The labor world., 1898-02-12
SUPERIOR.
A Good Meeting.

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A Good Meeting.
The Trades and LaborAssembly met ir
the regular session Tuesday evening
February 8, President P. Weiss in the
chair: After the reading of the minutes
of the previous meeting, delegate S
Abraham, of the retail clerks, and A
Starbird, of 1.-THE theatrical stage en-
ployes were obligated.
State of trade reported by the differ
ent unions was as follows: cigarmakers
fair; coopers. dull; packers and nailers
dull; retail clerks, fair; boilermakers
fair; printers. dull; pioneer federal, pro
crossing; steamftters, good; cooper ma.
chine workers, dull; holders on, absent
longshoremen No. 81, absent; laundry
workers, fair; -four millers, dull; carpen.
ters, dull; longshoremen No. q, dull;
-four mill laborers, dull; theatrical stage
employees, good; Duluth delegates, ab
sent.
Communications were received from
several newspapers in regard to the pub
fishing of shortage of men in the city
labor market and all rgraed to conform
to the resolution passed by the assem-.
bly,. -
The following communication:.from
the American Ticket Brokers' associa-
| ton was read and ordered filed:
American Ticket Brokers Associa ton
General Offices, Louisville, KY,
| January II, 1898.
To all Members: .I7..
The time has comeI I.when those who
are resisting oppression and the attempt
of few to absorb the earnings of the
many should stand together. Organized
labor has voluntarily, and without solic-
itation upon our part, nobly come to the
support Of our cause and in opposition to
the bills which would send citizen to
prison for selling railroad ticket. The
general Offices Of the two associations
have instructions from their executive
boards to have no printing done except
that bearing the union label. 1t is here.
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carry out these suggestions in the con
duct Of their individual business. To
do otherwise would be to show that we
did not appreciate those who,. like our
selves, are contendiDg for principle.
By order of the executive committee.
| w. B. CARTER, .
Secretary.
A communication from the American
Federation of Labor asking for endorse
ment Of the labor laws now pending be.
fore congress was referred to the legis
lative committee with instructions to
ask the congressman and representative
from this district to use their influence
to have the same made law, especially
the amended eight hour law, which is as
follows:
"That the service and employment OF
all laborers and mechanics who are now
or may hereafter be, employed by the
United States, or by the District OF
Columbia, upon any of the public works
Of the United States, or of said District
of Columbia, in any part of the United
States, or said District, is hereby limited
and restricted to eight hours in any one
calendar day; and it shall be unlawful
for any officer of the United States gov.
ernment or of the District of Columbia
whose duty it shall be to employ, direct,
or control the services of such laborere
and mechanics to require or permit any
such mecnanic or ]aborer to work more
than eight hours in any one calendar
day, except in cases of extraordinary
emergency, caused by fire.. flood or dan
ger to life. ~ ..- ,....s. 49,. y.
"And be it enacted, That every con-
tract to which the United States or the
District of Columbia is party. which
contract may involve the employment OF
mechanics or labcrere, shall contain a
provision that no mechanic or laborer in
the employ OF the contractor or any sub
contractor, doing or contracting to do
any part of the work contemplated by
the contract to which the government of
the United States or of the District Of
Columbia is party, shall be required or
permitted to work more than eight
hours in any one calendar day; and
every such contract shall stipulate an
ample fine to be deducted by the govern
ment for violation of contract from the
sum due the contractor under such con-
tract, for every violation of the provis-
ions of this act, by either the contractor,
his agents or employees or any sub-con-
tractor to whom he may let any part Of
the work, or any agent or employe of
such subcontractor. No person, on be-
half of the United States or the District
of Columbia. shall rebate or remit or for