Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1896-12-19
FEDERATED LABOR!
Convention Demands Amendment
10 The Constitution,
Warlike Attitude OF the Senate
Causes Decline In Stocks.
0uray Miners Killed by the Falling OF q
Cage.
KANSAS MAH ARRESTED FOR MuRDIR

| Cincinnati, Dee. II. The special order
OF the American Federation Uf Labor was
the following resolution by Asle, II Bo-
ton.
That W.. the delegates oi the Ampri.
can Federation " Labor. IN convention
assembled. demand such amendment IL
the constitution Ol the nllrd states aud
constitutions ~ the several states there.
0t, ~ Will deprive the courts ~ the pOw
et Ia s-t aside the law duly enacted 10y
the legally chosen Representatives Of the
Isople. ~ We believe their proper func.
tluns tu h. Ia expOund and administer
the law. but not t0 make H."
The discussion was participated IN by
mot ~ the delegates. The impti-un.
ment Of Eugene '. lrl- and other ialrf
leaders, prosecuted on account NJ strikes,
aud the income tax decision were referred
tO bitterly.
some uf the speakers condemned the
courts severely. hut most Of them hrld
that the constitutions II the states we're
against the labOring classes more than
til" courts were, aud favored ahnll-hng
all state constitutions ~ II was difficult
to amend these instruments ~ ~ comply
with the changes of time.
4 resolution extending aid aud cn-Op"r
alton tO the Colorado miners was adopted
The committee nn Resolutions Reported
the silver resolution ~ Mr.. Mpi-niAn, ~
Brooklyn, without recommendation pX
crpt Ia state that when the previous three
national conventions ~ the fed,TalIu
voted Tor free silver. II was an economic
question aud since IL had become "A polit.
teal Question the committee asked that
the RESOLUTION be tabled without dphat"
Or any motions.
The Nri1inan resolution provided for
the recommendation NJ the Resolutions for
free silver adopted at the preceding ia.
tiUnal conventions.
Delegate MahOne moved not tO concur
In the report and made u bitter speech.
attacking even Delegate Jnuif, who waS
presiding Delegate u sullivan moved iu
concur In the rrIprt And hope IN Il the
controversy would not again disturb thu
convention. Delegates Wei-man " Bruok
lyn and krnnrhan of Denver had n per.
sonal controversy on the tipOr UYrr the
silver question.
A motion To table the W-isman silver
RESOLUTION report aud actions thereon wa-
was defeated: yeas. a3l nays, l..bi7
lsrnrll. Of Colorado. then utfprei "A sub
stitute resolution ~ affirming the action
~ the national conventions ~ 1893. lsIi
aud iN.,i. endorsing the free and unlim
tied coinage OF silver AT IN. ratio ~ IL
Ia !.
Ex.prasiient John Mcbride aud pcle.
gates Malone, l.lo,d AMI Boycr led In the
debate for the substitute
Weisman opp,s,d the resolution be-.
cause Of IT. expression f"r silver aud
Vlsnnrll and others because they want
ri no more political ISSUES referred to In
the federation.
Delegate Lennon offered substitut,
re- Affirming the action Of the pr",iou,
conventions on silver AMI denying that
IN =" doing the federation endorses ~
will endorse any political party.
Narnell accepted Lemons substitute
~ an amendment.
After many speeches. the larnell all
yer substitute ~ amended hy Lennon |
was carried; yeas. l!cs5; nays. Jrl.
The Ashe resolution was defeated
yeas 2l; nays ti.
G"mperS was unanimously r. elected |
president OF the federation ~ labor.