Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-12-02
THE LABOR CONGRESS.
AnnuAl Meeting in This City Next
Week-The Delegates and the Object
of the Congress-The Eight Hour Law

Annual Meeting in This City Next
Week-The Delegates and the Object
of the Congress-The Eight Hour Law
The annual session of the Federation of
Organized Trades and Labor Unions of the
United states and Canada will be held in this
city this year. beginning on Tuesday next
This will be the fifth annual meeting of this
organization where every trade and labor
association in this country and Canada can be
represented. Its object is TO encourage the for
nation of labor and trade organizations, and to
secure legislation favorable to the industrial
classes. The basis of representation in the Fed
Grafton is one delegate for every 900 MEN,
bers or less of national or international unions,
two delegates for 1000 members, and so on.
From state or provincial federations or trades
unions two delegates. From local trade assem-
blieS councils, district assemblies of the
Knights of Labor. or local trades unions one dele
gate. But no local trudes union is entitled to rem
resentatiOn that has not been organized six
months prior TO the meeting of the Federation.
BODIES TO BE REPRESENTED.
The following bodies will send delegates:
AInalgamated Society of Engineers, Bro
therhood of Carpenters and JOiners of
America, Chicago Trade and Labor As
sembly, Cigarniakers International Union,
Cincinnati Trades and Labor Assembly,
Columbia Typographical Union, Federation of
Labor, of this city; Granite Cutters National
Union. Illinois State Federation. International
Furniture Workers, International Seamen's
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Trades and Labor Assembly OF Minneapolis,
Association. German typographical Union,
Eight Hour League and Philadelphia Trades
assembly. The congress will be composed of
about thfrty-five delegates, representing,
they do, national and international Organiza-
lions, and when ii meets in Grand Army hall,
tuesday morning, ii will be called to order by
j: w. Smith, of Springfield, Mass who is the
chairman of the legislative committee. An
election of president and other officers will then
be held, and the congress will be ready for bust
ness. Mr.. Gabriel EdmonstOn. of this city, is
the secretary. The congress will remain in ses-
sion probably four days.
QUESTIONS TO BE CONSIDERED.
One OF the important questions that will be
considered is the eight-hour question. At the
last annual meeting resolution was adopted
that eight hours shall constitute q legal days
work from and after May 1, 1856, and during
the past year the various organizations have
taken action upon this matter and it is proba-
bic that the delegates will come to the congress
instructed to reaffirm the action of last year
and decide to carry il out after May LIST. Many
are i'll favor of not extending the resolution
as 10 provide for a day of eight hours with pay
for a day of ten hours, as they believe that i,
VIII be impossible to- entOrce the cight-hour
law with this prOviso They think, however,
that the wage phase OF the matter can be lett to
take care OF itself, and that the demand for
workmen will soon have the effect of restoring
wages 10 the former figure. The adoption OF
this resolution will also. il is calculated, make
or about the number now out OF employment.
The Clerks Association.
HOW THE ORGANIZATION Is PROGRESSING-THE
PROPOSED NEWSPAPER.
About 20 members of the Clerks association
met last evening ut German hall, Mr.. l. Cans,
first vice president, presiding. Applications for
membership were received from eight gentle
men. They were referred. Mr.. p. Quaid, AL
Goodman. $ BackheImer and Edw. F. Howell,
having passed the necessary medical eXamina-
ton. were duly initiated. The time of keeping
the charter open having expired last evening
the mutation fee according to the constitution,
will be hereafter 81.
Plans have been fully perfected to publish
newspaper, To be the official organ of the assO-
citation. and Mr.. /. Cans was elected editor, to
represent the ASSOCIATION through its columns.
The nrst edition will appear early in January.
Considerable routine business was transacted
and unusual interest manifested. The report
OF the financial secretary showed: Cash collec-
menis, S1O6.99; balance in hand, SIPS; last
s ssnd sie collection, ssS25 total cash on
n, q; class b, 1o6; total. 1852.
The Arlington Hotel Robbery.
FRANK r. PRENTICE COMMITTED TO ANSWER
A CHARGE OF ROBBERY.
Frank II. Prentice, the former night clerk at
the Arlington, who disappeared from the hotel
early Monday morning, taking with him, it is
alleged, nearly $500 of the funds of his en-
ployer, MIR. Theophilus Roessle, was brought
back to this city yesterday from Baltimore.
where he was arrested in house of i'll fame on
Josephine street. Prentice stated that he had
been intoxicated for three weeks and his own
funds having become exhausted he thought he
would borrow some OF his employers cash, and
finish his spree. This he said was his first
ofiense but he could give the boys tip-"never
go to sleep when the cops are after YOU He
was caught in the house asleep and when called
tity
This morning in the Police Court Prentice
was placed at the bar charged with grand lar
ceny. Mr.. Campbell Darlington, who appeared
Tor the prisoner, entered plea of mot guilty"
Mr.. ROessle testified that it was customary
for the night clerk to deliver the keys to the
day clerk, but on the morning of the loss, Prem
tice left before the day clerks arrival. They
Isl. The sum of S797.5O had been taken
from IT, Witness could not say who took the
money.
Detective Block testified that the Baltimore
officers arrested Prentice at the request of Mai
Dye, and witness went 10 Baltimore after him.
W hie in the marshal's office witness said Prem
tice confessed the robbery, and attributed his
act TO the use of liquor.
The case was sent To the grand jury: bonds
Sl,OoO Prentice was committed.
The Public Health Association.
AT meeting of the local committee of the
Public Health association last night a letter
from the directors of the Corcoran art gallery
was received stating that the gallery would he
any time was read. The finance committee re-
ported that $500 had been received. The com
mittee ON halls reported that suitable commit
Tee rooms mad been engaged at Wizards hotel
The question of holding the oyster roast was
taken up, and it was left to a committee to re-
port whether it should be held at the oyster
wharf or at the Washington Light Infantry
Corps armOry.
The Columbia Heights Property.
SENATOR SHERMAN'S RECENT TRANSFER
AMOUNTS IN VALUE To S1OO.OOO
The division of the large tract OF land fronting
on boundary street, east of 14th street, which
Senator John Sherman has recently made with
Mr.. y. II. Hoyt, ct New York city, has excited
considerable interest among the large number
OF people who are interested in suburban prop
erty. and especially III the Columbia Heights
property. This land lies on an elevation over
looking the city, and is regarded as an eligible
site for nne residences. gentleman who is
weii.po>ted told STAR reporter that this trans
action was made for the purpose of dividing the
land with Mr.. Hoyt, and that neither he nor
Senator Sherman have any intention OF i'm
proving il ut present. They propose to hold it,