New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-08-19

LABOR MOVEMENTS.
NATIONAL LABOR CONGRESS.
THIRD DAY.

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. IS. The Labor Con-
vention reassembled this morning at ocosk As the
Secretary called the roll tickets OF admission were issued
TO the delegates that all persons not entitled to the
floor might be excluded from the hall.
Mr.. Phelps OF Michigan, offered the following:
Resolred That the national honor and national faith
should all times and under all circumstances be held
sacred and preserved nviQate and that to this end the
public domain both agricultural aud mineral, should be
kept strictly aud rigdy for occupation and Development
Iesoired That the declaration rights the genius
Constitution forbids the granting OF subsidies special
privileges and franchises to any person or persons what
necessity public good for their continuance the same
Resoired That the franchises heretofore granted by
which our coal fields IRON, copper ana other minerals
being no longer uDerVlent 20 tne pu9 R1ou Sh0uu DC
cheapened and increased TO meet the demands OF CON
Res6red That ali unnecessary cost Of an article Just
ernmet taX-that it is the duty Of the Governments
cheae lhe production OF an articles necessarily USED IN
civilized life 10 the end that they may be enjoyed by all
That our government has failed TO perform It's duty in
following as an approximate estimate OF the loss annually
Dor van; Of ts People, Currency, FRS, asrss. a. 20 per
IBsusceucy Of CURRENCY 100000
Los production By ,hs monopoly Of 100000
% i gSrCio nv tbe rrSgiy NJ ''''''''''' G
Los 10 rodae,oa BY The settler, buying back their own
Loss IN 1staa for vent Of assessed valuation loo Co
The President announced standing committees on OBJ.
noxious Laws Cooperation, Prison Labor Cooe Labor
Female Labor, Labor organ, Auditory, and Printing
Mr West Of NeW-York presented the following which
was discussed and referred TO the Committee on Plat
form:
Resored That this Convention recommend to the mem.
bcrs Of the labor party that they adopt such measures
amendments the Constitution OF the United States aud
of the several States will prevent any act OF leg
isatiye body from becoming law until II has been sub
,nitcd TO the people for ratification, and duly approved
by majority voting thereon
The Convention seemed to be surfeited with prOpO
stOns, whereases resolutions communications and pa
pers on all subjects conceivable and inconcevable and
after having endured almost ncessant stream Of this
sort Of literature during two days finally appointed
special committee OF three to whom all resolutions and
papers are TO DO referred without reading and TO DO
distributed to the appropriate committees The following
resolution offered by Mr. Walls OF Philadelphia was
adopted
Resolred That Committee Of FIVE be appointed whose
duty II shall De TO investigate, 10 the best OF their ability
CHARGES preferred against The miners and miners laborers
1n Pennsy by It's press generally and to this
Congress whether such charges have any foundation
Mr.. Walsh Of Newl ork threw his nrebraud into the
Convention by reading the following dispatch:
"If Miss Anthony is admitted TO the Convention you
directed 10 withdraw, informing them that an
insult 20 Union No 6, and We will remember It, We
opposed 20 lumbugs. WM. STIRK,
President Of Typographical Union OF Hew-NOrk No g."
Mr.. Powers. OF Massachusetts that the delegate
presenting this dispatch be allowed to withdraw Daily
OF OHIO added and that the fec which entitled him to
admission be refunded. sharp running discussion en-
sned' and the whole subject finally laid for the
afternoon session.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The bitter discussion In the last hour OF the morning
session brought out distinctly the question at issue The
Printers Union people had determined TO reject the ere.
denals Of Miss Anthony, and finding themselves out
Soted yesterday they today threaten break up the