The morning times., 1896-10-18
FEDERATION OF LABOR.

Promptly at 40 O'Clock on Tuesday
evening Presidcnt james +. McIingh let
TALL his EIvcl. calling the representatives
of the local labOr organizations to order
at the weekly meeting OF tnc Federation
sf Labor. Secretary Charles A. MaiHenS
recorded the proceedings. When Finau-
rial Secretary Treasurer Stephen A. Glenn.
tnts got through calling the role it was
Bscertainel that thirty organizations were
represented.
Credentials We're presented from Horse
IhUers Union No. Il in favor OF u full
delegation that had been elected TO serve
Tor the ensuing six months. Credentials
Were alsopresente from the Bakers sscm-
. bly, to fill vacancies, all Of which We're
accepted.
The contract committee reported that
union cards had been demanded of all the
wurkmcn engaged on the construction IF
the Consumers Brewery. Also that WASH
Ington rate uf wages were now being paid
The committee having In charge the cE-
CursiOn to raise funds 10 erect Il suitably
headstona over the remains "f the late E
j. Rea and his wife. reported that q meeting
of the full committee would be held on
Sunday morning in flastcrers' Half at
1890 O'Clock, for the purpose of hearing
final reports from the ,TbCommittecS. The
committee further stated that there was
still about 900 excursion tickets to hear
from, but it WIS hoped that fun returns
would be made at the Sunda meeting The
committee would if possible render n finn
report to the Federation at the next meet
Ing.
Considerable interest WAS manifested In
the report from the Bakers Drivers AS
senIhly, W hich rel atcd mainly to the
progress being made to prevent the
delivery of bread on Sunday. The
dEiy erS stated that the urganiZa-
tonS OF bakers Were acting in con
junction withthem in trying to bring about
Il favorable termination of the question. IT
was stated the employing bakers had he'll
a meeting 10 consider the matter and had
vigorously denounced the practice and h;si
pledged themselves 10 do al in their power
To put an end to it.
The discussion brought out he fact that
none of the prominent bakers We're deliver
Ing any bread on Sundays. nor was any
bread delivered by union drivers. PrrSi-
dent Mcfi ugh requested that the representa-
lives present would carry the matter back
% their respective organizations and rs-
quest the members 10 use all their influ-
ence With their eruceryinen. to assist the
bakers and drivers in the laudable Work
Ihcy had undertaken.
Attention was called TO the fact that nom
hnion men were at work on the new Column
bia Theater. The contract committee WAS
directed TO investigate the matter and to
report at the next meeting. 1t was under
stood that the contracts entered into no.
tween the proprietors of the theater and
the contractors specified that only union
labor should I've employed, but through mis-
management on the part OF some one non
union men were slipping i'll all the time
The manager OF the Labor Bureau an
nounccd that the regular monthly meeting
of the bureau would be held on the third;
Saturday of each month in the hall of the
bureau
Complaint was made against two pronli-
nent bakericS-one for employing non-unon
men and the other for having his horses
shod at STOP not recognized by the Horse
shoers Union. Tie complaints We're re-
ierred to Il special committee To investigate
Delegates from Columbia Lodge of Ma
chinists reported that at their last meeting
penalty had been fixed for riding on the
Metropolitan Street Railway Company's.
cars i'll such time as the company settles
the trouble With the discharged employees.