The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1870-01-22
Referred to the Committee on Gene

A communication was received from
No. l, New Jersey, concerning their
strike against reduction Of wages.
Referred to the Committee on General
Good
A communication was received from
No. 5, New Jersey, concerning certain
difficulties. with No. S, New Jersey
Referred to special committee of FIVE.
Committee-Mr. Gavan, No. Is,
N. Y, Mr.. McWilliams, No. 8, N. Y,
Mr. Thomas, No. 2, Ohio Mr.. Rear
don, No. 3, Ohio (; Mr.. McClusky, No.
l, Del.
A communication was received from
No. 8. N. Y, concerning travelling
cards Referred to Committee on
Constitution.
A communication was received from
No. 8, N. Y, asking redress for a
wrong done them by No. 8, of N. Y.
Referred to a special committee of FIVE.
Committee F. Gavan, No. IL,
n. Y; Mr.. McWilliams, No. 6, N. Y. !;
Mr.. Thomas, No. 2, Ohio; Mr.. Rearden,
No. 8, Ohio; Mr.. McClusky, No. !,
Del
A communication was received from
No. 2, ILL.,, concerning travelling cards.
Referred to Committee on Constitution.
Mr.. Hackney, No. l, Pa, offered the
following: That if any bricklayers shall
refuse to join the union where he re-
sides, he shall not be admitted to any
other union. Laid on the table.
: The special Committee to whom the
case of No. S and 8 of New Jersey was
referred, reported that as No. 8 had fail
de to notify No. of their action, Sec
ton 2, Article l6, Constitution was not
violated. Report accepted and Com
mittee discharged.
Mr.. Walker offered the following
Resolved, That any member of the National
Union may, upon the payment Of all dues, fues,
etc, sever his connection with any subordinate
union Of which he Is = member.
Laid on the table
: On motion Of Mr.. Walker, the follow
: ing resolution adopted at the Washing
ton convention was rescinded:
Resolved, That We recommend that no union
be allowed to receive act upon The resignation
of member, unless that member intends to
quit work or contract
The Convention then adjourned until
o'clock in the afternoon.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Convention reassembled at 2
o'clock, President O'keeffe in the
Chair.
The President was authorized to ad-
just the grievances existing between
unions No. and No. 5, of New
Jersey.
: The following was the report of the
Committee on General Good:
CHICAGO, Jan. IA, 1870.
Mr.. PRESIDENT AND BRoTHERs,-We
the undersigned Committee on General
Good, would most respectfully submit the
following to your kind consideration.
ON PRESIDENT GAUL's REPORT.
l. We recommend that the President be
sustained in his decision in regard to the
strike made by union No. l, of Pa.
z. We recommend the action of the Presi-
dent in reference to No. Is, Of New York,
in asking voluntary aid.
BRIcKLAYERs md FASTENERS.
8. Would respectfully recommend that
the cards Of each be recognized where agree
able, and without detriment to the brick
layer on hours or wages. We submit the
following resolution:
Resolved, Where's ia case members of subor-
ordinate unions are subject to legal proceedings
for supporting the Constitution of the national
union, said union, shall pay their quarter Of any
tax that may be assessed by the national union
for the benent of the members against whom
such proceedings shall be taken. And in case of
strikes all members Of said union not affected
by said strike shall pay their quarter of such tax
DIsBANDED UNIONS.
4. We also recommend that all members
Of unions disbanded receive cards from the
President Of the national union, by comply
ing with Article IA, Section and 4, of Ma
tional Constitution. 1t shall read by pay
ing 81, instead of IS.
5. A communication was received from
Mr.. 2. McClusky delegate of No. l, Del,
in reference to scab apprentices, whose
time will soon expire. We see no other
way but to recommend them into initiation
into their uuion as we find no law on that
subject, but would discountenance all ap-
prenticcs possible under such circumstances
6. We heartily recommend to the con-
sideration of this convention the following
resolution
WHEREAS 1t is self-evident that in union
there is strength. Therefore, be it
Resolved, That we, the bricklayers of the
United States, in convention assembled, do in
struct the President of this union to correspond
with all the various national and international
unions or assemblies, for the purpose of efecting
an organization of a national trades union or as
sembly, to be composed Of delegates from each
national union or assembly, whose duty it shall
be to choose and make laws &C, for the benefit
Of all unions or assemblies working under their
Jurisdiction as represented.
wORKINGMAN's JOURNAL.
Z. We feel that the introduction of a work
ingr'an's Journal is essential to the beneL
of our organization, therefore we adopt the
WORKINGMAN's ADVOCATE Of Chicago, as
the official paper of this organization, and urge
that due diligence should be used by all the
subordinate unions to procure patronage for
its maintenance. And also for the benefit of
our German brethren we would recommend
the Arbeiter Union of New York.
9th. We also would recommend to your
kind consideration that a resolution be
adopted to the effect that delegate be elect
ed BY this convention to represent the Ma
tiOnal Labor Congress, which is to be held in
Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1870, said delegates
expense to be betrayed out Of the funds Of
the national union Of bricklayers.
9th. Your committee would likewise
recommend to you to sustain No. /, Of
New Jersey, in their strike of Dec. 10th,
1869, there being only ten members to sus-
tain them on said strike. The strike was on
a reduction Of wages from SIS to 81, per day.
10th. In conclusion we would respectfully
recommend to this honorable body that