The San Francisco call., 1896-10-12
that end. hope in a few days to send you
copy of these laws. Very respectfully yours,
JOSEPH PHILLIS.

copy of these laws. Very respectfully yours,
JOSEPH PHILLIs.
Delegate Macarthur of the committee on
resolutions stated that his com mittee had
met during recess and concluded that, as
its work consisted of looking into la Dor
bills. to request the convention to submit
all resolutions before Thursday night,
when the committee will meet and organ
ize permanently at 1859 Mission street.
Henry Never moved that the proposed
labor laws be discussed This aroused
some controversy, several delegates hold
ing that the documents should be submit
ted to the committee on resolutions. 1t
was eventually decided to discuss the pro-
posed laws informally and submit them
with recommendations to that committee.
The first amendment provides for eight
hours labor in each day. Delegate Furu-
seth claimed it should have the addition
"only eight hours" The convention in
dorsed the general idea and referred the
bill to the committee on resolutions for
careful revision and reconstruction. Sec
ton 3245 of the Political Code provides
that eight hours shall constitute a day s
work: The statute is not definite and is
capable of circumvention by contractors
who pay by the hour, and is therefore in
many instances imperative, r quirlng an
amendment to render its enforcement ef-
fectiVe.
No. 2, an act to provide for the proper
sanitary condition OF bakeries and the
preservation of the health of employees
therein, calls for a uniform law requiring
cleanliness and to insure purity in the
manufactured products of this industry.
Some of the delegates declared that it was
class legislation and consequently uncon-
stitutional. Furuseth contended it was
framed in the interest of preserving the
health of the community, and suggested
that bakeries inspector be appointed
from the ranks of iourneymen bakers.
Delegate GrassmRn of the Bakers Union
said the Board OF Health had appointed a
bakeshop inspector month ago, but he
has done nothing since. The representa-
tives of that union told the convention
that "rotten eggs, rancid butter and rot
ten lard" are used in pastry bakeries, and
that .cats, rats and all kinds Of anima ais"
live in the bakeshops.
The amendment was referred to the
committee OF resolutions with a recom-
mendatlon to eliminate all reference IN it
to the Labor Commissioner.
The third consideration IS an act to pro-
hibit the awarding of contracts for public
work TO persons having judgments stand
in against them for nonpayment OF labor.
Referred TO the COMMITTEES. 1t is in-
tended to prohibit Boards of Supervisors,
Common Councils, Commissions, etc.,
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previously defrauded labo1ers OF their
wages. This practice is carried on to a
large extent in San Francisco. There
being no lien on public work, the laborer
is placed at the mercy of his employer,
with many disastrous results.
an act providing for bond for the pro-
lection of Iaborers upon public works was
referred.
Sections and 6, regarding the State
Labor Bureau, were passed Until next
Sunday, when the Labor Commissioner
will be present.
An act fixing the minimum rate of COM
pensation for labor at So per day on public
works was referred with recommends
tion that the qualifying word ''unskilled"
be introduced.
An act to add to the Political Code OF
the State of California two new sections,
to be numbered sections 324615 and 32471z
respectively, regulating the hours of labor
of persons employed in bakeries, was dis
cussed at length. AS the limit in il is ten
hours the convention did not regard it
with favor and referred it, with the under
standing that the convention looked on 1t
with disfavor as whole.
The ninth act is one to enforce the
prompt payment of wages OF laborers in
lawful money of the United States. 1t
was referred after the delegates had COM
mented on section which appeared to
favor the truck" system.
The convention adjourned until next
Sunday morning.