New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-08-23
NATIONAL LABOR CONGRESS-.

tt UzD DAYS PR0CB1GHGs-rHB sIGHT-HoUR hoFb-
MBST-CoSvICr LABOR TO BE PAID TBB SAME
As HOsBST-H0 VOTE TO BIZ CAST EXCEPT FOR
THOSE PLEDGED To THB EIGRrIIOUR MOVEMENT
BEIaIsoRR Wednesday, Aug p 1876
1-e National Labsr Convention resumed dcii5era-
tonss-dsy. The COmnt%se the EghtHosr sysssm and
kind nd re,s reported as follows:
gye1s There comes rom the ranks Of labc7 degGad for
time Or mora rise9t1G aud a1eia culture and De-
ths dcnar tho result OF hat coalition OF pro
erosion which the work Of thus fatio1 re prepared "a
takoa step higher ~ tia scala OF moral and i@ecu~ me-
Rsosd Tnst be euonsJ upon Che members AZ this Con
gress they reach then respective hOnps TO .so al soor
abb, sgitate th eis. hour q-stion EacT and
prystelr and u effect ssns pan Of oea3'zatos WHEREBY We
SECURE tho combined strength OF the worhle@sn ~ e
nation 10 effect tins greatsbor reform t"eyns tAa AZ ~
and organizations are the two gaS lovers W soh
oil TO accomplish the fesai That 80 ar "a peea ecPn
coBoesRed each looaAy should be governed OF rs owe pol
cy whether rdependeut cket0f w0rneren % %
political parties alrc2S e.ng but At al Sgcns 70 'a'
VOC except for men pe.ged 70 the ute'tSs aDp.
Ahsr some discussios the report va reGo united ~ q
vote Of q 70 % The Csngness then until q
TIE fsgESHO0N SESSION
TIE report OF the CGnanttec on LIAdes Unions Bnd
Strikes wss submitted - a C. Cameron Of illinois,
msading encoarae pe formation If trade the
e,tahiHment Of meoE.ncs lastates bs lcuros ssaang
ro0ms. s..
me following rcpoifou the Commute. Of Cooperative As
aud Irsor Labor was pTeso4 by A TSoupe Of
n ssd rEat tn eegates tho ratDnal Labor Congress
oD-tlc tor different cossti.1rnces recommend
tfa. petitions be circulated ard brpardeI 70 the h4efent
legislatures % the S~ieS urging upoa hs The plsata ai co
P,p-i That tszirg considered ne matter Of convict Ia
r gt length your committee ere Of tic Opupn tn3i
cauyo, tabor ~ entirely ahnld that the ira com
esasqton shoud ~ demanded " te United states 1ni the
States - al COgracOr seeming c0fvet LABOR
chat pil tho workshops outside o. 3 prison And your
committee uou.1 recommend tia. tbs wOrknsDen petition
Conre and th9 respective Isg.Aure5 for acton on the
IN, 'oamitce on National organ reported progress and
u wss Ia 4 os-g iJr tho present
CumnAtcc 90 p-nrGe no address request ~ more t3
for preparing tEe sane which waS granted
rs-ouf al, ed t.4eiHr q snks 10 the proprle
TBE NEH YORK TRIBUNE Tor OF iha, paper fur
ushed gra.litOuslF the members special
The Committees Puc1 Land and Natoaal Debt and or
Conference vida tLe President reported p,osress and weTs
continued
nsmber Of c,nmua .aors we're rcffgd 10 appropris
committees.
NJ Scaeser from ihC Committee "a Permanent Organ a.
t!or. presented the revised hual report "A alowss .
every Trades Union. WOfkugmous Union ana tsght
tins Congress for the trst 0 members or less
Ehan have del' and every addsai 800 or pro or
s'tt tlereDi one ~ ionsi M dsis,,ts II
duty % the sad officers tAs orginiftDn 70
carry out 4c Z tho present Labor Congress - Gfec
and Irler 'le interest ~ tue amor movement ny
AL po,s Tie Executive Board shan have power 70
levy tax Of - up)a cash member belonging %
The National Labor Union.
HE Committee On the GIT Roar system hero presented
their amended report. combining WITH tue follow ~
R1U.d Thai order % clrsy out tEe aims ana OBJECTS OF
the resolutions recOmWend TO every ueni tue
movement for candidate not uneqnvocaly pledged
10 vote f law making egh hours legal das WORK and IN
favor o all IL easlrcs q labot reiUtn
P,lhei hat where wOgGingman Is toHni available Tor
any oee the preference should invariably De given TO such
person.
Several members opposed TIE repor: nnwise the discus
son occupying the tine OF the Congress cnt o'clock m
yhen vote nk5n by ayes and Rays. resulting 10 The
adoption Of tie report