Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-24
CENTRAL LABOR UNION
Action Taken Upon Eight-Hour Bill Pend
ing Before Congress.
Memorial to Senator's for It's Immedi.
ate COnsiderntiOn-COns
of the Public Library.

The meeting of the Central Labor Unior
which was held last evening was well at
tended. The chair was occupied by Presi-
dent SZegedy, and Mr.. j. l.. Feeney was
secretary.
A communication was read from Mr..
Samuel B. Gompars, president of the Amer
lean Fedora ton of Labor, stating that he
had called a conference of the officers of
a number of national unions to meet with
the executive council of the American Fed
grafton of Labor February ID to take ac-
ton in regard to the American Federation
of Labor's eight-hour BILL and requesting
that the Central Labor Union shall select
a representative to participate in the con-
ference The communication was approx
ed, and Mr.. Milford Spohn was elected the
representative.
A communication was read from Horace
NJ. Eaton, general OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES of
the Boot and Sho makers Union at Bos-
ton, on behalf of 5000 men and wonler
now on strike in Marlboro, Mass, ask
ing for the moral and financial support
of the labor organizations of the District in
their struggle. The letter was filed, and
the delegates requested to bring the sub
ject before their respective locals.
House bill 1889.
The legislative committee made a report,
which was adopted, and was as follows:
mittee on education and labor bill, H. r.
1888 known as the eight-hour bill. and
as the shortening Of the hours of labor
elevates the individual and nation. hare
fore the Central Labor Union of Washing
ton. District of Columbia. regards this
measure as one of the utmost interest to
the working people, we'll to, the gen
the chairman and members of the Senate
committee education and labor to re-
port this measure 70 the Senate without
delay, 10 the end that il may become Il
law during the session Of the present Con-
gress.'
1t was ordered that copies of the above
be sent 20 each senator. with the request
that he consider the matter fayorably.
Elimination of Contractor.
Action was taken on the erection of the
proposed Carnegie library. and a copy of
the following, which was indorsed unani-
mously, will be sent by the legislative COM
mittee TO each member of the Senate and
House committees on the District of Co
lumba:
''As wage workers of the District of Co
lumbia We respectfully ask your honorable
committee to have inserted in the bill to
provide for the construction of public IL
bTary building in Washington a provision
that the same shall be constructed by me-
chanics and labOrers who shall be en-
ployed directly by the government official
having charge of said construction, or by
some one designated by him and under his
charge.
I'VE respectfully ask that in the con-
struction of this building the contractor be
eliminated as far as possible, because we
are aware, from experience as workers en-
gagged in building construction, that public
contract work is generally more wasteful,
inferior and expensive than work con-
structed by labor employed by and under
the direct and exclusive control of COM
petent public superintendents.
Information Solicited.
The legislative committee was instructed
TO ascertain what labor organizations are
in the states represented by the senators
who compose the Senate committee on
education and labor, for the purpose of re-
questing those organizations to communi-
cate with their senators and ask them tc
support the eight-hOur bill.
Organizer Lewis reported that the Skaters
and Roof Tile Layers Union had been or.
ganized and that a Federal Labor Union
viii soon be chartered.
The delegate from the Stereotypers' Union
reported that a Photo-EngraVers' Union
was recently organized. and would become
AFFILIATED with the Central Labor Union
The chair announced that standing com.
mittees for the ensuing six months will be-
announced at the meeting Monday even
ing next.