The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1867-09-21
clGARMAksRs' National UxIoa.
Proceedings OF ITS Fourth Annual Con.
ventEOn, at Buffalo.


The Convention held it, third DAYS Sas-
sion yesterday, the Presidsnt called the
meeting TO order at fifteen mlnutss pas. nine
A. M
Tue minutes Of the previous day were read
by the Secretary aud approval bJ the Ga
yentien.
One or the delegates propo VA that req
ular Time of Session b. fixed, and a len Ltny
Debate on tins question ensusl.
Mr.. BJnn, 81 Ch,cIg1, mlvsl that the d.
bate on the subject b. closed.
M. Hayden. OF NV IIavsn, moved that
the whole matter be postponsd until after
the Report on Constitution "a bsen raj
Carried.
% motion OF Mr.. Bona, Of Chicago, it was
cidei that the offers of ths National
Union SHAH have power " ISSUE circulars
appealing 70 Congress 10 case of aay alte.-
cattol A. to the lax on cigars.
Mr.. Potter, OF Syracuse, then read a reso-
luton passed az Cincinnati July 10. 967.
Tue COMMITTEE on the Preadent's Report
submitted their report, wnicn was discussed
and accepted BY the Convention.
Sumo controversy arose as to whether
Mr.. EyrlcA mai been a member of the Assoc
cation two years.
Mr.. Porter moved u lay TIE subject u,on
-.if1 taoie $780,
Mr.. Hayden moved vote on the qussti3a
whether Me-. Eyrick Is entideI 10 nis pls-
ton or not. Yeas, 80; nays, ID.
Mr. jacobs, OF NV York, IA lde a stat
ment to the effect that there great mlnF
men working at the trIde IN New York city
who were not Union men.
IA Porter proposed 70 organizi .rmGa
Union in New York. No action was taken
On the subj ct by the Csnv eatiOn.
Quite 4 lengthy debate enslel as % TIE
propriety Of issuing an amnesty procIama-
ton, pardoning and taking back all sxindlers,
old offenders, &c.
Mr. Boon, Of Chicago, opposed the motion
strongly, and on motion Of Mr.. Laies ii was
laid upon the table unsii alter the adoption
Of the new Constitution.
M. Baker, the Secretary, then read letter
fom the Tifin, Ohio, Union, calling atten-
tim to the non-coniormity Of the Syracuse
Union TO the general apprentice law
After brief explanation Of the case by
John J. JUNO as deegataa from TSvtn Syracuse the
matter was referred to the committee on
Constitutions.
Henry Bonn, Of chicago, novel to take
some action ia regard to the dolngs Of the
late Labor Congress held ut chicago. Car
RED.
Mr. Jacobs moved that the name Geo. RI.
J. Cuthbert, the absconding Secretary OF the
New York Union, be stricken from the roll
OF members Of the National Union.
Chas. Winkler, Of Cincinnati, moved to
investigate the matter.
Thomas Porter, of Utica, said that no roll
Of the members was kept.
The President decided the whole discus
sion out OF order.
Mr. Erwin johnson, OF BiItImore, moved
TO appoint committee Of five to prepare
testimonial to be presented to the late Pres
ldent, Louis O. W aiker.
NJ. Thomas Porter objected to the motion
a. the present was TO be purchased by pri-
vate subscription.
Mr. Angel Hart moved 70 lay the subject
on The table. Carried.
On motion or Henry Bonn, Of Chicago,
each local union was recommended to have n
postoffice box for official correspondence.
Mr.. Hayden moved that the Local Union
be instructed TO place the names OF Geo. IT.
j. Cuthbert and Lewis Mailhouse On their
black list, and under no circumstances re-
ceivs them to membership. Carried.
MIR. Laies moved to tender a vote Of thanks
to Cong ess for modifying the Law 10 relation
to cigars.
The motion was strongly opposed BY Bonn,
who could not Sc the necessity Of thanking
them when they had only done what was
right.
After lengthy, but undressing debate
On The subject, Mr.. Thomas ]. Birch Of rel
u m amendment to Mr.. Lanes motion, that
Congress should receive a vote OF thanks.
and at the same time q petition should De
1rescated for the abolition Of the Permit
system. Carried.
Messrs. Patrick w. Cassidy, OF Albany;
Edwin johnson, Of Baltimore, and N. j.
3aliet, were appointed CON nitsee for that
purpose.
On motion Of Henry Bonn, the Convention
Idjourned until 2 p. NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Convention assembled YIN session NJ 2
'clock p. NJ, bat finding nothing OF import
nee presented itself, ndioupued IN about
lalf m hour, until 7 p. M., In order TO give
he different Committees time 70 make up
heir reports.
EVENING SESSION.
On account OF tho absence OF tho Prmai-
lent, Mr.. Curtain, the Vics-Prssideat opsn-
d the session at ' o'clock and prsuidsd dur.
ng the evening.
The report On establishing mmw UmAnmm An
Few York city, was presented, anA 60 -
ion Of Mr.. LaiGs was hduAnd, winh mm
mendmens offered By Mf. Janah@. M Nm m
ect thar Board or 0tAcers bu nppuAmhpM
Ar. Porter then reported hu ChAlrmnm mf
be COMMITTEES on GdsranccA XNx murN
'hs satisfactory, and on mullum w M NA
lin johnson the same waa nAnpAnA
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