The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1868-01-25

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Owing 10 the non-return Of the Chioago
delegate, We are unable to present our read
ers with detailed account Of the proceed
ings Of this body. The session vas largely
attended, eighty delegates being prsssut from
New York, nav Jersey, Maryland. Psnnsyl
vanis Illinois, Indiana, Missouri Delaware,
Ohio, Ksntaeixy, Massachusetts, and the
District Of Columbia. a 7yas e- 'e ai
The annual report Of the Prssidsnt, Mr,
John s Frost, Of New Yerk, shoss thai
during the put year. twsnty-thrss Local
unions have been Organised. making forty.
seven under the jurisdiction Of The Gsnefal
Union. on .tl-n-la i.
On "Wednesday, the followingeiAoss wrs
elected: Pa m -a
- Ssorstary-Mr. J. Z. Kirby, Baltimore;
Hies Prssidmt-Nr. Albert Psasie, Pitts
burgh; =.-A-e'ts .,s'
TFsass~sr-Mr. Joseph Hackney. /.
The following amendment to article 3. Of
the Constitution was passed previous 10 the
installation of the officers elect: 4
Sec. 4. ALI oficers Of this Union and sub
ordinate Unions shall be installed - SION
after election a possible, and shall lake the
following obligation:
-, do solemnly pledge my sacred
horor as q man, that | viii faithfully dis;
charge the duties OF my Office q -- Of
this U1ion; that win support the Consti.
tuition Of the international Union, and the
Bylaws, Rules and Regulations OF this
Union; and that I win enforce the laws
thereof to the best Of my ability without
prejudice or Partially.
This oblixAtion was administered to the
President by . committee Of three Of The
Oldest Delegates present, and that officer sab'
ssqusntly administered 1t to the other efa-
GERS. A few appropriate remarks were made
by each officer. -...-
The apprenticeship system, the eight hour
question, and the question of what consti-
tutes . strike, were referred 70 The commit.
tee on general good. The committee subss-
quently suggested that the subordinats
Unions should regulate the sPprsnticsship
system in such manner ~ shall BE- most
conducive to their local interests, deeming
u inexpedisnt to advise the adoption or {
general rule in al cases. y -s4as ai7-7 \
On motion, committee was appointed "a
confer with the Plastersrs, Hnion, 70 SECURE
il possible, more intimate relationship b.
tweea the two tradss., ~ers
The secretary recommended tie establish
ment Of monthly journal, which shall b
the organ and advocsts Of the Union; which
accommodation was approved By The COM
mitses appointed to examine bin report A
petition Was presented by . delegate from
Clneinnati, asking that journeymen brick
layers in that city be allowed to take thar
sons 10 work with them upon buildings. This
subject was referred to { committss. a'f
The Committee on eight hours reported
in fasor Of naming the lsth day Of March
next. as the time xAertae. eyeft throughout
the country should enforce re adoption o
the. system which recommsedfsion, atseE
slight modification, was adopted ils.
Before sdjournius, the -sSrd National
ssssrshostAtnted for international, |" % that
tie jurisdiction Of the Association ID nov
confined 10 the Unitsd Statss- m Nh M
ehipcarpensers' and Caalksrs' Iaterna-
n Y -tsonal Cna0n. ~ 7 rio
The annual ssssion Of this body vas hsli
IN ST. Louis, commencing On Monday Jan
lSths sas .r..n fei1s : ea1zs r--zlff -
The reports from the vassous ads1sgxfs1
showed that quite depression had sxistsd
In this branch Of trade during IL rsst year,
yet notwithstanding, this drawback, tbs
unions, with TIVE or three exceptions, bad
remained staunch and 6rm - svsr.d sndf
The session wss harmonisps ofs, and
was mainly devoted q rsvisioa d the I'm.
tsrnational Csnstitation, in which some verJ
important amendments have bssn made, The
ADOPTION Of winch win mstsrially odd %
the strength and efficiency Of ~ atganI-
xations~s L A4 oesa5 ~ osr s1is
There 10 not The slightest ssasDn Why Ill
men Of this craft should mot snroH them.
selves under the union bsnner end tharsby
mako ihs 16hipcarpenten and CsplkGS In
sssnstosais equal 10 any in the esuqtsy. Z
y therefore, with pleasure thst We snhouncs
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