Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-08
FEDERATION OF LABOR.
Matters Discussed at the Meeting
Held Last Night.

The regular weekly meeting CT the Fedora
| ton of Labor was held last evening Presi-
dent James McHugh occupied the chair.
Delegates were present from forty-;wo or
CARNATIONS. A new Set of credentials was
received from the horseshoers and crcden-
tiais to fill vacancies from the BARRIERS and
stonemasons.
The contract committee reported that the
wages paid to the stonecutters and stone
masons engaged on the work for the new
electric road from Washington to Baltimore
were 81 per day less than the scale, and that
the hours were ten instead of eight per day.
1t was also reported that the men getting
out the stone at the quarry quit work be-
cause they could not make decent wages at
% cents per face foot. the price paid.
The legiSia tive COMMITTEE offered the reso-
luticns printed in The Evening Star of yes
teriay. inviting the cooperation of the
different citizens associations III forming a
council for the purpose OF considering and
drafting such legislation as the mutual in
terests Of the community may require. such
contempla ted legislation TO be submitted
for the approval and ratification OF the sew
cral bodies represented" With the UNDER
standing that the local Federation of La Dor
and District Assembly 66 alone had the
right TO represent the laboring element in
that body. the resolutions were passed al
most unanimously.
Mr.. l.. NJ. Blake. chairman of the legis-
lEGNe CCmmlttee. made a report OF the
hearing given the committee by the Dis
trict Commissioners in support of tie biil
regulating the emplo, ment of labor on
public buildings end public grounds belong
ing to the District of Columbia" The at
tentiCn of the Federation was called to til.
space given to the committees argument
by The Evening Star, and the editorial Of
The Evening Star OF April 4 favoring the
day work system was read and resolu-
tion passed ordering the purchase of 100
copies OF the two issues for the use of The
&C mmittee.
The committee expressed the opinion that
the report Of the Commissioners on the bill
would be more favorable to the measure
than their last report.
The financial secretary made an interest
ing report, showing that five new unions
were admitted during last quarter and that
Only five had Withdrawn. OF this number
the Taflors Assembly and the Tailors In
ion had come together In trade union or
to the local federation. His report an
nounced a good balance i'm the treasury
The president appointed Mr.. z. NJ Blake
to fill vacancy on the press committee and
Mr.. Geo. Suter to fill vacancy on the WAYS
and means committee An amendment was
offered to the obligation taken by the dele
gates with the view of protecting the or
ganization against delegates giving out un-
authorized reports TO the press
The president of the labor bureau reported
that the bureau has had calls for twenty
carpenters more than it could furnish. and
that most of their registered list have been
furnished employment. 1t was stated that
all union labor out of employment are urged
10 register their names, and citizens ara
requested to patroniZe the bureau when
they have work TO give out.