Evening star., 1898-06-14
CENTRAL LABOR UNION
Proceedings of Regular Weekly Meeting @
the Organization.
Address to Senate Committee on
Education and Labor-Prepara-
tiOns for Labor Day.

The Central Labor Union at its regular
weekly meeting last evening, President N.
c. Sprague in the chair, instructed the leg
lslative committee to attend hearing
thursday next before the Senate commit
tee On education and labor, when the op-
ponents of the pending eight-hour bill are
expected to present their views on the sub
ject.
The legislative committee reported that
an address, of which the following is a
copy, has been forwarded to Senator Kyle
chairman of the above-named committee:
The legislative committee of the Cen
trail Labor Union of the District of Column
oia, as directed by that body, respectfully
ssk that you report to the Senate the bill
I'll X. 1850 entitled "A bill limiting the
nours OF daily service of laborer5, V ork-
men and mechanics employed upon the
public works or of work done for the Unit ed
states or any territory or the District of
Columbia
Oh the entire country are very much in
terested i'll this measure, and they would
be highly gratified should the bill De favor
ABLY reported by your honorable commit
tee."
Labor Day Excursion.
The committee of the Central Labor
Union which is cooperating with a similar
committee from the Building Trades Coun-
Gil on the subject of the Labor day excur-
sion reported that at the last meeting of
the joint committee various subcommittee
were appointed and the details Of the event
were arranged.
The committee which was appointed to
cooperate with similar committees from
labor bodies to devise means for the de-
tense OF the men belonging to various la
Dor organizations here, who We're indi cted
Tor conspiracy. reported that the joint
&C mmlttee had organized, and that active
measures had been taken to carry out the
purpose for which it was appointed.
Attention was called to the fact that al
most year ago Congress appropriated
SloOOo Tor the purpose of building a wall
around the District Jail, but that no steps
have been taken to construct the improve
ment AS a result the money which would
have given employment to a large number
oil people has remained idle, as have the
people most directly interested, and that
under the law the entire sum will be cover
ed into the treasury at the close Of the
present month, which is the end of the
current fiscal year.
The secretary was directed to write to
the authorities having charge of the mat
ter and request that the contract for the
wall be let before the goth instant.
Bread Contract.
The secretary was directed to comnunt-
cate with the Secretary of War, stating
that the bread which Is being furnished by
a contractor in this city to the soldiers at
Camp Alger is unfit for consumption it
being made by machines. In order to ccm-
ply with the demand upon the capacity of
the machines. 1t is necessary, it was said,
to have the dough in high state of fer
montatfon, and this results In the bread
turning sour in very short time. The
secretary was further directed to ask Sec
rctary Alger to give the bread contract as
soon as the present contract shall expire to
hrm which Will furnish an article of
bread as good as that furnished customers
in the city.
A letter was read from a machinist eu-
ployed at League Island navy yard, stat
ing that there the mnchinists receive time
and a quarter for extra work over eight
hours. and at Brooklyn navy yard the
same class of workmen receive time and
half for working over eight hours per day
1t was stated that the Central Labor Union
Is collecting furtherE-data on this subject
which will be embodied in a statement to
be- forwarded to tha Secretary of the Navy
Delegates from Loeal Union, No. 2Gs Ma
tiona! Brotherhood of Electrical Workers,
ard the Press Feeders Union were admit
ted and obligated.