The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1868-10-10

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Mr.. Csneron. Of Illinois. moved the r.
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Carried with applause.
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WhaIey made speech in retiring from ofiice.
He thanked the 0ongrses for issue form
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olica. He camplImsnted she abiitses 0f Mr.
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hsvine long been ens Of lhe noblsst cham
pions Of lauer Fet0sm, aad pledged himself
10 uss every eEsss In tbs fasnrs toward aid
ing the eaase Of werhiag men. 4
On motion, u was resolved that the retif-
ing officers held their positions till tbs con
stitntiou wa adopted 80 &C. @E
The Congo ss then adjouvued sill the after
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The Congress reasscmbied at o'clock
DEBATE ON res cox rlrgrioN REsuxED.
The debate in references to the adoption OF
the report hsnsled in BY the Commits on
Constitution was then resumed Article vi,
section l, being the next subject Ut discus
sion. This section requires each labor Or
ganization TO report to the executive CON
mitses OF their State once q montbss IL Wa:
adj ptsd witholtsdebats.
SEC ION 3 was also adopted without de
bate.
Article VII, sectionv !, also. adopted with
out debate. "a f-if'-lt y VI
FzKs.
The next article of the constitution
! which provides for the raising Of funds
for the necessary support Of The nationa
organization, was taken up. The principa
topic Of debate was the question o. per cap
tia Of one cent per amman for each membe
Of local orgsnizations.
THIS article created considerable discus
sion rs TO the proper node OF assessiuE
local organizations. The ground vas tsker
by the delegates representing large organ
xations that L would be irjns,Ice 10 lax thei
members from $50 To $500 per ahnuaR
while small or ,anIzatrons vi ten. 70 twenty
members would pay only 30 many Q nus
and vet would be equally represented 10 IN
National Uaiou. Tn difheulty OF rignLiI
adjusting tue subject Was admitted, out M
one saw a better way OF settIns out Of II
Mr.. MulligaD proposed tax OF $lo per an
nun dpon eSc6 local union, instead Of Ia
per capita tax.
Mr.. Sslyis remarked that tax ,tion in an.
fotm was obnoxious, but per coplta "a
was the most obnoxious of any anu u TIL
Cover aInent should under take 10 impose sue
a TX t woald b. bursted up IN less thai
six msnIhs. He was in favor OF q pro rat
taxation and equal repress, Iation.
Mr.. Vincent moved 10 recosnInit the ia
Gle % the Committee, when was opposes
by Mr.. Troup, Chairman OF that COMMITTEES
who stated at the subject had beei. gerl
thoroughly discussed, aud they would hav
10 report the same thing SgaIn.
Inc question on Mr.. Mulligan's anmend
mtnt was taken, aud il was lost. The II
port OF the Colnmittee az above was the
adopted.
ARTICLE TX.
SEcrTos |. The meeting Of the Nations
Labor Union shall be held on the tnlrd MN
day in August in each year, and shall CON-
mence At Ii A. NJ.
Mr.. Fincher moved to substitute 0ctlbe
for September in this article. be though
it was a direct Insult TO the National Unio
Of Machinists and Biscksuuiths, which meet
at this time every Year for several year
past.
Mr.. Troup thought the maehinists coul
change their meeting tlmu as well AS the u
Dor Union.
Mr.. Fincher replied that there we're no "a
tional unions meeting in October, aud th
change would not interfere with any one.
MIR. Putt believed that August was.
much better month than October, as th
elections in several States comes of in ths
month.
The section as it reads above was the
adopted.
Article Y, defining the order OF business
was also adopted wlthout debate.
Article XII, defining the method of amend
ing the Constitution was similarly adopted
The chair mar called the attention OF ia
congress to an omission ia articleViil relatiV
10 the tax on State organizations. on mC
lion Of delegate, il was ordered hat q
tax should be Sic Tor each State ergan'zs
ton.
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