St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-07-27

The trade and labor assembly met
Friday evening with full attendance
of delegates. Among the new delegates
were two from the local branch of the,
Brickfayers' International union. This
is one of the strongest unions in st.
Paul, and has not heretofore been rep
resented in the assembly.
3.
The most Important business before
the assembly was the selection of To-
cation. The special committee app
pointed at the last meeting reported
that they had visited Silver lake in
North st. Paul. and recommended the
selection of that place. A lively dis
cuSsion followed regarding the respect
i've. merits of BanholZer'S park and
Silver. lake.. The latter place was
finally chosen.
The committee appointed to look
afterthe eight hour resolution presented
to the city council. reported that the
resolution had been referred to the ways
and means committee. This committee
has not met. but the resolution will
probably be called for at the next meet
ing Of the council.
A delegate from the carpenters'un
stated that the thirty-three men recent
ly discharged on Lifts opera were not
union men, nor were they men who
cared to Join the union. These men
had agreed to work over time for single,
but got tired of it, and thought to
remedy matters by striking. They re-
ceiyed but little sympathy from union
men. as the trouble would probably not
have happened if they had been organ
| lied men.
James Morrow, of the retail clerks
union, read letter from the president
of the Duluth union. stating that the
early closing movement is very success
full there. Letters were received from
all parts, stating the example OF the re-
tail clerks of st. Paul is being followed,
and some are anxious to form nation
al organization.
The delegates from different Organi-
| cations reported a general sentiment
favoring parade on Labor day. Among
the unions already in line are the
painters, cigarmakers, plasterers,
plumbers. shoemakers. Others meet
through the week and are requested to
report the action of their unions as soon
as possible.
The following resolution was offered
and unanimously passed:
| Whereas, The first Monday in September is
recognized in a number of the states as
| legal holiday; and,
| Whereas 1t has been the custom of organ
| lied labor in this city to celebrate on tnat
| day, and as it is not now recognized by ST.
| Paul as holiday; be it therefore
| Resolved. That the Trades and Labor AS
I sembly of st. Paul request the mayor and
/ city council of this city to pass resolution
| making the first Monday in September civic
| holiday, and that q proclamation TO that erect
4 be issued requesting that all places OF bus
| mess be closed on that day.
| A motion was also passed asking the
cooperation of the chamber OF COM
| merce in this matter.
! ThesfOllowing resolution was passed:
/ Whereas. The Trade and Labor Assembly
1 of St Paul is DESTROYS of having the labor
problem discussed in public from various
4 standpoints; therefore be 1t
Resolved That the Trades and Labor AS
sembly of ST. Paul request the clergy OF the
/ different churches in the city to devote part
/ of the last Sunday in August to talk on the
| labor problem. -
! One of the delegates showed a sample
1 of the rushes used in padding life pre-
1 servers on lake Minnetonka. The gov
1 eminent inspector seems to have certi-
! fed that the life preservers comply with
I the requirements of the law Messrs.
j Rasmussen, Murphy and Casserly were
4 appointed a committe to look up the