The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1866-09-01

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IN A motion 10 accept the report having
been made, the question was opened for de-
bate, when Msssrs. Roberts Of Pennsylyanis.
Cameron Of Illinois, Reed Of New York,
Harding Of New York, Francis Of District OF
Columbis, Troope Of Massachuketss, Scble-
ger Of Iilineis, J. G.. Fincher and Others,
entered into . discussion Of the question.
occupying the afternoon until ri pm, when
the main question upon she passage of the
report and resolutions was called for, and
the vote taken BY ayes and nays as follows:
Ayes--Messrs. Gibson, of CT, Phelps, of
CT, Reed, Francis, lenham, Emmons, ID. @.
lies, OF Ga. Afford, Of Ind, Cameron, Sch
leger and Hinchclifs, Of IT,, McCauiey, of
Iowa, Spalding, Troup, Bolan, Rand and
Reed, OF Mass, Overton, Blades, Wilson,
Griffin and Judge, Of Md, Dolan, George
and Stewart, Of Mich-, Scroeder and Ash
worth, Of Mo-, Hammond, Jessop, Thomas
Reed Hardinge, Mapes. Of N. ", j. ID. Ware
and Armstrong, OF Pa.--msking 35.
Nays-Messrs. Maston. of Va, Clarke and
Whalsy. Kirby, Gathers, Cooper, Everest,
Potter, Flaherty and Sapp, OF Nd, Balsom,
Of N. T., Glass, Werner, DalzelI and Roberts.
Of Pa, Baisom, Lee and Forth, of Va
making "a.
The vote was of course decided i'm the
Affirmative, adopting the report, when the
Convention adjourned until 9 O'Clock the
day. ~
Fosrth Days Proceedings.
The Congress met ut v A. NJ, this morn
ing, with fall attendance Of members. and
the President, J. HincheGfe, Esq, In the
char.
NO NATIONAL oRaAs.
Mr.. Cooper, of Maryland, Chairman OF the
COMMITTEES on National Labor Organ, re-
ported that in view of the diversity nf in
terests represented i'm the labor reform
they deem it inexpedent to des-
ignate, at this time, any particular Journal
rs National Labor Organ, and suggest that
publications of matters of interest Be made
simultaneously in such papers as are in any
way favorabls tn,the workingmen.
Mr.. Forth, Of Virginia, did not think the
report oil the COMMITTEES came up to the ex-
pectations of q majority Of the delegates in
this Congress- The wsrkingmen should
have o. Journal fby means Of which they
could Communicate with each other and
keep themselves generally posted. He
moved the report be rec0mmitted.
& Mr. Cameron Of Alipeiss opposed the es-
tablishmept of q National Organ, a. II vou.!
have tendency to crush out local organs
which had been established in many instan-
ces at great sacrifices and which had been
productive of much good in. the cultivation
q . healthy public sentiment in their several
localities.
Mr.. Harding, of New York. favored the
idea OF National Orgal Of Labor, upon
the principle of the Bee Hige in England
each association taking certain proportion
OF stock AID selecting directory, the latter
appointing an editor, &c He hoped the re-
port of she COMMITTEES wocld not be adopted.
Nf. Schleger, Of Illinois, moved a. a sub
stituts for the motion to fecommit that the
Congress Erocsed at once 70 ballot In order
to 51csignafro National Organ Of Labor.
On MOI kof Mr.. Roberts, this substitute
WAS laid ON che table, aT vr# s
N The. notion TO recommit was then deter
ined in the negative, and the report Of the
ssmmittee was adopted.
.;s.-s PUnLlc LANDS, ETC.
Mr.. Stewart, from the Committee on Pub
lie Lands and National Debt, presented the
following report: S'h'1i T'Gt7Hf~
! Your Committee On Public Lands and Ns-
tional Debt have had. the several petitions
and communications referred to them under
confederation, and after giving them THAR
carefui attention, the time allotted bv the
eonsrsss not being sufkcient TO enter minu-
teiyI ints the subjects, would report as fol
lovss.t, s,x x.;y N . i,r4
The canss OF the complaint In the mopo-
poly o. the new on Government lands. using
thsl legislation Of the conatry ~ the medium
byvhich this monopoly il craatel- We 6nd
Semetkinx OF three hundred million OF acres
" these hnds,a = large amount bsisf excluded
ffodE tkxatfon, and have been fof ! series AZ
years. Thas tho subject Or agriculture We
acospt q. one Of great irportsncessi Consi-
dered ssthe. basis. Of all wealth, at least. wa
cannot subsfst without this all-important in
dnsfsy. 4 would seem superficial for any
c6s - tkis dsy hnd conditions OF civilization
" accunnlste evidences to prove the impor-
tepss " thiss industrial pursuit that cheap
living, .pecessitstes larger area OF labor,
'n6t only II the increased consumptioa N
n1hlfactUring producti, but u adeftHSs
'agH1Asb loreign importation Of these artie!!ss.
4nah ct thoIprotection that is now urged
~ thq me4- sActnrer - necessary 10 protect
hin u oc1asionsd BY the high price OK living.
~ y6Sf oo6nitts D would hare state that
tbey' ssu1idsf 10 aitery essential step to-
Ipal1sl ecnsetisg the, syil complained Of,
yhm thls Congress shall resolve that this
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