The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1867-08-24
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The amendment to she amendment was OIL
elAFed carried, and, also the motions th<
change IN the nar6e having bean accepted
By the mover, was carried.
'--s Mf. Michaels offered the following resols-
tionR
Resolved. That q committpe Of three be ap,
pointed 70 regulate the qnalitsations Of all per.
sons desiring 70 Iesfn mechaniosl trades, arts or
skillSd iabeS - -es
Co lupiieH Of Mr.. Sciflegsr. The subjects
Of monvpdlies and currency was ~reisrfed 70
ecmmittes on National Labor Organization.
+ Tie chairman OF the Committee cr Ereden-
tials presented the names q Her. "A; y. kuy.
| kenEaR, Of Vienna, Illinois, Anti Monof oily
Association; Timothy Lynch Iron Melders'
Union, and Edward Schlaegcr. 81 M III :
Exceptions being taken to Che prefix %
Hon. besofe delegates name, it was erased;
exceptions being also made 70 delegate fron
the German W Orkingmens Associations,
molten 70 FsisSelF efedent Ms back % ihs
aaEs;ss.s =sses prevailed.
Tue report Of the Committee vas then, OF
| motion, accepted, and Mr.. Tno'ny L5nct
admitted 10 a seat in the couve ntion.
Hmotion that ComIpll e. S4,e sppointeo
to secure new hali, was with icFawn on
statement being made that tass 1raoes AS
ssmhly we're endeavoEing 70 sesnre o.1f:
The Conycnsioa then &c. pisec hsei. in.e
yenmltiee " the WhcssF ona SSnss ssul'onl
Ar. Sylis "a the chair. -F-'.s'
DuriRg the sesxioDs'hs committee Of the
whole, the Ts9ors-Uh constitution was takeh
= - and real section by section, by Mr.. Hard
4 changed and sections stricken out, when the
hour Tor noon recess having arrived the CON-
mittee arose
The chairman, Mr.. Sylvis, reported pro-
greSs and FIR leave to sit again.
Oarnotion the Convention then adjourned.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Tue meeting was called to order 1t two
o'clock, the President, j. G. G. Whaley, in
&c clair.
The Committee on cred, ntiais reported IN
sas0r Of Al. J. Kuykendall, es a delegate
from thesAnti- Monopoly Association OF Wen
ma, and asked for further time on the Gre
dentials OF Edward Schiaeger.
On motion the report was received, and
6eleg te NJ. Kuykendall, admitted to a seat
Gnmotion, the Convention was sgair re-
solved into a committee Of the whole, Mr..
Phelps in the chair.
The balance OF the Report on Constitution
was read by Mr. Harding, section by section,
--nasded, aud substitutes adopted, when
finally the committee, ON motion, arose, and
the chairman, Mr.. Phelps, reported and
placed the Constitution in the possession Of
the Convention.
Mr. Neal then moved that committee OF
five be appointed, to which this Uonsututien
shall be referred with instructions to report
AZ the mcrnisg session. Declared carried, and
committee appointed consisting Of Messrs.
Neal, Jessup, Sylvis, Evans ana Harding.
The chair then announced the following
gentlemen appointed on committees, as fol-
lows
Commitise on Ca subject Of ssading Dele
gaie 70 Eaz,V pe--MessFs. Armstrong, Wads
..ortkand Irving.
Committee on L. S. Bonds-Mesas Camp
bell. Trevelick and Kuykendall.
csornRtftfee Public DoRsdia-M essrs.
Sylvis, HIrchciife and Stew art.
CoBlz'istee al Jadiciary-Messrs. Ayers,
Scott and Muhlmeister
Lo.unitfes on Sanitary Measures Messrs.
Olson, Ives and M1essiBger.
cuimff,ss ess ieRsiss Lgb2r-Messrs. / j.
Neaf,overackeF, Lins.ed, Parker ana Morriss
Goss0litteso On hPPTeatiee Inquiry Meesrs
A.chels, CIossfeld and remus
Com Sliftee on Ndti9adI Labor Organisa-
t07--M,ssrs. Cameron, III Stock, ~ Y. !;
Krepppv, Penn. nurkey, Mich. Schroeder,
Missouri lIyland, Nd TomIinson, Ohio !;
Mitchell, District Of Columbia; Phelps,
Conn. Hughes, Wis CoweS, Ky.
A letter from the Grand Loasc OF Miners
international Benevolent Association of
Pennsylvania, extending the right hand of
fellowship any all Miners Unions repre-
scented ia th; Congress was read and on mo-
ton received and placed on Gle.
THE preamble and resolutions .s,,,.., ~
Eight Hour League No. Sly free and inJe-
e mt 81 Pic poliHcs parties Of the day,
n. ss1uy and willing h form pns~vf IA nav
Labor Reform Party, were read and on mo-
zion received and referred to the Committee
On Political Organization.
Also, preamble and resolution adopted
BY the Land and Labor Reform Union Of
G-rud Rapids, Mich, as the sense of the
worklngmen IT that city, and TO be submit
TED 10 the National Labor Congress, declar-
. ing,
lst. IN favor Of thereduction of tho hours
OF labor.
Pad That the public domain is the right
fui inheritance Of all who choose to cultivate
it
Sid, That ell grants Of public lands for
the construction Of railroads or other pur1
poses, are violation of the rights Of the
PEOPLE
4th. Regarding the public debt as sacred
obligation upon the people.
9TH. Insisting upon taxation Of United
States bonds.
9th. Believing that the elective franchise
Is the inalienable right Of every person Of
sufficient age, subject to the laws, without
regard to nge, color, or sex.
On motion the resolutions were referred TO
the Committee Oh Political Organization.
On motion the Congress then took re-
cess TIL to morrow at 10 A. NJ.