The morning call., 1891-02-09
FEDERATED TRADES.
Meetings of Various Committees
Yesterday.
Resolutions Drawn Up Regarding Three Bills
Now Before the Legislature-A Mass
Meeting to Be Held.

The Executive Committee of the Council
Of Federated Trades held a meeting in
Lower Metropolitan Hall yesterday after
noon for the purpose of considering a num-
Der OF matters that had been referred to it
by The council at its last meeting
A subcommittee was appointed to visit
Mr.. Davis bakery, corner of Second and
Stevenson streets, and endeayor to unionize
the men employed there. Another commit
tee was appointed to see Jean Bromuuet.
the barber at 649 Broadway, who had
been complained of by the BARRIERS Union,
and explain to him the necessity Of closing
his place of business at tile same hour as
others in the same line of business.
A DELEGATE APPOINTED.
A subcommittee was also appointed to
draft, in conjunction with the Legislative
Committee and the Committee on Resolu-
tions, suitable resolutions to be presented to
the Legislature. protesting against the pas
sage of certain bills now before that body.
c. j. Boyle was appointed a delegate to go
TO Sacramento to assist Delegate Hough,
who is looking after the interests of the
council there, in defeating the passage Of
the bills.
1t was decided to hold a mass-meeting at
Metropolitan Hall on Thursday night next
to awaken Iublic sentiment regarding the
obnoxious bills. All unions are requested
10 attend in body.
STRONG RESOLUTIONS.
At the close of the meeting OF the Exeeu-
tive Committee the sub Committee on
Resolutions met and adopted the following,
which will be presented to the mass-meeting
On Thursday night. The spaces left blank
owing to lack OF information will be filed in
by that time
WHEREAS, The Representatives from SoIano,
Alameda and - counties have introduced bills
In the Legislature known bills Nos -; and
Establish he Pinkerfon thug H:'' system in tSe
State. legaliZng the murder of lnoffensve people
struggling for their rights the same as Is now in
vogue IN some of the Eastern states, and which
blOts the his DRY OF our country; aud, whereas,
tho second named bill, known the Anti-Bo
colt Fill. under The provisions of which peOpls
would be dpprlyed OF exercising their inalienable
right OF buying from and patroniLing whom they
please, would serve as great obstacle TO the
principal development OF the trades union move
ment, against which the Two named bills are
mainly directed; and. whereas, the third named
bill. Known as the Auti-Iramp Bill, would If en-
acted, debar honest men from their unquestiOna.
BILE right In quest Of employment, now therefore
be 1t
Resolved That we, the Council OF Federaied
Trades Of the Pacific Coast in regular meeting
assembled, do denounce the three above named
bills as infamous unjust, and rs tending 10 in
vite violence and blOGdshed into our heretofore
peaceful California commonwealth;
RcsotUfd, That II Is our FIRM opinion that these
bills are mainly intended as a blow at the pres
ent hourshlng condition OF the trades union
movement on this Coast, which bias grown 10 lis
eBylablr position, as conn AIRED with the East,
because II has employed peaceful and lawful
me mods In obtaining lis ends aud was not driven
to desperation by Piukel tonism aud other SIM
liar gag laws.