The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-08-21

The minutes Of yesterday sessions were read and
adopted. -, 49,, ,,or,,,ittoo .on cbero.
kee Lands was postponed for the present; 49,.
Mr. Gazzan, OF Pennsylvania, o3talned Jne 9oVr, t|,
Southern delegates delivered last night; He eN-
pressed the part of the Northern members OF the
Congress, feelings OF equal goOu-" "lVn V'osc ci-
tertained by the SOuthrons. ,,,
Nr j. c. Sylvis, of Pennsylvania, offered the fol-
ResSDed That when this convention adjourn, it be
to reconvene in the city of Louisville, ky., on the
Mr. Mel ear, OF Massachusetts, offered to amend by
substituting the city of Boston for Louisville.
MIR Daly, of Ohio, wanted Cincinnati substituted
Nil Stockton, of Indiana, moved to amend by SUB
stitutng Richmond Va. ,,-,, . A.. .,,
MIR wilkins of n. w. presented the folowing:-
Pesolped That r. NJ. Adger, Peter b. Brown, and
Robert Butler be appointed special ia SoTeH 10
into labor unions, with instructions to report their
progress to the President OF the LABOR
f. Y. GREENE, of New York, presented the iol-
lowing:- 49,, ,,,,, ,,,,,,.noo-
he directed to issue q circular to all labor organiZa
tions here represented asking for contribution Of
five cents per member, the money thus collected TO
be used for the purpose Of paying the Presidents
salary and defrayng such expenses as may be con-
MIR, A. r. Cavis moved to amend by adding in
structons to the Committee OF Ways an and Means to
the manner in which it shall be raised.
The amendment was voted down. Ihe original
resolution then agreed to.
Mr.. Myers, of Philadelphia, Chairman OF the COM
mittee on Cooperation, reported as follows:
Whereas, We are of opinion that of all the plans
devised for the ameliOration OF the condition OF the
working classes none has proved so effective to
solve the problem of human happiness TO so great
an extent as that of cooperation;
Whereas We are happy to learn that great pro-
gTess has been made i'll the Cooperative movement
during the past year, as has been demonstrated not
only by the success OF those Which were IN eAlst-
enCe previous the last session. but also by the laCt
that several others have been established IN derent
branches since the adjournment of this body in New
York. among which may be mentioned that OF the
Tailors Cooperative Union of the city OF New York
and the Journeymen Printers co-operat We estao-
lishment of Philadelphia; therefore be IL
ReSOlUed That we recommend to the working men
and women of the country the Imperative necessity
of Immediately entering into cooperation in the diff
ferent branches of ndustry, and thereby secure TO
themselves the legitimate fruits of their labors.
ResOued That we recommend the appointment OF
committee on cooperation, whose duty II shall be
report the most feasible plan at the next session OF
Resolred Ihat we enioin it as a duty upon every
organization State and local, holding connection
with the National Labor UnioD, to assist and encou
rage the organization of cooperative companies in
every branch of industry, AMI to make use of every
opportunity to educate the workingmen to the i'm
T. j. MYERS, JOHN r. WALSH
r. BLUssENT, WIN. j. MCDAUGHLIN.
The President motion was authorized to en-
ploy speakers to speak upon cooperation education,
public lands, contract systems III prisons, ana all
other subjects considered advisable.
A resolution cOGdemnlng the actl0n OF the COM
mittee IN requesting the advice OF Frank T. Blair,
and printing his letter, was, on motion, not re-
MIR. Cameron, of Illinois, offered the following
which was adopted
ResolUed, That we unalterably opposed to the
Importation of servile race for the sole and only
purpose of pauperizing the labor of the American
ResoISed, That we demand the abolishment OF the
system of contract labor in our prisons and penlten-
tiaries and that the labor performed by conyGts
tlustry outside of the prisons, and that the wares
manufactured by the convicts shall not be put upon
the market at less than the current rates.
ReSolUed That this Labor Congress would most
respectfully recommend to the workingmen of the
country that, in they are pressed for want OF
employment, they proceed to the public lands and
become actual settlers, believing that If the industry
of the country be coupled with its natural advan-
tages, it will result both i'll individual relief and
national advantages.
of the law OF Congress of 1862 prohibiting Coolie
Resolged That where workingman is found capa-
ble and available for any oce the preference should
invariably be given to such person
ResoIved That we would urgently call the atten-
ton Of the industrial classes to the subject OF ene
ment-houses and improved dwellings, believing it to
he essential 10 the welfare of the whole community
that reform should be effected in this respect as
the experience of the past has proven that vice,
paupersm and crime are the lnyarable attendants
of the oVer-crowded ilyventilated dwellings of the
poor and urge upon the capitalists OF the country
attention to the blessings to be derived from invest
ing their means in erecting such dwellings,
A. II. Cavis, d. c., offered the following, which
was adopted
on the Labor Department, with the cooperation of
the President, to cause to be prepared series of
questions designed TO gatlltr STATISTICS curing the
taking of the census OF 1870, showing the cost of
production in all departments of industry the cost
OF transportation thereof to market, the classica-
tiOn of the modes OF conveyance the cost when put
upon the market, and the prices paid by the con-
sumers at the point OF deposit and press their adOp
tOn upon the Congress OF the United States through
the Conventions committee.
Mr.. Pratt offered an amendment TO the constitu-
tion that each local organization numbering less
than one hundred members pay an annual tax of
one dollar. Laid over under the rules until next year.
Mr. Buck OF Pa, offered resolution that the Pres
ident be authorized to appoint between this and the
next meeting of the Congress men to deliver ad-
dresses upOn the principles enunclated in plat
form, such as cooperation, public lands, trades
unions the apprentice laws, ana other work of this
Congress. Carried.
Mr. Kirk, of New York. offered the following reso.
Resolyed, That the President, in conjunction with
the Executive Committee, be required TO draft an
exact and specified plan according TO which all
trades, unions of State have to act unltedy for the
nurpose of availing themselves OF all proper means
FOR the enforcement Of an eight-hour law OF thel
State which shall be Rnaag 6 IoT t any T sa SH ~ II
stipulated the following features Oi the pan oent
proposed , -. ,.,,o. .o t,o,i,, ,iooo
work and TO introduce day-WorK. .
q The trades unions of every State to centraliz
themselves. -,,., A., standardization y, a.,
trades unions has made the greatest progress viii
tate the lead by practical actions, and should b
sannorted materially by the other States
H. AS soon as the proper tlme mas arrived, m @ @ iano
shall be stopped at the same time ana slmulta
neOusly in all trades OF a state, III order 10 enlorc
"iS netion was made to adopt the foregoing
Moved TO amend py strlhlhg ouU Oio "oius Pieo
Hiso moved to amend by inserting the words
''that we abolish piece-Work whereVerU Is pracuca
At this moment the hour of 10 arrived designated
at a nreyious session as the time for the Congress
IN 90 into an election OF officers.
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