Evening star., 1901-02-20
THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
FEEDER ALTON OF LABOR MATTERS
CONSIDERED BY LEADERS.
Continuation of Work Begun Nonda.
PowderIy-Other Matters.

The executive council of the American
! Federation Of Labor, which assembled here
Monday. continued its sessions today. A
| large amount of business was considered
but up to the time of closing of this re-
port details. ii was stated could be
given out for publication.
After the conclusion of the report in The
Star of yesterdays proceedings of the
council kilograms We're received from rep
resentatives OF organized labor in Texas
stating that efforts are being made to force
the passage of compulsory arbitration
law in the legislature of that state. Pres
ident Gompers was instructed to, and did.
communicate with organized labor of the
state, urging by all means to secure the
defeat of this measure, which is so opposed
to the interests of labor
An application was received for q char
ter for national union of bridge and
structural iron workers. the issuance Of
which WAS protested by C.. o. Sherman.
secretary Of the United Metal Workers
international Union. The application and
the charter were referred to committee
consisting of Messrs. Gompers, Mitchell and
Kidd. to make thorough investigation re-
garding the Jurisdiction and the advisable
ity of the issuance of the charter, the mat
ter to be taken up at the same time when
this committee has under consideration the
various other propositions referred to 1t.
Conference With Mr.. POwderIy.
The commissioner general of immigra-
ton. Mr.. I. v. Powderly. held a lengthy
conference with the members of the ex-
ecutive council relative to the veriOus feat
ures of the immigration laws particularly
In the alien contract labor law and the
Chinese exclusion act. Mr.. Powderly re-
counted the various decisions of the courts
and the interpretations placed upon the
alien contract labor law. showing that
through them the law had become very
largely Ineffective. 1t was to remedy these
defects that Mr.. Powderly was called into
consultation, and 1t was decided that the
resident members OF the executive council.
Messrs. Gompers, OConnell and Morrison,
should constitute a committee for the pur-
pose of making further and thorough In
yestigatiou OF the matter and to report TO
the next meeting of the executive council
bill for introduction in the next Congress.
The same course was pursued relative to
the Chinese exclusion act. the life of which
terminates III 1902. The thanks Of the ex-
ecutive council were extended to Mr.. Pow
derly for his courtesy aud for the informa-
tion he impaired.
Baltimore Controversy.
Tho COMMITTEES consisting of Messrs.
Gompers and Duncan, appointed at the last
session OF the executive council to inquire
into and report upon the conditions exist
ing In the local labor movement Of Balti-
more, reported and recommended that the
commission held by James II. Sullivan as
organizer for the district be revoked: that
Typographical Union No. r. be invited to
return to the Baltimore local federation Of
labor, and subsequently to instruct the
presentation of specific charges against
member for unbecoming conduct; that these
charges he presented in form provided
by the laws of the International Typo
graphical Union; that the Baltimore build
ing trades unions, unattached to the Bald-
more Federation of Labor. be urged to
affiliate that the amalgamation Of brick
layers unions Nos. 1 and . be brought
about by local No. 1 reducing its initiation
fee. and the advocacy OF similar liberal
conditions for the accomplishment Of this
purpose; that the Baltimore Federation of
Labor establish a building trades section
under its jurisdiction, in affiiation with the
American Federation Of Labor.
Ar application was made to revoke the
charter Of the Ohio Federation of Labor,
on the ground of alleged irregular and i'm
proper proceedings. 1t was decided that
the officers of the Ohio state branch be
directed to call their next annual conven-
ton some time in September of this year;
that the call for the same should be issued
two months prior to the holding Of the
convention; that an invitation be extended
to all unaffiliated unions to affiliate and
become eligible to representation at the
convention; and among other things that
President Gompers communicate with the
officers of the national and International
locals to attend the next state convention
of the Ohio Federation Of Labor.
Tile Layers Heard.
committee from the Mosaic and En-
caustic Tile Layers Union and the Tile
Layers Helpers Union Of New York city
appeared before the executive council The
committee consisted of William Farley,
Patrick Mccall John Cronin, James G.
Edwards. William Stevenson and David
Mccall. Both of these unions have thus
far been acting independent of the Inter
national Union of Mosaic and Encaustic
Tile Layers, and they sought the efforts of
the executive council to bring about unity
throughout the country. 1t was decided
that a conference be held between the rep
resentatives OF the international union and
the New York city local unions for the
purpose of arranging the details Of amalga-
nation. and that representative of the
executive council be in attendance at the
conference to aid in its deliberations
1t was reported that the chairman of the
Senate committee on education and labor.
Senator Kyle. would call a meeting of the
committee on Friday sooner, when the
eight-hour and prison labor bills will be
taken up for consideration. The legislative
committee was instructed to advise the
senator's. members of the committee on
education and labor of these facts and To
urge their attendance.