St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-03-01

and in the guise of this Railway Employees
club we are forced 10 conclude that it is
simply ruse to impose upon the sympathy
OF legislators 10 secure more favOrS Tor The
railroads themselves. The State Feiera ion
OF Labor has no desire to act unfairly toward
the railroads. nor to exrre>s any opinion as
to the merits of the bills ending. but deems
this explanation due to the many emrloyes
of the railroads who are represented in The
State Federation of Labor anu who have no
other opportunity to be heard.
FRANK NALEsH. President.
ii. Il. MARTIN, Secretary.
Frank CasSerly, Thomas Ward, E. c. Ives;
Matt Kelly, E. G. thal6er. r. II. Lucas, Id
Mayberry, Federation Council.
The circular was indOrsed and affili-
ated organizations warned not TO sign
petitions being circulated among huS!-
ness men by the railway employees.
The council committee offered the fol-
lowing resolution, which was adopted
and ordered forwarded to the proper
officials:
Whereas, In fixing the salaries OF certain
CT officials, the amount alloac for clerk
hire has been III excess of that aetna ly paid
to the clerks empIoyed in such Off es
Whereas We favor a 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 it proper
our delegation ln,the legislature to prevent
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
or boots ana shoes IN the stale prison ana re-
formatory would be profitable 10 the state
and not come in contact with or interfere
with free labor.
Whereas, Believing that said contract sys-
TEN would be death blow 20 the boot ana
shoe Industries in this stale and would pre-
vent other factories from lccaCns in our
state; therefore. he il
Resolved, That the ira les and labor assem-
bly, OF St. Paul does earnestly request that
said recommendation be considered detri
ment and hindrance TO the welfare If our
state and great injustice 10 the manufact-
urers and employees engaged in he manutact-
ure of boots and shoes; be ii further
Resolved, That copy of this resolution be
sent TO the house of representatives and SEN
ate and also TO the chamDer of commerce.
There is very strong sentiment IN
the assembly against convict contract
labor. One delegate thought that wOod-
en- shoes might be made at Saltwater
as part of the present work in wooden
ware. Another delegate stated that the
shoe manufacturers, by securing
prison contract, would not only get the
cheap labor of the convicts, but would
take the eX-cOnvlctS to work in their
shops to the exclusion of free labor.
The matter was also referred to the
Labor lyceum for further discussion.
The following resolution was unani-
mously adopted:
Resolved That the St. Paul Trades and La
Dor Assembly respectfully, yet urgently. calls
upon the Ramsey county legislative de ega-
ton to embody III the new city charter now
being drawn up clause providing thai eight
hours shall constitute a day work for all
employees of the city engaged in manual
labor, believing that this measure will only
carry out the wishes of the entire community
as expressed in the platforms of both pCiit-
lcal parties at the last municipal elecuoh; be
it further
Resolved, That a committee OF thirty-ihree
delegates be appointed 10 present the fore
going resolution to the Ramsey county dele
cation at their meeting Monday evening
next Also that a copy Of these resolutions
be forwarded to the Citizens union.
The following committee was APP
pointed: MeSsrs. Gray. Valesh, Ten
voorde, Churchill, Ives. Daggey, Steven
son, HOltZ, Ward, Gum, VielleuX,
Doherty, Kelly. Whipple. Gohlke. Kell
er, Warwick, Warner, Skeitle, Men lily,
Kenny, Frazer, Clancy, Gallagher,
O'Reilly, and eight others to be named
Sunday. The committee meets Sunday
afternoon at o'clock for conference.
The following partial report of trades
was made: Printers, fair; cigarmakers,
dull; retail statesmen, dull; painters,
good; presSmpn. slow; bakers, brisk;
tailOrs. dull; plumbers, far; bricklay-
ers, fair; StOnecutters. slow; plastererS,
dull; boiiermakers. good; shoemakers,
fair.