The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1867-08-24
4 PROCEEDINGS
NATI0HAl LABOR CONGRESS-.
Second Annual Session.

The second session u the National Labor
Congress was held, pursuant to adjournmert
az the Wabash Avenue Rink, 10 the city OF
Chicago, Illinois, On Monday, August 10th.
! lsG7, the President, j. c. G Whalev, in the
tehaiEs
/ NJ. a. Z. Cameron then d lyere the fol-
lowing address of welcome ILL
( M. Efessdeaf and Felios1 Dsteoaieg
u gives Inc sincere pleasure ID behalf of
me workingmen of Illinois 20 xel.oule you
one and sll 10 the Gar Zen City 81 The West,
trusting as they do that Your 1eliberations
Hill be characterized by energy, Wisdom and
hsrmoi.Y, and that they will tend to tbe best
AID most lasting interests of ttat country
sc al profess to love 50 we'll. Again, 7 bid
glu weicomc-tbTice welcome To the cisv of
Chcsso.
On motion, A. q. Cameron was electe3
Secretary, pro I'm
The chairman then requested that al de-
| 'e-ale> entitled % seats IN the Convention,
present their credentials, after which the fol-
'o~ng committee was appointed to report on
the same :-AIeSsrs. Slacott. Tomlinson,
Cathers, Mitchell a. Haw<y
90 motion cf MIR VIM Harding, the Cor
vention adjourned TO NEE. At the same place
a. three o'clock, p. NJ
- AFTERNOON PROCEEDINGS.
The Convention met pursuant 10 adiourp-
nent, az o'clock, r. NJ, NJ. J. e. O. wha-
10y, in the chair.
/, p- Dr. Uol.ier opened the proceedings
-',h prayer.
4 lh.. fnr..ntt kea an oraIa,Y;ai. 4h.r -.
Sented the following report
u ne National Labor Congress
The undersigned C,mmttee on Creden-
'gals beg leave 70 report that they have ex-
amined the credentials Of the folio wing de-
legates, AMI find them entiGle1 to seats in
his Cons gress -
IILISoIs--SamueI e PiDts Typographical al
"a ton. Ma. Is. Chicago; Mark Morrissy. Stone
alters Union, Chicago: Simon 0Neil. Charles
u NeSiand. Trades Assembly, Chicago; J. w.
oserasser, CooPers Union, Chicago Jacob g.
S~i,s. Cigar Makers Uoion, Chicago, Thomas
AcQaeeny. Bricxlayers' Union. Chicago Thos
A. Hogan. Plasterers' Union, Chicago Edmund
cros-aeld. Painter Union, Cbicsgo; A c.
cameron, State Workingmeu's Conven-
ton. Illinois: Henry Van Dorm. Boot and
Sboemskers' Union, Chicago Lewis L. Wads-
worth Machiuists' and Blacksmiths' Union, Chi
cagO James Irwin Carriage Makers Onion.
'h'cago p. X Watts Carpenters and Joiuers'
Union, Locomotive Fremeus Union. No. Is,
Machinists' s;d Elsck smiths Union. No. :, 4Lo
comotive Eogineers, No. ~, Centraha; George
". Rnchie, Plastersrs' Union, pFlngield John
b.ugham, American Miners Association, la
Sale; AiutTs K: -,rUwn, National Typographical
Union, \. A.. Chicago.
NKY YoEy --Jno. AoessiBger, Piano Makers
al
Union; Wm j Jessup, & r. TAYLOR. Working
mems Union Martin Simon, Carvers' Union
Jno. kunis, Plasterers' Union Frederick Muhl-
meister, Cabinet Aakers' uicn.
MARvLAsD.-R r. Green. Pattern Makers
Union, Baltimore WT. Gather, Carpenters
Un.on, Baltimore James Hyland, Ship Joiners'
Union, Baltimore Thos Ayers, Bricklavers In
ternatioual Union. Baltimore
MIcHGAN.--Richard Trerellick, Trades AZ
sem6ly Detroit, and Grand Light Hosl. League,
Michigan; Thos. d. Hawley. Eight Hour League,
No. Is; Sylvester Doremus, Eight Hour League,
No. %, Ovid Henry II. Ives, Land and Labor
Reform Union, No. Il Graad Rapids; Wm. A.
Burkey Land and Labor Reform Union, No. :,
Grand Rapids Cyrus Peabody, Eight Hour
League. No. 81, Pontiac.
PESNsYLvsSI1-Joseph Saunders, Window
glass E.owers Union, Birmingham, Philip Zell,
Hollow-ware Glass Blowers Union, Birmingham
R;.,e',-hs' .,.aSs1 ss So,, D'o - po;iSna,
rnion sirm;n0hsm W Krss.. Traaes, A.
sembly, Pittsburgh sWm. Harding, Coachmak-
az, International Union. PhiIadelohia w. II.
Sylyis. Moulders International Union.
osro-c. q. Lucker Tailors' International
Union, Cincinnati j. j. Neal, John Tomlinscr,
Trades Assembly. Cincinnati T. w. Liusted,
Aechiaists and Blacksmith Union, Nj. Yer
non.
wasnsercs, D. C.-George @. Cook. Brick
layers Union; James J. Mitchell. Working
mems bss~nbiy-