Omaha daily bee., 1895-12-14
FOR POSTAL SAVINGS BANKS
System Discussed by the Labor Leaders
Assembled in New York.
WILL PRESENT A MEMORIAL TO CONGRESS
General Feeling ut the Federation
Convention that the Government
Should Establish Repositories
for WorExinsmen

NEW YORK, Dec. 13.-There was a small
number of delegates present when roll was
called at the opening of the fifth days SEES
sion OF the convention of the Federation
CT Labor today. The committee on resolu-
tons was instructed to draw up a suitable
resolution en- the death of Allen G. Thur
man.
1t was decided that the election of officers
should be taken up at o'clock tomorrow
afternoon.
Reports of committees were then called for
and a large number were submitted. A
number of these were in reference to the
technical jurisdiction Of the federation.
These questions always cause a great deal
Of comment and the resolutions were under
discussion for over an hour.
One resolution, which caused much debate,
urged that in view OF the fact that the
savings of the working people were subject
to loss through indiscreet investment on the
part OF managers of savings banks, the fed
GRAFTON memorabilia congress in the
interest of establishing saving instl-
tutions IN connection with the
Postoffice department. 1t was urged that I'M
der existing conditions the poor had absolutely
no safe place in which to deposit their saw
lngs, and they never had money enough to
open an account in a national bank-though
they had bat little more protection in case of
failure-and were compelled to go to the
savings bank, where, it was all; ged, they had
absolutely no redress in case of loss. Postal
savings banks, it was also urged, would do
away with the need of bond issues which
paid large profits to syndicatcs Of bankers.
Other speakers said that there had already
BEN too much financial legislation, and that
tho remedy was in less legislation instead of
in more.
In the discussion which nraroda1 tba 6yinu
of the time for holding the election of officers
Delegate Brentwood from the printers or
ganization in Denver suggested that there
is more wire pulling in the fesefaicn conven-
ton in connection with the coming election
than in any out-1nd-out politfcal convention"
The remark brought out han % dozen decid-
eddy personal replies, in whi9h"itIwas charged
that the words OF the Denver delegate were
an insult TO ey'ry man on the .foprr. q.
HOuSESMITHS REPORT SUCCESS.
Immediately after recess 1T PjfEarey, presi.
dant of the h~ous.smiths' uFiE9, was intro
duced. Mr.. -Larey ADDRESSED The convention
yesterday and spoke Of the strike. Today
his mission was 10 state to- the delegates
that the fight had ben won and that the
strikers had been allowed all they demand d.
The committee on rssoluttonsIeported un-
favorable a solution againsbthe carrying of
mails on the stree! cars untl they are con-
tIollsd by tie government. The object of the
resolution was to fre7 the sGest hallway en-
ploy S from the obligations timpos d upon
them by the federal laws, Ytdchiirestrict the
right of men employed by corporations carry
ing the mails to strike. In The event OF a
strike OF street car employees Of roads carry
ing the mails the men. II was contendel,
would be subject TO arrest for obstructing the
mails. After a long debate II was voted to
and the resolution was adopted.
The street cars in Denver bear the sign
United States Mail" and one of the dele
said that a good portion Of the cars
never had or probably never would carry the
mails, This was to curtail ths rights Of the
workingmen, he argued.
George i, Mcneil Of Boston, OF the com
mittse on the eight hour question, made a
report. 1t was to the effect that a general
in fGvcr OF this -eisht-hour day was
unwise, but that the executive COM
mittte should select one or more OF the best
conditioned organize tons to begin the cont st
for an eight-hOur day. Labor and not capital
should determine the length Of the work day
and labor should be unawed by the threats OF
police captains or the power Of the courts.
The report was approved.
e. II. Diehl. secretary Of the committee