The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-14
The FEDERATION OF LABOR.
Important Transactions Reported
From the Fifth Days Session.
ELECTION or OFFICERS on SATURDAY.
Postoficc Saving fnstitutions Iudoraed.
Carrying Mails on street Care.
Tax on Garments.

New York. December lS.-.Thers was a
| small number OF delegates when the roll
| was called at the opening OF the ,fif,h
days session OF the Federation OF Labor
today. The committee ON resolutions
was instructed to draw mp a suitable res
olutior on the death OF Allan q. Thur
man.
IL was decided that tho election OF Of
hcers should be decided at 3 O'clock to-
morrow evening. Reports OF committees
were then called for and u large number
were submitted a number of these were
| III reference to the Jurisdiction Of the
Federation. Tho question always causes
great deal OF comment and resoiu.
tons were discussed for over an hour,
One resolution which caused much de-
bate urged that In view OF the fact that
the savings OF the working people were
subject to loss through indlscreet In
Veslments on the part OF the managers
of the savings banks. tho federation
memorsaliso congress IN the interest OF
establishing. savings institutions IN con-
nection with tho postoffIco drpartment
II was urged that under existing clrcun.
stances the poor had absolutely no safe
places IN which to deposit their savings
open nm account In National bank -
though there they had hut little more
rrotecmonn IN case OF failure and were
where. II wns alleged. they had absolute
~ no redress in ease OF ioss Postal saw
inss banks II was, also urged, would do
away with the need OF bond issues which
paid large profits to synd!catcs OF bank
Cip.
oihor, sneakers said that there had nj.
ton and tho remedy was IN less ieglsla.
ton Instead OF IN more
:, II IA the discussion which preceded tho
ton OF officers. Delegate nramwood
from the priuter'a organization In Den
yer, suggested that There IS more wire
pulling In the federation convention in
connection with thu coming election
ihan In any out and out political con
decidedly personal replies, In which It
WAS charged that the words Of the ben
Yer delegate were an insult to every
man on the floor
The committee on resolutions reported
nnfaNorahlN u resolution against tho
carrying OF mails on the street cars until
ihey arc contro'lrd hN the government. In
the eNcnt OF a strike OF street ear en-
ploNe@ or ronds CARRYING The malls. tho
mon. II was commended, would he subject
to arrest for obstnicting the mails After
q long debate II wns voted to concur
nhd the resolution was adopted.
treasurer Lennon reported resolution
on n special taN for garments brought
Into this country from foreign countries
The argument that followed resulted In
the concurrence IN the report Of the com
nltee which was against the resolu
George Mcneil OF Boston. Of the com.
mlttec on the eight hour Law reported
thnt n general movement in favor OF the
eight hour work day was doomed unwisc
but TIM, the executive committee should
select one or more of the best conditioned
to begin the contcat for IN
elsht hour day. Labor and not capital
should determine the length OF thr work.
day. and labor should be unawod by the