Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-12-11

,.-N YORK. December l0-The Sc
..,,s session Of the American Fode-
of Labor began i'm the Madison
.. Garden assemhy-rooms this morn
f.nt Mcbride presided.
Iva McDonald-Nalosh, labor cdi-
tho Minneapolis Tribune. ad,
r The meeting Her husband and
.f she said. were going TO Europe
r, purpose OF studying labor con-
..rs there. They purposed 70 take
.... l.ycles. and travel and live among
.,..,.rkinc people. She would send let
t. .o hc Feleratonists relating her ex-
Y..ece
,..r.rous notices Of resolutions were
.. and referred to the committee.
~.. committee on Rules reported that
tt. convention shall open at a. NJ. and
SD .ru 1880 \ recess shall then be
t... mu =. NJ. and the conven-
..a shall sit until p. NJ. when it Will
.n for the day.
r.. procedure as 10 rules and time Of
sims were laid by for the time being
lr amcnlmcnt delaying the opening of
ILL., invention until $50 4. VI. and
.t..r. nc the time of closing until $50 T.
81 was carried.
Trr report was adopted as amended.
Miss Florence Fairview. Of Albany. who
fl- devoted much time 70 influencing le-
.t.n in the interest of labor. re-
.t.I with much feel ng, poem defining
f. aims Of the labOrer. When she
Dad .0rcluled recess was taken until
O'Clock.
AGAINST CARLISLE
r session was enlivened soon after the
rr.eeIngs began by the introduction
0 . resolution deuouncing Secretary
,r-ie for alleged violation of the eight
l0.r aw ga the Treasury Department,
and r.questing Pres dent Cleveland 10
prefer charges against him.
was introduced by T. 2. Diehl. Of
80 Tatfern-Makers' National League.
T.e solution was adopted and il will
I. forwarded 20 the President.
resolution specifically stated that
r. secretary knew that the eight-hOur
aas fagrantly violated in all the de-
r.r'ufuts of the Tr asuiy service. that
f tIs paid no attention 10 repeated de-
mis- to have the law respected. and that
failure 90 comply wfh the demands
trt to ie0pardize the success of the
movement in the Stltes
number of resolutions were handed
tf the afternoon session. among them
ing one offered boy r. a. Kennedy, OF
omaha. az follows:
Resolved, That we favor the imme-
D.e free. and unlimited coinage of sill
I-r 40 the ratio Of l6 10 I. witaout. the
or cons nt Of any other nation on
.lr.h"
resolution having for its object the
.nlorsemcnt by fhe federation Of the ef-
DO OF the International Union of Horse
.1oers 20 cure a nine-hOur work-day
was approved.
OBJECTION TO A DELEGATE.
objection was made 90 Mr. Ferris, who
arr. rel a- delegate from the Illinois
r.l.- ederatlou of Labor. ON the ground
tlat he preserved another organization,
alfag0nistlc 90 the international Iron
N.l'iers Union.
The antagonlstic organization. which
existed in the city of Springfield. H., ~
uIW OCl OF existence.
There WAS much discussion ON this
matter. during which it was brought out
that Air. Ferris was an fmpl0yee of the
Bureau of Labor Statistics, and was an
..norary member of the organization
which had sent him 90 he convention.
It was contendcd against him that De was
r.t an active member and paid no dues,
.rI repr scented nobody but himself.
The convention voted TO reject Mr.. Fer
as delegate.
Ile remainder OF the afternoon was
largely taken up with similar contests
over delegates.