The San Francisco call., 1896-10-26
Commissioners Fitzgerald said, would be

Commissioner Fitzgerald said. would be
ready for the next meeting.
Bill s, an act to add to the Political
Code of California two new sections regu-
lating the hours of labor in bakeries, was
also laid oyer for the Attorneys opinion.
/. The proposed act to provide tor branding
all articles manufactured In prison stirred
the convention con sderably. The Labor
Commissioner announced that the presi-
dent OF the Prison Commission had flied
his report with the Governor, but would
be glad to make o supplemental report
containing suggestions from the conven-
ton upon this question.
Delegate Macarthur protested that the
bill only legaIized prison made goods, and
he held that prisons should manufacture
nothing for public use. The convicts, he
said, should be com pelled to cultivate the
iand about the prisons to produce food for
their support.
Z. ID. Mccarthy argued that 1t was a
serious question. Even in the Affiliated
Colleges contracts there were indications
that convict granite will be used. A dele
gate from the Granite-cutters' Union spoke
against permitting convicts in California
State prisons to manufacture granite.
The Labor Commissioner suggested that
committee be appointed by the conyen-
ton to confer with the Prison Commits
sioners. cit is impossible" said he, s1to
make brand that will distinguish prison
made articles coming from other States
A silk thread in cloth is said to be brand.
but you cannot see it. At San Quentin a
strip of red in'the jute bags is brand of
convict made goods, but few people know
that fact. The only way to deal with this
question is to brand the place that sells
convict goods, Prison-made goods sold
here"
Macarthur moved that a committee OF
five be appointed in conformity with the
suggestion OF Fitzgerald, and also to con-
fer with the Manufacturers and Pro-
ducers Association.
This committee will consider the pro-
posed bill in conference with the Prison
Com mlssloners and Manufacturers Asso-
citation. 1t is as follows: John Grant,
Guy Lathrop. George Lafayette, 7. Kealy
and w. Macarthur
Bill 11,,which provides for the remis-
sion OF costs in Justices courts IN actions
to recover for personal services. was
adopted without amendment. The same
action was taken upon proposed act Ito
prevent collnsion between employers of
labor and employment agents"
The convention was badly divided in its
views upon bill l3, which provided for
the employment of citizens of the United
States upon public works within this
State. Delegate Furuseth of the Coast
Seamen's Union moved that the whole
bill be stricken out on the ground that it
was unjust to honest labor. Other dele
gates spoke in favor of the law because it
would preclude aliens from State employ
ment. The opposition maintained that
no law should be introduced that might
split up labor. In the debate ensuing
amendments to the motion and a motion
on the recommendation of the committee
on resolutions created tangle. Furuseths s
motion was lost, and the bill was eventu-
ally referred back to the committee to
submit to the Attorney General for his
opinion upon O recent decision of the New
York Supreme Court declaring the same
law unconstitutional.
Bill Ia, an act to provide for lunch
hour for employees, was stricken out, as
the convention concluded that it could not
be enforced.
Bill Is, an act 10 provide for the
protection of life and property against in
secure steam boilers, and ior the establish
ment OF system OF inspection of steam
boilers and for the licensing of en-
gineers and boiler attendants was in
indorsed, with the proviso that the word
Union be retained in qualifying boiler
makers.
The convention adopted bill 16, an
act providing for the payment of employees
upon discharge or resignation from ser
vice, rejecting No. II. an act to prevent
blacklisting of employees.
The last bill, No. 18. providing for costs
in actions for the price of labor or services
was amended to include all firms and en-
ployers, and then adopted.
The convention adjourned until. next
Thursday to then take up the recommen.
dations OF the State Attorney-G General.