The San Francisco call., 1896-10-19
The State Labor Convention
Takes Action on Code
Amendments.
NO BLACKLIST WAS. PASSED
Minimum Weges on Public Work
Fixed at So a Day-Brands for
Convict Goods.

The California Labor Convention as
sembled yesterday afternoon at the hall of
the Labor Bureau Association, 915H
Market street. There was a good repre-
sentation of the local trades unions, and
several delegates from unions outside San
Francisco were admitted to the floor.
The following credentials were pre-
sented by delegates who were seated:
United Brotherhood OF Carpenters and
Joiners of America Union No. 3O4-A. Vols
windler.
Journeymen BARRIERS Union No. 27-T Rod
rigues, w. Wes tman, l. Less.
Sailors Union OF the Pacifc-August Dahl
quist.
Carpenters Union No % of Berkeley, CAL
E F. Wrenn, John Lavelle, Robert Steedman.
International Furniture Workers Union No.
15-Heinrieh Weideling,
Carpenters Union No. SIG, San JOSEF. A.
Crawford.
Building Trades Council-H. C. Hinken.
Pacific Coast Shoemakers' Union-F Moran,
j. NJ. Clarke, A F. Davis.
San Francisco Stone-cutrers' Association
Messrs. Sutton, Mesh and Wall.
Painters Union No. III. Pendergast.
American Bakers Union of California No.
BIT. Kealy, 7. Lonergan and W. Meares.'
Golden Gate Lodge No. 1 Plasterers' Union
Wilson.
Labor Commissioner Fitzgerald and his
secretary, Mr.. Dam, we're introduced to
the convention. Later on Mr.. Fitzgerald
participated in the deliberations of the
BODY.
The committee on resolutions presented
report, which was accepted, and on mo-
ton of Delegate Furuseth, considered by
the convention seriatim.
This committee met at 1859 Mission
street last Thursday, when W. Macarthur,
Guy Lathrop, Hy Meyer, F. Busse, c. E.
Hawkes. and J. Hill were present. Macar-
thur was elected president and Hawkes.
secretary and the committee proceeded to
consider the various bills, recommends
tions and resolution referred the previous
Sunday by the convention. Its chief work
was, however, upon the proposed la Dor
laws compiled and recomm ended by Labor
Commissioner E. l.. Fitzgerald.
OF these laws, bill No l, an act amend
ing section 3245 of the Political Code, pro-
viding that eight hours only shall consti-
tute days labor, was recommended
without amendment.
Bill No. 2, an act to provide for the
proper sanitary condition of bakeries and
the preservation of the health of the en-
ployes therein, was recommended with
the expunging OF phrases referring to the
Labor Commissioner discretion in the
premises. The convention accepted the
recommendation and decided to add q
section providing for the appointment of
bakehouse inspectors by boards of health.
Bill No. 3, which provides for the pro-
hlbiting of awards of contract for public
work TO persons having judgments stand
ing against them for non-payment of
labor, was presented without recommen-
dation other than the insertion of the
words violation of contract or for'' be-
fore the words "the non-payment of' in
the second last line of section1 l. Furuseth
opposed IL on the ground that ii was Of
hcial boycotting, and the principle in the
bill-blackIist, boycott-was vicious one.
He moved that it be stricken out as a
whole.
The Labor Comm issioner said it had
been drafted from the statute books of
Washington. He appreciated the stand
taken by Mr.. Furuseth, but the bill he be-
heved to be necessary on account OF the
danger OF straw bonds. He declared that
he had claims for labor done in street work
OF this City aggregating over $780, 900, but
because there was no lien law on public
work the laborers had TO go hungry. In
reply Furuseth made a powerful speech
against the principle in the bill, and on a
vote the bill was rejected.
The next bill considered is proposed
act to provide for a bond for the protec-
tion of laborers on public work. The COM
mittee recommended reducing the amount
of the bond required for this purpose from
the full TO one-fourth the contract price,
believing that this section as it stood
would create great opposition from smaller
contractors.
1t was a question IN the minds OF the
committee whether this would cover
street contracts; also whether section 8
would hold official bonds of officials liza bic
when officers were not personally respon-
sible. This bill was reierred back to the
committee Tor amendment, with view OF
including as far as possible the ground
sought 10 be covered by the preceding bill,
No. 3. The bill will be amended further
to apply to all public work
The act (No. 81 to establish and support