Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-08-20
Fourth Day.

The National Labor Congress commenced Its
session at O'Clock yesterday afternoon. Mr..
J. y. Wbaley, eX-PresIdent OF the National
Labor Union, was invited to a seat on the plat
form.
John +. Walsh, of New York, rose to a
question OF privilege. He read a cOmmunica-
ton in a morning journal rejecting on HI s
course In relation TO the expulsion of MIS-
Anthony, referring to him as an Irishman
&c, ana endeavoring 10 cast odIum on him. II
believed 1t was written by Mr.. ID. Y. Kilgore,
VINO had enjoyed peculiar privileges. As he
was neither delegate nor reporter, he demanded
that ne be removed from the reporters stand.
Afer considerable discussion the whole subject
the minutes.
Mr.. II. J. Walls, of Pennsylvania, chairman
of the Committee on Organization, presented
the following report:
Resolred, That the President, al his earliest
convenience, appoint an Executive Committee
RegOlred That the executive officer, AS soon
as possible, shall, after receiving his appoint
ment, proceed TO call State Convention, for
the purpose OF forming State Union; and
until such union is formed charters are to be
lss ued from the National Labor Union by the
presidents OF the local unions; but as soon as
the state organ iZations are complete. the char
ter shall come direct from the State Union
ResOlred, That the President of the National
Labor Union De and is hereby authorized to
issue a charter to Safe organizations when
ever the application made Is signed by dele.
gates from at least five LEGAL trades, labor or
Cooperative organizations, which meet at the
L
Res0lred That each State Labor Union is en- |.
Titled 10 be represented in the National Labor
Union as Yellowstone delegate to each Safe
irrespective OF the number Of members enrolled
in local unions, and one delegate for each and
every twenty thousand or a fractional part
thereof. and regulations tor its guidance and
support as may TO il appear most effectual:
PTortded, That such laws do not in any way
conflict with the laws Of the National Labor
Union.
Resolued. That the National Labor Union pay
the mileage Of delegates by the nearest and most
direct route from and TO the organizations they
represent.
Resolved, That the revenue of the National
Labor Union be derived as follows: Each State
or organization shall, at a specified time, re-
port to the President of the National Labor
Union its number of members represented in
the State organization, and the President shall
levy tax equal 10 five cents ON each member
so represented.
The report was considered Ssridtiuu, and dis
posed of as follows The first resolution was
passed over informally. The second was
adopted. The third led to a debate. A dele
gate moved that 1t be recommitted to tn COM
mittee. The motion to recommit was laid on
the table.
House had got itself in difficulty of a peculiar
kin in laying the motion to reconsider on the
tatle. The motion 10 recommit was then
taken from the table, and an amendment OF.
fered 10 add clause providing that where
there is competent State authority they shall
issue charters TO five organizations. .
After considerable debate the consideration
OF the third resolution was passed over in
formally and the consideration of the first was
proceeded with. 1t was moved to amend IL by
adding "except where State organizations
exist, and such organizations as are connected
with or represented In this body"
MIR. Charles Mclean. of Massachusett
moved that the whole report be recommitted
TO the committee, and that Messrs. WiEn Of
California, Jessup OF New York, ana Gum.
mings Of Massachusetts,, be added thsreto
which was agreed to.
A motion that the Congress ad journ on Satur.
day at O'Clock, and that there be but one
session, lasting from a. m. to p. m. was
adopted.
A long preamble, with resolutions attached,
with reference to the proposed effort to estab-
lish postal telegraph system, was read by
Mr.. Dunn, and on motion was referred to the
Committee on the Platform, after which the
meeting adjourned.