St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-28

mittee offered the following resolution,
which was adopted and ordered for
warded to the proper officials:
Whereas, in fixing the salaries Of certain
OF officials, the amount allowed for clerk
hire has been in excess of that actually paid
to the clerks employed in such offices.
Whereas. we favor reasonable economy
in the administration of these offices; there
fore be it
Resolved, that we favor fixing the amount
of clerk hire at the amount actually paid
clerks In said offices. and we deem 1t proper
that immediate action should be taken by
our delegation IN Legislature 10 prevent the
continuance of these practices.
The delegate from the shoemakers union
offered this resolution:
Whereas in view of the fact that certain
witnesses appearing before the state prison
committee recommend that the manufacture
of boots and shoes in the state prison and re-
formatorv. would be profitable to the state
and not come in contact with or interfere
with free labor.
Whereas, Believing that said contract sys,
TEN would be death blow to the boot and
shoe industries in this state and would pre-
vent other factories from Locating IN our
state, therefore. be it
Resolved. That the trade and labor assem-
bly, of st. Paul does earnestly request that
said recommendation be considered detri-
ment and hindrance TO the welfare OF our
state and a great injustice to the manuIact-
urers and employees engaged in the manufact-
ure of boots and shoes; be it further
Resolved, That a copy OF this resoluuon Dc
sent to the house Of representatives ana SEN
ale and also to the chamber of commerce.
There is a very strong sentiment IN
the assembly against convict contract
labor. One delegate thought that wood
en- shoes might be made at Saltwater as
as part of the present work III wooden
ware. Another delegate stated that the
shoe manufacturers, by securing a
prison contract, would not only get the
cheap labor of the cOnyictS, but would
take the eX-conVlctS to Work IN tnelr
shops to the exclusion of free labor.
The matter was also referred TO the
Labor lyceum for further discussion. :.
The following resolution was unanl-
mously adopted:
Resolved. That the St. Paul Trade and La.
Dor assembly respectfully yet urgently, call
upon the Ramsey county legislative delega
ton to embody in the new city charter now
being drawn up a clause providing that eight
hours shall constitute a days work Tor all
employees of the city engaged III manual
labor, believing that this measure Will only
carry out the wishes of the entire community
as expressed in the platforms of both pollt
ical parties at the last municipal election; be
it further
Resolved, That committee Of thirty-three
delegates be appointed 10 forward lhe IoTe
going resolution to the Ramsey county dele
gytion at their meeting Monday evening
next Also that copy of these resolutions
be forwarded to the Citizens union.
The following committee was ap-
pointed: Messrs. Gray, Valesh, Ten
vorde, Churchill, Ives. Daggey, Steven
son, Holtz, Ward, Gum, Vielleux
Doherty, Kelly. Whipple, Gohlke. Kell
er, Warwick. Warner, Shuttle and Nc
Nally. The committee meets Sunday
afternoon at 2 o'clock for a conference
The following partial report of trades
was made: Printers, fair; cigarmakers
dull: retail statesmen, dull; painters
good; pressmen. slow; bakers, brisk
tailors. dull; plumbers, fair; bricklay
ers, fair; stonecutters, slow; plasterers
dull; boiiermakers, good; shoemakers
fair,