New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-24
DISCUSSING LABOR QUESTIONS.
xoS-UNIoN CIGARS TO BE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF
STRIKES TO BE KEPT.

Nox-rJNION CIGARS TO BE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OF
STRIKES TO BE KEPT.
The third days session of the Congress OF Fedora
ted Trade and Labor organizations was held yester
day nj Turn Halle. The special order for the morn
in meeting was the consideration of the report OF
the Legislative Committee submitted on Wean i
nortant amendments f. X. Foster offered resolu-
ton directing that especial attention should be de,
New. England and providing that proper
neeuniaryad should be given to that end.
The resolution was adopted IL was
decided that the Congress sS S9oto o,Sc' ma
Iegislatiye Committee was empowered to appoint
a sufficient number of deputy organlzers- On mo-
national Union it was resolved that ali possible aid
should be extended to the cigarmaRers In their en-
deavor to secure an enforcement OF the law aganst
tbe making of cigars in tenement houses passed IN
the last session of the NewYork State Legislature
In the afternoon p. J. Mcguire made o speech Oh
the condition of labor generally. delegation was
nresept from the women telegraph operators now
out of employment. and once OF their NUMBER gave
a brief account of the strike and its failure, and
told how pinful was the condition Oh those VINO
plauded and motion OF Frederick Bnnd the
members of the Congress were Instructed TO Visit
the different trade aud labor organizations IN the
city and solicit aid for the women.
All working men were requested to smoke DO
cigars lacking the union labels which distinguished
Gsors s Blair the Legislative COMMITTEES was d.
rected TO present to the next National Congress a
bill providing for g National Bureau OF INDUSTRY
and Labor Statistics. ~
Mr.. Polnermoyed That the Legislative Committee
he instructed to keep record of all strikes during
its term of Office and make report to the next
session of the Congress of the causes. results and
after-effects of the strikes. This motion was car
ried unanimously and without debate. The Com
mjttee on Standing Orders reported favorahly on q
resolution favoring the appointment Of boards OF
arbitration by the executive officers of the differ
emf States to which all matters of difference be-
tween employers and employees might be submitted,
and strikes avoided. This was referred to the
Committee on Plan of Organization. The reportfur-
ther favored resoluons-(1l. directing the Leglsa
tive COMMITTEES to cooperate with the wOrkIDgmen
of New-York to have the law against convict labor
passed ON declanpgit TO be the duty OF Congress 10
enact naty for the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF the egns'
hour law 49,. requesting all labor organizations
II, do all in their power to lessen the hours OF LABOR
10 eight hours day az. recommending to trade
and labor unions the necessity of increasing thel
dues 10 an extent that will raise fund sufficient ff
cone successfully with concentrated capital All OF
the resolutions were adopted. In the discussion OF
the elght-bour resolution, Frederick Blind, OF Gin
cippatI, said that the sausage-makers In ms city
were forced TO work eighteen hours a day, and Mrs
Charlotte Smith, OF Washington, stated that she
knew of women i'll Washington who worked SIX
teen hours a day for from S9 to 50 so week.
communication was received from the Senate
COMMITTEES on Labor and Education requesting tho
attendance of the delegates before tine committee
and stating that they would be paid SO day. com
mencinq with to-day until they had an opportunity
To testify 1t was decided to hold the next Congress
in Chicago on the first Tuesday IN October.