The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1872-10-12
THIRD DAY.


1
! TURNER HALL, ST. LoJI>. Sept {, 1872
The convention assembled precisely at
. q clock, President Johnson N the chair
Roll VI officers called. Absent -. ii.
Hayden, LIST \ Ice Pres
Roll call Of members. All present.
Rep. Olive, from the committee on 9TH
GERS reports submitted the following
To til, OFFICERS a,,d Members Of the Z. VI. l.
L.. -, Contention assembled
GENTLEMEN Your Committee to whom
was referred the reports Of officers, beg
leave to make the following report That
after careful examination Of the same,
We See 40 reason u differ from the general
| digest Of President Johnson opinions in
reference to decisions between local unions
/ IN regard to his views and suggestions re
! speeding the future welfare ut the craft,
We cordially endorse and recommend them
to the consideration of the different COM
mlttees In regard to the President re-
| port upon the committee on past strikes,
| appointed at the Seventh Annual Session
AT Boston, the committee would recon-
mend a vote Of Censure upon VIM. j.
| Bryan, who was a member Of said commit
tee, for neglecting to attend to work ell
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the papers i'll his possession when ordered
to do 50 by the International President,
and that the Executive Board be author
lied to demand said papers from Union
No. Z, Of Utica, \. ", of which VIM. j
Bryan is a member and that Union No
| :, shall have full power to demand said
papers from VIM. j. Bryan. The commit
tee cannot close their labors without be-
Izf. -
ident and members comprising the Execu-
tive Board, for the efficient and praisworthy
manner IN which they have transacted the
business devolving on them during the
past year. All OF which is respectfully
submitted
ID. ID. OLIVE,
THOs. BRANNIGAN.
FELIX LAIEs, Committee
w. STAUBER,
f. ROLLETT,
Rep. Smith moved the adoption Of the
report as read.
| Rep. Kuhn moved that the report be
recommitted, with instructions to reverse
the decision Of the President i'll the case of
the St Paul Union No. %
! After considerable debate and lengthy
remarks by Reps. Heenan, Cady, Olive,
Noerr and others, the ayes and nays
were ordered on the adoption Of Rep.
kuhms motion as follows
Ayes: Reps. Nogel, Schulmyer, Volz, Mitus,
Heenan, Cady, Noerr, Brannigan, Ambrose.
Statfel, koenig, Smith and Sterritt-13.
Nayes- Reps. Stauber, Eitzler, Olive.
Rollett, Kuhn, Bruslick and Laies-7.
Committee on Albany and Hudson case
reported progress. Committee on the
official organ also reported progress
The following communication was then
read by the Secretary
ST. LOUIS, Sept 4, 1872.
To the Officers and Members Of the Ciqar
Makers Int. Union:
GENTLEMEN The Cigar-makers' Union
No. l6, extend to you an invitation to a
picnic to be given at Cliff Cave, on the
nth day Of September, 1872. You are
respectfully requested to adjourn on We'd
nesday until Friday morning, and the del
egates are requested t. assemble at the
Everett House at 80 A. M We also ex-
tend an invitation to the members Of the
press present at the Convention to accom-
pany us. Yours, respectfully,
JOHN RUDRoF, Pres.
ED. FREY, Rec. Sec, Union No. 16
Rep. Volz offered the following resolu-
ton, which was referred to the committee
on past strikes
To the Officers and Members Of the Int IN
ION iH COtcentiOit Assembled:
GENTLEMEN The undersigned would
offer the following resolution for your con
sideratiOn:
ResOtred, That all Local Unions under the
jurisdiction Of the International Union that
did not comply with the instructions from
the international Union, by refusing to collect
and forward to Union, No % on strike, the
special assessment Of fifty cents per week,
according to Art. 7, Sec 3, Of the Information
al Constitution, be and are hereby suspended;
this act to be in force from the time Of its
passage. Respectfully yours, j. VoLz