The Saint Paul globe., 1900-06-12

membership of 500, was credited with be-
ing the banner union" of the state. In
| closing their reports both officers extend
ed thanks to the various officers and their
different unions for courteous treatment
received during their terms.
Bills were allowed w. E. McEwen for
| expenses incurred, and $13.75 to M E.
Neary for the same purpose. The reports
of all officers and the council We're re-
ferred to the committee on reports of Of
fcers.
The following rules of order were then
adopted: Reading of credentials, reading
of minutes of last session, bills and COM
muDicat atiOns, reports of officers, reports
of standing committees, reports of special
committees, reports from organizations
election of officers, unfinished business,
new business, receipts and adjournment
The convention then, in order to allow
the different committees time to get to
work. adjourned at a. m. to 4 o. m but
it was 4:30 when the president again call
ed them to order.
The financial committee gave a lengthy
report, in which a large number of sun
dry bills were allowed, and the report
adopted.
On roll call of the various unions as
to the state Of trade and other general
conditions, many of the unions made very
/ favorable reports and showed an increase
In membership while others only report
ed fair on both propositions and many
of the unions, though delegates were
present, made no report at all. The COM
mittee on resolutions presented ten, with
recommendation, to pass. Among those
recommended was one declaring a boy
colt on the goods of the Swift Packing
company, of ST Louis, Kansas City, etc,
and also the Bohn Manufacturing com
pany, of st. Paul, for their treatment of
union men, boycotts against both firms
being declared by the federation
Another thanked Hon. Joseph Heat
wole, congressman from the Third dis
trict Of Minnesota, for his good work on
behalf of organized labor at Washington,
ID. Z. resolution admitting a delegate
from the State -.etail Liquor Dealers as
sociation made all kinds of trouble for the
president, and put his parliamentary
knowledge to a test, buJ, regardless of
the general confusion, he proved himself
equal to the occasion. All kinds of mo-
tions and amendments were fired at him.
and at times there were fifteen to twenty
members on the floor at once shouting
for the attention of the president The
recommendation of the committee that
the resolution pass was ofIno7 avail The
opposition to its passage all came from
Minneapolis, and was led by Delegates
Blaketield and Porter, and Z Delegates
Scovil and Hanson, also Minneapolis, led
those in favor of it. During the hot dis
cussion the decision of the chair was
appealed from twice, but both times sus-
tanned. The fight lasted three-quarters
OF an hour, and finally went, over until
tomorrow, when it will be resumed and
the sentiment about the hotels tonight
among the delegates was that2the resolu-
ton would be killed off -.
In the hottest part of the fight a mo-
ton to adjourn to 8 a. m. tomorrow was
carried. Ig4 =
The election of officers, which takes
place tomorrow, will prove tame as it
is considered that the Old officers will
succeed themselves, and that the Mime
sofa Union Advocate, published in St.
Paul, will be again made the official. or
gan of the federation. That appears to
be the whole slate, conceded by ma
Jority of the delegates. The convention
expects to finish in time tomorrow even
ing so that those delegates desiring to re-
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