Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-12
IN L ABOR CIRCLES
Business Transacted at the Regular Meeting
Of the Federation.
The Efght-Hour Test Case Believed to
BE q Good One-The Building
Trades Council.

The regular weekly meeting OF the Fed
GRAFTON of Labor was held last evening.
President James F. McHugh having re-
turned to the city, occupied the chair, and
Mr.. c. A. Maidens was secretary.
The roll call was dispensed with. owing
to the heat Credentials were received
from Butchers' Assembly. No. 6,34: the
Bridge and Structural and Ornamental Iron
Workers and Shoe Clerks Assembly, and
the delegates were seated.
The committee appointed at a former
meeting to investigate the alleged violation
Of the eight-hour law by Contractor Win
free on the Wallach School reported that
the carpenters and laborers were employed
nine hours; that they had secured wit
nesses. had a warrant sworn out and serv-
ed against the contractor, and that the
case would be tried before a jury. The
committee stated that 1t was the opinion of
District Attorney Birney that good case
had been made out against the contractor.
ard that he believed a conviction would be
had. 1t was stated that Mr.. Mnllowney
law against Contractor Mcveagh, and that
he was well able to handle this case with
out aid from the federation's attorney. The
emergency clause, 1t was stated, cannot be
taken advantage Of in this case, for the
reason that an extension of time has many
times been granted to contractors on SINH
lar work. The federation hopes that a vio-
lation has at last been found that will en-
able them to test the law. The same con-
tractor Is reported to have been violating
the law on the new school building now be-
ing erected on North Capitol street.
At the request of the shoe clerks, a COM
mlttee was appointed to wait on the Craw-
ford Shoe Company to request that firm to
join other shoe proprietors in closing their
store at pm. during the summer months
A committee was appointed to wait on the
"a M h1
against the acceptance of a bid for paint
Ing the third story of that building by an
alien contractor.
The delegates from Gambrinus Assembly
urday, that they also hold the charter of
liz. and that they are not represented in
the Central Labor Union.
The Pressmen's Union reported that they
had placed the Metropolitan railroad on the
unfair list
The labor bureau committee invited the
delegates of the federation to attend a
meeting Of their committee at their hall
next Saturday night.
Seven of the building trades were repre-
scented last night at the weekly meeting of
the Building Trades Council. 1t having
been reported at previous meeting that
galvanized Iron workers Objectionable to
the Galvanized Iron Workers Union are
employed at Heurich's brewery, the man
aSement was informed of the fact, and at
the last meeting a committee reported that
the men mad been removed and others ac-
ceptable to the council had been substi-
tuted.
1t was reported that Notwithstanding
the fact that those having charge of the
construction Of the Consumers brewery at
Rossiyn. Va, had verbally agreed that
none but union labor would be employed,
non-union mechanics are employed on the
work. The secretary Of the council was in
structed to communicate with the Brick
layers Union. and request in behalf of the
council that the union appoint a steward
for the work. who will ascertain the stand
Ing OF the employees. and upon his report
EFFORTS will be made to have all unfair
labor removed