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jfhat the various committees might have time
. II FoUKrH DAYAAosRlNe sns1oE. y
Tie unioh met at nine O'Clock, Presidena
8leh. in toe chair. as8~gs evsls ID
! Roll call Of oficers Elias Smith, absent,
NV call Of members. al present ~;
Yep. Pfsifer offered the following Nj
Resoiyed-That dues OF all local unions should
csmmenee at the Arss oG svery month. Members
' dRving cards shall pay dues for the YoDsh 10
4 wtich their cards are issued. ray TO the union
isspsbg the card, and no other unioa shall
etAfge dues for the same monsA, eI,a~ 81.
Copmittee on Officers Reports reported
as follows: =, - an
syracuse NY, October istS, 1870
II n the Ofioers sud Members OF NE Cigar
Ms5sra apteraatioual Union u eonysntlen
assembled.
GsutleuperS.1--Your eommistee sppcinssd 70
exauuins tne reporta Of officers would respost-i
fullykeport that after y careful consideration
Of dc, seine. sysuro esa1nissss hedsA thst, Ne
actidn tsken h5s he esseptive board ~ ~
strikxs soE Unions Nos. 4, IL, "a. w. si: ana also
the iffikes OF Lancaster, Pa, New Atlliore, fa,
and AOatseal. Canada we're strictly M sccord-
anca with the Avs.
Y,rr brrn,,tee wouId therefore recommebd
that the parts relating to the asoEs'Den-
toned be received and adopted BY this con-
ven.jbu assembled; aud that tue executive
board strictly enforce the laws on uniops that
Ii az 5e in arrears vf the assessment OF 0o cents
| Der week
Your committee you'd further Recommend
th. the parts relating to Coolie labor, Co
operation. internal revenue Law and bond sys-
tenn be referred 70 the colnmlttses appointed
for such purpose. - i
Your CON-. ;ttee would further recommend
that the parts relating 70 compensation Of
David Shelter for services rendered at the time |
Secretary Smith absconde that be, David 4
Sheltsr, be requested to present bis bill for
such services rendered, aud that the same be |
allowed to him BY this convention.
In TIE report OF Lee vioe-Prssidsut JOAN W.
Lavine, your committee would respectfully
submil the following for your considerations
Fra. that bis report be adopted By this
Convention.
Second, that your committee thinks II mex
pedieHt hereafter to have aAy more connection
with the LABOR Congress, for the reason OF 1t
being an entirely political institution, ami no
benefits deriving therefr~ N.
AOuf COWUltSGeo WOuIu ftHoreiuEc EcCom- 1
mend that we, the Cigar Makers International
Union, do not send any more Representatives
to the National Labor Congress, and that the
action taken bv the international Union at its
last regular session providing tor representation
In the National Labor Congress tor the term OF
two years be hereby rescinded
All Of which is respectfully submitted for
your approval.
David Shelter, Chairman.
NJ K. Goldsmith,
Angel Hart,
Anihony Kruger. com,o;,,,s
Jas- l.. Aubery, ~--'
f. J. Cox,
A. Mafit,
President Blend then announced that
be bad received official notice that Secreta.
ry Elias Smith had violated bis obligatioa
as International Secretary and had ab-
seconded Fith the funds of this organization
in bis possession, and that the election ofyt
Secretary to serve the present anex xsifcd
term was now in order.
Upon. the formal action q 30 i3aerua-
t;onal IJniop. Thos. J. BTaAs repcessnta-
ssrU - HEssusfpssia Upioc ~ Aas
duly elected such Secretary. Il
The President then declsFed that in con p
of the resignation of Treasurer
5. V. b. Swami that the election Of
Treasurer to serve the present uDexpired
term was now in order.
Upon the formai sctieu Of the Interna-
tional Union. Samuel solomans, represen-
tative of West6eiG onion No 2S, was
duly elected s4ar treasurer
The oficers dl.et we're then duly installed.
Committee on Claims and Grievances re-
ported as follows: p.
FrKs HALL, 5YRfersE, Dot. Is, 1870.
70 sAs Athd Msnhsss af NE pE,r Msbsrs' uaisa
GxSrIEHEK Your committee on eislms and'f-
grievances would report that they have CAREFUL
" examined the grievances presented by the
lifferent local unions, and would respectfully
submit this report for your consideration.
]. In the csse Of Davenport union No. 81. ;
presenting bin 10 the amo1nt of xis.3O. Said
snm was sent TO the International Secretary at
The time Of said unions suspension, which
amount said union wants to have refunded
Your committee would recommend that the ,
bill be returned to the Davenport union on the
following grounds.
When the property Of local uuioa at the
lime Of its suspension is returned to the Inter
national union il becomes the prenersy of said
union. .r
2. In the case of Quincy (Tll.) union No. Al {
vs. Dss Moines (Iowa) union No Ill
Des Aoinee union claims 10 weeks dues aud
assessment from Mr.. Levy, while working under
the jurisdiction Of QuiEcy union and said dues
and assessments MT. Levy paid 70 union No Al.
Your committee would recommend that
Quincy tIll) union return the dues of Mr. Levy
to Des MOines union, aud as he has paid The
assessments once TO o"iucy IN union, who
transmitted the sar to the interim RATIONAL
union, the international union cannot hold the
Des Aoines union responsible for the assess
ment Of Mr.. Levy
3. 10 the case of Geo. L. kenning against
Detroit union No. %.
Mr.. Geo. Z. Kenning protesting sgainst a
fine imposed by Detroit union for insultaR an
officer.
Your committee would recommend that De-
troit union be sustained.
II this was allowed to pass it would establish
a bad precedent, and our officers must be re.
spected in the discharge of their ots:ciai duties.
4. In the case Of existing difficulties in Rome
union No. %, there seems to be a rivalry
between two parties, each claiming Co be the
legal body entitled 70 the charter. seal aud
other property Of the Rome union. Their state
mer a being 60 complicated th it 10 impossible
tor your committee TO decide which party is en-
titled 70 said property. Your committee would /
recommend in this case that the conflicting
parties meet and lay aside all prejudice and re-
organize their union with the spirit Of unity |
that win be creditable to then hereafter
For noncompliance with the above recon-
mendatl0nS your committee would decide that |
the International Union Executive Board be
jastiied in declaring the Rome union charter
null and void.
Respectfully submitted
j. N. Oyer,
II. @. KAnsler,
Henry Kapech, Committee.
Jas L. Aubrey,
On motion be report was considered,
each case separately.
LIST, Case Of Davenport Union demand
on International Union. Adopted.
% Casa of 0uinrv TTn;on rs Da.