St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-08-08
MINNEAPOLIS LABOR.
important Meeting of the Trades
and tabor Assembly,


and tabor Assembly.
Con Dewan, of the Stonecutters' union
presided at the regular meeting of the
Minneapolis Trades and Labor assembly
FRIDAY night. A proposition for the pay
ment OF the attorneys fees in the Mulvehill
case was received from C. II. Benton, but
acton was deferred thereon until the next
meeting. The committee appointed to in
vestlgate the complaint received concerning
a bureau established by the Exposition di-
rectorS to supply visitors to the city with
board and lodgings at reduced prices re-
ported that the assembly had been erron-
eously informed concerning the object for
which the bureau has been created. The
committee which had been appointed to at
tend joint meeting with the st. Paul
Trades and Labor assembly, reported that
the resolutions adopted by the Knights of
Labor district assembly at Winona had been
adopted. Delegates Lock and Burgess
were appointed as substitutes for Delegates
McGaughey and Jennings on the complaint
committee, and Delegate Aronson was ap
pointed to take the place of
Delegate Essler ON the committee
Tor the inspection of workshops
A communication from the Scandinavian
Worklngmens' union in reference to the in
adequate ventilation supplied to the men
working in the north Minneapolis tunnel
was received in which it was stated that
air was supplied to the men by four-inch
pipe in tunnel that is 8, $50 long. The
matter was referred to special committee
for investigation. 1t was reported that the
men working on the streets in the First
ward have not been promptly paid and the
complaint was referred to a committee con-
sisting of Delegates Locke. Mccormick
and Burgess. The position assumed by the
Stonecutters' union in asking that convict
labor shall be excluded from the new
library building was heartily Endorsed and
the following resolution was passed:
Resolved, That the Trades and Labor as
senbly of this city heartily indorse the petit
ton of the StOnecutterS union to the library
board asking that the stone-work in the
library building be done by home africans,
and further that the Trades and Labor is on
posed to convict labor in competition with
honest labor.
A resolution was offered by H. G. Merrill
creating committee of five to act as
conference and arbitration committee, DOR
ton of the duties Of which should be TO mt
in nomination candidates for public office:
also to consider and advise with such can
dldates and ascertain what position they
assume upon legislation affecting the inter
eStS OF the labOring classes. After some
discussion the matter was tabled until the
next meeting.
The semi-annual election of officers was
held, resulting as follows:
Financial Sec retary-William Derwent.
Treasurer-H. S. Merrill.
Sergeant-at-arms-John Swift.
The assembly has no permanent chair
man, and j. w. Hayes, who was elected
corresponding secretary at the previous
meeting. holds over.
NOTES
Minneapolis has become one of the strong
holds of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire
men, Northwestern lodge has grown to q
membership of 120, and Minneapolis lodge.
instituted little more than a year ago. has
fifty-fve members.
The secretary of the Knights of Labor
Building association has an office at AZ Third
street south, room s, where he will be present
to receive subscriptions or installments on
stock from 1880 to 9 Wednesday and Friday
evenings.
No liquor will be sold at the Knights of La
Dor picnic, and the fakirs have been notified
to keep away.
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
are making active preparations for the ma
tional convention of the order at Minneapolis
in September.