The San Francisco call., 1896-10-30
BOLTEO OVER
THE CHARTER
A Lively Meeting of the
California Labor Con-
vention.
Several Delegates Very Bitterly
Opposed Its Condem.
nation.
DISCUSSED MANY NEW LAWS
Legislative Candidates Will Be Called
Upon to Place Themselves
on Record.

For while there were lively times at
the meeting OF the California Labor Law
convention, which convened at 915L
Market street last evening, and the tur-
MOL resulted in a number OF the delegates
bolting rather than being compelled to
vote in condemnation of the new charter.
The stand of the bolting element vas
not i'll favor OF the proposed document.
but the men did not want to vote upon a
matter on which they had not received
instructions from their respective unions.
At the previous meeting a committee
was selected to examine into the merits
of the labor laws proposed by the trades
unions and by Labor Commissioner Fltz-
gerald. Last evening the committee
made its report. amt near the end asked
the convention TO make some recommen-
dation relative to the new charter.
2 p II. Mccarthy at ONCE moved that a
resolution be passed condemning the char
ter from first to last. Several delegates
opposed the motion, stating that the con-
vention was called for the purpose OF
amending and creating laws for the bene-
fit OF the laboring classes, and not for the
purpose of discussing politics or munich
pal affairs.
A reading of the call for the convention
substantiated this statement, but for all
that it brought out lively little storm.
w. Macarthur A. Fur1seth and McCar-
thy fired hot shot into the camp OF those
who opposed the resolution.
While Macarthur and Mccarthy were
using such words as towards and
AFRAID" body of the Building Trades
delegates left the hall. declaring that a
condemnatory action would break up the
convention. The other element prevailed
and the charter was duly condemned.
The other business was relative 10 labor
laws. No action was taken upon the pro-
posed amendment of the mechanics lien
law, as the National trades unions have
the matter in hand.
An adverse decision was taken upon the
act providing for the branding of all
articles made by convicts, on the ground
that it virtually recognizes the right of
convicts 10 manufacture goods in competi-
tion with Tree labor.
Act No. 13, providing that no person not
citizen of the United States shall be en-
ployed upon State or municipal work
called out a heated argument, but it was
approved by vote of 10 to u.
An amendment to the statutes exempt
ing certain properties from attachment
! and seizure, providing that the wages OF
sailors apd fishermen also be exempt, was
approved. 1t was recommended that
LABOR DAY De changed 10 the nrst Monday
in September
| 1t was also recommended that Boards
of Supervisors be petitioned to refuse to
grant liquor licenses to saloon-keepers who
| conduct employ ment bureaus.
Adverse action was taken on the recon-
mepdation that stonework on municipal
contracts should be done only in the coun-
ties paving for the Improvements.
1t was decided to send letters 10 all can
didates for the Senate and Assem- bly,, re-
questing that they attend the next meet
ing of the labor convention and sign a
pledge to support the proposed laws
favored by the convention. The body will
meet again next Sunday morning.