The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1869-10-02

| No. IS, Boston; II. l.. R0sem0n, New York
!. Durkee, j. Durkee, Norwalk.
I Committee on Press-C. T. Crane, No. SO,
Boston h. Hughes, No. 6, New York City 9.
Long, Jr., No. 90, Chester City.
The above committees were appointed to
| choose from o ur weekly papers which shall
act as their special organ.
\ MISCELLANEOUS BUSmEss.
/ Communications were received from va
rious local unions, and were referred TO the
appropriate committees.
rhe Committee on Presidents Address re-
ceived the report and referred it to the con-
sideration Of the various committees.
A report from the absent Treasurer was
read and received.
| After the transaction of the above mem
toned business, the Convention adjourned
I'll next forenoon, to Civ Q the committees
proper time TO make their reports and ex-
anime papers.
The business thus far transacted has
shown that the delegates composing the
Senvsntiou are men OF intelligenee. and it IL
safe to predict that this session will be one
OF the most important which has ever been
held under the auspices Of the Carpenters'
National Union.
| IL 10 expected that the session will be
| continued until Saturday.
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THIRD DAY.
BRooKLYN, Wednesday Sept. 10.
The roll Of officers being called, the Pre-
sident, Recording Secretary, First and Sc
cOnd Vice. Presid ents, answered. The roll
call Of delegates being called, all answered
their names.
The iollowiDg resolution was presented
BY Henry Hughes, Of No. 5, N. Y, which,
after some discussion, was ref rred to the
Committee on Local Unions:
Resolved, That We, the National Union of
Carpenters and Joiners assembled, do recon-
mend and urge q speedy combination Of the
Housebuilding Trades Of the United States, for
their mutual and pecuDiary benefit.
The Committee on Returns as well az that
On Ways and Means reported progress.
The Committee on Secret Work, was not
prepared 20 report, and the subject was LAID
on the table for secret session. The Com
mittec on Constitution and Bylaws report.
cd progress, and asked for further time,
and the Committee on organization REP orted
progress.
submitted BY Mr.. Hughes, OF No. 3, Of New
York City, were referred 10 the Committee
on Local UDions:
WHKREAs, The present withdrawal card does
not answer all purposes, and that the rule 60
verniDg the said card ia not sufficiently plain to
avoid quibble therefore be it
Resolved, That the present withdrawal card
be abolished, and q transfer card substituted in
its place, limiting the time Of grace to aome
short period, such as the Convention in it's Wis
dom may deem sufficient; and be it further
Resolved, That there be q withdrawal card
issued that will suit tbe purposes Of any member
vsahsn -sekA
from this association, in cases Of his leaving the
trade or leaving the country
This committee reported as follows:
Your committee would report that on ex-
amining the communication from No. 5, Of
New York, relating to Article 8, Section l,
they would deem it unwise to abolish the
whole article, and would respectfully offer
the following amendment, that where the
article reads "this card shall be received
b. all Unions when presented" that there
be added, " on psymeu5 Of all dues from the
date Of withrawal, provided the card be
taken NJ a transfer, il not, he shall be sub
Ject to the same, as an initiating member,
provided that the withdrawal card ia nCt
presented within six months OF the date Of
withdrawal, also, suggesting that the words
said card" shall be stricken out. Henry
Hughes, Thomas Mahony, Committee.
The report was received, and on motion
OF Mr.. Brewer, was adopted.
MIR. McHughes moved that the Convention
proceed to the nomination Of officers which
was objected to by Messrs. Mahony Hughes
and others, on the ground that several dele
gates were absent. An amendment prevail
ed to that effect that the nomination of Off
GERS be delayed until 2 P. NJ.
The Committee on National Organ next
reported as follows:
The Committee on National Organ report
ed the following resolution:
Resolved, That the WORKIEeMAS's ADVOCATE,
published at Chicago; AMERICAN WoRKNAs
published at Boston DAILY STAR, published at
New York, are papers worthy the support Of
our craft, and we recommend them to the
members Of our Unions, ard that one COW Of
each be subscribed for the use Of our Secretary
for the ensuing year.
CommiEte-Charles L. Crane, Henry
Hughes, Samuel Long, Jr
RerOrt accepted
Other reports were received as follows:
The Committee on Colored Labor reported
the following resolution
Resolved, That while We are ever willing 60
extend the hand of fellowship to every laboring
maa, more especially to those of our own color,
We believe that the prejudices Of many Of our
members against the cOlOred people are Of such
a nature that it is not expedienS at present to
admit them as members or to organize them un
der the National Union.
Oommittee-Cbarles I. Crane, L L. Rose
mon, John Durkee.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Convention, which adjourned at IL
NJ, reassembled at 2 p. NJ, when, accord
ing to previous resolution, the nomination
Of officers was proceeded With, with the fol-
lowing result:
President-A. W. Phelps, New Haven,
Conn. Henry Hughes, New York City.
First Vice -President-T Thomas Mahony,
New Jersey; VIM Mowbray, Pennsylvania.
Second Wee President -McHoes, Of Penn
sylvania, and A. T. Manley, New Jersey.
Recording Secretdrv-McHoes, Of Pennsyl- |
vania Hicks, Of Conne,ticut, and Gordon,
of New York.
Treasurer -McHoes, Of Pennsylvania
Brewer, Of New York.
The President announced that q reso luton |
ccmmending and approving the speech Of
Hon. Eugene Casserley, Of California, on the |
Labor Question, delivered in San Francisco,
Cal, 2Sth 1869, had been placed upon his |
desk, and desired to know what disposition
to make of 1t.
Mr.. Hughes, Of No. 5, thought the Con- |
vention should not endorse this document, |
inasmuch as it emanated from q political
source. He believed that the good and vel |
fare Of the organization required that they
should have nothing to do with politics and, |
for one be should vote against iDdorsing
the speech. An efIrt was made to have
the resolution referred to the Committee on
co!ored labor, which ~as voted down, and
after considerable dehste the further consi- |
derstion Of the subject was postponed inde-
anitely.
The committee submitted the following
report:
That q uniform system OF CO operation be |