Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-02-21
TIE EIGHT HOUR LAW
A Strong Delegation viii Go to
Washington.
McctIug Held mt Board of Trade Inst
Night to Arrange For Visiting
washingtOn-WilI Leave wcdues.
nesdny Afternoon.

y delegation of twenty-five well
known citizens are expected TO leave
for Washington Wednesday evening to
urge Congress to pass the bill intended
10 make eight hours a days work on
government ships being built at pri-
vate yards.
~ joint meeting OF all committees
appointed in connection with this mat
ter was held at the Board of Trade
last night. Mr.. J. c. Carroll. of Nor
folk. presided. with a. h. Warner,
ESQ, of Portsmouth. as secretary.
There were representatives present
from the following organizations: Nor
folk City Council. Portsmouth city
council. Norfolk Board Of Trade.
portsmouth Chamber of Commerce.
Central Labor Union, mechanics assoc
cation and workingmen OF navy yard.
y STRONG DELEGATION NEEDED.
The necessity of taking a strong
delegation to Washington. thoroughly
prepared 10 present the Norfolk side of
he question. was discussed at CON
siderable length.
motion was adopted urging all Of
the committeeman to go to Washing
ton.
Inc secretary was instructed to teie-
graph the Virginia Congressman and
The Secretary of the Navy To ascer-
tam If the Norfolk delegates could
nave an audience on Thursday morn
ing, and If an affirmative answer is re-
ceived the delegates will leave Wednes-
day evening.
SAl-iFORNIA WILL COOPERATE.
Mr.. J. ID. Reed. of Portsmouth. moved
that the secretary be instructed TO re-
quest the California delegation in Con-
sress to give the Norfolk proposition
tneir SUPPORT He said that recently
the Board of Trade OF San Francisco
mad adopted strong resolutions urging
thtt some of the ships be built at gov
eminent yards. This motion was
adopted.
Mr. Carroll was appointed com
lnit,ee OF one to confer with the agent
poat company with a view to securing
reduced rates
CONGRESSMAN INVITED.
Mr.. T.. Thompson suggested tho, "a,
=. fenton Day could be of service To
the committee in Washingtou. and
moved that he be invited TO go with
me committee. Mr.. w. w. Dcy amend :
ed mas motion extending the invitation
also to Congressman-e Hon. Nv A.
Young. Adopted
MI hlng, OF Portsmouth. thought II
Wouiu DC wise to secure data before
gong To Washington. so as to be able
10 present the propositions clearly. He
Ma5 assured ny Mr.. Williams, of Cen
trai Labor Union, that Mr. Gompers
president OF the American Federation ot
LABOR was In Washington, and that no
Wouiu meet the delegates. and was in
possession or all of the facts.
non. George Il. ROwdcn moved that
Il IA.
the delegates. and that they NEE, thora
as soon as they arrived I'm Washington
Adopted. 3 wit
CHIEF ENGINEER SMITH EN-
DORSED.
mr. King moved that the secretary.
ne instructed to prepare n resolutions
| endorsing the course OF Chief EnpInonr
~, L.; vi me Norfolk navy yard. and
that me department at washington hn
urged To continue him at Norfolk.
several speeches were made euIoriz-
IIE MI smith as an able honest and
N,!nr,eht "tiicer. 1t is said that the New
orM navy yard wants him, but the
r. i,'ie!ieh from Portsmouth said that
Il strong delegation is made bv this
ueiegation that he may be kent at Nor.
folk. "'P' al NOT
SoME OF THE DELEGATES.
me delegation which goes to Wash
lngton Is particularly strong one
Inc following are some of the gentle
men VINO VIII go: Hon. G. Brooks John
ston' Mayor OF Norfolk; Hon. j. Thomn-
son Baird. Mayor of Portsmouth: Hon.
George +. Bowden,' Collector of The
| FORT; Hon. w. \. Young. Congressman-
elect; Captain j. w. Happer. Good
ridge Hatton. Captain w w. Dev, r.
w. Shultice, j. e. Carroll. Fred Green
wood; G; G. Williams. president of
central Labor Union; j. Davis Reed
Coionei r. Thompson. L. j.. Slater. 4
+. warren, Captain Charles L. Bland