Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-27
Ottumwa Trades and Labor
Assembly Favor It.
WANT ANTI-PRISON BILL
Senators Dolliver and Allison Will Be
Petitioned BY Local Organizations
to Introduce Both Measures in Con.
sress-officers' eports Held Over.

The semi-annual meeting of the
Trades and Labor Assembly was held
last evening in Labor hall. Probably
the most significant action was the
adoption of resolutions favoring the
eight hour and anti-prison labor bills,
and the appointment of a committee
to ask Senators Allen and Dolliver to
use their influence for the passage of
these bills which mean so much to the
wage Garner.
Officers for the ensuing year were
also elected, and committee was ap-
pointed to confer with similar one
from the miners, to make arrange
ments for the holding of the miners
convention in this city in February.
The reports of the officers and report
of the committee ON the labor temple
project, were unavoidably laid over
until the next meeting on account of
the lateness of the hour.
The Officers.
The assembly was called to order
with President G. A. Hagberg in the
chair. With some preliminary ac-
ton, the convention Immediately pro-
ceeded to the election of officers for
the ensuing year. After the usual
ballot the following named gentlemen
were announced as the successful can
didates; President, G. A. Hagberg,
OF the clerks union; vice-president
R. NJ. .Asbury, of the Moulders' union;
secretary ]. F. Byrne, of the Press
mems union; treasurer G. A. Gustaya-
son, of the Tailors' union; sergeant-at-
arms a. F. Titus, of the Barbers'
union; board of trustees, C. Campbell,
o. the Bartenders league, G. +. Smith,
of the Typographical union, l.. F.
Stark, OF the Cigar Makers union, ].
J.. Byrne, of the Miners union, and
w R. Lanning, of the Carpenters
union.
Miners Convention.
A committee was appointed
Ito confer with a similar COM
fmitteeH from Miners Local Unions
Nos. 1872 and SIS, to make the prelim-
mary arrangements for the holding of
the miners convention in this city
in February. 1t is expected that there
will be large number of visitors pres
ent at this meeting; a vast amount of
work which will be necessary to make
the gathering success, was project
ed. The committee is as follows: G.
L. Smith, e. B. Jones and q. F. Titus.
Two important Bills.
The convention then took up the
eight hour labor, and the anti-prison
labor bills, which were discussed in a
thoro manner. 1t resulted in COM
mittee bein gselected to take up the
matter with Senators Allison and Dol
liver, and petition will be forwarded
to these gentlemen, asking that they
use their influence in securing the pas
sage of the said bills. The following
named gentlemen were announced as
THE committee, G. l.. Smith, R. NJ. AS
bury, j. f. Byrne, w. r. Lanning and
l.. F. Stark After a short discussion
they prepared the following petition:
Petition.
"Ottumwa, Iowa, Dec. 26, 1900.
s'Hon. w. B. Allison and j. P. Dolliver
United States Senators of Iowa:
Dear Sirs:-Whereas, we the un
dersigned wage-earners, business men
members and sympathizers of organ
4 lied labor of Ottumwa, Iowa, realizing
the great Importance to the laborine
people of the passage of the Eight
Hour Bill No. .6SS2 and the Prison La
! Dor Bill No. $3.50. do most respectfully
petition you to7give these two bills
your hearty support to the end that
they may become laws during the
present session of congress"
This will be circulated among the
people of this city and as many sigma
lures as possible will be secured. II
is necessary that the petition reach
4 Washington not later than January
and it will be necessary to rush the
work of securing signatures as rapid
ly as possible.