The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-14
LABOR UNIONS ACTION
CENTRAL BODY CONSIDERS THE
STREET CAR SITUATION.
Appoints n Committee to Confer with
City AuthOrities-Three
Fare Idea.

The Central Labor Union, at its last
nights meeting, authorized its legislative
committee to confer with city officials with
a view to securing, in case the final settle
ment Of the street car question comes
about, that which the union has so con-
tinuously insisted upon. A resolution Of
fered by Edgar A. Perkins and adopted last
night reads
Whereas, There has been in the daily
press statement that negotiations are now
on for tire settlement Of the street car ques-
'Reso.ved, That the legislative committee
Is instructed to confer with the city au-
thorities and empowered to see that the in
terests OF the laboring people or the city
are Safeguarded in any franchise that may
be granted or in any legislation that may be
asked"
The following resolutions, a copy of which
has been sent to every city official, bearing
the unions seal and the signatures of
Thomas Blackburn, president, and John w.
Kerr, secretary of the union, embody the
demands of that organization in the street
car question:
Resolved. That we ask the city authori-
ties TO move for rehearing in the Supreme
Court of the case recently decided favorable
to the City Company, in the hope that re-
Yersal may result and the contract in
validated thus leaving the city free to re-
adjust the street railway franchises in 1901.
That in no event should any arrange
ment be countenanced that does not stipu-
late scent fares, and if any sacrifices are
TO be made 1t should come from the tax on
gross receipts and the paving StipulatiOnS,
as all such taxes on gross receipts are SIM
ply indirect taxes on the patrons of the
road, to the relief of property interests
that are now lodging lawful taxes
That no thirty-year term should be toll
Grated, on the ground that we have no
moral right TO tie up the incoming genera
ton with a contract which may contain pro-
visions odious or harmful to them, and they
should be left free to act according to
their own judgment as the situation arises
for adjustment"
Frank Beadle introduced a resolution.
which was adopted, expressing the unions
regret and sympathy for the parents of
Miss Florence Taggart, one of the victims
of the Paul Jones disaster.
The support of the union was given to
House bill No. SILL which is to prohibit CON
tracts or combinations of persons, firms or
associations tending to prevent free com
petition in business. This bill was intro
duced by Representative Lief and has been
through the hands of the committees on
commended in an amended form. The union
also resolved that the members of the
House should be memoralized to see that
Sections 43 and So of the county reform bin
IN the bill before 1t passes that body The
sections IN question We're stricken out be-
fore the bin passed the Senate.
me next meeting of the union will be held
the Wednesday following the regular meet
ing night, Feb. Il, in order that it may not
Conflict with the appearance in Masonic
Han OF Eugene " Debs. who will lecture
under the unions auspices. The committee
having in charge the Debs lecture reported
progress and was empowered to CONFLICTS
arrangements for the event