The record-union., 1894-12-15

programme" with the understanding
that it would be reintroduced. 1t was
granted.
Plank was taken mp, and Mr.. Weis-
man of the Bakers Union moved to
amend it to read: ''Al eight-hour day
for Government employees, national, State
and municipal"
This was met by strong opposition.
Delegate Lloyd of Boston offered an
amendment TO read: "A legal working
day OF not more than ;ight hours" which
was adopted.
Plank was taken up. and an amend
ment was offered eliminating the words,
and homes" 1t was claimed that the
homes could be inviolate from the intru-
sion OF Government officials. On the
otner hand, it was claimed that many So
called workingmen houses need protec-
ton as much as shops and factories. After
lively discussion, the plank as origin
ally drawn was adopted.
Plank 3 was adopted without discus
sion, as were also Nos. and Z.
Flank was amended to include water
works. was adopted.
Plank was adopted without discus
sion, though several delegates asked to be
recorded as voting In the negative.
W hen the famous plank 10 came up, a
few minutes before O'clock the tnU-of-
war was reached.
Mr. Strazer of New Jersey stated that
he proposed to make the author of that
plank declare himself. IL offered as an
amendment the addition OF the words,
''By means of contiscation without com
pensation.'
L. j. Morgan, author Of the plank, sec
onded the ameudmant.
a. NJ. McCraith of Boston offered a
substitute, as follows: 1.-The abolition OF
the monopoly system of land holding and
the substituting therefor title OF occu-
pancy and use only"
j. Mahlon Barnes of the Cigarmak ers'
mon raised the point of order that a
similar resolution had been already
adopted by the federation, and therefore
IL could not be considered. President
Gompers ruled against the point, and MIR.
Barnes appealed from the decision of the
Chalr. Half dozen men wanted to dis
cuss the appeal, but the President ruled
thai only the appellant and the appellee
could speak.
Barnes demanded that the President
vacate the chair during the discussion.
and the latter declined.
The Chair was sustained by vote OF
81 to Is.
Most OF the delegates came to the hall
TINS afternoon with speeches on plank
10 prepared, and this fact no doubt did
much to keep down intlammatory ex-
pressions.
mas D. morgan OF CnlcagO present
ed chart to show the relative nam bers
| ana wealth of workingmen, business
men, capitalists and millionaires. His
| speech was vigorous advocacy of social
ISM. A hve-minute limit had been made
put when his time was up half dozen
men volunteered to give him their time
and he spoke for oyer half an hour. He
denied the charge made in President
| Gompers' report that the socialiStic idea
was smuggied intoA the programme. He
sad: I'VE have as our allies in the so.
clailstlc movements ali kinds of laborine
machinery, and wehave the millionaires
They put Debs in Jail to-day. | am glaC
OF 1t. That is the kind of work that will
make you vote to put men on the bencI
who Will not render such decisions"
MIR. Strazer followed Mr.. Morgan in
! opposition TO socialists. He held tha
! socialism was not progressing. The So
| cialistic growth in Germany was not So
! cialism, he said, but the rise OF democ
! racy.
Mr.. Bramwood of the Typographical
! Union said that so far as he was Informed
the delegates were ali under instructions
! from their unions as to their votes, anC
he thought all arguments were useless.
Others spoke at length, and the con
! vention adjourned with the question still
! under consideration.