Evening star., 1898-01-11
CENTRAL LABOR UNION
President sprague Announces Appointments
to the Several Standing Committees.
Address I'm the Interest of the Young
Mems Christian Assnciat tion-
Reports of Committees.

President Sprague of the Central Labor
Union. at the meeting last evening of that
body announced the standing committees
for the ensuing term, as follows:
Legislative-Mlford Spohn, chairman: J.
NJ. krciter. Henry Lewis, ]. j. Birming-
ham. Richard Lanis.
Contract-W. H. Maghan, chairman; j.
NJ. Heisley, Edward Burley, John A. Brett,
NJ. J. Mccarthy.
Organizat!on-William Silver. chairman;
John Weber. l.. X. Sherry, W. F. Weber.
F. ]. Parks.
Credentials-W. E. Thompson, chairman
John Willis. Matthew Walsh, Jordan Bev-
erly. VIM. Kennedy.
Label-A. j. Keane, chairman: Henry
Yoos. Charles Heuter, c. F. Sudsworth, H.
F. MIer.
Statistics-Gabriel Edmonstcn chairman;
James McGuirch Z. Bush, T. E. Bessman
Francis d. Neale.
Gr:evance-M. P. Canty, chairman: John
Fisher. James Nesmith, A. ]. Cooper, ]. d.
Mckay.
A subcommittee of the committee of one
hundred of the Young Mems Christian As
sociation, Messrs. S. w. Curriden. Charles
F. Nesbit, w. N. Multer and r. E. Hard
wicke, were admitted to the floor and
Messrs. Multer and Nesbit addressed the
delegates in reference to the objects and
purposes of the Young Mems Christian As
sociation of this city He told OF the good
work which has been accomplished by the
association for the people generally.
The speakers referred incidentally to the
proposed new building of the association.
A resolution was adopted. after the Wis
itors retired. requesting the delegates to
the Central Labor Union to bring the mat
ter of donations to the building fund of the
Y. VI. c. A. before their several organiza-
tons, with the request that members of
all labor unions contribute to that end.
A NOn-Union Firm.
A communication was read from D. p.
Rowland secretary Of Carpenters District
Council of Hamilton county, Ohio, inform
ing the Central Labor Union that the firm
furnishing the material for the interior fin
ishing of the new post Office in this city is
a non-union concern and stating that sit
does not employ any union men if it knows
them to be such. Their factory has been
run a nCn-union concern for several
years and works ten hours at very low
wages"
The matter was referred to the legisla-
tive committee.
Complaints were entered against two
brewing firms of this city, and the Central
Labor union was requested to place their
names on the unfair list. The matter was
referred to the grievance committee for In
vestigat atiOn ard report.
Delegate Mccarthy of the plumbers and
gas filters requested that the legislatiy
committee act with the committee of their
union for the purpose of protesting against
the bill submitted by the Commissioners of
the District to Congress- which provides
that the plumbing board shall be composed
of three District employees and two master
plumbers, this being an amendment to the
old law which prescrbes that one member
of the board shall be q journeynlan plumb
er. The request was granted
The committee was also directed to re-
quest of the commissioners that the law
which requires that all plumbers shall be
examined by the plumbing board be en-
forced. 1t vas stated that in the past the
law has not been carried out.
CO-Operation Solicited.
Secretary Crowley was directed to COM
municate with the stone masons, stone
cutters. tile layers. carriage and wagon
makers unions and Theatrical Alliance of
Stage Employees and invite their affiliation
with the Central Labor Union.
At the request of delegate from the
Musical Protective Union, the organiza-
ton committee was directed to call a meet
ing of the resident musicians for the pur-
pose of securing more thorough organiZa-
ton among the musicians of the District.
Delegate Spohn was chosen to appear at
a hearing tefCre the House District COM
mittee, Thursday, in order to present the
views of the Central Labor Union on the
subject of suffrage in the District.
Delegates from: the United Brewery Work
ers, journeymen horseshoers journeymen
BARRIERS and plumbers and gas filters and
steam filters were obligated.