The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1871-08-19
Report received and adopted.

TOLIvER CREws.)
Report received and adopted.
Moved by Mr.. SyIvis, Of Pa, that three
trustees be appointed by this body to su-
perintend all money matters of the organi-
Eation. Agreed to.
Mr.. Sheldon asked permission to read q
communication from 4. nj. Leonard, vS q.
MIR. Siney objected, on the ground that
it has been the practice Of the Congress to
refer all communications to the committee
on correspondence.
Mr.. Sheldon moved that be be permitted
to read it.
Mr.. Ovens moved TO refer it to the
committee on correspondence.
The motion to refer, after discussion,
prevailed.
By Mr.. Sylvis, Of Kansas
Resolved, That the Labor Congress respect
! fully and earnestly urges upon the Forty Second
| Congress the early passage Of Senate bill No
| 10, introduced by Hon. D. D. Pratt, Of Indiana,
which provides that the public lands shall be
reserved for cultivation and actual settlement
. unanimously agreed TO-
Mr.. Mcclure offered resolution thank
ing the st. Louis Times for having printed
in full our Declaration Of Principles
Mr.. Day suggested that all the papers BE
thanked.
Mr.. Mcclure modified bis resolution to
read as follows:
Resolved, That the thanks Of the Congress
are hereby rendered to the Press Of St. Louis
for their impartial reports Of our proceedings
Mr.. Sylvis Of Pa, offered the follow
ing as a substitute
Resolved, That this body is desirous to have
published TO the country its platform of pin
ciples, and respectfully request the Press ~
st. Louis to publish the same.
The chair, Mr. Puett, decided that the
resolution was an original one, referring to
another subject, and could not be entertain
ed as a substitute.
The resolution Of Mr. Mcclure was then
adopted.
Mr.. Sylyis moved the adoption Of bis
resolution. Agreed to.
By Mr. Owens, Of Ill
Resolved, That We bail With delight the late
decision Of Justice Small Of Hong Kong, China,
declaring the transportation Of Coolies to be
slave traffic, and that 81 connected with II
should be held responsible 70 and punished by
| the law
| Resolved further, That We earnestly recon-
mend TO the workingmen Of America the neces
sity Of using their influence towards the sup
preston Of the Coolie trade.
In explanation of bis resolutions Mr.
Owens read the following telegram from
the daily papers Of the 8th.:
THE cooLIE TRADE
NEW YORK, Aug. 8.-A Washington
special says: "The question of suppress
ing the coolie trade is possibly to lave ju-
dicious solution in advance Of treaties Or
legislation. Chief Justice Small, at Hong
Kong, has been applied to for a writ Of
habeas corpus, to set at liberty a Chinese
cooie named KAYAK A. Sing, who had been
arrested for mutiny on the high sea and
numbering the captain and some ofthe crew,
Of the coolie ship Novelle Penelope. After
bearing a long and able argument, he or
dered the release of the prisoner. Oolng
beyond the questions strictly involved 10
the case, the chief justice decided that the
coolie trade il slave trade, and that ves-
sells engaged 10 it are carrying piracy that
coolies we're not liable to punishment for
using any means whatever to gain their
freedom, and that their seizing the vessel
and killing the crew, if necessary TO that
end, was Justified BY the English law. il
this is pronounced in England, and it il
believed it NAV be, the same view will bC
taken " France, the United States, anC
the German empire az well. If the coolit
trade is decided to be a slave trade and pi
racy, it can be swept from the seas in few
months more effectually than the African
slave trade, and by the same means. There
iE only one difficulty in the way if J ustlct
Smale's decision be affirmed, and that -
that the governments Of some British colo
MES have taken measures for the regula-
ton, if not encouragement, Of the traffic
The resolutions were seconded and agreed
70. By Mr.. Johnson
Resolved, That at the opening Of each Con
eress its Chair shall appoint a committee ~
Correspondence to whom all eommunics. -