The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-08-20
international Labor Congress.

PHILADELPHIA, PA, August lS-1. H.
| 4 report on the eight-hour law, congratu-
latory of workingmen, and urging immc-
date indemnity to workmen employed by
the Government for the Withholding Of
twenty per cent. of their compensation af-
ter the passage Of the eight-hour law, was
referred.
Resolutions on the currency, on protec-
ton to American labor, on the working OF
railroads by Government &C., we're offered
and referred.
A voluminous paper was offered by Mr..
West, the main point of which was that the
Convention recommend to the members OF
the labor party that they adopt such mea-
sures and amendments to the Constitution
of the United States, and of the several
States, as will prevent any act Of any le-
gislative body from becoming law until it
has been submitted to the people for ratlt-
cation, and duly approved by the majority
voting thereon.
After considerable discussion, the reso~
luton was referred to the Committee on
Platform.
4 resolution was passed appointing a
committee to investigate the charges pre-
ferrcd against the miners and miners Ia
borers in Pennsylvania by the press gene
rally, and TO report to this Congress Whe-
Their such charges have any foundation.
A resolution declaring in favor of abro-
eating the franchises in the mineral LANDS
and coal-fields was referred.
Mr.. r. Walls, from the New York Typo
graphical Union, read dispatch directing
him to withdraw from the Congress if Miss
Anthony was admitted.
A proposition to return the fee paid by
Mr.. Walls for admission to the Congress,
and that he be allowed to withdraw, led to
much discussion, when the subject was laid
over till this afternoon.
The Congress then took recess.
PHILADELPHIA, August lS.-The Labor
Convention reassembled this afternoon.
The following telegram was read:
" Ne,c York, August lS.-Mr. Wash :
At meeting of the Typographical Union,
No. 6, held last evening, the following reso-
luton was adopted:
"Whereas the president Of this Union
and Mr.. Alexander Troup waited upon Miss
Anthony in April last and requested her to
pay the scale Of prices to female COMPOSE
tors, which she agreed to do, but has not
done: and whereas the statement by her IN
the Labor Congress that the Independent
and other offices in New York city were not
paving as high prices as the Reuol1tso" lie
false. as the females are receiving ~ per
cent. higher prices than are paid in the lteyo-
luton Office; and whereas the statement oy
her in the said Labor Congress that she did
not know that the president of the Women's
Typographical Union, No. l, was from her
employ is false, that lady having had a
long interview with her on the subject
therefore be it
Resolved, That we consider it an in
suit to our entire organization to admit her
as a delegate to the National Labor Con-
gress. WILLIAM oTERk,
/" President of the New York Topographic
Cal Union, No. s, on behalf OF 2,ooo
members
The foregoing was read by Mr.. Walsh, to
whom it was addressed, and who said that
the document was one which would explain
itself and justify the withdrawal OF the
Typographical Union of the city OF New
York, II Miss Anthony was retained IN ths