOVEMENTS.
Industrial Congress LIST SESSION
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NEW Cry HALL May %.
The Congress came to order by X. Ar
THUR BAILEY, President, taking the Chair, and the
Secretary, Benjamin Price, calling the roll OF officers
Minutes OF the last Session were read and approved
and call was made for the reading Of the names of
members who had not paid their dues TO the Trea-
surer, which was gone into whereupon many settled
up aTeaIageS Resolutions beng IN order, Dr..
Young presented the following:
Rcsolred That Committee be chosen by this Congress
20 address note 10 Hon DANIEL Webster Secretary Of
State Of the United States IN view Of his observations Lately
made Buffalo upon the subject Of the Public Lands and
their settlement, IN order 10 obtain II agreeable TO him.
fuller expression OF ms opinions thereon All especially
whether he Is disposed 70 commend the proposition that
none but actual stHeTs shoud hert aet DC a9|eu the
privilege of acquiring the unsold lands Of the people and
settlement and distribution he would suggest and approve
tending economy Of expenditure If travel and Of time
ALLEGATIONS internal Improvements, common schools and
the education and elevation 81 the oispungs c the first
seneraion Of settlers and thereby rendering compact
settlements Of the public lands ordinary and probable with
their contingent advantages IN lieu Of the existing mode
Wast and elsewhere the energies abors and economies
Of the enerpusing pioneer wic Tooong hln Of hs patr
lie chance Of educator while robbng them II their natural
and acquired rights under democratic republican Gov
enmen and tending to the equal enrichment AMI depravy
II the possessofs an hers Of and lands under the exist
ing stale Of things and with the further obtain ms
opinon Statesman. upon the subject If the late
templaed amendment Of Toe latest Bounty Land Law,
which strike out Of that law is mosi patriotic and
most truly conservative element viz Is condition pre-
cedenf that each and party entitled 10 It's benefits.
should FIST make act ual and personal eniee Of hs
rant before hs title . possess OF sci should De- perfected
intending thereby prevent public AM private robbery,
on the q those who avail themselves Of every Op
pCrun,y despo the many. by iJrcsfalng the value Of
pnd and cheapenug The products Of labor by much
land value ~ MONOPOLY and the prcc Of labor
Is reduced 20 pay such increase Of value.
ADOPTED and Dr.. Dung appointed that Committee.
The proposition brought forward al the last session
70 elect officers of the Congress for the next ensuing
year here brought up, and after an animated de-
bate by hessrs- hcyser, Barr. klngsly, Magagnos,
Rogers, Prlce. &c. postponed 70 the 10th Of June
next Notice TO be gwen to the organization repre-
senied in The Congress
The PREsIDENr read an invitation from John 4.
smith. Secretary Of TIE Committee OF Arrangements,
inviting the Congress 30 participate m d grand mass
meeting "a Tammany Hall. Tuesday evening, June
3D. Of al those II favor OF Land and other Industrial
Reform. 20 be made clements IN the Presidential con-
test IN 1873 which after spirited debate pro and con,
WrS accepted.
Two additional delegates TO the five already elect
cd here chosen 20 represent the Congress In the
United States Industrial Congress 10 convene At Al
tany. Wednesday, June An, ls5-ylz Messcs d. G..
Croly and }. ilely
NJ tARLAH introduced tie following resolution
Rffclrfd That a committee be appointed T. inquire lato
ard reEuf urol the amount u cabinet work frudlcntg
introduced INTO this from abroad under the Drteuse
Il herng raw material and violation Of tho lava
tire injury 4 CatlIc.- arr ter occupation
Adopted ana referred 10 Mcssrs t2rian- WILLIS and
MAJOR. committee.
Mr.. MALrBY presented the following
R0lJfd That ;hls Corgfess take the necessary STEPS T.
get ~ Worlds Far 1893, gicr the direction of .hs
CGHrCfs q Industrial also instruct delegates 20
ue 4 ; ILtnsill toEfess 90 assemble o; Albany, 20