The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-12-12
CAPITAL CHAT.
Annual Meeting Of the Fed
GRAFTON of Trades.
MANY CHOSEN ONES.
The President Sends the Senate Five
Hundred Names for Action
and Confirmation.

WASHINGTON, D. c., December 10. -
A general order has been issued from the
| headquarters of the Grand Army of the Re-
| public in this city, informing the members
| that Washington had been selected as the
site of the proposed Grand Army OF the Re-
public monument to General Grant. To
suitably mark the event and evidence for
all time the equal share OF all comrades OF
the Grand Army in this work OF commem-
Grafton the various posts are requested tc
prepare rolls, containing the name, rank
when returned to the National Headquar-
ters, will be bound into volumes and pro-
perly cared for and provision made
to furnish each post a photographic or other
suitable form OF engraving when finished
OF the monument. The Quartermaster has
been directed to deposit the funds received
as contributions with the Trust Company,
and it is to be solely dedicated to the erec-
tion of a monument, and subject to no
other charge, save only the cost OF printing
and distributing the rolls and proposed en-
craving of the finished monument and the
time and labor expended in this behalf by
the Grand Army or any OF the comrades
or authorities without cost to the fund.
A DOSE OF APPOINTMENTS.
The President to-day sent to the Senate
for confirmation the names of about 500
persons appointed during the recess.
THE FEDERATION OF THE LABOR UNIONS
of the United States and Canada resumed
its session and took up for consideration
the resolution providing that the eight
hour rule shall take effect from May first
next. The question caused general de-
bate, and developed 81 diversity OF opinion
49, hal h.~c% %L,,1 1<0f 1Schsv %h<,
desired result. Some of the delegates ia
vored a gradual course; some proposed a
fine for working oyer hours; others urged
that double pay be exacted for extra work,
and Others advocated general consulta-
tion with employers in order to secure
united action. An amendment, which pro-
vides that,,a rough canvass should be
made on the respective trades for the pur-
pose OF securing the cooperation of as
many as possible in carrying out the reso
luton, was adopted. Before the final vote
was taken upon the resolution it was ex-
planned that it's adoption did not compel
enough to carry into operation the eight
hour law. The intention was not to force
a strike or compel organizations to do
what they did not feel able to do. With
this understanding it was said all the dele
gates were in favor of the resolution. 1t
was thought that the resolution in it's
present form did not convey this intention
as clearly as it should and it was referred
to the Committee on Resolutions for re-
vision.
On reass embling Fat 2 o'clock the eight
hour resolution was passed, with an
amendment that while it shall 60 into force
on May 1st, such organizations as are not
capable OF doing SO at that time shall lend
their assistance to those who may under
take to carry out the resolution. A discus
sion OF the subject OF arbitration showed
that many unions considered arbitration
as first and necessary before resorting to
boycotting and striking. In the evening
about 5000 members OF local trades
unions paraded the principal streets.
mass meeting was held, after which dele
gates to the Federation were their guests.