The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1873-07-26

health ana ea1ety Oh tnoee en8@8oo In mAHn8s
manufacturing or building pursuits.
Ssventh-Ths substitution Of arbitration
for strikes, whenever and wherever employers
and smployss are willing 10 meet on equita-
Eighth prohibition Of tbs importation
Of alfservile races, thediscontinuancs0 ell sub
sidies granted tn national vessels bringing them
to our shores, and the abrogation, or ~ least,
the modifica ion, OF the BurlingAme Treaty
Ninth-To advance the standard Of Amer
caa mechanics by the enactment and enforce
ment Of equitable apprentice laws.
Tenth-To abolish the systsm OF con
tracing the labor Of convicts in our prisons
and seformatory institutions.
Eleventh-The reduction Of the hours Of
labor to eight per day, % that lAbOrers may
have more time for social employment and In
tellectuAl improvement, and be enabled 10
reap the advantages conferred by labor say
ing machinery. winch their brains have created
Twelfth-The providing of purely Ma
tional circulating medium, based on the
faith and resources Of the Nation, and issued
directly to the people. 30 instituted - To
constitute circulating medium Of the neces-
sary hexibility, and receivable for all demands,
public and private.
The platform, with the exception of the
Last Section, was unanimously adopted.
After an excited and interesting discus-
sion, participated in by Messrs. Humph-
reys, Armstrong and Keetfe, against, and
BY Messrs. Siney, Foran, FshrenbAtch,
Smith, Of Rochester, and Bartron, IN
favor Of, the yeas aud nays being called
for, the financial plank was adopted by
the following vote
Those voting in the affirmative were.
Abbott B }, N and 40 q Illinois, NATION. IN.
Adams Michael industrial Council. Cleveland, ohio
Aimis'n Vim, STATE Labor mon Nashville Tenn
Atkinson Jas A, Aoulderf, No a. C1rv.lnnd. ohio
Bergsr Enoch. Cooper Union, Il Louiu, No.
Barthe d, National Labor Reform Union. Plymouth
Bartron J R, Coopers' No and Is, MAdisoa, Ind.
Brkhola Richard, N aud b, CLEVELAND, ohio
bAtternan WIN 7. N and b, " Louis, No.
Z Brenscke a. Trades Assembly, Evansville, Ind
Coz Charles, N and b No & Cievelsnd O.
D siley Patrick, X Of ~ c. Cleveland, Ohio.
Dorm Henry, N and Is No q, Cleveland, ONO.
DUBOIS NaFeisse 3, Typography Onion NO S. Cleveland
ohio.
kllis David. Moulders', No Isa. Dunkirk. NY
rehrenhAteh John, NJ and b Int, Cleveland. q.
f1AskI Geo VI, N and No s q Pennsylvania, Reno,A
Pa.
ForAE A. Cooper Int Cleveland, o.
"s9it Robert, N and No Of New York, Trey, New
GiIletly Vim. Coopers' No II Akron, O.
tireensr James. United Trades. Water Valley Miss.
Jones George. Rollers. CatcherS' and HoOkers' No
Chicago. III.
Jones Tho-, Ass'd Bros and steel Heater, Chi
cago, III.
Keene soIluna, Coopers Union No !. Philadelphia Pa
Liley jeremiah, Lodge No. AS Bros and HeAters
Chicago, ILL.,
MaEey Joseph, N and No A. CINCINNATI, Ohio.
Muth [, Noulders' No 81, Evansville Ind
McDevitt Edward, NJ and b Int Union Cleveland o.
Mcdonald GOO, Trades Assembly, CoIumbus o.
Mclaughlin Hugh, 5 II " Chicago. III.
Acaanus Patrick, N and BUnons Nos = .. Nil~auke~
NiEer Thos A, NJ and No IA, Hamilton. o.
OhAllor1n James, NJ L and A Dist No 81, Plymouth
Pa
O'suHvan Rsger. Coopers' No |. Cleveland. D
Pope Byrpn Coopers Int Union Cleveland o.
salisbury Harvey, y and No 10, NorwAlk o.
scniey John; Trades Assembly. indianapolis Ind.
Schiliing Robt, Coopers Int L, Cleveland o.
Siney John W, b A. st Clair "a.
Skinner Tho c, NJ Nos, Newburgh o.
smith ~ S, NJ a B No IL, Cleveland, o.
smith " n, ia I Nos and u Of Y, Ro;hestsI
| smyth Thos P, NJ & B No 5, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Sings Edward, NJ a b I No Of Y, Buffalo, ~.
Stanton NJ, Cigar Makers No ~, Cleveland. o.
STOW A, Industrial Council, Cleveland, u.
Stuart John, Cooper No s. Cleveland. U.
Thomas Alfred. Mouders' Union, No 4, Cincinnati, o
Van Allen L, N a No % u Pa MeadviIe, Pa.
Walls J H, Moulders' No 5. Cincinnati Ohio
Wheeler ", Cooper Union No |, Memphis. Tenn.
Whole number yeas-52.
The nays were
Armstrong Thos A, Nat Pro 7 L. Pittsburgh. Pa
Z, Davis John Y. Cataract Frye No 9 Newbungh, o.
dickson John, oOpers No =, Allegheny City, Pa.
! Edwards q, Henry Clay Forge No /, ny
Humphreys :, Iron city Forge |, L q " Pittsburg
Meek WIN 9. Typo Union No I. Pittsburgh. Pa
! Pollock John N. NJ X and A. TuscsraWas Vall-,
Nth Lawrence, stATke ca. ..
Whole number nays.
| Ah.ant or NOT ,.ot,n., n =. soIlovrs.
Bailey WIN. coopers, No 1, Manchester. 90. Va. R.e
Blend 4 Trades Assembly, Evansville, Ind
c ofanbeny c c, Nouders, Cooper And Printers, y
/ Ermold wn 8, N and B No IL. Reading. Pa
I Jones David a, v anu l. a. Mahonng Valley,
AeAr Tho Cooper, No 8. o. ohio.
Mclean Richard. b A. Mah,ning Valley, Pa
! Reed Robt. and L A. Nah ming Valley, O.
Reed warrick. New Light Lodge, lob Lab Union No
| Richmond Va.
| sathn Vim, NJ Int Union, Cincinnati, Ohio
'sal.er Vim, u St {, Cleveland, o.
The Report Of the Committee on Priso
Labor, already reported, was on recon
mendstion Of the Committee on Principles
to whom it was referred, unanimoual
adopted.
The Committee on the Hours Of Labc
presented the following report, which va
adopted
In consideration Of the great moral and "
cial advancement Of the producing classes exp,
rienced since the general adoption Of the te
hour system, we declare ourselves emphat
cally in favor Of the further reduction OF tn
hours Of labor from ten to eight. Every "a
tiona mind must admit that the astonishing in
provements made in machinery, and even tn
spread and progress Of CIV ilization, are to
large extent attributable to a reduction Of tn
daily hours Of labor to ten, and that the add
tlonal leisure timefor wOTkinginen means an in
creased opportunity for mental culture AMI Sc
ciAl improvement. We are also opposed to tn
system Of working overtime it being an inju
ry to the individual as well m to the trade a
which he is employed, and we maintain tina
an EN- ?loyer by inducing or compelling me
to work overtime commits an act of inhu
mainly We are opposed to the practice Q
working on Sunday. That day should be
day Of rest, aud the time OF the workingma
at his own disposal. We are opposed to III
practice Of doing piece work, such practic
being detrimental to the best interests of tn
workingDen and a great obstacle to the pro
gress of our cause.
Mr.. Walls offered the following, whicI
was unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, The Locomotive Engineers @
the country are compelled to labor in man
instances, on the general day Of rest know
as Sunday and
WHEREAS, They have, by petition an
otherwise, endeavored to abolish Sunda
work therefore be it
Resolved, That this Industrial Congress
pledges itself to use all honorable means I
assist the Locomotive Engineers in secul
ing this much needed reform.
The following Preamble and Resolutio
was offered by H. w. Smith, Of New York
WHEREAS, The delegates to the Indus
trial Congress recognize the need Of reforr
in the system n Nv in vogue in our Penal In
situations and
WHEREAS, The acts of the Nations
Prison Reform Association have met wit
our unqualified appreciation; therefore be
Resolved, That we the Industrial Con
gress OF the United States, in convention