The morning times., 1895-09-11
LABOR OF THE DELEGATES
Largely Attended Meeting of the
Federation.
Laundry Workers Assembly Explain
Their Position-Building Trades
Council in Session.

largely-attended meeting of the Fed
Grafton of Labor was held last evening
at Plasterers' Hall, corner Four-and "a half
street and pennsylvania avenue. The
meeting was presided over by President
McHugh, there being present representa-
tiyes from thirty-six local organizations.
Credentials Were received from five
delegates from Bricklayers' Union, two
each from Laundry Workers Assembly
No. 296 and the Electrical Workers
and one from Theatrical Stage Employees.
The contract committee, who called on
Mr.. Charles Baum in reference to the
employment OF union labor, reported that
the work would be done by union labor,
and also that Mr.. Baum intended building
flats on Fourteenth street. the building
contracts for which specified that the
work shall be done by union men.
1t was determined that all matters of
Importance of this kind should be referred
10 Joint committee composed OF the con
tract committee of the Federation and
District Assembly &c.
Tile differences between the Theatrical
Stage employees and the architect OF AL
baugh's new theater not being finally
settled the matter was referred TO "a special
committee.
The following resolution was unani-
mously adopted:
Resolved, That We solicit the active CO.
operation OF the press with our committees
in the interest OF the building trades OF the
District of Columbia in their efforts to have
passed by the incoming Congress bill en-
acting that all labor done on public build
inSs and improvements, whether skilled or
unshilled, must be employed by the uay,
and no work upon any OF such public build
iDgs and improvements shall be done by
contract, and that the Commissioners Shall
be required to pay the maximum rate OF
wages prevailing in the respective trades
in the District of Columbia, and limiting
the hours OF labor to eight hours per day,
also bill looking TO the protection of Dis
trlct mechanics in the cons truction OF
proper scaffoldiDg.
All delegates were urged to bring the
Labor Bureau question prominently before
their local organizations.
The report oI The delegates from Plag-
tccers' Union ON the Marine Band matter
was similar to that already published in
The Times in the report OF the meeting of
the union. q
Delegates from the Painters Union re-
quested that the name OF Mrs. f. A. HGines,
of Eighth street and Pennsylvania avenue
southeast, be stricken from the unfair.
list.
Representatives from the Cigarmakers'
Union distributed lists containing ihenames
OF those VIM deal exclusively IN union
made cigars, and requested that none other
be patronlzed. The delegates from the
Butchers Assembly also distributed lists of
those dealers who handle Auth's meats.
communication was received from the
Laundry Workers Assembly, reuues ting
hat all organized labor patruniZe only
those laundrieS which employ American la
bor exclusively. They aizO madc Il strong
protest against Pearl Iaundries. and re-
quested urgently that they be not patron
lied. .
The impression that the Laundry Assem-
bly, is working in the interest of one
laundry, they say, is false and dam
aging to them. Instead of this being the
case, they say the assembly is for the
go1d of all the laundrieS, and they request
the cooperation of the employees of all
iaundries in the interest OF organized la
Dor.