The morning times., 1895-09-29
BUILpING TRADES COUNCIL.

BUILDING TRADES COUNCIL.
The Building Trades Council held Its
ast session in Costello's Han, but ar
rangemcnts have been made to hold the
meetings in the future in Monumental
Hail. corner Second and Pennsylvania
avenue,
President O'Brien presided on Tues
day evening In his adress to the council
he spoke OF the good that had been, " as
being, and could be done by the council
in tie interest of organized labor, but more
particularly in the building trades. The
president further advised that the dele
gates urge upon all crafts connected
with the building trades the Importance
of being affihated with the council.
Among the good features accomplished
by the council mentioned was the estab-
fishing of more fraternal relations be-
tween respective building crafts whose
trades are very closely allied with each
other, but " here 10 definite line had been
drawn TO distinguish what work properly
belonged TO each craft.
4 Much time was devoted TO the report of
the committee appointed to investigate
the grievance of the Cornice Workers. The
matter was postponed for the next meeting
and the committee continued. Communi
cation was received from Steam and Hot
Water filters, stating that at the joint
conference between the committee from
the Plumbers Association, and the COM
mittee from the Steam Fitters, report
had been formulated, which had fixed upon
a code defining the class of work that be-
longed to each organization.
The Steam Filters requested that the
code be indorsed by the council, which was
granted.
The request of the Painters Assembly.
urging upon organized labor of this city
TO use every honorable effort to bring the
managers of Kernan's and Aliens Opera
House 70. terms, was laid before the council
and the action of the Painters unanimously
fntiorsed -
AMONG THE LOCALS
The local tailors' organization have at
present a very live joint executive com
fnittee, (which is doing excellent work TO
build up the trade. The fraternal relations
that now exist between the two organiza-
tions are of the very best, and all matters
that directly affect the trade are referred
to the joint executive committee. The ex-
ecutive committee, backed by the organiZa-
tions, are striving to better the condition
OF the tafTor's craft i'll this city by
abolishing the piece system and to estab
lish wage system with a reasonable num-
Der of hours.
The Paperhangers at their last meeting
amended their constitution by fixing the
regular initiation fee at So. The associa-
tion also at their meeting indorsed tie
Labor Bureau and appointed delegate.
The meeting of the Mount Vernon As
sembly of House Painters ON Friday even
ing was well attended. The committee
on pushing the claims OF organized labor
against unfair theaters reported that it
was meeting with very flattering success.
All of the local organizations had been
visited by the committee, and their moral
support had been unanimously given. All
labor organizations throughout the coun-
try are now being solicited by the com
mittee to use their influence in inducing
| travelling organizations against appear
| ing in the unfair theaters until the differ
erences with organized labor had been
settled.
The Alliance of Theatrical Stage En-
| ployes, which has been persistently fight
| ing for a living wage for its members for
| the past year, has at last been rewarded
| for its persistency. at a special meeting
last Friday evening applications poured
| in from the stage hands employed in Al
| lens Opera House. The applications were
| received and laid over for the regular
meeting, which takes place on the first
Sunday in October.
The association also appointed COM
mittee of three to act in conjunction with
| the committee of the Painters Assembly
on Kernan's Theatcr.
The Labor Bureau was indorsed and a
delegate appointed to represent the ALLAN. -
| at the meetings. i..4....
Special resolutions were adopted fixing
the penalty for members attending unfair
| theaters by expulsion.
| The stonemasons held a very interest
| ing special meeting in the Times building
on Thursday evening, President Ehrman;
traut was in the chair. The meeting had
been called to determine what action the
union should take in the case of an expelled
member who was at present working in
| the Navy Yard. The matter was, how.
| ever, am icably adjus ted. The expelled
| member paid the fine entered against him
and agreed to apply for reinstatement in the
| union. '-it'
The brckiayers held an interesting meet
| ing on Friday evening in their ha IL,
! Seventh and L streets, with President Levi
| in the chair. Three new members were
initiated and three applications received
The result in the case of the prosecution
| of Contractor McVaugh for violating the
NATIONAL eighthour law on the addition
TO the Government Printing Office created
quite discussion. aud the verdict in the
| case was by no means satisfactory TO the
| members of the union. 1t is expected that
the matter will be again taken up at the
next meeting of the union. on the second
| Friday in October. The Labor Day con-
mfttee made IFS final report, and al
bills were ordered paid.
| The Eccentric Association of Steam
Engineers held its regular meeting Friday
night. Three candidates were initiated and
| three applications received
The committee on excursion for the bene-
fit OF the widows OF the cornice workers
| who lost their lives by falling off a scaf-
| fold, reported that all returns were in,
with the exception OF some tickets held by
| individuals. The committee further re-
nprtad that ppot Eurn rvn,,ld no furpa<1