Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-11

DETROIT, Dec 10.-The convention OF
the American Federation settled down to
business this morning, and after the roll
call number of kilograms were received
from the Secretary of the Coasting Sailors
Union of the Pacific coast calling attention
to pending bill in Congress OF interest to
them. The Secretary urged immediate at
tention to the bill on the ground that if it is
passed the organization of sailors will be
impossible. 1t is thought to be move on
the part of vessel owners to break up
sailors unions.
A resolution instructing the incoming Ex-
ecutive Council to take action to prevent
the prostitution of the police power OF the
country by firms and corporations employ
ing labor for intimidating men on strike
and the employment OF armed men for the
same purpose, was reported favorably, but
the entire matter was referred back to the
committee that an amendment might be
made.
A resolution pIedging the members OF the
convention to the support of the Socialist
Labor party in its efforts to secure legisla-
ton to promote the labor movement, was
reported on adversely.
A resolution was offered and adopted de-
claring it the sense of the convention that it
was inexpedient to act on the resolution.
The resolution and the committees report
on the same were laid on the table.
+. K. Foster moved the appointment of q
special committee to consider the eight
hour question. The motion was Unanimously
carried. A communication from the
Sailors and Firemen International Union
praying for the influence and assistance of
the Federation in securing from President
Co. dar
lie sentence in the State prison at Thomas
town, Nc, was reported favorably by the
committee, and Presiden; Gompers was in
structed to draft the petition and see to its
presentation to the President. The conven-
tion then adjourned until tomorrow.
Proposition No. 8, by the Chicago Board
of Trade, relative to transportation in bond,
was taken up and adopted. Proposition
No. 1S, OF the Chicago Board Of Trade, rel
ative to reciprocal trade, was adopted.
Proposition No. 10, by the New York Board
of Trade and Transportation, relative to COM
mercial relations with neighboring countries
and the following resolution offered by Mr..
Gano, of Cincinnati, were considered SIM
ultaneously and adopted:
Resolved, That the National Board of Trade
favOrs a national policy in intercourse with
other, especially with contiguous, nations that
will establish commerce on an equitable recip-
Chicago Board of Trade relative to the uni
form grading of grain and the Butterworth bill
were adopted. The latter resolution Is as fol-
lows:
Resolved, That the so-called Butterworth bill
nowpending in Congress is emphaticaly bad
and would cause irreparable injury TO the busi-
ness and agricultural interests of the country.
Proposition No. 26 by the Philadelphia Board
of Trade, recommending the establishment of
postal telegraph, was adopted. Proposition
q by the New York Board of Transportation,
recommending reduction of the letter post
age to / cent was agreed to. Proposition No.
% by the Scranton. Pa, Board of Trade, rela-
tive to national statistics, was amended to read
as follows and adopted:
Resolved. That the National Board of Trade
recommends to Congress the revision of the
present census and statistical legislation, and
the immediate provision for future enumera-
tions with view to better servic5 and greater
efficiency.
Resolved That committee be appointed to
draft bill and present the same to Congress,
contemplating permanence of statistical and
enumeration officials and a proper separation
of the times in which enumeration of popuia-
tion required by the Constitution and the COL
lection of general statistical information is
made
The following resolution by the Cincinnati
Chamber of Commerce was adopted:
Resolved, That the National Board OF Trade
impressed with the great Importance of 4 unifi-
cation of the monetary systems of the leading
commercial nations, respectfully favors the
consideration of the subject by the national
Government. and begs to submit a suggestion
to that effect to Congress and to the Depart
menI OF State.