The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-01-19
Mass Meeting of Worklngmen Hears The
Report Of the Committee.
MANY INTERESTING MATTERS DISCUSSED
Afzer's Labor Buronu Eli warmly
! Approvcd-B innd,s Boitcr rnspec,
ton Bill Observation-Disclosures ,1ce,.
Ing TO 30 EseId Tuesday Night 20
Consider Other Matters.

a mass meeting Of the workingmen
was held last night at City Hall for
the purpose of hearing the report OF
the committee. The meeting was
called TO order 10y Mr.. John ~ Me-
Donald. Charles Kirchmier was elect
ed secretary
Mr.. w. a. Hairless then stated that
the committee had performed their
laDors and were ready to be disc
chalged. and that they, as well as the
Wofkingmen, had much TO be thankful
1or. He then spoke of the necessity of
organization, and said that unless
something was done 10 consolidate the
,Workinsmen that these things would
DC continually occurring He said
NY 10 nave bill passed through Con
sresS to regulate the workngmcn' S
pay by the Brooklyn yard
he then spoke Of the boiler inspection
Dlli before the Legislature anu sale,
mat II was most excellent thing ana
Should be passed and that it would
save hundreds of lives. In all States
Mhere II was in operation 1t was found
10 work very satisfactory.
lie touched upon the bill Introduced
IN the Legislature by Mr.. Charles G.
Nl"er to establish a bureau OF stats
TICS and labor ana said 1t should be
passed 1t was an excellent thing 10
let the people know what the working;
people OF Virginia were doing. lie
.housht 1t was what was needed and
mat support should be given Mr. Kizcr
In his bill
Al the close OF his remarks. Mr.. d.
=. feardon made Il strong appeal in
Dehau OF the bile and asked that the
meeting would assist the labor. union
IN Keeping a committee before the
neslSlature to help yet the bill
through. He made an earnest appeal
{. IN behalf of the employees of the fnr-
tories etc, and asked that a small col
iectioh De taken up To assist the union.
MT. Corey also advocated the pas-
sage of the bin.
y number of Speecncs We're made in
favor OF organization, after which n
committee, consisting Of the following.
was appointed to solicit funds to assis.
III me passage Of the bill: w. l.. Me-
l1onaio Richard Howard,
Earey, Walter Gasli!ns, Tom Crook.
Wilson Butt, w. Watson, NJ. Higgins,
y. o'Connor, Jordan Grant, H. G.
Irwin, John =. Mcdonald ANA ]. Tho,
Dunn The committee will asl; for q
: small amount from all the working
men TO. assist the committee at Rich
mond
Mr.. Eeardon said that he would
move that Mr.. Blands good road bin
be endorsed. He thought that it was
a mcst .eNcellcnt' thing and should be-
passed by all means. He also moved
that the boiler inspection bill be Ell.
dorsed, which was adopted unani.
mously.
Mr.. Fairless thought that a bill
should be introduced In Congress put
ing civilian on the Labor Eoard. 50
that The wor.:ngnfen could have some
one to look out for their interest. ana
that all reports III regard 10 wages
should be made public before being
pronounced
After few other remarks the meet
ing adjourned until next Tuesday
night when mass meeting will be
heiu To take action on the road bill
ana the bill creating bureau of labor
statistics; also TO frame such hi
as the work!ngmen would like to have
framed in regard to wages. etc. and
Tor an organization of workngmcn.