The times., 1897-07-07
THE BUILDING REGULATIONS
They Are Heartily IndOrsed by
the Trades Council.
COL. BINGHAM DENOUNCED
Resolutions Adopted on His Action
M the White Lon Matter-ais Lam
guage Defined as "Diseourteous
aud Insulting" in a High Degree.
Election of Officers.

Several matters OF Importance 20 the
members cf organized iaDor Ia The District
were considered by the Building Trades
Council az a meeting held ias5 evening at
Electrical MoIgers Han. President Nd
liam Silver was in the chalr, and there
was d fun aUJendance OF oeiegaSes iro'h
nine buiImng LFades
The mos. Important OF these matters
was Lae u.ilal. ert0iOn of tne ae" Duil''A5
regulations wnicn were inoorsed dhtni'
nousl s,... .Sl.lis luloh idci'0eh'
Whereas Tie attention OF the building
Jraaes Ne,.stelI nae Drtla Saueu 40 Tie i-c"
buIIu-ns req I'D Iols wbien Lave besh le
ct.ntas OU....~ ssl.u ieIelNe Ned the -Auoi Sc
nleuI Oh tie Dlstrsct CoIiiliiissiohers, 'tiiu,
NhVa~.s - -. q A.. ~O'asinei ''U-oI. u
the same, tfIe l-tlTu-iH raues CouDCh is
OF the Ollsl-oD JIlsiI lliS adoption anu Ell
IorCeIIIrnt ul SUN leaLlaIUIs W Ii result
Ia tsl Ser -si.aA ifatIoNII.- SiaIao0el aud
qualltA Oh Dts-loaisiS COIistIt4CI.O Ia The DIS
l1ct OF Columbia, therefore, be IL
Iaosuas S,i no .I'v 4-'.ii,4asts fdues bouh-
ca heartily lHCOtses tie alOtessiiu building
Tc.u4a es eUUI IlIl IA le Jbsis Jtey
Ice enforced in Tie D-strIcI ilpLsirI Iaby-
The ssetUl. oI oUi. .-.ii.-l.sl.li IH fetUi.IilS
the permit OF the CUBAN IaDUr si4ass meet
ing was aiso cons -oereu. anu Tie sentin.eat
OF the 'siIu-ug 1raues LUuncii is expressed
IA the follow -ng resolution:
Whereas The Joint labor committee ap-
poiuUeu 40 s,riane,s IOF d LuDan lilsiSs Inerl-
InG nau been Sven pefiinU oy Coi. l.
A DlIis,4is.s.4, LnaUeu oJet,ss army anu
AEcI-as Is5r sti5Il lI,-II4iisssJ.I :, ant
ed Col bingham las seen 1T u revoke
tine same, sIO.4i continuance,
Ton 10 the Joinl coii4nlIttre his Language
Was lnSuts4sIE 10 the uiSuiUY oI ofEaaIizs=u
lGDgT. Ia lar states llS
notllIeu Lae ponce authorities, which We
regard as being an implication tnat tie
OrEohILeI IsBOi OI Une IJistriCL UI CUia!ItDIa
lncdltdtcu some lnIrdCtiOn OF Tile law and
IeqAiT1u pO4i,se suTA eIIIanCe- " Regard
this Language as highly dlscOurteous ana
that Col bingham would not have adj
Gresseu ANY OVIIcT D0uy or cluLeus otBer
Than those or the laDUrIng class in sUen
terms
fufIher, in an interview with a reporter
for local paper, he stated that when
the committee called on nlEa he was un-
OeT the Impression unaL Dney were honest
woTkIngnen, and did not look Ike dagoes,
winch We consider an additional anu un-
called for insult.
Resolved, mat the Building Trades Coun-
ell resent the implied Insult and That the
foregoing be given TO the press.
Ilie a---,..- 81 1.s.,.... s-,.--,4s, No. %,
X. Of l., was severely criticised It. had
started the movement for d Cuban mass
meeting, il was said, and invited all tie
labor organizations in the city TO assist
IN making IL a sCcCeSs As soCn, however.
as the trades uBlOnists took up the matter,
actuated by the old hatIed 10 them, the X.
OF L. lacked down AutH ithstandi this.
however, the trades unionists say they y III
proceed with arrangements for the meet
ing, which viii he held al some early day.
The council VIII also enter Il strong DO
test against tie adoption and opera ton Of
the suggestions Of WalGen Leonard with
reference to employing criminal labor Mt
the District JAN The secretary was IN
stIucted 10 communicate tins action to the
Attorney General, district attorney and ~
Congress, aud viii enlist the influence oi
all their friends TO prevent what they con
sider an Injustice TO not only organized
labOI, but uDoTganized labor in the city.
The contract committee reported that
NF. Emmons Smith, OF the Boston Variety
Store, has arranged for the employment
o. none but union labor in the repairs OF
his buildings.
The following officers were chosen "a
serve for the coming term: President,
Mr. Silver; vice president, e. A. Robinson,
recording secretary, ] NJ. Boyce; Treasurer
Andrew Murray; sergeant-at- arms Moses
Peyton; reporter, ]. p. Healy; CONTRACT
committee, J. p. Healy, ]. ]. Crowly,
Richard Lannis.