New-York tribune., 1868-09-25
NATIONAL LABOR CONGRESS-.
rOrRrH DAYS SESSION.

President Whaley called the NatlOhal Co"-
rrcss 10 order at yesterday morning Aef 'no '.,
ues of the previous session read and recei'cu' ~
Committee on Constitution submitted new s,,ned IN
for adoption but after much time had peei o., ,h eec
debate the hour III ocock was announces Ul ne sDs
tion officers and action on the Coht . a,octjon ~
pended. The Congress then went into ING eieoo" Va
%s tse deesates male and female called by the
President and secretary they mareaeo w mp svvis OF
form and deposited their ballots nratye Protectye
the Iron Founders International COOPERATIVE I,s oo0
Union Philadelphia, Unanimously eIcoseu v ,
The election of Mr. sylyls IS sSno' 80 sa snfrs~e
Convention for he Is strong advocate oI iopaI ,
and cOperaon and he is one of the principal "okcrS
some Of tbe delegates made bitter alusions 30 what
they termed the PetcOat Ticket" MT & H. lncker'
was unanimously elected Vce-Presldent. This gentleman
is also an indcrser of the Woman question Mr. A: 4;
second Vice President On the informal ballot for tls
office Miss Kate MaOney Of the Troy Collar Laundry
no idea that the Convention would admit female ueIe
gates she was absent Consequently, though RECEIVING
ihe Convention could be elected Miss Mai0hey mas
many friends among the workngmen f3r sue & Is no. not oiy @
the chief dreotress Of labor unOn OuC she has ,1 %
trbuted 500 to aid the bckayers IN their sAe III 'hs
city. ~, ,,,>oo,d ,ro
votes on the ballot for the VicePresidency For the
office of Recording Secretary there were 10 or 70 caaa
dates among whom was Miss Susan b. Anthony she
withdrew. however, when she saw there was prooabl
ty Of her being elected Miss Anthony faithfully can.
house during the election OF officers, and many
were persuaded to for the right candidate through
the influence Of herself and her associates from Mount
Mr. John Vincent OF Typographical Union No: Of this
city was elected Recording Secretary, and Mr. A: W.
Phep President of and Carpenters National
Union Treasurer. At the suggestion OF MI Canerom ,
Presdent Before retiring rom the chair he thanked the
Congress for the many kndnesses shown MN Wlle %
dent Of the National Labor Congress- lie saiu th"t nc
retired feeling that he had done his duty to the best or
his ability while in office He spoke OF MT SyINls HVll
no 81 t6e creat pr%epes Of Reform Mr. whaey
retired, pledgiug TO use every enort Ill ooi" VI '"'
cause of the wOrkingmen OF America. .,
The Convention adjourned aJ q IeW minutes " l.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Congress was called to order AT o'clock,
and resumed the discussion of the provisions OF the Con-
stuion submitted by the Committee in the forenoon.
The Constitution amended and adopted after consd-
cradle discussion, in substance as follows;
CONSTITUTION OF THE NATIONAL LABOR UNION,
% Tins S ia % oSnsd sdG9 the u1sd States
ANT National Labor Union shall be composed Of sh aSr &
.@eoraOu Of the condition Of those ThG labor for hyns ss Every Every
sentative & snS S s hall derive their election
direct from the organizations claim 10 represent xrepenia
Of good standing IN Their onk@
ton shah voice without in the National Labor
Union. 80 ,,, r, IN !. .,.,
day previous election aud they shall hold their once 1n
@ F .ps second Wee Presidents to be
each sat-. such n. member to be s,a.e ssose by The s
PrsSdent
VI Il sbslbe the eutv each organization report
month and such the performance Of
hsdut.
ART VIII Each local organization represented shall apita
a G SS S & 1T sy direct S rs ag ste organizations S The
al organization, shan be pal! on the PTescIon Of ee @ s4 ,
81 oftae Union until ae sT : @ Union ,b, be held
Monday October Of each year at II O'Clock a H.
Messrs Jessup Burke then appointed to escort
the Presidenteect to his seat on the platform MI sy
taking the Chair, said; Ladies ana gentlemen
made all the speech intend TO Offer when was hrst
SAppiausel The report of the Committee on Platform
then read and REFERRED though received much ap
plause The Committee indorsed the Chicago platform
as adopted year. with few alterations, and the add
OF article by Mrs Punam on the relations as ex
listing between workingmen and
10 wages. The Committee also reported an amend
cnt to the article the subject Of public lands to the
limited sofments of This Comm.tes u e far.hsr Ss
tender for the payment Of all both public and pr
vae with the option OF the holder of greenbacks TO con
them into bonds at % Gg s Sressrs snd 10
Mr Hinc OF Ohio. of the Committee read minority
report dissenting from the majority report coDtending
that gold and silver the wOrkingmans currency,
while paper is the spectators currency But ,a as we
come he would keep il as nearly UNIFORM as possible
because all mutations curse TO labor for theY CON
centrate wealth He advocated the payment OF the Pub
lie debt by annual instalments apporoDed among the
a moderate homestead or farm. He also asked for
graded income tax TO pay the expenses growing out OF
favor though many OF the Greenback policy leaders were
opposed to the sentiments advocated.
for Congress the Second Congressional District OF
Ohio that the Convention recommend the various Labor
organizations throughout the country 10 use their nu
ence for his reelection the wOrkngmans representa-
tive Congress condemned the action OF the Congress
Washington granting charters and tracts OF lana 10
Emigrant Companies, for bringing European labor
10 compete with American industry This move was
looked on by persons beng extremely selfish
many Of deegte representatives Of those who
were short time ago foreigners themselves.
MEETING OF THE NEW-YORK DELEGATES.
The New York delegates to the National
Labor Convention the Early Closing Hall, No 2j1
Bowery last evening The stated object of the meeting
was for the Improvement of the condition OF Working
mems Unions Of this State, and also, TO sustain those
Unions that from the socalled obnoxious
State laws Mr. BOuTke SAID II the meeting called for
a political purpose the delegates should be SO Informed
He did not want the wOrkngmen to be deluded any
female suffrage or politics The National Congress had
recommended national political party and the sooner
they organize the better. Prompt action was urged, as
time pressing delegate said that he had heard
remark OF the city TO the effect that the next
Legislature be composed or who VIII do away
with strikes The speaker OF the opinion tDdt Just
the opposite style OF should be sent Albany.
Tronp Trades Unions i'll this state num-
bering had not single representative III the
Legislature. He wished the State Executive Committee
be appointed once, and candidates put IN noinna
ton. Mr. Rourke declared that the principal objection
10 this plan the collection Of money, which
'WheD politics are brought into the labor organ
izatiOns, then adeu to WorkiDgmens rlghts"
Several OF the members got considerably
excited much so that some OF them left the room Mr.
TrOup pronounced several questions, which were laid on
the table TO be presented before the meeting to-day at
the Gerinania Assembly Rooms.