, 1870-08-22
THE LABOR CONGRESS.
Debate OFT tllc Chancse Question aud
tho subject OF Prohibiting the 1m-
FoftattoIs vi CO0lics-Finucial t.op.
dftton OF .tlle nrEotsuxsasson - Elec-
alOnl0f fDkflCefh-&cInIkfo 10 Labor,

al0nl0f fU1alCefh-EcEnIkfe Labor.
CrsciSS411, u. arg. su,-Tac La.,or Congress
Ic9S W ths rio1 os thc Committee Oh Coolir
:sht esslett OF emtE!ctiea VI ct.,iis lals}- Into
The Z "iied States A long discussion followed,
~ Which r.tSt!snt freysl Lick sat.i. IN Ill tar
einI1s IN the Pacific ocean waefe Chinese bad iu,-
migrated, he had ncycs hsarl OF one lrcutti50
citizen, The n.arr1sSc tie was tot observed,
IT, IT, WhlistT y Ls s'9"' a,x ttsn
;'u;si nn>;," Mr.. McLent- .lsfeadr,i the rtsnt Of
t:ts 1n'iEratinn. anil sleulcs Tic charges u u-
tao1aa;4es u thibamcn. sir. Peters -poir ia fa-
tbr Ct tl'r s'po:f. ersiue i: l: was uecessary to
.+e' IL so *a,nst tile spirit Of cur Institutions ID
~ ns1ts1. Gs Wss t. Wiling T. '1o 50. Mt Mass-
s:tt It Ieec:Gaucc wita Iar rrtzciples III our Guy-
~ Eent, atd tst real remedy lay IN the adoption
s!rrcy Of ihe sul The Chinese conTi not a1stn
tha: 'lshrntl urr. 1t their Immigration made II
Iceslbie !cr eie1r-maAer 10 liSe hy his trat,,
lft Inn SO 70 his tnhrritance. OF sol, which
eaAnot ts taken from him. ami there, by
Us r"A lal e. en- h!: cWn so, earn an lntIcrenti-
eht living. As. Collin spokr in favor cf p;ereus-
aas importation. n1t r.stsc;.nz free Immigration.
tal nrnsuse wtIla ie tu regpai the law now In
.ssse g1vlue subsidy for 5it0.uc0 year TO the
HIe u steaMcrs EeiKten San Francisco sad
1 hlna, Wh:ch line brought the coolies to Ames1ta
AiI.t tlc aiscnS~:en 'hr Congress took up The
feEu1t u ffr Committee on Organization. Hhict
Ier 1 sSI} 81 sa o 1he tse aa
Thc Ccnnil,sre IN Wars AMI Means made IT,
Goft- an.I tue fonEress ssfWurued Ill oclocS IN
Iht afternoon session was s7asscly anesaed.
TIC r lort u The finance CoEm!ttee Va. T-a.1.
s,..:ae 'ss ,o;ai Esss't:s Of tas ysss !" u
~a:ch *:1sI IL ss1c BIT. cameron for expenses to
thp Itrrrrss iu Switzerland, and the ps,ance te
FEr-n;rnt Tsesellck on 6alasy,
T:.e report II tar Committee On Fio1uce
wfs tAkrn Ut. Much discussion follo<tti
ca the ador:sou ct the article nx1nx ba-
Mc1ean. of Ns:sseaase.sf. % Charged Aia iaas =; nc
kne = HON high auiaorty that eIllssafies from
Washington ot ..ota political parties were present
fciset, Ia thc,r a1tcnlp:s to Create echts1n.
Nj. Cpt7ln, Of Washington, askei II ne referred
10 HIN,
NJ. Cor!tn. Then say whoever says ! aa 81
cIl>snHy Of tho Republican party O. 0f the DE- j.
sc1atc pa1ty. makes chasge teas Is not true and
The report Of the committee was lns1caa.cly
postponed, 1eaving tae present constitution ID
The election Of of1ce.s resnsted in the choice
ct r F. Treveilk:k. OF Mlch.Saa, for President;
Conrad Kuhn. Of New YORK, flrs1 Vice President;
Sts F y G. WHIT; ;ne q Sn,easo. Second en Vice
ta1y; \: y. Phelps. Of connecticut, Treasurer.
sasnts as k r5r he he nonos @ conterred @ apoa tseg.
Nj. Stltcn, Of Nlsstutt. offered ! resolution,
which was adorses:, rrc..7:'neaf!aE rhc members
all new sp4ters that ar not friendly 10 the Labor
movement
The CnEra.tee on Resolutions repoEe, senes
Of resolutions, Of which the lufiu~ing we're
aioptet: TfEt3C an Industries 70 mate common
cause against unpstncip.s1! capitalists, au,l u
unite with them 70 cec: Ice 10 once TO Fclsestat
tic interest Q! the whole cs,ucr1: fayofiuv the
te<luttinn Of the army ~ tho lowest ss4nix1ll:
declaring that there arc evidences OF
military os.fcCEN influencing legislation: asking
cooperation af colGsetl Citizens: pthnoaacto1
asatEst forcing citizenship apOn the llta.1s, a2,l
tie management ct Indian araifs; trying pro-
lection to s'tt merchant shipping AMI our own
shir-bu1dtfs; 1sxt1lE sstfAs KoMrn should have
eqnat waCca with men, ami that *uH,en aad
c;t,lifcn should be protected aga.us1 over wo-k:
tEat houses OF 1efcEr AID correction he abolished,
AMI schools Of reiprE substituted: for reduction
CT The hnurS Of labor, md that ab!e-thoded uen
saould work for their support
Two additional resolutions from the Platfo1uo
Committee we're adopted, declaring tn fasnf Of the
establishment of bureau Of labor ut Washing
lon. aLd that The money for carrying On the war
be ass.ssrt1 upon wealth and nrt 1nadt ! burden
II postcrtIt. ....-....
10 the prohibition OF coole importation we're
adopted.
adprred, designating the EGrt1n 17nant Adroeate
Of tbjcaro ami the AfbsittF nton, of SeF York.
as natiopa! otltcial organs Of the Saaoua. Lahot
tn,cn and National La1nr Refor1, rasty, anu fJ-
declaring or1c!A organs for the various States.