Montana labor news., 1946-04-11
LABOR FEDERATION
EXPLAINS RULES
ON RESOLUTIONS
Helena, Montana.
March 6, 1916.

TO All Central Labor Councils and
Affiliated Unions.
Greetings.
All resolution to be considered by a
convention OF the Montana State Fed
Grafton oi Labor are introduced by
delegates to the convention and the only
provision i'll the constitution OF the
Federation relating to the introduction
Of resolutions is as follows Article V,
Section Is. All resolutions, petitions,
memorials, etc, shall be typewriter and
Il. .n.iicate he ore they are CONS idered
BY the convention"
The committee on rules and order Of
business appointed at the convention
recommends that resolutions be received
by the convention up to a certain time,
which is usually set at 2 o'clock p. nj.
Of the second or third day OF the con-
v~ention. This results in a mass OF
resolutions being introduced at the last
minute. leaving little time for the COM
mittees to give sufficient considera-
ton to the resolutions and little time
for debate by the delegates.
Therefore. acting under authority
granted by Article l, Section 3, Of the
II. A Ntrto EaI
Grafton OF Labor, the executive board
Of the Federation meeting in M~issoula
March 2, 1916, voted unanimously to
submit to a referendum of the member
ship the following proposed amendment
to the constitution OF the Montana State
Federation Of Labor:
Amend Article V, Section Is, to read
AS follows
"All resolutions, amendments to the
constitution, petitions, memorials to
be acted upon by any convention OF
the Montana State Federation OF
Labor, must first be approved by an
affiliated local union or central coun-
eli which has been affiliated with,
and in good standing for six consecu-
tive months prior to the convention
and copies typewriter in triplicate
must be sent to the executive presi-
dent SO as to reach the state office at
least 80 days before the date OF con-
vention converting, except in in
stances where such resolutions,
amendments to the constitution, petit
tons, memorials have been acted upon
and approved at a regular convention
of a state council, affiliated with the
Montana State Federation of Labor,
held during this 80 days period, ia
which event such proposals shall be
received up to moor Of the day Of the
converting of the convention.
"All resolutions, amendments to the
constitution, petitions received or sub
mitted after the time hereinbetore
stipulated, or during the convention,
shall be considered only by the unan-
imous consent of the convention"
The adoption OF this amendment will
allow time to have all resolutions COM
ing before the convention printed in
pamphlet form and a copy given to each
delegate. SO they may study the resolu-
tons before they are acted upon and be
able to vote intelligently upon the
same.
Sixty days time will be given the
locals to discuss and vote upon the
amendment. The executive board will
canvass the vote after the expiration
Of the time allowed for ballots and cleo
ton returns to reach headquarters.
If the amendment is adopted, locals
will have two months in which to draft
resolutions to be acted upon by the dele
gates to the convention.
F%raternally submitted,
JAMES D. GRAHAM.
President, Montana State Federation
Of Labor.