The advocate., 1890-12-31

2. That the state secretaries beinstruCt0d
DO make quarterly reports 90 tho national
secretary of all organizations effected dur
ing the quarter and OF charters revoked
3. That the state secretaries shall include
ia the reports the names and pOstOiiico ad-
dress OF tho aecrotari0s OF the subordinate
bodies, also the names and postOiCo ad-
dress Of state and county lecturers and Or
gani1ers.
4. That those records shall be securely
kept Ia tho Office OF the national secretary
TO DO used only for the benefit aud good OF
the order.
Adopted.
Moved and seconded that the report be
adopted AZ a whole.
Carried.
Report Of committee on insurance read,
discussed and laid on the table.
Mr.. Beverly OF Virginia:
Resolved, That this Supreme Council hold lts
next meeting In tho city OF Washington, ID. q.
Carried.
Moved by Mr.. Livingston, that the
secretary OF the Supreme Council be
authorized TO send, as directed by Mrs.
Dickinson, chairman of the petition
committee Of the woman suffrage, GER
tain petitions furnished by her to the
sub-Alliances at her expense.
Adopted.
Resolution by Mr.. Burkltt, Of Mlssls-
sippl,
Resolved That the secretay.treaMreT be, and
he 10 hereby authorized 10 settle with the mem
bers OF this body for per diem and mileage by
paying each delegate --- per cent OF the amount
due as shown by the certificate Ot the chairman
Of the committee on mileage and per diem, aud
that he issue his check for lthe remainder, which
check shall be receivable for national dues from
the several state alliances
Adopted.
Resolved That this Supreme Council relndOrse
the National EcOnOmist and actions OF Brother
q, W. Macune and his associates In said paper.
and will do all we can % urge them onward In
the good work OF education.
Adopted unanimously by rising vote.
Report of committee on salutation and
fraternal relations between the National
Farmers Alliance and the Industrial
Union and Colored Farmers National
Alliance and Cooperative Union:
Your committee on above beg leave TO report
we visited the CO0red Farmers National ALI
anCe and Cooperative Union COmmlttee, and were
received with che utmost COrdality, and after
careful consultation 10 was mutually and unAni-
mOusly agreed 20 unite our orders upon the basis
adopted December B, 1890, basis between the Ma
| llOnAl Farmers Alliance and Industrial Union
and the Farmers Mutual BENEFIT Association 20
adopt the No. Louis platform ~ n common basis
and pledge our orders 70 work faithfully and
earnestly for the election OF legislators, state and
NATIONAL who will enact the laws tO carry out the
demands OF said platform, and TO more effect
ually carry II Into effect recommend the selection
| OF five men from each national body, TWO or
whom shall be the president and secretary ro-
! apectiVey, who shall with similar committees
| from other labor organizations form a supreme
| executive board who shall meet as often aa may
| bo deemed necessary, and upon Joint call OF
majority OF the presidents OF the bodies Joining
| the confederation, and when 80 assembled after
electing chairman and secretary they shall be
! empowered tC DO such things for the mutual
benefit Of the various orders they represent, az
shall DO deemed eXpedlent, and shall, when
| officially promulgated 10 the national OtllO6rg
binding upon their bodies until reversed
action OF the national assemblies them" ~,
| litlCal, educational and COmmerClR' ~ thC
pledge ourselves 10 stand iatbf selves, 20
| In Che great battle for the o. ana hereby
Dor and the labOrers fro ally by each Olhel
ate and political rim" acknowledgment OF ~
own members p" az tne cOntr0l OF COrp0r
and be entltr ~, aaGh Oruer W pear ltt
| gal voter Apehse lh tue supreme council,
mend ID " as many votes as they have 10
| Cr . In their organization. We recon-
ana urge that equal aGllltleg educational
,,alnerciAl and political, be demanded for col
0red and white alliance men alike, competency
considered, and that free ballot and b faii
count VIII DO insisted on and had for cOlOred and
Z Whito anke by every true alliance man In Amerl.
ca. We further recommend that a plAn Of dls.
. trlcC alliances 20 conform 10 district alliances
, provided for I'm this body, be adopted by every
order I'm confederation, with district lecturer
ana county alliances organized I'm every county
possible, and that the lecturers and 0niCars OF
Rald district and counties cooperate with each
other In conventional business, educational, COM
merClal and political matters.
Adjourned till Monday morning at 8
o'clock,
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