The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1869-09-04
SECOND DAYS PROCEEDINGS.
MORNING SESSION.

SECOND DAYS PROCEEDINGS.
MORNING SESSION.
The Congress assembled, pursuant TO ad-
tournament at 10 O'Clock, the President, c. ii.
Locker, in the chair.
The Secretary then announced the ap-
pointment Of the following committees
Committee on Condolence.-M Messrs. III.
Ii. Day, New York; Charles Mclean, Mass.;
Coggswell, Illinoi- George II. Powell,
Conn. Stiarwalt, Va Marks, N. J.; Nc
Mahon, Md. Reed, Pa. Cavis. ID. @. Mof-
fett, Tenn; Wade, Miss. Walker, Ala. F;
johnson, Ga: Keen, Iowa; Wolf. Wis. /;
Field, Mich. Daily, Ohio Cameron, Kan
sas Puett, Indiana, and MeGuise, Missouri.
Committee on Presidents Addresa-Messrs
Ohio; West, Miss and Shaeffer, N. Y.
Committee on P.atform.-Messrs. Cameron.
Illinois; Walker, Ala; McGuipe, No.; Cavia.
d. g.; Sylvls, Pa; Trevellick, Mich; Gum,
miags, Mass. Dewey, N. Y. Puett, Ind. Cam
eron, Kansas West, Mass. Stockton, Ind. I;
Cramer, TennS; Sharp, N. ]. +; Stiarwalt, Va ;
c. B. johnson, Ca; Kun, Iowa; DeWolf. wis.
Daily, Ohio and A. W. Phelps, Conn
| Committee on Organization and Constitution.
-Aessrs. II. G. Walls, Ps.: Mclaughlin, Mass |;
Kuhn, N. r.; Trevellick, Mich. CLARK, iii. ;
Mofet, Tenn. Isaac Myers, Ind; J. III. Jones,
n. J. and Martha, N. Wsllbridse, Mass.
Mr.. A. I. CavIs, vice president, from the
Committee on Eight Hour Law, mads the
following report:
To the National Labor Union:
The Committee on Eight hcur Law res
pectfully reports that the Law of Congress
making eight hours q days work for all en-
ployes Of the Government, has, after encoun.
terlng much opposition, gone into practical
effect under proclamation of the President Of
the United States. The result could have
bsen prevented only by extraordinary OBJ
structions intcrposed by subordinates whose
duty it was to carry out the will OF Congress
in its enactment. Their opposition, how
ever, was encouraged by two Attorney Gen
erals, and was only overcome by prerogarlve
usually interposed when insurrection delies
civil power, or when supreme laws are to BE-
enforced. We can, therefore, Judge of the
resistance BY the torce necessary to over
come it.
We congratulate workingmsn on the sue
cess Of this measure of right, and ask them
to be encouraged to press for further melt
Orati0ns.
They must not suppose opposition vet
will attack It in many ways. Tney must Dc
united and alert for all resistance. Even
now, IN 1t least one navy yard, by bsll-r,ng
and rollcall eight-and-a-half hours atten-
dance of Rorkmen is exacLe1, To make no
account of the time extracted in travelling a
apd fro. In connection with this subjecs
attention Is called to the fact that the eight
hour law took effect from and after IL Das-
sage, and its advantages attached at once ;
vet the disbursing officers Of the Govern
ment withheld from the workme0 twenty
per cent Of their pay, and the President rx
pressly prohibited Il ose officers frov making
good this deficiency. This body saOul,i
memoralize the Congress Of the United
States to make provision for their claims,
and not compel the claimants to wait the
slow and expensive process OF prosecuting
their rights before the departments. Res
pectfully submitted.
A. L. CAvIs, for committee.
Referred to the Committee on Hours Ol
Labor.
Moses W. Field, of Miohigan, . offered the
following resolution, which vas referred 20
the Committee on Platform
Resolved, That the national money known NJ
the greenback currency 10 popular and satisfac-
tory to the working millions OF the country, and
experience has fully demonstrated that the ma
tionai credit is our best basis Tor sound and
reliable. circulating medium.
The same delegate offered the following,
which was referred to the Commits on
Platform
Resolved, That the reductions Of the interest
on the public debt is q question Of urgent ne.