Evening star., 1896-02-19
in LABoK CIRCLES
Reports Made to / the Federation Il
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The Progress OF the Beer Boycott
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Business -Trnnsacted.

The regular weekly meeting Of the Fed
Grafton of Labor was held last night. Pres
ident McHugh presided, and forty-four or
ganizatiors were represented
Credentials Of delegates from the Car
penters' Union, Horseshoers' Union and
from the Tailors' Beneficial and Protective
Union were presented, and the delegates
were admitted and seated. The last named
body is an organization which has been
| formed by the consolidation of the Tailors'
Union and the Tailors' Assembly, and
which leaves but one organization of tall
ors in the District of Columbia
The special committee appointed to draft
series of resolutions expressive of the
at the death of E. ]. Rea reported the
result of their labors.
The delegates from the Butchers Asso-
citation presented the draft of bill, which
vas referred to the legislative committee
of which MIR. E. M. Blake is chairman and
1t will doubtless be laid before the nroner
committee of Congress by Mr. Blake. The
Dill provides that all cattle killed in Wash
ington shall be slaughtered at the abattoir.
and that the meat shall be inspected by
an authorized official before being placed on
the market for sale.
The cigar makers presented the form of
new trade contract, which was indorsed
by the FEEDER alton.
The attention Of the Federation was
called to the alleged fact that there is
lack of scaffolding at the new city nost Of
nee for the proper protection of the lives
OF the men employed there and Secretary
Keep replied that the attention of Secre.
,aIy Carllsle mad been called to the matter
long ago. That official replied last August
The Secretary said that the Contractors
had promised to remedy the matter
Secretary Keep was requested to again
write to Mr.. Carlisle on the subject and
the former replied that he would do SO
without delay.
Beer Boycott.
Gambrinus Assembly was requested to
have prepared a list of the fair saloons in
the city. by which Is meant those places
where only union beer is, sold
Under the call of the trades, the dele
gates from the Plasterers and CARPENTERS
Union, Carpenters Assembly Pressmen's
Cnlon. Horseshoers, Cigar Makers, Theatri-
cal stage Employees and Structural Iron
Workers reported that each of their or
ganizations has received communication
from the brewers, asking the appointment
or OF committee to investigate both sides of
Inc question now at issue between the
brewers and the members of Gambrinus
Assembly. The Pressmen's Union had re-
pied. the delegates stated, that an answer
TO the communication of the brewers will
De sent at the next meeting of the former
The other assemblies named had Informed
the brewers that they declined to make
any investigation of the matter and will
Iron Workers reported that, in addition,
they had placed fine of 81 a glass OF
every member who shall drink any of the
boycotted beer. Il"
The Plasterers reported that they had
Withdrawn their delegates from the Build
Ing Trades Council
Gambrinus Assembly was requested to
prepare statement In reply to the PAM
phlet which has been issued by the brew
ers to the public, containing statement
of the pending trouble from their stand
point.
Building Trades Council.
A large and very enthusiastic meeting
of the Building Trades Council was held
last evening at the Labor Bureau, No. 3l4
Sth street northwest
President William Silver of the Granite
Cutters presided, and Mr.. James Boyce of
Brcklayers' Union was secretary. Mr..
Water Filters was elected vice president,
to succeed Mr.. James Fitzgerald of the
Plasterers. whose delegates have been
withdrawn from the council.
Delegates from the Plumbers Union pre-
sented their credentials aad they were ad-
mitted and obligated. The special com
mittee appointed to see Mr.. Holbrook, who
is erecting a house, and, it was rumored,
by non-union labor, reported having done
So and secured employment for number
Of plasterers, brickiayers and painters, and
that they had also induced Mr.. Holbrook
to unioniZe the job. as far as the present
contracts viii allow.
A contract committee was appointed,
with instructions to prepare contract for
the council, which II is proposed to submit
to those employing members of the build
ing trades.
Announcement was made that within the
past two weeks the membership of the
council has increased so per cent.