Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-09-26
THE LABOR CONGRESS
FIFTH DAYS SESSION.


The Congress resumed its session in New
OK yesterday, the new President, Wm. Ii
Sylyls- IN the chair. The special ordar for tb,.
morning hour was the platform, offered at last
evening session, which endorsed the Chicago
platform, as adopted last year, with a few al
trTatiOns, and the addition of an article nv
Mrs. Putnam, on the relations as exlsting be-
tWeen worklngmen and working women in re-
spect 10 wages. The committee also reported
an an endmenr 70 the article on the SUBJECT of
PUBLIC lands, TO the effect, actual settlers only
sLall have the public domain in limited aliot-
ments Tree OF cost This committee further ad-
Yoeate an exclusive greenback currency, TO be
legal tender for the payment of all debts, both
Puolic ana private, with the option of the hOl.
der OF greenbac 70 convert them N to bonds
~ low interest, and TO reconvert the bonds into
gIetneaeks al his pleasure.
MT Hlne, OF Ohio, one OF the comm. tee, read
q minority report dissenting from the majority
report, eonteDding that gold and silver are the
Worklngmans currency. while paper is the
spectators currency. But as we must have
a paper currency for some time 10 come he
would keep II as nearly uniform as possible,
because all InnatlOns are curse 10 labor, for
they concentrate wealth. He advocated the
payment or The public debt by annual ins.al-
ments appoTLoned among the States. TO be paid
Dy q tax On real estate, exempting only a mod.
crate homestead or farm. He also asked for a
graded income tai 70 pay the expenses grow
ing out OF the war. This report Of Mr.. Hine
met with considerable favor, though many of
the green back policy leaders Were opposed To
the sentiments advocated. aI
MIR. Keating moved 70 strike out the clause
oepIecating strikes.
Miss Anthony made a strong speech in favor
OF strikes as dsTnisT resort. They were a me-
cesslty, as workingmen would not break them
selves clear from the ensla ement of the Dem.
ocratlc and Republican parties Both parties
Were IN The interest OF capitalists and opposed
10 labor. 1t was the gold gambler Of Wall
street who dictated and controlled the Chicago
Convention. So on the other hand the Demo-
cratic party was said, lead, and driven by Bel.
mont q Co.
Mr.. Travalick was willing to have the clause
expunged, If II should interfere with the New
Aork brIcklayers.
Mrs Mcdonald took occasion 10 express her
warm sympathy with the bncxlayers, and SAID
she would help them in every man ner possible;
If necessary, she would stand on The platform
CT street-car and drive sixteen hours q day
Tor The Congress should understand that she
tnrs- McD.) could drive team abreast OF a
team IN tandem. [Applause.l
The clause deprecaiIng strikes va. stricken
cut.
Mr.. Fincher next took exception TO the finau.
cial plank II The platform, and moved that il
De referred 10 a select committee of three to re.
port at two o'clock this afternoon. Tabled by
D vote OF II 10 10.
Mr.. Fincher moved TO strike out that portion
OF the reported platform which proposed 10
give the householder the power OF converting
mis- security into currency. and rtce reTso AZ
his option. He maintained that this would in.
duce far worse gambling than Is even now
played IN W all street
Atthe afternoon session, by unanimous con-
sent, the COMMITTEES on Ways and Means were
" hlCh proposed 70 tax International, national,
and State representatives SIS each, and local
Representatives S10 each, the assessments so
pad 10 D. charge, not upon the indi yIduals,
but upon the organizations they represent. The
report was adopted and submitted
The discussion upoE the financial plank vas
next taken up.
Miss Anthony got the floor in support of the
platform. She hrs. InsinUated that the oppo-
nents OF the platform had been bought 10 by
Wall street, Just as the Democratic Convention
had been bought up body and soul by Wall
street She was called to order and she amend
81 BY saying thar the Republican Convention
IN Cnieago had been bought up just IN tue same
way. Even II Pendleton himself, she said, had
b-sn nominated, II would only prove thai Pen.
OlstOn had sold out TO Wall street.
Several of the speakers argued that the great
est cheat and fraud In the world was the pres
en-; natIonal bank system, and they Were unan-
Imous IN declaring Tor its abolition.
IndeT the operation Of the previous ques-
ron, me financial plank was adopted, with a
=" dlssen,lent voices, as u had been originally
reported.
Mrs NJ r. McDosald rose and offered the
-ouOwlng resolution, and hoped that no one
would have anything TO say except aye
RsS0-rsd ina this Congress recognizes in It's
platform the night Of the workngmen and
r~OTAingTomen OF this nation 20 strike, when
all o-her u.s. and eq nitable concessions are re-
fused. Adopted unanimously