The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-12-16
Federation LABOR.
The Convention Takes Up the Penn
sylvania Conspiracy Cases.

The Convention Takes Up the Penn
sylvanta Conspiracy Cases.
BIRMINGHAM, ALA. Dec. 15.-Tn the con-
vention of the American Federation of
Labor to-day, Delegate Williams of Pitts
burg made motion that the convention
grant $4,000 to enable the Pittsburg
Typographical Union to take the
recent conspiracy cases to the
supreme court of Pennsylvania, aud,
If necessary. TO tho United States cupreme
court. This gave rise 70 very animated
discussion, led by Messrs. Williams and
Dohearty of Pittsburg and engaged in by
dozen delegates. The argument was ad-
vanced that 1t was not local fight in
Pittsburg, but one of national impor-
tance.
Delegate Mcneil of Boston offered an
amendment empo wering the incoming
executive board to spend So, 900 at its discre-
tion in the Pittsburg case.
A substitute was offered in the form of a
resolution condemning the conspiracy laws
of Pennsylvania and the recent decision of
the Allegheny courts In the conspiracy
cases.
President Gompers opposed action at this
time, and finally, after considerable excite
ment, the whole matter was referred to the
committee on resolutions.
The president this morning announced the
various committees.
A WOMAN ADMITTED.
AT the afternoon session the proceedings
were begun by admitting Mrs. Eva McDon
aid Valesh, representing the Saleswoman's 8
Association of St. Paul to voice but not
vote in the convention.
Messrs. McGuire, Rae, Valentine, De-
voax and Harding were appointed special
committee on the convict question.
Indianapolis here put in request for the
next session Of the federation, through an
invitation coming from the Commercial
Club.
The committee on credentials reported
favarablY on the contested case of Charles
P. FAY, representing the National Saddle
and Harnessmakers' Union, and he was
seated.
A partial report from the special commit
tee on Pacific coast contested delegates was
submitted in the shape of an agreement and
will probably be adopted.
RECOGNITION OF WORKING WOMEN,
Mrs l. V. Van Eaton Of New York was
introduced and read an exhaustive argu-
ment in favor of recognition by the fedora
tion of the working women of the metrop-
oils.
Mrs. Mcdonald Vslesh, state lecturer of
the Minnesota alliance, and representative
VI IAe SU. hul NOThluk HOluous Q6llN6T6u
an address advocating the cause Of women
who work for their living
A motion was made by Delegate Harding
that a special committee be appointed to
consider the organization OF working
women, Mrs. Van Eaton and Mrs. McDon-
aid Valesh to be members After some dis
cussion this was passed by vote of 30 to s.
Discussion then arose over a motion to
print the addresses of these two ladies, but
it was finally left to the discretion of the
executive committee.
NO CHILDREN IN THE MINES.
Here Delegate Rae submitted correction
to the statement that Mrs. Van Eaton had
made that children work in the Pennsyl-
vana mines.
This closed the afternoon proceedings,
most of the time having been taken up with
the addresses of the two ladies.
No summary is attempted OF the numer-
GUS resolutions offered and referred as they
were introduced without reading.
| On Thursday night the local unions will
| give a social entertainment to the fedora
| ton, and on Friday night President
Gompers, Mr.. McGuire, Mr.. Shields and
others will address public mass meeting
The main business Of to-day's session was
the discussion of the Pittsburg conspiracy
| cases, and this will come up again In the
| renOrt of the cOmmiLtee on resolutions.