The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1868-08-15
THIRD DAY.

The @. u. U. S, of the U. S. Of ", met at
10 o'clock on Friday morning. AT roll call
all officers and delegates were present. The
minutes Of previous meeting were read and
approved.
The committee on ways and means sub
mitted their report with resolutions and sng-
gestions, which were taken up, discussed,
and disposed of by sections as submitted.
The resolutions, after being amended, were
adopted and referred to committee on con-
stitution, and committee discharged.
A resolution was offered by the delegates
from Chicago, suggestive of forming an as
ISOLATION for the purchase Of some Of the
public lands, to act in concert with others.
Adopted, and he delegates requested to
urge the necessity of the same to their
respective forges.
Bro. Holder offered a motion relative to
strikes and lock outs, which was referred to
the committee on the good Of the order.
The delegate from Troy stated some par
ticulars relative to the strike in Troy. The
case was referred to = committee Of investi-
CATION, who heard the facts and reported,
whereupon the forge rendered q vote Of
thanks to the men Of Troy, for the manly,
energetic and persevering manner IN which
they acted, and are acting In their struggle
for right.
The committee on G. M.'s and G. V.'sad-
dress, Submitted their report, which being
Of considerable length we will merely give
a synopsis of it.
REPORT
To the Ofhcsrs and Members Of the G. v. q. 81:
! You have already heard the very elaborate
addreas of our worthy G.. NJ, and we presume
you have also formed your opinion on the diff
ferent suggestions therein contained, therefore
We will refrain from entering into q minute de-
tad of the document. In the commencement of
the address we find no particular suggestion,
but some very sound advice which, If instilled
into the minds Of the individual brothers, har-
mony and union would reign supreme through
out the land, and discoId decay. But moraliz,
ing has bat little effect on human nature there
IL SO much selfshness in us. LSws for our gov
eminent are, therefore, found to be necessary TO
restrain some firm injuriDg others; and, as we
have found in ST.. founding laws, or social order
OF things nothing offering US protection, we
have fonHd il necessary, in consequence, TO form
an organization, a1owing the majority to rule,
with certain officers TO superintend tho workings
Of the order. And although instances may
arise in which the minority, in certain locality,
when opposed BY the majority, may neyerthe-
less really represent the majority Of the order,
and II they are constitute onally right, must be
sustained Our late worthy G. N. has offered
many very appropriate suggestions for our con-
sideration. And In conclusion, we would state
that the add ess, q whole, has bean ably got
tan up, and shows that he has carefully watched
over the workings Of the institution conse-
quently, we would request that o vote Of thanks
be rendered our late q. N Bro. B. A. McGinty,
for the able and efficient manner in which he
has superintendent the working Of the order dur
In < the last year.
With regard to the G. VS. address, We would
state, that the g. Ms address has 90 taken up
the field, that there Ia no room for our late
worthy q. ". to make n very lengthy address.
without repeating portion Of that made By the
@. H.
All Of which IL respectfully submitted bv your
most obedient servants.
J. O. EpwARDs,
a- WIZ. IT. LEWIS,
sN sMr JoRN BuKeFEsKY,
JANIS WHELAH,
PArRicx FoEKr.
On motion, the report vas accepted and
the committee discharged, with . vote OF
thanks Of this @. r.
On notion, Bro. B. b. McGiuty and VIM
III. Holden we're added to the committee on
constitution. After sosue business Of pri-
mature, the Forge adjourned until Q O'Clock
p. N. I'm order 20 give the sommittee time
to work a tsss.s
AFTERNOON SESSION.
After the Forge came 70 order the minutes
Of th: previous session were read and ap-
proved. af.rN
Z The delegates rom Wheeling presented .
series of resolutions, with view to change
the order into beneficial one. The
FIRST vas sshlsd, and the rest referred 70 the
sab-fosgs- aalesa
The committee on the good OF the order
prsssntsd their report which contained sew
ersl valnaAls snggestionG It was disposed
Of BY sections and the COMMITTEES discharged.
The report pertained principally to the mode
Of conducting strikes, eto.; and the duties
81 the ID. ID. g. H., authorixing him to ap-
point an assistant TO aos ~ his secretary.
A notion wss adopted TO hold . night SEES
nionp s,sz ge@ ~
Adjourned until 8 o'clock, p. N.
Ae 81 s. EvEsrEa sxssEoN.
|, The 6rst business was TO hear the report
of The eoDmittes on cOnstifntion. Thev read
sheir report, Recommending several radical
changes, AL II xhich vera faken up By SEC
,iess =. oasrsds escs q which ELECTED fall
discussion, some Of which we're quite ani-
nsted. osospying csnsidsrsbIs tine. Al he
saGesseieas prcpessd NTp finally adoptsd =
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