Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-04-11
CITY AND DISTRICT.
The Federation osIahor

The Federation of Labor
THE PRESIDENT TO BE PETITIoSxD TO CALL An EXTRA
SESSION OF CosGREsS-THE PAINTERS ACTION En-
DoRskp.
AT meeting or the Federation OF Labor, held
AZ Odeon Hall last night Mr.. A. Al. Kenaday pre-
siding, memorial to the President, petftiontng
for an extra session OF Congress. TO be called ut
early day as practicable. for the purpose Of con-
sidering the relations between labor and capital,
was reported by the board OF directors and cd
dorsed. The memoTiasts state that nearly year
has elapsed since the adoption by the Senate OF
the resolution To investigate the relations be-
tween capital and labor, and yet no report on the
subject has been made by the committee to which
IL referred. nor IS there any sign OF remedial
legislation The memOrfaliStS add: at appears
TO your memorialists an abSuriity for committee
OF grave Senators TO go around the country on
Junketfng expedition at public expense TO gather
cumulative testimony in support OF evident facts,
patent To all who read, and IL Is tTifiing with the
indignant feelings OF the Intelligent wOrkmen, who
are the aggT1eycd parties" They request the
President Therefore, If she feels haInpered by con-
fictinK opinions OF his privy councillors" 10 call
together the repre- sentatyes OF the people elected
last fall and submit TO their adjudication" this
problem OF remedial legislation in the interest OF
oppItSSeu Waee-" ?Fknth- Inc memorial also
appeals to the President to enforce the eight-hour
law on all public works IN the Executive turisiic-
ton.
Resolutions were adopted recommending to the
trade and labor untors OF this city 10 manifest
their approval OF tie same by public parade and
mass meeting on the FL day OF June next. when
the PETITION viii ." formally presented 10 the Pres
1deEt. resolution was also passed recommends
Ing TO the organized labor unions throughout the
United states 10 adopt similar plan OF manifest
Ing approval Resolutions were also adopted In
dor=tng the action OF the painters union In their
effort IN enforce their demand foF g "a day wages;
pledg.ng the support Of tha trades presented In
the body constituting relief committee> IN con-
sst of one from e3ch Union. for the purpose of
raising funds to aid the painters union In carry
Ing the strike to a successful termination and IL
structing the off erS TO call mass meeting be
held on next Saturday evening. for the purpose OF
showing the people OF WASHINGTON and the boss
painters that the painters union has the earnest
support or the united wOTkIngDCl OF Washington.
I'm Fasor eff Suffrage in the District
REsOLUTI0Ns OF TIE REPUBLICAN CENTRAL con-
MTTEE.
At meeting OF the republican central cotamit-
tee Of the District last evening, Mir a. n. CiaIp
presiding, MesS~S. james Record and !. Don AID
son were appointed To Ill vacancies in the COM
mittec. Mr.. Capl made an address fav0r
suffrage in The District. At the conclusion OF his
remarks !. ii. Gresham, T. ". whitaker j. H.
Smith, George Holm : ana Andrew Gleason were
appointed committee to frame resolutions on the
subject This committee subsequently reported
resolutions, vhicH were adopted. declaring the
dSfTUnChf5emCnt c.. the people o. the District TO be
violation OF tae contract between the United
Stat3S and the Ia" Of Maryland when the DIS
trlct was Cefed, ana disregard OF the principles
of the Declaration OF Independence The resou-
ton also recommended the estabjishln n OF a
daily paper IL the interest of the suffrage move
meGt
GEogGE D. MCToN's CRIME.-George D. Moton
yes,~i " nv Sa-t rnn 't y ~ " Viz I'm I'm
mure' Of SdmUvi l.tw~On, also c0IOTe:I st TOmD-
XIII in SsptrTrh.r 81 aclno,ri ~ o re- ,iIItn
and says that he htd no GuIrrei with Lawson, but
VIII X conytTstng with another man Lawson
desrerat ru4n. lie in slffsnta ,lT ~ s, Te
penkniIe and cut aiin with it. lie remained with
Lawson all that nisht waiting upon him, but was
WIN nor
suads! him 10 leave Afer shon ie
CON- ~ he ya.ri of II md -, i 60 ~ ,
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able nan in hi, i.y while I4yor was G,I,r,cI
s'iii'
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OF Vim H. IL S. jon. winch to9g II C. yastarI3y
afternoon from hi Iqfs f,rra \ ~ n strSay
southeast, was l.r-llr attn lei Dav who'd
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o ,j', ted ~ Tn I'M III b' Hsrs church,
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bingham, c. 5. Pr c.. ana 6 cor IL Miller The
tended with Naan-i. cerep,a,si-= Condurfp1 nv
WASHINGTON Roval Arch CBa7t6r. No > and
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RIVER TRADE Harborrnaster Sutton rnnorrs
arrivals at the river front as follows: Schr.
Chinzarora, Turpn 65 600 feet lumber T. B. Gross.
son q CO.; stmr sue, Georheran. mercba ndize
Stephenson Bros: st,nr. Kate. Ellis, fish, r. A.
Golsen: Stmr. Atl4S, CbeSSpr. fish. do nunuy
Sheets Mason t-b DO. slonD Tsmberf Davts
nsh, do stnr Belle Nav IOder fish j 4 81 ID
more: stInr Fanny NJ Gilbert Hilton fiSh VIM e
Stuart; schr B. : Marsh Fskridye aOO bushels
oysters market: s,hr JAS Wagner Dickson am
do do, do; pungy Sarah Jane 600 do DO do
schT. b r. Gillis Blank 400 do do do: pungy
Chief, swami 400 de- do, DO schr. Mary Ellen.
Poe 400 do. do, do: steamer Kate Ellis, FISH, r.
A. Golden: steamer Potomac Davis fs6 same.
Stuart: steamer Relic Nav irfer fsh i A St,d
more: schr Olivia Harrison Rooart fish p A
Golden: sIoop RaIyfdare Dickson nah sans.
sloop Lambert Davis FISH same. sIoOn lea nneffe
RAYMOND f,sh same. s,hr Howard OGDEN Poi
Is cords wood J. O Carter. srbr RISING SIM w.
ton - cords wood same: schr Three Brothers
Huntington IS cords wood III T. Rtscoa. snbr
Fanny Cannon 12l tons sand new Pension of,ice.
barge r J. Mitchell SherIpy lOs tons coal. hare
Eva. Blank 11O tons coal; schr Mary Ella t31bson
800 bJI-helS oysters, market: SIoop Emma ROIl1ns
300 bushels do, 40; SloOD q. w Driver
Southland 800 bushels do do. nunUv
Thomas Banks Evans go bushels IN %.
pU1sy Coral Ntkenp, Nj Epona FISH p
d;o.!-n: punrv Miarna MADDOX fish same. Scbr
Su>an Ellen Perry = sea r.pt hummer Johnson e
NIn.5.tt; s.hr J. NJ and A J. TazpwelI Fry-N
Ross set lumber Geo a Shnahan. schr Jocerh
Nj. FifZDltrIck Fleming 10000 feet lumber CITY
desi,rs: bare Agnes Allison D09lay 275 IONS
coal, c II Bur-cs>: barge Jar n - TfvpnS Rooney
215 tons coat. @. l. Sheriff: b.rei. Iewrence DemD-