, 1874-04-17
Tho Industrial Congress at RoCloS-
tor,. N. 7.
Reports Of Committees and Plan Of
Organization.
The Sovereigns Of Industry Not Popu-
lar with the Congress.

the now delegates present Woio Alr' tonll oia1eS'
President Of tho Miners National Association,
aud Mr. snftiu, President Of tho Molders' Inter-
national Union.
ARBITRATION BUREAU RECOMMENDED.
The Committee on Arbitration presented tho
following report, which was adopted:
Your Committee would recommend that tho dn1o-
gates Of tho international Congress bo requested to Ay
s o s Z BIZ
on tho subject M adopted at the Inst aeaaou Of
tho Industrial Congress- before their respective oggan
zatlonH anu nve them organize bureau OF arbitration
employers aud themselves.
AMALaAMATED UNIONS.
Tho Committee on Analgaulatcd Unions pre-
sentod tho following:
Tho Committee on Anaganated Unions ask loavo to
report that, in tho rural districts Of our country, there
IN H1llom sufficient number Of QUO occupation III a
those Of different tradcs occupations and employ
ceroY in harmony with our fundamental principles
ana whose union would protect Tic welfars Of A.
be organized upon the baBis Of fow fundamental or
essential principles.
ii is, therefore recommended, when sovcn or moro
persons Of good moral character who, without reserve
toe esG that ne mace to
Nationn1 Industrial Congress-.
For this purpoBo ritual should DO prepared, with .
constitution and charter for alci associations, mud
any State or District Deputy should DO authorized TO
moderate ieo ioE ths eharter, ritual and othar :c1-
pcnaes-
Tho report was accoptcl and referred to tho
Committee on tho Declaration Of Principles.
NO CHINESE NEED APPLY.
Tho Committee on Imported sorvlle Lnbor
presented the following, which was unanimously
WHEREAS we recognize this country to be tho home
Of tho oppressed Of all nations, but TINT empsasi
Gully protest againss tho Importation 9f seryile labores
pete with the industrial clasacs Of our country and
% WnEnEAs r. We view with alarm Tue large influx,
1aborers to orr country; therefore,
Resored That demand tl1at Congress pass Ruch
laws as will protect oil the tntcreaa Of our laborng
Resolved. That we hereby demand the repeal Of tho
granted BY Congress 10 The Pacific Mil Steamship
Company, to the detrimcnt Of our home industry;
Aesolred, That II our public servants wl not pro
IN tho future We will DO very careful to so the God
wrong upon ns FREQ men Of free country
ResDtre That congrcss Is called upon 10 paaa lawa
making importing lnbor terminal offenae, punisha-
ble by ina and imprisonment.
THE HOURS OF LABOR.
Tie Committee on tho Hours OF Labor pre-
Rentcd lengtiy report, recommending the
adoption Of the cight-llour systom; opposing
overtime, piece, and Sunday work recommend
ing the abolition of the contract syatom Oh all
State and municipal works under tile control OF
tha Government; censuring Senator Booth for
restoring tho t'wclye.hour bill passed by tic
Legislature of CALIFORNIA; and recommending
tho holding Of mass n,eetings throughout tllo
country on the 18th day Of a1ay next, to ASST st
IN securing the reduction Of tie hours Of lnbcr.
The report was ordered printed.
The Committee on Organization and ConBtitu-
tion presented majority and minority report,
the last-mentoned being argued by Wtlliam L.
nending tho moving Of tho Industrial Congress-
Into TINT organization.
THE MAJORITY REPORT .
advocated the appointment Of Committee OF
Eavn 7f In ptao 1nrfn ~ tl,nF
gress, two Presidents Of the International
Unions two Of the International Trades Unions,
and two persons not members Of trade unions,
who should report to the next Congress, or to i
special Congress called for that purpose. Il dof1.'
1lte plan OF organization, with Constitution
and bylaws for the National and State Con-.
GrcsseB, nnd tho subordinate Industrial Unihns
in conformity With tho s}uis of tho following
objects:
i. Reduction OF thA hears u the hours Of
labor;
g. Tho establishment \! co-operatiyo shops
and stores;
8. The securing of aucn legislation as shall
answer tho interest Of the luhoring classes;
4. Tho establishment Of labor bureaus;
6. The Sta.o and National abolition OF tic
contract system upon public works an1 in State
6. Tho better protection OF llfo and limb in
dangerous cmpoyments;
Z. Tho prevention of child-labor moro than
dTo hours per duy;
Of such legislation aB shall oppress tho masses
Tho reports were accepted and made the special
order for 2 o'clock, aftor which tho Convention
adjourned.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
On the reasBambling Of tho Convention, OH
motion, Mr. Earle was requested to state the OBJ
teots Of the SovoroignB of Industry and the
benefits profesacd by That organization. A lo1,l,
and desultory debate bnsuoa. participated in BIZ
Messrs. Blatters, Dow, Wa!sh Fehrenbatch, Day,
and Mcneil. aftor which tho proposition Of Mr.
7: Earlo was unanimously rejected.
:. The Congress- then went into Committee OF
tho Whole to conHidor the majority
report. Tho entro afternoon WIS devoted
to discussion, during which, noarly
every delegate expressed his opinion.
With q few slight amendments, tho report was
adopted and mado the special order OF business
for tomorrow morning.
for the aeloction of two or more questions by tho
Congress-, tho same to bo discussed by the Trade
and Labor Unions, mud definitely acted on be-
lore tho next session. Adopted.
Mr. fohrenbatch presented tho report Of the
Platform Committee, which, with q fow amend-
1nents: Is reailrmation Of tho principles adopt
ed at Cleveland. Tho Congress- then adjourned,
to meet At y o'clock Friday morning.
Strikes Among tho <sluss Factories OF
Now Jcraey.'
Spcctal Dispatch to Tie CAieaoo Tribune.
CAMDEN, n. j., April 16.-For some ti1no past
there has boon much diAsatiHfaction among tho
omploycs Of tho glass factorieB situated in Snr4th
and Vest Jersey. This ligeo,,tcnt. which ia
manly attributed to tho payment OF wnrox in
company atoro-orlors, instead OF IN Goyornnaut
currency, has resulted in stand-out at OIavtnn,
whore arc located many OF the most extensive