The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1870-08-27
.yvENTH DAYS PROCEEDINGS
MORNING SESSION

n 20 O'CLOCK, hi' wv - 49,
~ The ten minutes rSle was changed
Il sneeches thereafter limited to three
niDutes-
snIP BUILDING MATERIAL.
MA. l. Redstone, OF Calittni&,
rsred the following;
RsOlred, That shipbuilding material
I'd BY American sbip-builders should be
suDt from import or other duty.
Il being stated that iron and hemp
,sre used, Nr. Sheldon, Of Missouri,
aid:
y. President, part Of Missouri under
=, Jurisdiction could produce hemp
so1rb for the world. | protest against
resolution which will favor a few
I ,.cbauics at the expense of large
MN Of agriculturists, bringing their
,5cr mo competition with the peasants
fRussia. Carried.
Mr.. Campbell offered the following
4sRutiOn:
Ps,Ohsd, That ten dollars be paid to
NJ Walls for services rendered as Secre-
an Of this Congress for this and she pre-
sfng term.
Nj. J. A. Wortbington offered the
Glowing:
Rssolred, That the degradition of the
aft officers Of the navy-Ebgineers, Pay
listers, and Surgeons-from the rank they
nd won by patriotic services, is another
low at the principle that compensation and
suor should be determined by services
rudered, and not BY accident Of position.
'mied.
NJ. Serge offered the following:
Pssolyed, The National Labor Union,
iacmbed in Congress, declares its adhesion
the principles of the International
Working mems Association, and expects
It 90 distant day to affiliate with it.
ResOlred, That the Bureau of Executive
Ulcers of the National Labor Union be
ircted to investigate the characters Of
Labor Unions in the State Of New York,
nd correct all errors found.
Carried
The following, offered by Mr.. DeIany
vas adopted
ResOlred, That the Secretary be author
led 10 have ten thousand copies of the
DceedingS of this Congress printed in
nuphlet form seven thousand copies in
English and three thousand in German.
Mr.. Puett, Of Greencastle, presented
The fsll>rlug.
Resolrsd, That the Secretary be author
ld to establish communication with the
Presumption Bureau at Washington, for
The purpose Of keeping record of the vote
# the members of the Senate and House
+ representatives upon questions con-
arnng the laboring interest.
The following was also carried
ResOlred, That the amount standing to
he credit Of the Sylvis family be paid to
lie children ofthe late VIM. Ii. Sylvis by his
ift wife, and that VIM. Safiiin be ap-
onted to receive the same in trust for said
aliren.
Here the Congress took a recess for
4n minutes.
The Convention being called to order
gam, the Committee on Organization
resented their report.
M. Coggswell, of Illinois, stated that
ne Congress never had a firm basis to
'e conducted upon. The only means
! remedy Is equal representation,
Which the Constitution, as now before
'Ae workingmen, is as near what is de,
handed as 1t was possiblot to prepare
10 the time given to the committee.
On motion 1t was ordered that the
document be read section by section.
Mr. off, offered the following sub,
lutte, which was laid on the table.
p. Inc purposes Of the National Labor
mon shall DC the discussion Of the wrongs
onic'ed by capital and legislation on the
,uuctlve industries, and the adoption
" measures for the correction Of thos(
NOOgs
Inc National Lnbor Union shall consiis
\ nF8t, the legally appointed officers of th1
ooly second, delegates from actual work
w ORGANIZATIONS composed of person
gagged 10 useful industries, as follows
we delegate from each general State d
territorial Union, one from each speed
'a'e Or Territorial Union, one from eac|
"cal Union, regularly organized aC|
Dlera'IVe six months prior to the annu
I I'ee'lng, and composed Of not less thu
,uf'y members; one additional delegaI
lou each State Union for each additionl
~ thousand, and one additional from eat
Cal Union for each one thousand abo,.
lc hrs; thousand.
he President is authorized TO cranl
IS, general State charters, SIS secon
Iecial State charters, $40; third, loci
charters, S..
A State Union shall be composed Of I'll
y more local Unions; local Unions Of M
~Ss man thirty members Five Unions \
o'e state or Territory are required |
i'm .srul1e State Union. No local chart
Saall be granted by the President in al
'A,e where there is a State Union
'uXlng order Two or more indus.rd,
uiy unite in one Union.
AL charters shall bind to the principle:
, ErtP'SeS and methods Of the NatioIEr
ra Nn' All delegates must be furnishE,
~ ~ welIauthenticated certificates Of ellc
I'LL, Inc National Executive Commit4e
N y The Committee on Elections.
A. ~ Nc charters and official papers shall bia
~V 4 @al Of the President.
LacA member Of each local Union slh
n /. go cents annually for general experIe
o,. " collected by the State Unions; vile
ms 'u ~ 0y the local Unions, when thkl
6a ~ 0'atG Unions, and paid on or betl
G n annual meeting; and no delegate saa
Union is paid. -''' '' 'AA
n ane Executive Committee shall codsi
4. Ou n, from ca h State, recommended /
As O P otate Union, and appointed
M. resident. The President SHALL a
T 1U6o, i {. deemed expedlent, from S4t
bow w. otate Unions, and shall also Nav
fSU ia +" appoint an Executive Commits
~ Nembers to aid him in bis dutiel.