Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-01-21
THE SECOND DAY
OF THE wAeE-w0BKERg CONVENTION
AT sTAUNT0y.
Inspection Of Fish and Flour-Convict La
bor-The Blair BILL Election
Of Officers
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SrAUNrON. VA, January 20.-The
Labor convention reassembled at 10
o'cloci. this morning. Mr. Tucker pre-
sented Il resolution recommending 10
the Legislature the continuation OF the
laws requiring the inspection of fish and
-four.
Mr.. Leftwich, OF Lynchburg, made a
long speech referring to the adulteratlon
OF goods, and citing special brands Of
flour made for the wealthy in which
there was no adulteratiou, whilst the
poor, who had to buy cheap flour. were
imposed on. He knew firm that had
shipped three thousand barrels OF -four
10 Europe which was returned TO them
and rejected because it contained barry
tes. he had much to say of the ways
in which food was adulterated.
The resolution was adopted.
A number of resolutions were adopted
asking for legislation, as follows;
BY Mr.. Chapel, of Richmond: To
regulate the employment of children in
factories and workshops. Mr.. Leftwich
wanted tobacco factories excepted, and
asked colored delegate if it was not
best for them that it should be so, as
children in tobacco-factories worked un-
der the supervision of their pareuts. The
colored delegate replied that he pre-
ferred the resolution as presented. Also
by Mr. Chapel, to require all goods
manufactured by convict labor to be
stamped as such.
BY Mr.. Conway, of Henrico To re-
quire chartered organlzationSt to pay their
labor in currency twice monthly.
BY Downing. a colored delegate For
establishing high schools in each county
to which pupils can be sent after passing
through the common schools and re-
ceive more advanced and practical ed
ucatiOn.
Resolutions were adopted approving
the Blair educational bill and invoking
the aid of the Virginia members of Con
gress in securing it as a law Congress
is to be memorialized for the purpose of
establishing Government telegraph sys-
TEN to prohibit Mongolian and restrict
paupcr labor of all countries settling in
our country.
A committee WAS appointed to prepare
constitution aud bylaws for the State
organization adopted yesterday and TO
report at the next meeting. This was
turned over to Nos. 81 anu 92 Assem-
blies of knights OF Labor, in Richmond.
A resolution of thanks to the members
OF the Legislature who were aiding
workingmen in bet;ering their condition
was adopted.
The officers for the State organization
were then elected as follows l.. Clarke
Leftwich, Lynchburg, president B. NJ.
Smith, Staunton, first vice-president
j. W. Hill (colored), Manchester, second
vice president; l.. A. Tucker, Rich
mond, secretary; w. r. Beeton, Lex
ington, sergcant-at-arms j. A. Shuey,
Staunton, treasurer.
The next session will be held in
Lynchburg the first Tuesday in August.
The plan Of organization adopted yester-
day admits farmers and all wage-earners.
1t was provided that a committee
should take charge of all the subjects for
Legislation and put them in shape for
this purpose.
On motion of Mr.. Duncan, OF Rich
mond. thanks were returned TO the citi
zens OF Staunton for their courtesies and
to the press for attention received from
its representatives