The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-02-13

tonight and tomorrow
Coal Teamsters, Labor Temple.
Coal Handlers. Labor Temple
General Transfers. Labor Temple.
Bartenders. Dorrance street.
Walters. Dorrance street.
Itglian Carpenters, Labor Temple.
Bakers, Labor Temple.
| Sausage Makers, Labor Temple.
COUNCIL DISCUSSES AGREEMENT.
The meeting of the Carpenters District
! Council held last evening was the most
progressive and successful that has been
| assembled in some time. There were dele
| gates from all the locals present and
nearly every one had something to say
! upon the topics discussed.
Among the many things done was the
| appointment OF a committee on trade
| agreement for the willing employees. The
matter underwent considerable discussion
shared In by almost all OF the members
| present. Finally a committee was APP
| pointed with representatives from all
the locals present TO draw up the same
and TO report at the next session OF the
| body.
Another matter receiving the attention
| OF the members OF the council was that
pertaining to the construction or
| StHbolnouse IN AUBURN. Inc action taken
IL calculated TO be OF good to the Car
penters, Rawley OF Pawtucket. is the
contractor and the action interests him.
! IL was reported that the amendments to
the constitution were being considered
with very favorable comment among the
members OF all the locals
One OF the more important topics dis
cussed was the benefits to be derived by
all the locals from the passage OF the
| Mechanics lien law. After talking the
matter over II was decided 10 appoint a
| committee to appear before the judiciary
committee OF the house TO urge the pas
sage OF the law and to show that the
| Carpenters endorse the action
IL was stated that the Italian oarpen-
| ters are 10 have a meeting for the pur-
pose or infusing new spirit into the mem
| large amount OF important business Is to
| be transacted
After disposing Of all the matters on
the docket the session adjourned.
PLUMBERS ENDORSE LIEN LAW.
The major portion of the meeting OF the
/ Plumbers union was devoted 10 debating
upon the action TO be taken on the many
| communications received
The first part of the meeting was de-
voted to the consideration OF routine
matters, after which various reports were
The reports from the delegates to the
Building Trades council were rendered
and accepted.
The visiting committee reported that
there were a number OF members of the
local i'll and drawing from the sick bene-
the list last evening, i'm the person OF
William a. Walsh OF 20 Covile street.
Under the head of communications re-
ceived there was one from Pittsburg.
acknowledging the receipt OF the remit
tance to the strike fund. A few weeks
ago the local here contributed $50 TO the
cause or the local there. The letter stated
that the strike had been settled, but that
members OF the local were requested 70
remain away until the union could regain
its normal conditions.
A number of communications were re-
ceived. telling OF strikes i'm other sections
Butte, Mont. and one from Chicago.
\ communication from the international
asking that $50 he sent to the local In
OF the. strike in that place. The local
there has been out for some time now,
and the trouble still seems to hang on.
, Before the meeting adjourned there
was considerable talk of raising the dues
. 70 meet the demands upon the treasury.
J since Il will come up again later on
All the remainder OF the evening was
, devoted to the discussion OF the merits
= that the local would be benefited very
largely by the passage OF the same, anu
) the body indorsed H. IL was voted to
, committee on judiciary OF the house.
After disposing OF these matters the
session adjourned.
CENTRAL TRADES AND LABOR.
There was very warm meeting OF the
Providence Central Trades and Labor
, union last evening. The first matter after
the routine matters was the seating OF
the new delegates. or these there was
one from the Gas Workers. Printing Press
men, four; News Writers. one; bottlers
two; Horseshoers, three; BARRIERS. eight
All these men took the obligation. after
which the body proceeded 10 the tran
saction ~ the business on hand.
The next matter TO attract the attsn
tion OF the body was the reading OF tho
; communications.
There was noe from the American Fed
Grafton OF Labor asking for the number
OF labor papers I'm the city.
Under the discussion Of the matter II de
veloped that the Providence News was the
! only publication truly friendly To the labor
people OF the city. Another part OF ths
communication ssked n there were any
! unions I'm the city not affiliated with th'
G. L. Y. That question was also an
swered
, A communication was received from tho
Machlnists' international of Akron, o.
stating that tho company making type
metal was on the unfair list since there
was n strike on there. This was re
: ferred to the Typographical union.
, A communication from the Retail Clerks
of Denver, col, thanking the g. L. ".
for the endorsement OF the card In TINS
city and the active manner which ths
, locals received the proposition.
A communication from the Amalgarn
ated Rubber Workers of 50. Louis. stating
that there was a strike on I'm that city
and that the following made good were
on the unfair list; Hamilton Brown
, rubber. "Buckskin Missouri Duck and
continental goods were all unfair
a communication from local % Of th'
Garment Workers of Oshkosh. WIS. stat
b inF that the local there was on strike he
} cause of the discharge of the president
/ for connection with the union. The loca