The workingman's advocate., 1870-11-05
LA, Cass q Rome union dificuities.

n eP1e ~ tu1B D41c " T1ne4 HzA@AA "
al allowed thirty days, to rsGganias from tn
/ tlne hey receive NOTICE from the sxecutiy
board. II they do not comply within sai'
= time their charter shall be declared null ana
"a void ~ which prevailed. .s t.5.afi o
! r The original report M amended was tbsI
|. : adopted WV.
. The following communication was read
q sraAcpsE. n. Y, Oct. IL, TO
feths 0meers go asnsers sfshs Cigar Asksrs unis
Ill GESnkxfk: Your company is hereby respect
Azay solisissd to attend the Fifth Annua Bal
; pt ths sigaf makers, union No Q, to egivs,
90 the eve Of October IA, st Shakespeare Hail
y Hoping 200 sill savsr ne with yeuP psesenoe
o W re main, agsllug Yosrs fratemally,
THosAs FLExrNs, Chairman.
. o. l. BsfnssA Sscrssasy.
: r. Bs bedsr ID Ssumassss oa arrangements h
lbehsK Of union No. g.
: On notion Of representative Lavine, The
e fiEvisAticnr was sccep6dl >iss'@ /" irT
On motion special committee on charters
; was appointed. f
Committee Representative Shepherd
KspsCh, Smith. F
Applications for charters were presented
, from Grand Rapide, Michigan, Allentown
Pa, and Allegheny Pa; on motion referred
to committee on charters.
A communication from the Bohemian
cigar makers Of New York city was present.
ed, asking for the repeal ofSec 2, Of article
XIV Of the constitution. On motion laid
On the table --.. .. ata'-t.. .. d..
\ Committee On future strikes and cooper
alton then reported to the effect that men
out OF work, on account Of strikes, should be
supported through cooperative shops es-
tablished under the direction and control Of
the international Union, and recommend
that the committee Be increased to eleven
members to report late in the session, or that
it be discharged and permanent ono be ap-
pointed. ,..~ r.f
AOn motion the report was referred to COM
mittee on constitution, and the committee
discharged. a
On motion the union then adjourned to
give the various committees time 10 make
out their reports.
EHTH DAY--AoRNING SESSION.
Union met at nine 'eloek pursuant to
adjournment. President Blend in the chair.
On motion the roll call Of officers and
members and the reading Of minutes were
dispensed with.
The union took q recess Of one hour in
order to give the committee on constitution
time to complete their report.
At the expiration Of one hour President
Blend rallsd the union to order.
Rqil call Of officers: All present.
Roll call Of members. Representative
Geo. Smith absent.
The minutes Of the morning and after
noon sessions Of October 18th, we're read
and approved.
Representative Cannon, clerk Of the COM
mites eRnqpstitution, proceeded to read the
repot ~ committee twice over before
any action % the sa1ne mas taken BY the
body. after whehltbe rsp8rf fswss adopted,
section by ssctlon- Whom IN. obIection was
made to any section the chair declared the
same adopted.
Art. l, Sec. 1. Representative Kruger
moved to insert journeymen" between The
word practical and cigar maker.
The yeas and nays were called.
Yeas, Reps. Shelter, Walters, Cahaley,
Bonn, Cox, Struckman, Kruger, Gibbons,
Stelnberg, Quincer, 10. Nays 80; adopted
as read The hour Of twelve o'clock having
arrived the union adjourned.
PTFrH DAY-AFTERNooN SESSION
The union reassembled at o'clock p. M,
President Blend in the chair.
: Bel call Of officers. All present
Rc1 call Of members Absent, Reps.
Fallett and Quincer Minutes of the morn
ing session were read and approved.
The whole Of this session was consumed
in adopting section by section the report Of
the committee on constitution.
About six o'clock the convention ad-
journed to meet at seven o'clock D. m, at
the hall Of union No. 6.
UFTH DAY-EvENING SESSION.
Meeting rooms of Union No. 6. The
union met at seven O'Clock D. M. ,lrsuant
TO adjournment, President Blend in the
chair. On motion roll call and reading Of
the minutes were dispensed with.
Rep. Lavine then presented an address
setting forth that President Blend had met
with loss Of time in discharging bis duties
during the past term. and had discharged
his duties of secretary for nearly three
weeks, together with the expense Of attend
ing this special session, and recommended
that be be remunerated for the same.
On motion referred to I'm ance committee
The committee on internal revenue laws
reported to the effect that the memorial
adopted by the committee appointed by the
sixth session be adopted by this convention,
and similar committee Of three be appoint
ed with power to carry the same into effect.
On motion the report was adopted.
The committee on coolie labor then re-
ported as follows:
TURN HALL, SYRAoUsE, Oct "A, 70.
To t.s ocsrs asd Of tia Ias.rn1Onai 5usoH
GENrLENES Your committee to whom was
referred the question Of Coclie Labor do most
respectfully recommend the adoption Of the fol
lowing preamble and resolutions.
WHERRAs, Efforts are nov being made to in
troduce into the United States CooIie Labor,
from China, In order TO eheapen, and IL possible,
degrade the intel Ieat workingmeu Of the coun.
try; therefore, b it
Resolved. Tbst while we welcome volun tary
immigration, We are inhexibly opposed 70 i'm
portation by capitalists Of laborers from China
or elsewhere for the purpose of degrading and
chespening American labor, and will resist il BY
all honorable means 10 our power.
Resolved, That We, the representatives, com :
prising the Cigar Makers International Union
of America, firmly beIeve that Justice to the
toiiing masses demand that spectators import
ing contract labSr at paaper prices shoald be