St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-20
MINNEAPOLIS.
MADE MORE RESOLUTIONS.
Officers of the Trades and Labor
Assembly Elected.

Assembly Elected.
The trades and labor assembly held
its usual fortnlghtiy meeting last even
ing and transacted considerable bust
ness in the way of spicy resolutions. 1t
was also the time for the semi-aunual
election of officers. The following were
chosen: President, j. P. MeGaughey;
vice president, Oliver Erickson; record
ing secretary, Peter Laurence: finan-
cial secretary, A. Shaible; treasurer, }.
Greenberg. The following resolutions
were passed:
the newspapers of this city that an Effort is
To be made to secure the appointment OF
Austin ii. Young to position on the bench
OF the United States district court, and the
SAID A. ii. Young was recently rejected for
the office or judge by the people of this judi
cial district Ill decisive and unmistakeable
manner, therefore
Resolved, That this assembly emphatically
protests against the appointment of the said
A. III. Young to the bench through the in
huence of any body of citizens whatever in
defiance of the expressed will OF the people
Whereas, Two years ago certain parties i'll
this city delayed the work upon the new
court house aud city hall for year; and,
Whereas, The same parties, who seem to
be more interested in keeping down the
taxes on their vacant land than in the well
4dIc u tue WOThlllS people OI THIS CITY, nave
taken steps TO delay this work again, which
proceeding may result in keeping hundreds
OF men out of employment this winter and
next spring. besides the useless waste of cap
ital caused by such delay, the interest upon
which alone for six months would amount
TO Sl5,OUO.
Resolved. That this organization does
earnestly protest against such action: and,
Resolved. That it be the sense of :hiS body
that the new court house should be u good,
substantial building, commensurate with the
needs of our city and d liberal allowance for
future growth: that the proposition to keep
the cost of building and ground within the
first appropriation is manifesrly absurd, as
such action would give Minneapolis build
Ing no larger than is now necessary to ac-
commodate the city of st. Paul with $4,000
less of population than our city, and
Resolved. That no more bonds than the
first appropriation should be issued to pay
for its completion, but that whatever of
funds may be necessary for that purpose
should be raised by direct taxation, it being
manifestly unjust to saddle all expenses of
such an Improvement upon future genera
ton: ana,
Whereas, majority of all legislators-eIect
in this city are pledged to work for eight
hours upon all public Improvements; there
fore
Resolved, That we urge them to establish
the eight hour day for all men that may be
employed upon the work at the new court
house and city hall, whether done by con-
tract or by the day.
Resolved. further, That our secretary be
instructed to send COPY of these resolutions
TO the chairman of the Hennepin county del
egatiop, and our delegate TO the trade and
labor assembly be instructed to present them
10 that body, with the request that it take
favorable action upon the same.
meeting, will be: Government Control of
Railroads