The record-union., 1894-01-09
TRADES And LABOR FEDERATION.
The Pacific Coast Council in Conven-
ton Here.
Coalition With the Farmers Alliance
to Bring About Much New
Legislation.

The third annual convention of the Pa
cific Coast Council, Trades and Labor
Federation, met yesterday in this city,
w. ID. Armstrong, the President, presid-
ing. Delegates were present from Seattle,
Portland, San Francisco and Sacramento,
representing membership of 3l,0S7.
The meeting was called to order at 1890
P. NJ, and after short address the COM
n1ittees were appointed as follows:
Credentials Higgins, Smith, Baumann.
Finance-Burns, Glenn, Jost.
Resolutions-Long, Macarthur. Smith.
Rules, Order and Business - Glenn,
Danna. Baumann.
Constitution-Smith, Higgins. Jost.
Officers Report and Auditing
Horn, Burns.
MISUNDERSTANDING, Long, Burns,
Glenn, Horn.
A Conference Committee was appointed
80 confer with the delegation of the
Farmers Alliance, and try to reach d
basis upon which they may work in con-
cert, after which the convention ad
Journed for an hour to give the committee
an opportunity to meet that of the
alliance.
w ISA VIC COnf 6llblOIl IIl0G again tu6 re-
port of the Conference Committee was
read. 1t stated that the agreement en-
tered into at Fresno between Sacramento
and San Francisco Councils and the
Farmers Alliance was ratified. In ac-
cordance with such ratification platform
ST principles was adopted, upon which
they will work together TO the end that
they may be incorporated into the laws
OF the country. of which the following is a
synopsis: Initiative, referendum ana inn
perlal mandate: municipal ownership Of
gas, electric light and water-works and
street railways; naturalization of tele-
graph, telephone and railway lines;
postal savings banks; compulsory educa-
ton up to 16 years; eight hours legal
days work; sanitary inspection of work.
shop, mine and home; liability of en-
ployers for injury to health, body or life.
A resolution was passed demanding the
unconditional repeal of the National
Banking Act and the substitution of
treasury notes for the bank circulation,
conioined with gold and silver. which
latter shall be admitted to free coinage at
ratio of l6 to l, to make circulation
sufficient to compel a reduction OF inter-
est to a rate not greater than the average
national increase IN the value of property.
Also for graduated land tax on an as
sessed value of over $4,000, the rate in
creasing until land monopoly is destroyed
and graduated tax on ali incomes in ex-
cess OF $4,000 per annum, the rate increas-
ing as the income increases. 1t also op-
poses a further issuance of national bonds
for any purpose whatever.
a resolution was passed by the conven-
ton opposing the annexation of the Ha-
Walian Islands.
One was also passed in favor of a State
license for stationary engineers. and an
other iii favor of Co1's road bill, lately
introduced in Congress, which appro-
PIRATES $500, 100000 in Treasury bonds, of
denominations up to $40, to be placed IN
fund TO be known as the General County
Road System Fund. to be expended at
the rate of $4,000, 600 per month in eight
hour days labor, under the charge and
supervision of the Secretary of War
The convention then adjourned till this
morning.