The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1875-04-24

H.
"A. U. CAMERON, Sec'y.
&. Ben JoHNs)E,
JENNIE LESDoRMIE,
Gro. GRI>NELL,
JOHN ScHLEY,
B. w. HusFoRD,
J. MURPHY.
On motion the report be received, and
acted upon by section.
Adopted.
y By Mr.. Schilhng, that Mr.. Heaten Of
Illinois be admitted 10 a seat in this Con
gress. Adopted.
On motion, the preamble be adopted,
and amended to strike out words Local
and International Adopted.
Resolutions l, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 7 and
Adopted. 9th relating to adjustment Of
of contract system. On motion, section
be stricken out. Lost
On motion the section be adopted as
reported Carried.
Resolutions 10, IL and IL we're adopted.
18th Relating to arbitration Of Difficult.
ties existing between the employer and
employee.
On motion be referred back to com.
mite Lost, and resolution adopted q;
read. Resolutions IA, 10, l6, II, IS, Il
and 20.
On motion the report be adopted a.
offered All amended. Carried.
Mr. Bornhoit If Indiana desired hi,
vote Recorded IL the negative So ordered,
C"inmI tee GA Constitution appointed in
Rochester At last session Of the Industrial
Congress. submitted the following, which
was received ana referred 10 COMMITTEES
on Constitution.
BY Mr.. Schilllng, rrport Of Commits,
On Constitution ,f 1874.
IT, III Industrial Congress Qt the UmiteC
States:
GENTLEMEN Your committee AZ
pointed at the session Of the Industrial
Congress held in Rochester. ~ ", ApIi
l4th "A, for the purpose uf preparing
constitution, beg leave 70 submit the fol
! lowing:
! The principle MI oet Of the commltte,
VAS to devise some plan by which the ex
listing labor organizations would be united
under ohe head, or by which they could b,
brought to work in harmony. We founC
| that a unltcation Of the existing labor or
| PLANTATIONS was an mpUssihility, as non,
Of the Drganlz atoms represented had IN
structed their delegates IN this respect, anC
/ FIR o. her reasons obvious 10 all who vii
investigate the matter closely. In conse
quence we did the best that could be don,
under the circumstances, We prepared al
entirely new constitution which could b,
adopted by the organizations in existence
Objections might be Iaised that the con
stitut'on adopted provides for a separat,
organization independent of the Industrial
| Congress, but no candid and fair minded
person will deny that this was the onl,
course that could be adopted. To ALLOW
the Industrial Congress to- charter, contro
and tax local unions or lodges, would hav,
been hagrant injustice, inasmuch as i
would provide taxation without represen
tatlon. and p rmit parties to make law
aud regulations for organizations Of whicl
| they are not members.
Referred to Committee on Constitution
john FEHRNBATcH,
JOAN JAMES,
NJ A FoRAN,
A. W. ST JOIN,
l--- ROBERT ScHnLINo.
Mr.. Schley, on behalf the Committee Vi
Constitution, submitted the following re
port:
TO the Industrial Congress Of tie Unit,
States
GEMS Several propositions having becl
submitted. among them the report " tn
Committee on Constitution appointed a
Rochester, your committee would recon
mend the matter be discussed in Committe.
Of the Whole, and Instructions gwen in &C
cordance with desires Of the Congress ther,
expressed. JOHN SoHLEY,
Chairman Committee.
NJ. F. McKIEkNAS
Secretary.
On motion the report Was accepted, anC
the Congress went into Committee Of tn,
Whole in consideration thereof.
Committee rose, and through their Chair
man submitted the following
ln the Committee OF the Whole Mr. Schle,
Of Indiana in the chair Mr. Sheldon Of Ohit
read an essay upon plan of unlication Of al
| trades organizations, followed by some re
marks on the subject
Moved and carried to defer the matter unit
definite plan was presented. COMMITTEES
rose and reported progress. Report received
By Mr.. Musser, that Congress take recess
until p. M. Adopted.
J. II WRIGHT, Prest
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