The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-17
THE FEDERATION OF LABOR
Aitcrnates Above In the Place OF
Delegate Pomeroy.
ENDORSEMENT OF THE OLNfy BILL
uoycott Against the Armour Pack
ing Company ia lie Pushed More
ViROrousty--sy mrathy for Cuba.

Cincinnati. Ohio. December 16.-When
president, Gompers called the convention
of the American Federation OF Labor to
order today there was full Attendance.
The secretary was directed to notify the
unions OF bartendcrs. hotel and restaurant
walters that their representative, W. c.
Pomeroy. had been refused n seat In the
convention and that alternates would DO
seated
The report that the stationary engineers
and marine engineers of st. Louis should
belong TO separate organizations was adop-
ted
G. II. Clark, secretary OF the railway con-
ductots association and fratcrnal repre-
sentative oil the railway telegraphets and
other organizations. was introduced, Mr.
Clark ruyicwci the Ulney arbitration bill
at length and urged that all labor organiza-
tiuns exercise tho fullest Influence 10 So
cure the passage OF thus bin. and that there
would be no trouble over reductions or
other changes IN event of It's becoming a
law. Mr.. Clarks address was ordered
printed and referred to u committee.
MIR. T. E Duffy of Kansas city offered
| a resolution reaffirming the Armour Pack
ing company boycott and insisting on
pushing the boycott more vigorously.
| Adopted and referred to a special commit
| tee 10 report plans for pushing the boy
colt.
The report OF the American delegates to
| the British Federation OF Labor was read
accepted and ordered printed. Reese,
| ON re- assembling. prosidobt samuel
| Wood and John NJ Allison, representatives
| OF the English labor congress, were INTRO
| duccd and their addresses occupied much
| of the time OF the afternoon session.
| The committee on resolutions reported
| cupying most of the afternoon session.
| The chairman appointed special commit
! tees on Immigration, arbitration and The
! eight hour law. The committee ON rcso-
| lutions made an elaborate report These
resolutions were considered adopted seri-
atm. and the following were adopted
| Recognizing the labels OF the Journey
| men Tailors union and OF the United Gar
mcnt Workers; for tho appointment NJ n
| special committee to urge on congress the
| restriction OF immigration opposing ih'
| credit md scrip system, for an eight -houi
| law and Sunday Observance, against th'
abuses of tenement houses, offering hell
as we'll as nffiliation tn the lIorseshocrs
| union for more effective laws for tbs
inspection OF boilers on land and water
| offering mid and stfila,'on to the National
! Harness Makers union
\ resolution condcmning the Federal
| courts for making and administering law M
well as interpreting II IN the Dehs and
| other cases was discussed at length ana H.
naly made the special order for tomorrow
afternoon at p III. II recommends legis
latlon that would definitely limit The juris-
dirtion of courts In labor troubles 20 tai
ms Individual rights are concerned
The most exciting debate nj The day was
brought on, when tine committee on :eso-
buttons closed it's report by Offering the fol
lowing.
Resolved, That the American Federation