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hereafter be Issued for a greater period
than thirty days. - .
On motion Of Nj, Thompsons of
Theeline The motion wastabled.%

. - IOn sLlOuou " ~ - NHte2 :
'5Wheelhg; The motion Sastabld.E
" The general inter change Of feeling
3 given verbally by a number Of tn.
delegates IN the morning, was again re
} sumed. Quite number gave encour
aging accounts Of the progress they
we're making in harmonizing the con
kaicting OF capital and labor, so far as
their occupation was concerned, and
predicted that with continuation Of
the good work, the time WAS not fal
distant when the iron workers and
manufacturers would labor with one
4 accord for the mutual interest of both.
The contention at five o'clock ad.
journed until this morning at half past
nine o'clock. -
y The convention expects to adjourn
4 sine DIE to-day.-Harrisb,rg (Po) Pa,
trios Avgust 5th. sl.s -.tas-.
/ r FRIDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
:. Nh. Gill. Of. the Ways and Means
committee, offered the following:
Resolvcd, That the tax on members
elect, as now provided for by the rules,
4 be discontinued from this date.
! Resolued, That the President OF this
body be empowered to levy per capita
tax upon all taxable members in each
subordinate Forge, for the purpose Of
extending aid to those upon strike, the
legality of which shall have been de-
termined in accordance with existing
regulations.
Resolred, That the tax thus levied
and collected be OF sufficient amount to
pay to each member upon a strike the
sum OF not less than SIS per week; but
no moneys shall be collected or ex-
pended until the causes originating the
strike have been fully examined and de-
termined.
Resol0ed, That all money collected in
aid Of strikes shall be forwarded by the
! respective officers of each Forge to the
: resident OF this body, who shall furnish
a receipt therefor.
ReSoiced, That upon the receipt of
said moneys he shall forward the same
to the subordinate forge upon strike, in
such instalments as he may deem re-
quisitc, demanding receipts therefor, and
shall render all accounts OF the same in
his annual report.
Resohed, That the said levy and col
lection shall not apply to any sub-forge,
the membership OF which shall have
been out of employment for period OF
one month previous to the inauguration
OF said strike. HEk
The resolutions were taken ny sepa-
rately and adopted.
The committee to revise the constitu-
ton and bylaws, submitted report
containing some alterations and adding
some new sections thereto, which were
separately considered and agreed to-
The special committee 10 whom the
paper was presented by Mr.. NJ Kenna,
Of Pennsylvania, was referred, submit
ted resolution that the subject be left
in the hands OF the committee to ma
ture said plan of benefit, and that they
report at our next meeting. Adopted.
The committee on resolutions sub
mitted the following:
Rcsolced, That we deprccate the
policy inauguratcd in various sections
of our country OF importing Chinese
labor and pronounce the same deroga-
tory to the best interests of the free and
intelligent labor of the land, that forms
the bulworks OF o free and powerful
governn mt.
Resoiced, That the selfshness char
acterizing the actions Of capitalists
who, while proclaiming a desire to
develop the resources Of their country,
exemplify by their conduct no greater
ambition than to fill their personal
Golfers to the jeopardy Of their fellow
citizens who live alone by their labor,
is incompatible with those character.
istics that fulfill the measure Of Amer
lean patriotism.
Rcsolrcd. That while We proclaim
this land the ASYLUM of the oppressed
of all nations, and cordially invite the
voluntary emigration of all labor 10 our
shores here 10 enjoy the blessing Of
our institutions and with us march to a
common destiny, we denounce the in
auguration Of system OF import con-
tract labor, which uproots the principles
of human liberty, "piling the wealth Of
our country into heaps, making the
rich richer and the poor poorer, and
tends to unduly depreciate the value of
all labor, the means by which the
American workingmen expect to pro-
vide for the proper education and ele-
walton of their posterity TO the highest
planes OF American citizenship.
unanimously adopted.
Mr.. NJ Laughlin, Of Illinois, offered
the following:
WHEREAS, Believing that it is wise
consideration for all societies and peo-
pie TO preserve their histories in pure
state and transmit them to posterity 3;
therefore, he it
Resolce3, That this organization take
into consideration the propriety OF hav-
ing written and printed history Of our
organization, from its establishment up
to the present; q treatise upon cooper
alton, one upon political economy, and
one also upon the rise and progress of
the iron trade in this country.
The resolution was referred to the
subordinate FORCES for consideration
and to be acted upon at the next annual
session of the National Forge.
On motion, the Forge went into an
election OF officers. which resulted in
the election of-President, John Q. Ed
wards, Covington, KY; Vice President,
VIM. Sheargold, Pittsburgh, Pa; Secre-
tary l.. Harris, Pittsburgh, Pa: Treas
urer, John V. Davis, Wheeling, West
Virginia. -.....
! 81. After which the Forge adjourned
! Harrisjmg, pa Patriot, august 6fh.