The national Republican., 1869-01-14
rotes,ed against such iuterpre

Mr.. BAscom said that the disaffeeted mem.
bets accepted this Interpretation, as also Gen
etal Howard, and the latter denied that they
Sey %i.SsS sSe SasS the Rsss ss ~. sh
the council ahouid hnd that he was the dis
tutber, he would ieave, and q the other way
They wished TO submit every question con.
nected with the church TO tho council.
DR.. Storrs said that 4 the church refused to
would be The intToduSiios and adoption Hon Of ~. l
resolution recitinE that the church, having de
clined to proceed as the council had ruled, and
sont @ tS o 10 & me Ssor @ 'yinitGs i.istissn e tbs ?,
the council decline to take further aotion, And
express regrets that the committee had called
After some further debate, q committee-
Rev. mr. Parsons, Rev. Dr, wnlcott, and Dea-
con Smith-was appointed, under q resolution,
20 confer with the church committee during
O'Clock.
On reasssmbiipget 40 c, o,ciock the committee
appointed 10 confer with the pastor and
and pastor wished fill Investigation, and the
council should be free 70 express It's opinion
upon Al the affairs and relations Of the church.
appreciation Of his position 10 the supposl
tion that he desired to prevent investigs alton
In certain directions. On the contrary, be
through him, desired to submit the questions
IL the church truly Oongregs tionai In theory
and usage, and has the pastor departed from
the customs Of the denomination In his teach.
ings and practice In what respect do the
principles and practice OF the church In regard
to the colored race differ from those OF the
pastor been guilty Of unchristisn conduct
Has the success OF this enterprise been such az
to satisfy Its frlendsl What advice will the
e9uneil give 10 regard to the financial position
After Dr. b. had proposed to read q pam.
phiet published BY the majority, which wa.
,se wssp to
to make statement similar to those nj ade
before the q. payts council defending the &C.
tion OF Gen. Howard and of the majority.
At $50 o'clock Mr.. b. stated that he would
require about two hours more to complete his
statement, and the council adjourned until Q
o'clock tomorrow, when he viii complete his
statement.
BRIcKLAYERs' NATIONAL OoSvESrIos.-
The convention resssembled at 0 a. m. yester-
day, President Frost In the chair.
Mr., George o. Cook offered a resolution In
yiting Hon. S. L. Gary to deliver an address
before the convention, and providing for the
vitation. ''' -"
some opposition WAS made to the resolution
on the ground that Mr.. y. was expected to ad.
dress them to-day, and the time OF the conven-
tion should not now be taken up.
Messrs: Cook, Browning aud Thompson were
The newly.elected president, sam'i II. Gsul,
was here installed Into ONCE, when
The committee appointed to wait on Mr..
them.
He was conducted to the stage, when he was
introduced and delivered the following ad.
dress
GcntiemeH Of The National urickldycrs union:
l esteem II very great honor to be pre-
sented to YOU In thi. public manner. The
wofklngmen OF my district, by electing me to
Congress, have given me prominence as a rep
resentative Of the industrial interests OF the
country. l only regret that I am not more
able to accomplish so little for the laboring
men OF the nation. The great purpose OF my
The worEns saa sas hhlsasst interests In
ONCE will labor In season and out OF season TO
maintain the rights Of labor. Although de-
gress, when we remember that II was the year
OF a Presidential election, when party fines
were clearly drawn, that the dominant party
OF the district had majority of .. COO, and that
running as an independent labor candidate, /
was defeated only by less than 800 votes, there
nothing In the result to discourage work.
ingmen.
Having an abiding conviction that a radical
and fundamental change In legislation must
take place before labor is emancipated, and
that financial reconstruction 10 indispens able,
! gave my views at length in the House OF
Representatives last week, to which invite
your attention. The earnings OF productive
eight, Ten, Or twelye Roais bs, be a siersi % dsv's
work, are all absorbed by taxes and in paying
interest to capital. And this state OF things
the direction OF the money power. This can
aud must be changed, or you and your children
must be In state OF yassalage unless you can
engage in some scheme OF speculation by
honest dues.
alleging yOSs Ry Hs:t endsayor. for yoqr
opportunity OF bidding you go forward, re-
irS,n from occupying your time further.
M MI. Gary then stated that, in a conversation
a desire to have the convention call on him at
?. N, on Thursday, and 1t was agreed to pay
the visit at the time Indicated.
stalled,
After some further business, the convention
took recess TO l3O p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
At2 p. m. the convention reassembled, and
reports on credentials OF local unions, a large
number OF which were received, were called
Tor, but owing to the absence of some OF the
they were not com mpleted.
Mr.. William X. Plowman, of Washington,
moved that the rules be suspended to allow
owing brieklAyers not members OF this con.
sention, now In the District, to enter their
Lost.
The following communication was received
and read;
,GRsTLEMEN At a regular meeting Of
Union No. 3, of Ohio. the following fesolT.
tions were adopted:
Re'oiped, That the delegates OF this Union be
instructed TO ask the members OF the National
. mon to take some action In regard TO the
consolidation OF all trades unions In the Uni.
ted States OF America, believing, as we do,
that 1t will benefit all trades.
All OF which we most respectfully submit TO
your kind consideration.
Mr. -; +. Swayne. of No. 3, New York,
moved n that the majority report Of the New
Lost
MT, Piowman, on motion, was allowed to
New York, objected in the bitterest tsrma' VI
MT. george D. Cook, OF this city, wished to
tbsis T S9ysny %hy saey were opposed to sdmit'i9g
press were allowed to report and publish their
The CHAIR and Secretary thought tina, there
could be no objection to admitting any and
every person.
Mr., John S. Frost, Of New York, would
brIcklayers admitted, that they might see and
but In all cities,
The motion was then put and carried, with
Michael Niles, Of No, 10, New York, pre-.
sented petition ask ing that the name OF their
Union of BrieklAyers snd PlastereTs, Re.
ferred to Committee on Constitution.
Mr. Thomas Maxwell, OF No. 10, New York,
ohered p resolution giving each local Union
iiege OF working with fire bricklayers who do
not belong To any nnion, but not allow them
20 20 work with union men at red-briek work.
, On motion Of Mr.. Browning, II was agreed
that no subordinate unions would be allowed
% act on the resignation OF a member unless
The applicant was going to quit the business.
J. Z. Kirby, secretary, read a communities
Ion from Union No, IL, OF New York, In re-
'ard to the eight.hour strike; which was re-
cred to the Committee on General Good.
Mr.. p. J. OConnell, ". r., Inquired whether
my action had been taken TO obtain a charter
or the Nation BrieklAyers Union.
The CHAIR answered in the negative, where |
pon Mr.. OConnell moved that n committee
/ Ave be appointed to take steps towards pro: