Evening star., 1868-09-25

The tourth Days SeSsiea--A New gen>ti-
ta1lon prese ated-kls ct1ea et New ON
Maicsn Vote
The Congress me- again in New York yester-
gay morning The President. T. G. G whaIey.
N the rhstr. Henry n Walbal SscrstAry
The committee on Cousfffuti,r me-, - fh.yr
| Terot,. Tsey recommended thst the nNm,.
soop'ed he the internafioaal Labor ITnion.
Win jurisdiction extending oNr- me IT It'd
States ard tkr dc.iiulcr ~ t.s,sas "a
IorUan uoy a that NJ ns-,e he fhe Ns,.,nst
noISingmrn's Psriy. Tabled. Mt Juno
uteied '.Nattonal Lshor tlcnrrsss 81 Norfh
Amcrica.' Tsb,ed. Nj james A pSnrss
IAN opposed tins political dodgirC Nr
knnis moved TO strike cut the words .,Iutsr.'
and ..ncminicn Of Cauada" NJ C,nc-,.
opposed M impeItinence Of ,his I,onrrsss -
trudirg Its Eratiutou> advice % Caradians
The words Inter, aad ''Caaadc" were
New York CITY Painters. commenting upSa
ne attlcn o; thIs Congress in endorsing No.
cady Stanton and her woman surr..ge liea
moved that the word .lsbo.' vh aTeyer II
occur IN the constitution. b stucken oat
Tabled l. was 7, solved thai the National
CcnPrrss grant - charter % any bodN haNlnK
less thsn seven members. nor 10 any trade
Union e. any chy WHERE similar cram has a
chHrUr, without the previous assent oi the
chartered boy
The Cong - Jhen suspended. m order 10 20
INTO an lstormSl hsllot ter president with ne
&c. 4. wnal-y. ~. VIM. u. Sylvts. -. wm.
J. Ls>suP. :; A. n. Phelps. :. Ias. A. Bourks.
A. CO, I.
Mr.. Whaley Withdrew his name. having no
dt>iTe - b. Reelected. Nj. Bourke and Mr.
tincher withdrew their names. because they
could not approve some OF tha tdtosvu 90 ,,.s
such a female suffrage, adopted nv .the co
gress All the nominees except Mr. Sylyis
withdrew, and thai gentleman was unant
moUsly elected. MIR. Sylvts. who vaS taas
chosen. Is also president OF the Intsrnatonal
Union of Iron Mould-rs. sui IA, his head
quarters at Phil3delpfla Ia the taxing OF IN.
different ballots Mis- Anthony aud her as
sociaies went 10 he bAllOt-boN and vOted like
men.
Mr.. c. Il. Lucker, president OF the TaiIors'
Society, voLes against twenty-thre~ cast tor
MI. John Ennis, Of The Piasterers, New York
city.
The Congress next went into an informal
ballot for second vice president. Ca the in
formal ballot FOR second vtce president there
We're nineteen yoiea for Mss kate MalOney
OF me Collar l--nndry Union Of Troy, N. "
Two Tor Mrs Mcdonald, and one for Horace
Greeley.
Mrs. Mary kellogg Putnam aud Miss Susan
Is. Anthony canvasSed and cancussed snergeI-
ically while the ballot was being taken i'm
favor of their standard bearer, MIS- h MoIonv,
Troy collar laundry manufacturer, aud win
good result, as she had an immense majority
on the first balloi. on referring 10 the con STU
tuition II was found that she was inelgibla AZ
u was specially provided that the Fsrst and
Second Vice President shall not be from ths
same States. On the next ballot, Mr.. A r..
CaYis, OF the CoIun bia Typographical Union,
ID. G., was chosen Second Vice President
Wore eighteen or twenty candidates. Susan r.
Anthony, who was among the number, was ths.
last one 10 withdraw. There was considerable
"nlloustering and several attempts Were
made 10 put on the vote until afternoon i'm
order that a Western man might be chosen
These tailed, however, and a vote was taken
which resulted IN the choice Of Mr. John VIM
cent, OF the New 4 lork typographical Union
Albert w. Phelps, OF New Haven, President
OF the National Joine-s' Union, WAS tbea
unanimously elected Treasurer.
n Fhar lrcs 81, m.
Ident, Mr.. Whaley, which was given al the
close OF the election, drew forth from that gem
tleman n brlei and feeling acknowledgment
The Cor gress then took a recess.
On "Wednesday afternoon, the question of
political organization came up for considera-
uon. A report from the commIttce having the
subject IN char 20 WAS read The substance of
lt is. that resolutions should be adopted declar-
lng tha- the existence of the National Labor
Union depends on the immediate organization
OF an independent labor party. having for its
oolect the election OF men in sympathy with
the OBJECTS OF such party. A member fMr
CaNis) moved thar the resolution % that effect
be amended so as 70 provide that no attempt
snail De made 10 nominate pres Iden tial elec orx
IN the pending federal election. Another
member explained that the resolution only re-
ierred 10 the election OF representatives TO
nauonal and legislative councils.
MI. Phelps said 20 per cent of the voting
population consisted OF workingmen. Mr.
James A. Bourke spoke earne JJly against the
Introduction OF politics. He fe red the forms
tlon OF new party was only 20 hoist smart
A0t0OnK.
trary, thought the workIn men ought to.Ikea a
NOR direct interest IN politics. Alter, dis
cusslon. Mr.. Cayiss amendment was adopted
Il he resolution 10 establish a national labor
pohucal palty was then put and unanimously
adopted.
Aresolution, looking TO a creation OF a labor
depar. ment al Washington, was unanimousIy
adopted.
report was submitted which recognizes
the principles OF cooperation as the most
powerful agents for the elevation OF the work
llCrpn. nQir
az the best means OF avoiding contests between
capital and labor.
II was resolved that Messrs. whaley and
Cayis should be appointed committee 70 wait
on the Attorney General and request. in the
name OF the workingmen OF the United States
has official construction OF the ei ght-hour taw
and. in case of his endorsement of Gen Scho-
fields position. they be further required to
wait on the chairman of IT, committee pre~eut-
ing that law. and request lIm 10 insert a ctause
which can admit OF no omisconstruction.
Another resolution was 10 the effect that the
constructlo placed upon the eight hour law
ot Congress, recently, by the Secretary OF
War, IS foreign to Its spirit and unwarrantad
Another, that the delegates of the various
labor organizations OF the United States as
sembled- tender their entire sympathy with
the several laber unions now on strike for their
legitillate rights throughout the country.
In connection with the resolution ~ gardinC
the Secretary OF War, Mr.. Cavis said that Cen
eral Dyer, Chief OF Ordnance, had construed
ne eight hour law 70 mean eight hours pay
Tor eight hours work, instead Of the previous
pay OF the entire day for eight hours work.
ard that the Secretary bad signed the paper
on presentation without particularly exsmin-
ing il.
Mr. Cameron said that several Congressmeu
had asked Schofield TO rescind ms order re-
garding the construction OF the eight-hour law
on Government works, and he hsd refused
Every woTkingman's organization, therefore,
should obtain pledges from each can ndidate tor
Congress in regard 20 the eight hour la w, and
vote for no one who would not give them.
otherwise a clause would be introduced during
the next session which would neutralize the
law.
EMIGRATION TO MARYLAND.-The Depart-
ment OF Labor and Agriculture, OF which Dr
W. =. Mcpherson IS superintendent, and Luth-
er VI. GlddIngs, Esq, assistant superintendent,
he actively engaged IN obtaining employment
for those foreign emigranls who select Mary
land as their adopted home Each vessel with
emigrants, as II arrives, is boarded by DIR. y.
W. Bogen; State agent and boarding oricer In
the above department, and through his exer-
uons quite a fair per centage OF all Immigrants
arriving induced 70 remain in this