The age-herald., 1897-12-16
CREATED QUITE A STIR
J. H, Mcguire made a CauStiC Speech
 About the RumOred Appointment.
MOTION UNANIMOUSLY CARRIED
Calling on the President to Telegraph the Va rous Organizations to Enter Violent Protest Against Paxton-Will
 Be Reported Today.

Nashville, Dec 15-The American Feder- ation of Labor met in adjourned session at 9:3O o'clock this morning, President Comp CTS presiding.
 Several resolutions were introduced, among the most important being one to send fraternal delegates annually to confer with the Trades and Labor Congress of Canada.
 The afternoon session was marked by many vigorous speeches. Especially was this the case in regard to the protest of fered against the appointment of J. H. Pax ton to be interstate commerce commits sioner
 After referring a communication from the New Jersey Federation of Trades in re- gard to the appointment of a board of ar bitration in regard to strikes, Ed. Sackett, of the Railway Employees union, fraternal delegate from England, and H. J. Wilson, associate fraternal delegate for the world, addressed the federation.
 Henri Cardozo Speaks
 M. Henri Cardozo, a representative of the French government Investigating the steel industries in the United States, was pre- sented, and spoke briefly, explaining the purpose of his visit.
 President Gompers, in answer, said the federation invited Investigation, and refer red M Cardozo to the leaders of the organ ization familiar with the steel industries
 The report of the committee that bene- ficial aid be given the Textile Workers, of Atlanta, and that an adviser be sent to them, after some discussion was adopted.
 The discussion over the appearance of an advertisement in the Federationist of Sic gel, Cooper & Co. was resumed, Delegate Howard leading against carrying the ad- vertisement saying that it was better to have the paper refused admission to the mails than to longer insert the advertise ment.
 Resolution Taken Up
 Then came the stir of the afternoon, when the following resolution was taken up providing for a protest on the part of the executive council against the reported proposed appointment of J. H. Paxton to be interstate commerce commissioner:
 Whereas, we are informed that J. H. Paxton is to be appointed interstate com merce commissioner, and
 Whereas, J. H. Paxton has shown by his conduct in resigning the high office of chief justice of the supreme court of the state of Pennsylvania by telegraph for the purpose of accepting an appointment as a receiver of the Philadelphia and Reading railway and assisting in wrecking that company; and
 Whereas, J. H. Paxton has always shown an intense hatred for organized labor and has on every occasion, when an opportunity presented itself, used his official position to injure the interest of wage-earners. as instanced by his action in descending from the supreme court bench for the purpose of acting as a committing magistrate in the case of the Homestead strike in order to throw the weight of his judicial position in the balance against wage-earners, who are struggling for living wages; therefore,
 Resolved, That the executive council be instructed to enter a protest against his appointment as interstate commerce com- missioner.
 It was referred to the committee on resolutions
 This action was followed up by J. H. Mcguire in a caustic speech, and amid much applause he moved that the president of the federation be instructed to telegraph the presidents of the organizations to enter a most violent protest against the rumored appointment of Paxton. The motion was enthusiastically supported by many speak CTS and was carried unanimously The Paxton resolutions will be reported tomor- row.