The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1871-11-25

their respective seats, and Immediately a.
sumed their Official duties.
On motion Of Rep. Castine, voted thai
the thanks Of the International Union h
rendered 70 Thomas ]. Birch and william
]. Cannon, for the faithful manner which
they here discharged their duties OF Secre'
tary and Assistant Secretary, for the pss
term. N
Rep. Castine from the Finance Commas
tee, reported bill Of nine dollars and sixf}
cents, from Ex-President Blend. for post
age, stationary, express charges, etc. coz
rect, and recommended that the anne h.
paid.
On motion of Rep. Coffee, voted that
the report be accepted, and the recommep-
dalton adopted
The Committee on Internal Reyenre
asked for further time, which was grantei
The Committee on Constitution reported
progress.
The Committee on Claims and Grieyan-
ces reported progress.
The Committee on Past and Future
Strikes, reported progress,
On motion of Rep. Wenke, ii was voted
that the rules be suspended. TO allow Rem
Cannon TO offer the resolutions read Nv
him at Wednesdays session.
On motion of Rep Ure. il was voted
that the resolution be laid on the table.
President johnson, stated that Mr..
Cameron, had made proposition. to prnt
One Thousand Copies, containing the full
proceedings of this Convention, for Ffty
Dollars.
On motion of Rep Yost, it was voted
that the proposition of Mr., Cameron, be
accepted, in place of printin3 the journal
On motion of Rep. Kphm was voted
that MIR. Cameron, send 100 COPIES direct
to the Unions, and 800 copies to the Inter
national Secretary.
On motion of Rep. Yost, it was voted,
that Rep. Follett, be permitted to offer the
following resolutions:
Resolved, That the Bond system is Diet.
rimental to our interests.
ResOtced, That this Convention recon-.
mend to the Delegates, to ask the members
of Congress, of their respective districts. to
advocate the abolition of the same.
Res0tUed, That the international Secre-
tary be instructed to draw up a blank
form for that purpose, and cause them to
oe forwarded to the different Unions.
On motion of Rep. Castine, the resolu-
tons were referred 20 the Committee on
Internal Revenue
Rep. Wenke, moved that the resolution
OF Rep. Castine, relating to benefits which
were referred to committee, be reconsid-
cred.
The Chair decided that as the resolutions
were IN the possession of the Committee
the vote to reconsider was not in order.
On motion Of Rep. Kuhn, it was voted,
that the resolutions be taken from the
hands OF the Committee, and acted on
now.
Rep. Yost moved that the resolution be
adopted.
Alter considerable discussion. bw Reps
Kuhn, JUNO, Dolan, Bryan, IRE and
others, the Yeas, and Nays were ordered
on the adoption of the resolution, which
was lost on the following vote:
YEAs-AnthOny, Castine, Caswell.
Coffee, Chase, Futherer, Follett, Hayden.
Harper, JUNO, Keegan, Livingston. Nc
Feely, Sterritt, Wenke and Yost-16.
NAYs-birch, Bryan, Bokien, Cannon
Cady, Cornell, Clark, Dolan, Heenan
Hart, Kuhn, KehOe, Leach, Maffitt
Noerr, Peaster, Rollett, Ridley, O'Calls-
CHAN and Ure-20.
On molten OF Rep. Cannon il was
voted that the Committee to whom was
referred the resolutions, be discharged
On motion of Rep. Yost, it was voted
that the rule whereby we meet al o'clock
be suspended, and that We meet morrow
morning at 8 o'clock.
Rep. Bryan offered the following:
ResolUed, That this Convention Ieaffirn
the decision of Ex-President JUNO. in tn.
Poughkeepsie case. (See journal Of tn,
Cincinnati Convention, page 10Y
On motion of Rep. Juno, II was votet
that the resolution be referred to the Com
mittee on Constitution, with instruction:
to engraft it in the Constitution.
On motion of Rep. Heenan, il was voted
that Rep. Cady have leave of absence, Il
allow him to complete the writing Of tn,
Constitution.
Syracuse, Union No. 6, relating &c Ex-Vic,
President Lavine.
The Chair decided the reading Of the pc
tition not in order.
Rep. JUNO appealed from the decision
of the Chair.
Tie yeas and nays being ordered, the
Chair was not sustained by the following
vote:
Yeas, Anthony, Hayden and OCaIla-
ghan-3. Nays, Birch, Bryan, BOkien
Cannon, Castine, Cady, Cornell, Caswell
Coffee, Chase. Clark, Dolan, Futherer
Follett, Heenan, Hart, Harper, Keegan
Kuhn, Kehue, Leach, Livingston, Mcfee-
ly, Noerr, Peaster Rollett Ridley, Sser-
rift, Wenke and Yost-30
The following is the petition
To the officers and members Of the international
Union Of Cigar Makers Of North America:
GENTLENEN-It is with feelings Of regret tasi
we address you at this time and on such q uainfu
subject. Yet we feel that lie but q duty we owe I'd
ourselves, as well q matter Of the very greatest
Importance to the trade at large In fact the very
We and honor of our international Union In a
stake. We therefore ask you to investigate the
enclosed charges, and our representative Mr. JUNO
will submit to you evidence which will prove
TO you, and the trade at large, that we have re.
ceived and honored with high officia position one
of the greatest defaulters and HAIRS that ever dis
honored an organization In this or any other conn.
try. We allude to John W. Lavine, First Vice
President of the Cigar Maker international
Union. We charge that the said John W. Layine-
on about the thirteenth day Of October 1853 an
abscond with the funds OF Independence Lodce
No. u, independent -<,paePof go feffUwD on AZ
city Of Baltimore, Nd, amounting to the sum OF
two hundred and thirty-hve dollars and twenty
seven cents. which was entrusted to his keeping
by the said Lodge. He also, At the same time
and place, succeeded In defraudi1g individual mem
beers OF said Lodge to great extent, all OF which
the evidence will show. RY hia action he hronwh4