The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-17
THE FEDERATION OFIIlaa
c'n''n natl SELECTED as Il. -.
the Next Meeting. y
THEIR WORK NOT YET cosplr,,,
discussion Of the Low wss.. :,
and Ramedy-Labor I..,. y ws.ss
iarty Measurea

New York. December "a
general expectations ~. Sontfa,y b
Labor did not conclude It's vo,s '.aaau u
.,'he Oh ADJOURNMENT tonight ~ ~ "
SION VIII be held tomorrow !, ~ : w.
efal matters of minor inter-. ~A, e, ~.
&c aod ,S, the chief work Of the co.,.....
was the selection of a CITY :, , ~s,
noia the next meeting. chicarn" ~ y
make a strong effort to sec,,rs :, va ro
ana when the matter was NJ, 'as pfis
Cincinnati AMI Nashvius ~ " so.s
contestants. "''e ne only
Cincinnati won on a yot. a, ,,o
president Mcbride presided =, !" ~
session. " todays
me Following resolution ~.
That no certificate of ann. 49, nera;
after granted by federated lsho ~ ma, ae's'
III whole or in part COMPOSED 4, ,n.s ua''a
OF existing trades unions apsn
The Federation labor ur,...
poseu OF Doth men and womsn ~ con
~, GoIIiPsrs, president elect ab NJ can'
sie tpi'rase or In part" because si i, ~
forn, vii, 'ne women wage Garner. A M
o Alter WIN men en-, to help organise iaSO,s A'
Pomeroy offered the foliowInn Deies,s
as a substitute; That no mors ,thesollliisa
Federal labor unions shall r. usa InIt.
IN any one city and no Fsdsvs9s reis
union shall be recognized A Sys,,, 10y;
us membership consists Of a mssor;s'n
active trade unionists maturity o.
Ihe resolution was adoutsd
n Y |I
on organization reported favorshn "
the appropriation Of a sum M, 10y 10y "
SoVo Tor the organization al AZ ,.ui15l
WORKERS in the SoAth. The resoir,,, seA W.
PROVIDES Tor two men. one from ~ . ~
work. ~ i'oA &'er tss
was adopted. 'p'Vpisu'a
Delegate O'Connell. third vice prsss.,..
elect, spoke vigorously against oI,,s ss.e :.
gani2ftions and spoke against ,hs is, ~
national Machlniats' union. He SD
would double the membership 81 III -
der, II the charter of Organization w. y,
withdrawn. "
Delegate Barnes spoke against the VITA.
diaWal of charter '''A'
President Mcbride spoke In favor a, ~.
International Machinists' Union. Ne al
the other body had a membership Il ID
while the che he favored had nn,v N
but it was the original organisaios NJ
he believed the other should affiliate MA
1t. ''-
The new organization had con,pelld "A,
older one to withdraw the color I'm,
In my opinion" said the president, u,
irrational Association OF Machine,
should cease ~ exist and affiliate IA
tie Machinists' Union and this body f,u1
now on"
After much argument on the questir
of the machinist trades and their froutls
the matter was finally settled BY aYrfe.u
to receive the charter of The Intematicsl
Machiuists' Union.
george Francis Train made q brhi u \
dress on labor topics, and was folora
by Mrs. Charlotte Smith OF Boston ~
idert of the Womdn's Rescue LesgR. vss
told Of the position In the industrial vrs
of women. Because of the smell n@!
paid for labor many of them begin Az
of shame, This should be rernedM nd
more money paid to them.
The committee on resolutions h14in
faVorablv on a resolution amsty "
provisions OF the alien laws, n.ing
penalty for an emlgrant TO swH ~ |
about his mission to this cornt1 y
committee on resolutions presentntM
olution, the substance OF which pwlna
that there should he more voting Mir
of party lines. and that labor draN
labor measures IN preferences 70 ~
measures. and therefore allows NOR y
dependence at the ballot box. .A.
THIS matter was being discussed ~
hour Of adjouI mn ent, and Will % uAA
up again tomorrow.