The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-11
RALLY OF THE SONS OF TOLL.
SECOND DAYS SESSION OF THE
FEDERATION OF LABOR.

The labor Editor of the Minneapolis
Tribune and Her Husband Going
Through Europe on Bicycles to
study Labor Conditions There-A
Resolution Introduced DenOune-
ing Secretary CARLISLE for Alleged
Violations of the EIght-HOur Law
I'm His Department..
New York, Dec. 10-The second days
session Of the American Federation OF
Labor began in the Madison Square Car
den assembly rooms this morning. Pres
ident John Mcbride presided.
Mrs Eva McDonald-Valos, labor editor
Of the Minneapolis Tribune addressed
the meeting. Her husband and herself,
she said. were going to Europe for tho
purpose OF studying labor conditions there.
They purposed 10 take their bicycles and
travel and live among the working peo-
pie. She would send letters to the Feder>
auonist relating her experiences.
Numerous notices of resolutions were
read and referred to the committees.
The committee on rules reported that
the convention shall open at a. m. ana
sit until 1890; a recess shall then ba
taken until p. m. and the convention
sit until p. m, when It will adjourn
for the day.
The procedure as to the introduction Of
motions and the time of speaking were
laid down.
An amendment delaying the opening Of
the convention until $3.50 a. m. and ex-
tending the time of closing until $50 was
carried.
The report was adopted as amended.
Miss Florence Fairview of Albany. who
fHs,.a
legislature in the interest of labor, reclted.
si,,is MiIn m muIh en- ieeilng, poem defining the
cluued "A recess was taken until O'clock
, Inc session was enlivened soon after
lhe proceedings began by the introduction
OF resolution denouncing Secretarv
Carlisle for alleged Violation Of the eishf.
hour law in the treasury department and
requesting President Cleveland to prefer
Dy ~ H. Diehl Of the Pattern Makers
National League. The resolution was
adopted and L Will be forwarded to the
PRESIDENT. The resolution Specifically
stated that the secretary knew that lie
eisht.hour law was iagrantly violated
IN an the departments of the treasury
setVlcei that he has paid no attention to
repeated demands to have the law re-
hpected, ana that his failure to comply
with the demands tended to jeopardize the
success OF the movement In the states
A number OF resolutions were handed i'm
az the afternoon session, among them
being one offered by f. A. Kennedy Of
Resolved That we favor the Immediate
tree ana unlimited coinage of silver at the
ratio Of l6 to I, without the aid or con-
sent OF any other nation on earth.
A resolution having for its object the
Endorsement by the Federation OF the ef-
tort OF the International Union Of Horse
Shoers g secure q. nine-hour work day,
was approved 81
Objection was made to Mr.. Ferris. who
appeared as a delegate for the Illinois
state Federation Of Labor, on the ground
that he represented another Organization
antagonistc TO the International Iron
Moulder's Union. The antagonistic or
ganizauon, which existed in the city OF
Springfield ILL.,, is now out Of existence.
There was much discussion on this mat
ter during which II was brought out that
Mr. Ferris was an employe Of the bureau
OF labor statistics and was an honorary
member of the organization which had
sent him to the convention. 1t was con-
tended against him that he was not an
active member, paid no dues and repre-
sented nobody but himself The conven-
gate.
The remainder Of the afternoon was
largely taken up with similar contest5
over delegates.