Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-12-20
LABOR FEDERATION
MUSICIANS AND ELEcTnlcr,x,
TAKEN INTO AFFILrArrov
THE NEW YORK DECORATORS
Their Case and Tint of a.. -.
Makers Acted Upon-EIuit.uo
Committee to GO to washington-
Headquarters mt wasbington.

CINCINNATI. o.. Dec.nt
convention Of the American rf.....
on Labor opened promptly u .
with nearly all the delegates r
The Committee on Pres1e. .....
recommended the granting or . .-...
to the American Federation of a..
which now has a mcmhers.r .
5000. be endorsed. and the r..r....
ton was unanimously coucluI ..
The Committee on Reore n.
recommended that the National t...
ton Of Workers b. er...r..
hliation. and the cooperate. .t ..
American Federation of Labor .r n.
work Of organizau10. and OH. ....-
mendation was concJrroi ln
4 resolution 10 renew efforts -. .,.
the pardon Of Ephraim Clarke
jail at Tomlinson, Ne, was Adopted
A recommendation that the El .,,
Council extend aid 10 the Iutr..,,
'Longshoremen's Association. m ..et....
ter Of organization, was c0n.I
4 resolution OF cnl0r em. .r. OBI.
enlargement % district ana state nn,
leagues was sent 10 the C0unUt.. e,
Laws
a resolution that locals ir arrears M.
dues be considered iu bad s.rI.. r.,
decided not 20 be 10 the jursl..t.a .,
the convention.
on motion OF Mr.. Ryan "a r.rr..r.,.
tive Of the New York Tine. rI.,
and Decorators Union, 80. JOB aas ....-
the floor 10 make "a slat,m.Ht NJ Dbl.
troubles between that 0rFar.zIt.. CO...
the national organization.
After reviewing the case Air Hsars.t.
mitted a proposition 90 emu I.r tr....
By means " the re0rglu.zlu.l .I La
contesting organizations into ono 0rr.-..
cation. this TO be followed ty .e..
ton with the American Federation b.
Labor.
President GOmpers and Delegate la.
non each reviewed the manner u rlt
the local union was org. u.l-. AMI
pointed out that the national a.
ton could not, az self-repe c.rF lro..
men, permit the afiilati0n ot tae Local
union, under the present charter uts
was granted 20 men who no the t.re ID. 10.
ganiZation were hllius tle place.
strikers.
Delegate Valentine. Of tha Ir1n-Wul.
ers, reviewed the whole case arf ...
manded that the charter of local - IS
revoked after which the lr1l-N0 .u
would do al IN their power % sst n
bring about a union ~ tle rlc''rs
elements.
The committees recommeni1to1 was
that the local affiliate with tae national
association. The previous question Vs
called, and the decision Of The SEES York
convention reafiirmed
Mr. James III. Payne. OF CA.cae0 WAS
given the fiOor 10 speak on tle lok-
makers grievance. against whose apple
cation FOR a national charter tfe Anlsl-
mated WoodWorkers' objected ODD ns
ground that the latter had llrsl..l..
over the boxmakers
Delegate Mahon moved that the Fsle.
ration refuse a charter
EIGHT-HOUR MOVEMENT
Consideration Of the report of tae s7a-
cial committee on the eight-h0lr m0F--
rnent was taken up. the convention acre
ing on each Tecommendau0n separately.
and endorsing each unal.m lnsF. l.a
the one fayoring the appointment o.
committee o. two 10 50 t0 Washington
was reached.
Delegate LLOYD moved % ame s0 ta',
the convention should elect tle come
mittee, instead OF thar 10 he arron.-
by the Executive Council. and the amea-'
ment was carried. after lengthy discuss
sion, by vote OF - 20 81.
An amendment was offered chat ID o-l.-
10 meet expenses I'm carrying oli i.r ii'-
visions OF the sub-cOmmittee.s report a4
assessment OF cents be- levied o- et.A
member Of all bodies afhliatins HA -s
American Federation OF Labor
Two substitutes were offered iof l-s
amentment-one for an assessment Q.
cents. the other for one of / ceAl -a-I
the matter was discussed un-I me A."
! for adjournment arrived.
Immediately upon the ass. ml.s
/ the convention for the afternoon e''.'
the roll was called on ihe PROV
for a scent assessment, ana lrrai.'t u
an almost unanimous negative 500.
roll-call on the proposition Tor
assessment resulted in 60 ayes any,
navs. The proposition Tor l-...
ses nent was adopted By very la.-
majority
then adopted. ala.
President Gompers announce '.'
there has been formed an ensi
uonal union, q blcycle-wOrAoi' ..
union. a butchers national union
! core-makers' international asso'
A resolution for the estanIishm.
defence fund by the levying M
monthly dues on members was i''
reported by the Law Commit
/ ooncurrcd In. .,...i
The matter OF removing me nl
headquarters was then hFoneN'
the convention by the Law conn.
Washington was selected. by t.'
! 1 705 against ST for Chicago.
The convention then adjourn
o'clock Monday.