The workingman's advocate., 1869-09-04
FOURTH DAYS PROCEEDINGS.
MORNING SESSION.

AOhNANN oEoSAoNs
The fourth day's session Of the National
Labor Congress of the United States was
opened al P. NJ, at the Assembly Build
ings, Tenth, aud Chestnut streets, on Thurs
day, Aug. 10Th, President c. II. Lucker il
the chair.
The minutes Of Wednesday were read anC
approved.
Mr.. bailey, of Ohio, moved that the ex
president Of the National Labor Union, Mr.
W Z. Z. Whaley, who be saw was present, ,ht
invited to take q seat on the platform. Ag
reed to and spplauded.
Mr.. Walls, Of Philadelphia, FROM a Com
mittee on Organization, made the following
report:
The Committee on Organization woulC
respectfully report as follows, and recon-
mend it as the plan Of organization for th'
body:
Resolved, That tie President, at his esrlies
convenience, appoint an executive officer II
each State.
Resolved That each executive officer so ap-
pointed shall, as soon possible after receiviD.
The appointment, proceed to call Stale Con
ventiOn for the purpose of forming State anions
and until such unions are formed charters wiz
be issued direct from the United States union,
as State orgazation is complete the charters
will come direct from the State unions.
Resolved, that the President of the Unite
States union be and is hereby authorised to if.
sue d charter 10 State organizations, Whenevt'
the application made is signed by delegates fro4 \
at least FIVE local trade, labor, or CO operatiT
organizations, which meet at the call Of the EA
.cutiVe Committee,
Resolved, That each State Labor Union /
ltitled to be represented in the National Id
gor Union as follows One delegate TO cad
State, irrespective of the number OF membei |:
enrolled in the local unions and one delegL
for each and every twenty thousand or fractios
al part thereof
Resolved that each State Labor Union is Fl
titled to make such laws and regulations for Ai
own guidance and support as may to it appel
most effective provided that such laws do nki
in any way conflict with the constitution Of y
National Labor Union.
Resolved, That the National Labor Union p2y
the mileage of delegates thereto by the neArfsI
and most direct route they represent
Resolved, That the revenue.Of the NatiON Nal
Labor Union be derived as follows Each ST. Re
organization shall at specified time report tO
the president of the National Labor Union Ne
number Of members represented in their St@te
organic ltions and the president shall levy TAX
equal 10 five cents on each member so reported.
sign9S By HI WALLS,
w. II. CLARK,
WILLIAM GoGswELL,
W. j. MCLAUGHLIN,
MARTHA NJ. WALLBRIDGI.
THOMAS MOFFET,
}. b. HAEEY
JOHN II. JONES,
CONRAD KUHN
A motion was made 10 make the rephrt
the special order for ten O'Clock this mokn-
ing. Not agreed to.
CO-operGtiVe Association COmInittes.-kr.
Blissert, Of New York, and Mr.. Hanev9 Of
Michigan.
The Vice-president read the following be-
port of the Committee on Land
ga careful survey of the field OF Op4ra
tton proposed by the National Labor I'd on
induces your committee to declare that of
all the reforms proposed by that body bne
10 more fundamental and important to the
well-being of all the labor interests Of the
community than that which asserts thatgthe