The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1867-08-24
FOURTH DAY.


sident Wha'sy. The minutes Of tue thirt
days session were al aud adopted, and the
| roll of delegates was -ailei. Messrs. Hinch
elite, Hughes, Lawlcr, McQueeney, Sylvi:
and Wadsworth, were absent.
l&The Comnittec en- Crede lials reported Il
favor Of admitting Mr.. Whitman Hazard, O.
Snip Carpenters and Caulkecs' Union of Nil
waukee, Wis, to scat
Ca motion TIE report was received and
the delegate admitted to seat.
A letter was read from the Tsilor's Inter.
national Union peii,ionng the Labor Con
gress to protest against The extension Of the
patent Of Bowe's sowing machine, and al
Others that have returned " their Inventor
iair rtmuaeTati sa-
o. n.otlon ths 'sRort was received and
referred 70 sosfe'es iittee o. AonePolies.
A communication was received rom fhe
"Westtield Labor Association of Chaut-
auqua County, New 70. <, reporting the adop-
ton Of fundamental preamble as follows
Believing that the strength OF our Govern
ment der ends upon the protection it throws
around its subjects, and that it can only be
perpetuated by laws which shall protect our
homes from the grasp Of avarice and its kin
bred vices, and making US IN practice what
we claim to be IN theory, nation Of freemen.
we hereby pledge our ;elYes to each other,
and TO all, that we vii support no man to
represent as in the National or State Legis-
lature, or for any other Office of profit, trust
or honor, who IL not pledged TO use all hon
orable means to procure the passage of a
Jaw exempting from taxation and execution
the homes Of all to an extent of not less than
81 900 actual valuation, Government TO be
supported and its de5ts paid by taxes on ex-
cess OF property.
Such IS the platform on which We stand
simple, straightforward, and impartial Tt
asks no favor for anY that it does not freely
grant to all. The expenses of the Govern
ment, we believe, should be a lien uDon the
surplus property instead of the home Of the
aborer. Ii protects humanity at the ex
pense of property, reversion Of the cid sys.
'em, under which property is protected az
-he expense OF humanity, aAd raises, ! ,h,., ar
rom the dsg-sSadail into which X il falling
under the present state OF things.
Finally 1t seeu.s'<o Us to be in perfect har-
mony with the principles upon which our
Government is founded, calculated to secure
the greatest good to all, and the only way to
save as. from the disgrace Of Reputation to
which We are fast tending under the present
81 stem, where even the match with which
The poor man lights his fire, is taxed TO sup
port an arist0crsey Of Government bond
holders.
Referred Ia the Committee on Taxation of
National B0n's
Several other communications were pre-
sented. embracing references to almost Mi
Imsgnabie phases OF the labor question.
One Of tbe,L strongly urged the Congress to
make the National Labor Unioa q grand be-
ieFolent association, with bureau for tax
og care Of the sick They were referred to
he COMMITTEES on Permanent Organization,
'ome of them without Tsaiing.
.4 EIonr Ecras.
Mr.. Mitchell, u New York, offered the fol-
owing:
Resolved, That the Committee on Eight Hours
re hereby requested TO prepare a form of petit
ion to be presented to the United States Con
ress, asking that body to enact Law making
lght hougs legal days work on all Govern
lent work. as r. Ne
This document was referred to the con-
iittee on Eight Hour, and uussssf Of
thsr documents were offered, which werS
sferred TO the same COMMITTEES. I'LL
A motion Of MIR. Sylyis that Al resolu,icnA |
herring to the subject Of eight hours, be re- |
fred to the COMMITTEES on Eight Hoers |
ithopt being read, was adopted.
The subjecE OF the admission Of Mr.. Schia-
n as duegate, pas brought before tie |
ouse, and the previous report Of the Com
istee on Credentials IsAd, when = r.solt.-
On, offered as-a Substitute bT Mr.. Mi,ehsli |
voring lie admission of Me-. Schlawer. ssaS /
optic, and the delsg ~ admitted 70 ]
al, -. ~
.. POLITICAL ORGAN AMOS.
Mr.. Cameron, chairman Of, the Committee
political organization, read the following
ports s ap \,
Your Committee 10 whom was re isrsed the
o]ect Of National Labor Organization, have
d the same under consideration, and b. Z leave
report that IN their judgment the time has
nsed when the industrial classes should cut | /,
emseives aloof from party ties and predilec-
MS and organize themselves into National
Dor Party, the object OF which shall be 10 SCI 4
= by proper Legislation the labor reforms b
to the prosperity Of the Ma tion, and thut
1mmend 70 fIlh vnyiaus Ii al a4.n;...s3 III :