St. Paul daily globe., 1896-04-05

union will also come up. Three delegates to
the trades and labor assembly will be
elected.
Topographic No. 49, the hack and cab
drivers and the German section of the
Socialist Labor party are scheduled for meet
ings at Assembly halls today.
The Sons of Denmark A. R. U. No. 214
and the tailors' union meet tomorrow even
ing. The tailors will consider the propo-
sitien of levying fifty cents per member for
the benefit of those on strike in this organi-
tion throughout the United States.
The regular monthly meeting of the press
feeders union was held Thursday evening.
Frank Pampusch and Joseph McGeeghan
were chosen as delegates to the national con-
vention in Chicago next June. Frank Men
shek and G. A. Rink were elected as alter
mates. M. McHugh and P. ]. Flynn will rep
resent the union as fraternal delegates to the
Minneapolis union. Joseph Hofbauer, to fill
vacancy, was elected recording secretary
and T. l.. McGeeghan, chairman of the visit
ing committee. The yearly report of the
secrStary-treasurer showed money paid out
during the past twelve months to be $685.
with balance on hand March 81, 1885, of
$1SS16. The union allows a death benefit of
$125 but owing to a large number of deaths
among the members in 1895, there is but
$S2.49 in the fund devoted to this purpose at
present. The membership is seventy-three.
The moct important and pleasing business
transacted was the settlement of the Volks-
zeitung difficulty, which had been under
consideration for some tme
Since the formation of the garment workers
union, nine months SINCE $3.50 has been paid
out in sick benefits and the membership now
amounts to $50 in good standing. Arrange
ments for the dance on the 2Sth were COM
pleted at the meeting Thursday evening, and
a committee, consisting of Misses Hannah
Mangan, Ida Pumpkin, Magdaline Schmidt,
Kate Keating and Alice Pinkus, will make
all necessary arrangements. The dance is
strictly an invitation affair, and no one will be
admitted without presenting card and ticket
at door,
Letters addressed to Miss Kate Heating. Sec
retary of the United Garment Workers of
America, in relation to H. r. 3346. a bill aimed
at the sweat shops of the country, from Sena-
tors Davis, Nelson and Congressman Kiefer
were received and read at the regular meet
ing OF the garment workers union Thursday
evening. Senator Davis said 'Do me the
kindness to assure the workers that I shall
present these resolutions to the senate at the
earnest opportunity am entirely opposed to
that cruel system of oppression of the bodies
ana souls OF men and women" Congressman
kfefer said: 81 will vote for the bill IL il
ever comes up. 1t is probably unconstitu-
nonal as first drawn. However, it will have
tendency to do away with that obnoxious
system which is contrary to the principles of
representative government" Senator Nelson
indorsed the resolutions by saying he would
De pleased to present them to the senate.
One of the leading clothing houses Of st.
Faul IN answering communication of the
garment workers union in relation TO an ex-
lstlng difficulty between certain Rochester IN.
u clotn1ers and organized labor saws: eve
Will order no more goods until we hear from
you or your differences have been adjusted"
AT the quarterly meeting of the bookbinders'
union Wednesday evening considerable busj
ness was disposed of, but still there was such
an amount left undisposed Of that a. speciaI
mas oeen called for Tuesday evening, April z
Inc report of the secretary treasurer showed
the union to be in good monetary condition.
In the election of officers for the ensuing term
quite an exciting contest developed, except in
the offices of secretary treasurer and statfs-
tician, the candidates for which "won with
hands down." The following named officers
Will hold the reins Of government and repre-
sent the bookbinders as delegates until their
successors are elected and qualified: Presi-
dent, Peter Arth; vice president, ]. Miller;
recording secretary, B. F. Lamb secretary
treasurer, E. B. Lott; sergeant at arms, F. T,
keegan; statistician, H. Russell; guide, c. F.
Miller; executive committee, P. F. Corcoran,
F. Koempel, f. Ingvoidstad, B. F. Lamb; dele
gates to trades and labor assembly E. B.
Lott, F. Ingvoldstad, o. F. Miller; delegates
to allied printing trades council Peter Arth,
A. ]. Krengel, P. F. Corcoran.
A complimentary entertainment, supper and
dance will be given by the local bookbinders
to their families and to the Minneapolis book
binders and bindery womens union of both
cities on Saturday evening. May g.
At the meeting of the stereotypers Thursday
night E. A. Oakley was elected president;
Clarence G. Merritt vice president; w. Dunn,
financial and recording secretary, and F. Dem
zer, NJ Doyle and e. A. Oakley trustees.
This union has & membership of twenty-five
In good standing. At its next meeting vote
will betaken on the adoption Of a new con-
stitution and bylaws. The advisability Of
adopting new scale will also be discussed.
At the meeting Of the bricklayers' benevolent
union Thursday night Communications from
outside cities were received in regard to the
outlook for work in st. Paul. The most i'm
portant business, however, was the trouble
existing between Contractor Mcleod and the
union over the employment of non-union la
Dor at the state university. A committee of
three was appointed to wait on the contractor
TO see If the matter could not be fixed up.
Tho members accuse certain bricklayers be-
longing to the socialists of working for 30
cents an hour when the scale calls for 40
cents. The split between organized labor
and the socialists promises to become more
serious than heretofore the latter persist in