The Saint Paul globe., 1897-10-17

vote of each senator and representative
is carefully recorded, and detailed
official report is made to every labor
organization in the state. The legis-
lators themselves are aware of the
method of keeping their constituents
informed as to their attitude toward
labor, and very few of them care to
antagonize the unions by voting
against their measures. The report of
the last legislatures proceedings has
just been issued, and it shows how
careful the lawmakers are not to at
tract attention as to being opposed to
labor's demands. There were fourteen
bills advocated by union labor in New
York state last year, and the records
of the members show that, while only
fifteen voted for all of them, there were
1872 of the 1913 senators and representa-
tiVes who did not vote against any of
labors measures. Many found it con-
Venient to be absent when the bills
were considered, and are so recorded.
Of the entire assembly, the votes of
forty-siX members are recorded but
once against any of the fourteen bills,
seventeen members twice opposed the
demands of the federation of labor,
while there are only three members
who opposed three of the laws desired.
The proceedings of the convention of
the State Federation of Labor of Min
nesota will soon be issued, and the
report of the federation council and
Lobbyist j. F. McAulay places on rec
ord the senators and representatives
who voted against bills in the interest
of organized labor in this state.
The principal business to come before
the plumbers union Tuesday evening
was an article in the Dispatch of the
evening before, which asserted that
1.-The plumbers union refused to sell
goods to the hotel company meaninS
the Hotel Ryan, because they pay
their engineer by the month, instead
of by the hour" and that the action
of the union and the resistance of the
hotel firm has attracted more attei-
tiOn among business men than any
other local labor trouble of several
years back, for the reason that the
union has attacked what the hotel peo-
pie say are their personal rights. The
plumbers union has had nothing what
ever to do with the matter. The mem
bers state that they are not selling
goods to hotels, individuals or business
houses, unless muscle and practical eX-
perience are considered goods and, If
so, they dispose of them according to
q regularly established scale of wages.
The union is inclined to the belief that
the reporter either did not know the
difference between the inspecting board
of the Master Plumbers association
and a labor organization, or that the
article was Intentionally published to
bring discredit on labor organizations.
AG unusually large number of the
members of Coopers' Union No 81 were
in attendance at the regular meeting
Tuesday evening. c. ]. Fischer, X
Franz, Charles Falk, George Pippy and
Ed Buck were chosen a committee to
make arrangements for their second
annual ball, which will be held on Sat
urday evening, Nov. 13. G. J. Fischer
the unions delegate to the Interna-
tional Coopers' convention, recently
held at Cincinnati submitted an excel
lent report of the proceedings of tbs
convention. For his good work in the
interests of unionism and the coopers
organization in particular, besides &
vote of thanks from this International
the local union complimented him
and extended congratulations or his
election at Cincinnati as first vice
president. The treasurer was instruct
ed to forward the quarterly per capita
Federation Of Labor An effort is tc
be made to induce the Anheuser-B Busch
Brewing association to recognize the
International Coopers' union and if il
refuses 20 do so, an immediate fight will