, 1877-01-30
LABOR LEAGUE.
Special Meeting Of Trades-Union
Delegates at Maske!l Hail.
Representative Sheridan Explains
the Worktngnlcn's Bills
Before the House.
a Cheap and Speedy Low for tho 0olloo-
tion Of Wages Demanded.

CjE1H{1. COTl1f1acf Ct delegates from The ltlicf-
cnt Trades Unions. was held ot Maskel Hall, on
DcspIa,ncs street near Jackson, las. evening.
Tlcrc rcrc ohout ,cvcnty.dyc nrctcnt.
prc.t1on, T,,,,,.. Eor,r,rb o.r,,tca ,ho
.,,.ts.>, ~, .t.' :. ~. 49, D..
chatT' anu sal tue oblcet was ~ learn from hcp-
now before tho Legislature which the League
~ a.. a,.s.," :. s .ra. r.' ,h.x, . ..x,.
W. s.'s,u n... 'aa' -, 49,
o's pcMinE "n'ch o'Fce's aHce.su q, snt 'atets
tIfty the number of conrIcts to be ctnpIoycd In
unr one trade, .Anothcr was to uroy;le q better
..,s 49,, ,s,t.,.,s s,i,.e.o .,s,rs .,,at =.
n'eaas o1 eo.iecthe "hhc'' fA'4"c'c""~c '.,"sat
tile present time II M employer nav Ut TO
"bcat i" them out Of their wages l1o could do 1t
s,1ccessf,,1y. sincr IL he were eucr and t,ttle-
mcnt Obtained, he could take an appeal, and,
owing 10 press ol oubihess IN t"e couF'', tHo
case would not come TO srIal Tor two or three
years. I1cncc, most men werc willing to COM
nromlsc md rat whatcyer they could. Tho
n..eu !n.,"' ~, wv ~" tes ,s.r
..,,..,, .s ~" -. '".sn.Ia, w h,,t .t,a.a
who had tried to collect wages under It knew
tj,at II vns not, twas d swinllc, All these
ftll, % l,ol hrrn read TIM first time md referred
.'''is ''aa o.en tau vi. .o' r, 1.,1.. n.
10 appropriate W comn'l.tees. inAs was 10 lar as
auy bills had got, On account OF the
absorbing interest III the Senatorial election.
IIe hoped to re. them through ultimately.
r,ora ,,.o, Iii IN ,,ro,.r.tto,, ,rt,onl,tn1
i"cfc "as p4a ~ p.eea'atlo" oG""n1"s
bureau ol LABOR statistics. sueh IN ''s.'tu1oa o.,
beneficial. liz alluded to the Importance Of
holding mass'mecttnEs anl sending petitions
to Springfield after the bills had passed to .
eccolll reading, believing that there were enough
far-Enialcd men in tho Legislature to pass my
reasonable BILL ~
COLLECTING WAGES.
Mr. Mcars, Of ths Mouldcts Union, desired
III. Sheridan sall 1t was to hold the owner
and tho building responsible, and not tho con-
tractor. The owner should sue that the con,
tractor furntahcd security To DO the work anil
pay his c.np1oyes. Only in cases where tho
owner anu contractor entered fnton conspiracy
tn swtntilo tue wasknisn nnd those VINO iur-
nishcd tile material such at, arrangement was
not entered into. There was provision that
| the suits should take precedence OH the dock
| cts, and where q judgment WIS recovered Inv
| ycraf fees ot IS In Justice Court ntiu S.u In
court q record, were to be assessed ~ The costs.
Nlr. MearB thought the suits ouEh! TO be coil-
fncd to Justice Courts, s!uco lese time would
| Gc required.
Mr. Mctilsray, Of tho Stone Cutters Union,
which added 10 per cent 10 tho wages when
| Judgment was obtained. lie referred TO tho
resolution passed by tl.e Legislature fayoring
this reconciliation Of silver snying that that
was what was needed In this country.
Gated organizAtiou to secure what wua needed.
They should traw their. own BILLS, ani then,
wl,cn passed, they would know what provisions
they contained.
Mr.. Ncwlanl, Of tho fp.CaFpcntcra Union,
sail tl,at there l.ad always been trouble about
| collecting wages. There had been considerable
legislation upon tue subject, but II WIS all val
ucicss. lie favored tho employment Of lcgal
talent to lraw u proper BILL.
Mr. O'Sell, Ut tho stonec.uttcrs' Union, was
| opposed to lawyers having anything to do with
tllc Lii; thcy would leave loop-hue open III 1t
iu ordrr TO Ert fcca. A short, aitnplc bill was
the best.
Mr. Weston thought they could get relief only
BY sending Representatives. to tic Legislature
ffom al,,o,lg themselves. It had come TO bc
ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE
for man to make 1!yins by labor In Chicago,
on nccount Of . set Of mean, p!cayunisl. MEN
crs, from whom they could ret no satss-
faction. These men grinucd Mt tllc.n, und when
thry turncl to tbs law for redress tl.oy found 1t
t" IL ~ co1,temptIble farer. anserabls .lc,,sion.
Aftcr enculIng tlIcir lust dollar they hal to