St. Paul daily globe., 1890-12-07
IN MINNEAPOLIS.
Labor Notes.

The state eight-hour league holds special
meeting this afternoon at at the Labor
Temple, Hall No. q. The most important
business under consideration will be the
training OF eight-hour Legislation TO be pre-
sented at the coming session of the legis-
!ature. Delegates will be elected to the State
Federation, which meetssnext Sunday In Stl
Paul. A special legislative committee will
he appointed TO see that tie eight-hOur de
mands receive proper attention at the hands
OF LEGISLATORS. Some provision will also be
made for aiding those branches of trade
which expect to gain the eight hour day next
season. This meeting of the league will be
one OF the most important ever held, and
delegates will be present from all parts OF
the state.
The carpenters union holds an open meet
Ing next Thursday evening at the hall on the
corner OF Washington and Twentieth ave-
nues north. Good speakers will be present
and all carpenters are invited &c be present.
special effort is being made to organize the
carpenters. Thus far 1t has been successful,
but If the eight-hour law is to be obtained in
the near future there remains considerable
work 10 be done. The holding of open
meetings is considered one OF the best
means for arousing interest III the trade. A
series OF these meetings will be held during
the winter. The carpenters say that this
season there has been considerable difficulty
III getting their pay promptly. Sometimes
they were obliged TO wait six weeks before
being paid at all. These and similar griev-
ances will be discussed Ut the open meetings,
and the union expects material increase ID
membership during the winter.
The painters and decorators held special
meeting AT Labor Temp pie last Monday even
lug. 4 large number of paperhangers were
present and decided to join The union.
twenty-five applications were received that
evening, and as many more are expected at
the next meeting. The association will
hereafter be known as the Painters, Decor
atorS and Paperhangers union. The painters
say that wages in their trade are about ~
per cent lower than In ST. Paul and Duluth.
ALI their leisure time this winter Will be used
in building up the union, and when the
terms for the next season are made, the Min
neapolis union expects to stand second to
none i'll the state.
Secretary Kelllher, of the Carmeu's Mutual
Aid ASSOCIATION, has just returned from
southern trip. and reports several new un,
ions organized. A meeting of the general
executive board will be held in Minneapolis
some time this month.
The Nationalists held a special meeting
last Monday evening at the residence OF DIR.
Clark. :. III. Owen. the recent Alliance can
didate for governor. read an able paper on
the government control Of railways.
The board Of directors Of the Stephens
Library association meets at the Labor Tenn
lple next W C01iSSQay evening. n luii dtttuu-
ance Is desired as the management are plan
ming for formal opening OF the library TINS
winter.
The cooks union gave its first annual bau
at Window hall Thursday evening. There
was q large attendance, and the pleasant
dancing programme was thoroughly ap-
preclaied.
The painters union holds g special meet
f,.,r y,r,la
business OF Importance will be considered,
ana all members are requested to attend.
: The stockholders OF the Z. of L. Building
association hold their quarterly meeting at
the Labor Temple Tuesday evening. Reports
OF officers and directors viii be the principal
business of the session.
The trade and labor assembly held an in.
terestiug meeting Friday evening. The pro-
posed economic. discussion was iald over,
owing to pressure OF practical business. A
committee from The assembly has held sew
erai meetings with a similar committee from
the associated charities and the board OF ed
ucatIon The OBJECT of these meetings is to
frame some legislation that will keep chill
dren out of the factories and give them bet
ter opportunities for education. Afler re
ceiyiug the report OF the committee the
assembly passed the following resolution:
Resolved, That it is the sense OF the as
sem bly, that the age at which child should
be absorved from school attendance during
five months each year should i'e fixed at not
less than lfteen years, and that text books
should be furnished free by the state; Also
that employers should be prohibited from
employing children under fifteen years Of
age.
The resolution was thoroughly discussed
before its passage. AL favored the princi-
pies set forth, but many delegates thought
ihe school age should be put at sixteen
years: others thought fourteen years the
limit at which many parents could afford to
send their children TO school. A review of
legislation in other states showed, however,
that the limit has never been placed higher
than fifteen years.
The fact that the council is considering the
best method of managing a city market
brought out a discussion as TO the relative adj
yantages of city and individual control of
markets. The following resolution was
passed:
besolved, That the city should own and |
operate public markets. Also, that all exist |
ing franchises should be revoked, and none |
issued in the future.
The proposal to have the assembly meet |
Sundays was voted down. A report of trades |
showed general dullness in building trades. |
Other trades seem fairly prosperous Dele |
gates were admitted from the cigarmakers, |
teamsters' and molders' unions.
delegate to the trades assembly respect |
fully suggests that if our state Legislators pay
attention to labor legislation only they will |
have enough to keep them profitably occu- |
pied Some legislators when they came home |
last time excused themselves for the neglect |
of certain measures by saving that they were |
sent TO the legislature 10 elect United States |