The Penn's Grove record., 1885-08-22
e CONGRESS

The seventh annual labor Congress
of New Jersey was held Monday mt
Central Hall, Fourth and Arch streets
Camden. 1t was presided over ly
Goldsmith 2. Hall, of Bridgeton, and
p. j. Maloney acted as Secretary. The
Committee on Credentials consistek of
John Orr, of Trenton; J. L. Chew, OF
Camden; L. L. O'DonnellS Patterson;
John Hart, New Brunswick; John Graf
gle, Newark.
Lawrence Fell, State Inspector Of
Labor, made an address to The Coa-
gress on labor matters. lie said there
were seven thousand establishments in
New Jersey which employed large help.
Where violators of the law had existed
in large factories, in regard to child la
b3r, the evil had been partly remcdicd.
Circulars had also been sent to the May
| OF. of cities requesting the police Who
| found children between the age of Z
and i playing truant from school to be
reported. Many OF the manu- facturers
were in faYor Of the compulsory child
labor law. but he found that mothers
were in the habit Of dcceiying him in
regard to the age of their children en-
ployed in the factories.
Charles zimmerman, Clerk Of the
Bureau Of Labor Statistics, said that
the reconstruction of labor ought 10 be
brought about on a scientific basis, and
that the present arrangement of labor
prevented the laborer from getting a
fair share of the proceeds of his labor.
He believed the time had come when
shorter hours of labor shoc!d be
agitated, and by May next they would
only have TO work eight hours day.
At the afternoon session the Com
mittee ON Credentials reported having
examined the credentials Of delegates
from Elizabeth, Orange, Newark,
Bridgeton, New Brunswick, Camden,
Trenton, MillviIle, Glassboro, and Ma
laga, and that 1873 delegates were pres
eut, representing, it was stated, neatly
&C, 600 members. The following OIL
GERS were then elected: President,
Thomas Cogbitt, Trenton; Vice Pres
dent, David c. Liafpenhy, New Bruns-
wick; Secretary, j. p. Mallory, Newark;
Assistant Secretary, II. +. Smith;
Trenton; Treasurer $. c. Chew, Cam
den; Sergeant-at-Arms, Michael Muir
ray, Orange.
The following committee were then
appointed by the chairman: On Rcso-
Iutions-Richard Dowdell, Essex; c.
II. Simmerman, Trenton; John DOno-
hue, Patterson; ]. p. Hall, Bridgeton:
Edward Conway, Middlesex. On Rules
James Mulhearn, Trenton; !. Sew
INQUIRE, Orange; J.. Craigie, Newar's
John Hart, New Brunswick; &c. Chew
Camden.
Mr.. Mcdonnell Chairman of the
Legislative Committee, read an OK
haustiye report on the work oftlie com,
lnittee. lie said that since labor had
awakened from its lethargy the store
order system was a thing of the past
the slaughter of infants in factories
gas over, and in future it would be
well to look after the candidates for
the legislature and make them pielEe
themselves to the wage workers before
supporting them. The committee on
Rules reported various alterations
which were adopted.
The committee on Resolutions repor,
ted in favor Of arbitration; also that
the working Of overtime was unnece
sary. They were in favor. of reducin s
the legal rate of interest Of the state t.
FIVE per cent. and believed the menhad'
en- fisheries were destroying the fishing
interests OF the State.
The financial report showed the in
~debtedness to lie S}5S,66.
Messrs J. G. Craigie, Newark; Josiah
Jones, Trenton; T.. O'Dennell, Patter-
son; G. P. Hall, Bridge,on, II. Snydam
Newark; J. Seymour, Orange. were APP
pointed a Legislative Committee, after
which the Coaae@ adjourned to neet
in New Brunswick ueSt year.