The San Francisco call., 1896-10-12
LABOR UNIONS
ON LABOR LAWS
The Convention Of Local
Workingmen Begins
Revision.
Permanent Organization Effected
and Committees Are
Appointed.
SOME AMENDMENTS PROPOSED
Only Eight Hours to Constitute a
Days Work-Protection to
Workingmen.
SOME AMENDMENTS PROPOSED

A convention of the union labor organ
izations of San Francisco asse nbled yes
terday morning at the Labor Bureau
Association Hall, 9151l Market street. 1t
was called by the District Council of
Carpenters and Joiners' Union of America
for the purpose of proposing and amend
ing labor laws. such as eight-hour laws,
lien laws, life and limb laws, etc., and the
consideration of labor laws proposed by
the State Labor Bureau, that recommends
tions or amendments as may be beneficial
to workingmen might be made.
The convention was called to order at
10 80 A. NJ. by T. NJ. Thompson, president
of the District Council, who explained the
purposes and objects of the meeting. He
suggested that tenn porary organization be
effected, and this was done by the selec-
ton of James Rose as temporary chair
man and Guy Lathrop as s cretary.
l.. M. Danforth, II. c. Hincken and r..
Lennart were appointed committee on
credentials, which reported the following
delegates entitled co seats:
Bakers Union No. 24-Charles Roseberg,
George Stein, A. Grassman.
Confectioners' Union NO. 4Z-John WIeland,
John Miller.
Carpenters and Joiners Union No. 3o4-Joe
Krojewsky.
Golden Gate Lodge, Journeymen Plasterers-
William o Brien, J. NJ. Law less, J. J. Connolly.
Paperhangers' Union-W. Walsh, A. Park,
James Rose.
Sc. Callstrom, II. Neidlinger. Egar P. Bur-
man.
Building Trades Council-L. NJ. Danforth, R.
Sarsfeld, J. NJ. Lawless,
Labor Council of San Francisco-W. Nc
Arthur, C. E. Hawkes., J. Hill.
Carpenters No. 22-Henry Meyer, L. Viz
nau P. H. McCarty.
Early Closing Association-D. Adams, D.
Roberts, D. Donovan.
United Brewery Workmen's Union No. u.
Walter, Phil Braun, Fl. Woodrich.
Painters Union No. lie. Nj. Clark, T. Lam
nan Fred Busse.
District Council of Carpenters-F. M. Thomp-
son, J. Hymer, T. 9. Arthur:
Carpenter and Joiners No. 4S3-Guy Lath-
rop, John Mccartney, c. F. Buckley.
Musicians Union-Charles T. Shuppert, R.
Lenhart, W. c. Johnson.
Amalgamated Sheet metal Workers A.
Green, W. de Geer, Fl. G. Hincken.
Sailors Union-Edward Rosenberg, Andrew
Furuseth.
The Early Closing Association not be-
ing strictly trades union organization
was admitted by unanimous vote in
favor of the association joining in the con-
yention's deliberation on labor laws.
The following committees were ap-
pointed by the chair:
Permanent organization-A. Park, w. Nc
Arthur, L. NJ. Daniorth. J. NJ. Lawless, Ed
Rosenberg, C. F. Buckley, John. Mccartney, J.
Hgmer, J: Roberts, T; o. Macarthur.
o. Grassman, Hy Never, W. de Geer, f. Busse,
]. N. Adams, G. Z. Hawkes., j. Hill.
Labor Commissioner Fitzgerald was
elected a member ex- officio of every COM
mittee. This was done for the reason
that Mr.. Fitzgerald has the power to sum-
mon people before the com mittees In the
E.
tablishing foundations for labor laws.
James Rose, +. M. Thompson and John
Mccartney were elected as committee to
invite the Labor Commissioners to the
convention.
At the opening of the afternoon session
James Rose was elected permanent presi-
dent, 9. E. Hawkes. vice-president, Guy
Lathrop secretary, j, Walter treasurer,
James Adams sergeant-at-arms.
The committee on organization reported
that it recommended the new organization
be called the California Labor Convention,
the purpose of which shall be to propose
and amend labor laws and further the en-
actment of such laws. 1t shall consist of
duly accredited delegates from all bona
fide trade and labor organizations of the
State of California.
The basis of representation shall be
three delegates from each organization,
and the initial fee $3 from eacn organiza-
tion.
The officers OF the convention shall con-
sist OF president, yiee-president. secre-
tary, treasurer, sergeant-at-arms; also
committees ON resolutions, credentials
ana finance.
The president reported that the COM
mittee selected to wait on the Labor Com
missioner had seen him during the noon
recess, but he could not attend owing to
other previous engagements. Mr.. Fitz-
gerald said he would attend the next ses-
sion OF the convention.
The following letter from the Los An
geles County Council of Labor was read
Los ANGELES, Oct. g, 1896.
The Hon. e. L. Fitzgerald, Labor Commits
sioner--DEAR SIR: The president of the
council turned your letter over TO me for
reply. I have been unable to attend to it
until to-day. l am instructed to say that we
can make good use of 5000 copies OF the laws
TO which you refer.
We are pledging all legislative candidates
here in support of certain laws which we be-
lieve necessary for us, and we will gladly CO.
operate with San Francisco Trades Council
and all other organized bodies with view to