The San Francisco call., 1904-11-16

delegate from the Florists and Garden
ers Union of Chicago. The committee
on credentials recommended that he
should be seated. Delegate Spencer de-
clared that Mangan was not a florist
and gardener, but that he really was a
member of the Steamfitters' Union Of
Chicago, a body that has been discred-
tied by the federation, and that there
was trickery in the case. After some
talk ii was voted to give Mangan the
privilege of the floor of the convention
to make a statement. Mangan said he
did not care TO speak and that he would
be contented to have the matter re-
ferred back to the committee on Gre
dentials
President Gompers then spoke in ia
vor of referring the entire matter back
TO the committee on credentials. This
was done.
Delegate Tanquaray objected to the
seating of B. Cohn, the delegate from
Kewanee, ILL.,, on the ground that Cohn
lives in Chicago and is not a member
of the Kewanee Central Union. This
protest also went back to the committee
on credentials. After some discussion
the delegates of the structural iron
workers were seated, there being only
one vote in dissent, that one being by
w. T. Gilthorpe.
Inc committee Oh the president re-
port recommended Endorsement of the
suggestion that a committee shall be
appointed to confer with the Typo
graphical Union in reference to an
eight-hour day; and that the sugges-
tion regarding the defense fund should
be referred to the proper committee.
Fraternal Delegate John H. Richards
of Montreal made short speech and
a report relating to the labor movement
in Canada was submitted.
Some time was devoted to discussing
the report Of the committee on rules
and order OF. business. 1t was decided
to have no holiday for the conven-
ton on Saturdays. The daily conven-
tion hours were fixed to be from a. m.
to noon and from p. m. to $50 D. m.
President Gompers read a telegraphic
report which was in substance that an
eight-hour day and a minimum daily
wage of SO had been agreed to by the
owners of mines in the Telluride, Colo.
district, and said: Despite occasional
setbacks that may occur the future is
ours"
MANY RESOLUTIONS.
The delegates representing the trades
unions of the United States presented
more than fifty resolutions to the ex-
ecutive council at yesterdays session.
These were in turn referred for action
10 the various committees appointed
by President Gompers.
w. ]. Gilthorpe and A. F. Porter,
representing the Brotherhood Of Boil
ermakers and Iron Ship Builders, intro
duced a resolution preferring charges
of violating the federation constitution
against President Gompers, Secretary
Morrison and the executive council, in
cluding Vice Presidents James Dun
can, John Mitchell, ]. O'ConnelI, Max
Morris, d. Hayes and John B. Lennon
The charge is that the officers issued
a charter to the Bridge and Structural
Ironworkers, violating a section of the
federation constitution, which says
that all applications for charters shall
be referred to closely allied crafts for
inspection and correction. The charter
was delivered by the officers despite
the protest of the boilermakers and
dual organization along the same lines
is the result.
Federal Union No. 9611 petitioned the
federation to urge active legislation
for the exclusion of the Japanese and
Chinese.
The Portland Federation Trades