The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1871-02-18

and to prohibit The labor in any factory ,
workshop Of a minor under the age Of
years, making it misdemesnor punishab
!, BY fine o. 500 and imprisonment for
term of six months
: Mr.. Walsh, of New York, offered th
following on behalf Of the Committee o
Resolutions.
Resolved, That the GovernoE is hereby au
thorized to appoint, soon after the passag
OF this resolution as may be, and hereaIte
olennially in the month Of January, some suit
able person to act as chief who shall have pow
er 20 appoint deputy, and id chief with hi
deputy shall constitute a Bureau Of Statistics
with headquarters at the State Capital tn
duties Of such bureau shall be to collect, assorl
syst matixe and present in annual reports to tn
Legislature on or before the first Tuesday il
January in each year, statistical details relstin,
to all departments of labor IN the State, espe
ciaily IN its relation to the commercial, indus
tr,sl, social, educatio and sanitary condition
OF the laboring classes, and to the permanen
prosperity Of the productive industry of tn,
State.
The report was adopted.
Committees were named BY the President
on the subjects Of Female Labor, Charters
MonoPolies, Cooperation and Bills.
FOURTH DAY.
At . a. m. the Assembly met.
A report was received from the commit.
tee on resolutions, recommending the hold
ing Of public meetings in various localities
to urge upon the workingmen to endeavor
to strengthen Trades Unions, and to or.
ganize female labor. The report was
adopted.
A long and desultory discussion arose on
a resolution offered by Mr.. Tobin, of Alba
ny, pledging the various labor organiza-
tions to support each other in cases of
strike. Although considerable opposition
was offered by Messrs. Graham, of Roches-
ter, Brown. of Albany, and Connolly, Of
New York, it was finally adopted.
Resolutions were adopted to apply for
the appointment Of two representative work
ingmen on the Board Of Managers Of State
Prisons, in case the amendment to the con-
stitution is passed, and to organize the paint
ers and carpenters into trades societies
throughout the State.
Adjourned TO 2 p. m
AFTERNOON SESSION
Mr.. Graham moved the following az a
substitute for the report Of the'committee on
Cooperation, which was adopted.
Resolved, That co-ope rative enterprise be
defined in which the stockholder has
but cne vote each and the profits are divided
betweea capital and labor engaged in the enter
prise.
A resolution was adopted to levy tax
Of ten cents on each member of Unions
connected With the organization, to defray
the expenses.
Resolutions were adopted for the printing
of 900 copies of the proceedings for dis
tribution, and that the President be en-
powered to call upon the Unions for cOntri-
buttons.
The salary of the President was fixed
at $500 and Of the Secretary at $1O0 .
year, to include all expenses, and $40 was
voted 10 the Jauitor.
The report of the Committee on Gen
eral Good favoring Law M king it a Eis-
demeanor to employ miners under the age
Of IA years in factories or workshops was
adopted.
Mr.. Findley reported that the steam en-
giDe bill is in the hands Of Senator Lewis to
be presented to the Senate.
The constitution was amended SO as to
read that the officers of the Assembly shall
consist of President, Secretary, Assist
ant Secretary, Treasurer and Warden.
The Recommendations of the committee
Of the whole on the internal revenue law and
the cigar makers were adopted.
The subject Of lien law was referred to
q committee Of Eve from New York with
directions to prepare lien law to cover the
whole State, acting under the Working
mems Union of New York city.
Recess till a pm.
The Assembly re-convened at p. M,
and proceeded to elect officers for the ensu-
ing year. The following were elected
William J. Jessup, Of New
York.
First Vice PSesident- s. Brown,
Of Albany.
Second Tcs- President Charles Rosen-
kranz, of New York.
.Secrstary-P. W. Mesick, Of Albany.
Assistant Secretdyy-J. NJ. BosOng, Of
New York.
TTeasurer-James 8. Graham, of ROch-
ester.
Warden-James Lyons, of Albany.
Mr. Kuhn offered the following, which
was adopted:
WHEREAS, The International Association of
xorkingmen has spread Itself over the entire
globe, and the efforts on behalf OF workingmen
sre stiIl energetically exerting themselves for
the establishment Of the International princi-
pie :hcref re be it,
Resolved, That We hereby heartily endorse
and seek In this ~Av, TO encourage the realiza-
,inn Of these principles. viz W0rkingmen Of
all uGtiie Auaite.
Mr.. Meeick, Of Albany, offered the
following. which, after discussion, was
adopted /:
n solved, That il is the sense Of this Assem-
bly that the Governor be instructed to tify
,he recogniz ID heads Of the different Safe De-
. ,rtmeUts a. tn he enforcement OF the eight
\ ,ur sax, a. il is understood by thr workingmen
of this State-cight hours work without re-
duction 0 pay.
Mr.. FIndley offered a resolution direct
ing the delegates to the Assembly to send
tue names Of five persons TO act as a com
mittee Of arbitration in their respective To-
cahties.
Mr.. NJ P. Murphy offered as an amend
ment that this Assembly recommend through
their delegates to the the local trade and
labor Unions the propriety of establishing
such boards of arbitration.
The resolution as amended was adopted
The President announced the following
committees:
Resident Committee. 5. Brown, +
W. Mesick John Hogan, John WadSworth
Patrick Tobm.
On Female Labor-M. K. w. Walsh
Conrad kubm.-- Murphy, Charles
Rosenkranz, New York ; j. ). Brown, Il
W. Mesck, Albany; M. p. Eshleman
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