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


States belong to the people, and should not b
sold TO individuals nor granted to corporations
but should be held a. q sacred trust for th
benefit Of the people, aud should be grantec
free Of cost to landlees settlers only, in amount
not exceeding 100 acres oflsnd.
Resolved, That the treaty-making power o
the government has no authority in the con-
stitution to ''dispose Of" p1blic lsads withou
the joint sanction Of the Senate and House o
Representatives
On motion, the report was received.
Mr., Davis moved to strike out from the
paragraph relating to tariff, the words
''cause the emigration Of skilled labor =
Not agreed to.
Mr.. Hinchcliffe moved division of the
recommendations contained in the report
Agreed to. n
So much Of the platform as was agreed
to by the last congress, was then adopted
The question recurring on the additional
plank or paragraph recommended by the
committee, Mr.. johnson moved the follow.
ing as substitute
That congress, and the several State le>
gislatures should exercise their indefeasible
right to restrict within the several States
and Territories, the power of railroad and
other companies, to charge other than rca
sonable rates for the transportation Of pas
sengers or freight, or the transmission ol
kilograms, and to prescribe by law, the
maximum rates to be charged therefor.
After considerable warm discussion as Dc
the relative merits Of the two propositions,
Mr.. Cameron moved the previous question,
which was ordered put, and the substitute
was disagreed to -
The paragraph as reported by the com
mittee, was then adopted, and the plat
form, as a whole, was adopted. f
Mr.. Siney. Of Pennsylvania, offered the
following:
Resolved, That no delegate shall speak more
than five minutes, nor more than twice, on any
one subject.
MIR. Cameron moved, as q substitute, that
" delegates shall not be permitted to speak
more than ten minutes nor more than once.
on any subject, unless BY permission Of this
body"
Mr.. Day moved to amend, 90 az to make
the time allowed to each speaker twenty
minutes.
Mr.. Days amendment was disagreed 10.
That offered BY Mr.. Cameron was adopted.
by yeas Is, nays 8.
Mr. Herr offered the following, which
we're adopted unanimously:
RESOLVED, That in the death of VIM. H.
Sylvis, formerly President of the National
Labor Unien, the labor union movement has lost
the services Of one Of the brightest ard noblest
men of his time. His life Of consistent and
persistent devotion to the cause % the op-
pressed, is q case almost without parallel In
the history of labor reform, and we hold that
his deeds should be recorded, and his memory
perpetuated for all time, for the benefit OF
those who live after him to enjoy the cerEAia,
ultimate fruition OF the dearest wish OF his ex-
stence, the establishment Of the equal rights
Of all men, of whatever station or Dativity, be-
fore the law.
Resolved, That this congress recommends TO
the workingmen Of the nation, the Biography
af Wm. II. Syivie, late President Of the NatiuaaI
Labor Union, and or the Iron Molders' Inter
national Union, about to be put to press by
bis brother, James @. Sylvis, a member Of this
body, and that we, as delegates to this Labor
Congress, pledge it our hearty support
The committee to whom was referred the
resolution recommending a postponement Ol
the Columbus Convention, offered the fol-
lowing report:
To the eth Congress of the National La
Dor Union, 81. L0ufs, august 8, 1881.
The committee to whom was referred
the resolution in respect to the extension OI
the time for the assembling of the Nation
al Labor Party, respectfully recommend
the adoption Of the following resolution:
Resolved. That it ia the opinion Of this Con-
gress that the time for the assembling of the
Convention for the final organizati of the
National Labor Party at Columbus, Ohio, should
be exteEded to the third Wednesday.of Febru-
ary, 1872, instead Of the third Wednesday OF
October, 1871, and that this resolution be given
to the press Of the country, and forward to A.
n. Puett, chairman of the COMMITTEE of oHe
from each State and territOry"-having the bu-
siness in charge.
HoRACE Il. DAY,
ToLIvER CREws,
JNo. HNCHcLIFFKl
Mr.. johnson moved a postponement oI
the consideration of the report until the af-
ternoon session. Agreed to.
On motion, adjourned to two o'clock.
The Congress was called to order at
o'clock, President Trevellick in the chair.
The minutes of mornings proceedings
we're read and approved.
The first business ih order being the con
sideration Of the report Of the committee
appointed to consider the question Of ex-
lending the time for holding the Conven-
ion Of the Labor Reform Party. Mr.. Nc.
Clure moved the adoption Of the resolution
recommended BY the committee Agreed
70.
Mr.. Smith, of Miss, offered the follow
ing:
Resolved, That every delegate present be
earnestly requested to use his influence TO col
ect the contributions to the Sylvis Monumental
Fund, and that alkmoney collected be forward
ed to q committee which shall be composed Of
the president aud treasurer of the body, A. C.
Cameron Of Ill, an1 Messrs. Herr and Siney Of
Pa. That said committee shall have discretion
ary power to erect a suitable monument to the
memory Of our deceased President as soon as
possible and report to this body az ito NEXT an
nual session.
Mr.. johnson moved the addition of the
following "And that the President be
authorized to procure the money already
subscribed for this purpose, now in the
hands Of A. w. Phelps, and hand it over
to the committee herein created"
The addition was accepted and the reso-
luton passed unanimously.
The Committee on Credentials reported
G. w. Hall of the State Labor U Mon Of
entitled to a seat The repoIt I
was accepted and the gentleman admitted
Mr.. Cameron, from the Committee on
Organization reported a new Constitution
which was read.
Mr.. Herr, Of Pa, moved that the report
be received. Mr.. Davis, of Ohio, moved
that it be referred to a committee of five on
revision Of Constitution.
On the appeal Of Mr.. Hinchclife, the
chair decided that the motion to refer could
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