The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-09-23


tonight:
Carpenters council. Labor temple.
Central Trades and Labor union.
Plumbers, Labor temple.
Cement workers. Labor temple.
Iron workers, Labor temple.
I.inemen, Hanley building.
Plaster tenders. Labor temple.
BUILDING TRADES COUNCIL MEETS.
Last evening there was very lengthy
, and interesting meeting or the builoh hb
trades council.
some of the first business OF the meet
ing was the hearing OF the reports OF
the delegates from the several localS.
Among the reports was one portion OF
each that pertained TO the button recon-
mended by the state board OF puiiou's
trades.
The reports all showed that every one
~, tha locals 10 which the matter hah
been presented was In favor OF IL, ana
ALI had voted TO adopt IL with the eNcep-
ton of one, and that local had not con-
.fdered the question sufncienty
There were one or two more OF the
LOCALS 10 whom the question had not been
broachcd as yet for the reason thht 'heic
had heen no meetings. IL was seen 'hat
the favor was with the propositlon' anu
a. was arranged at the last meeting ot
the board that should majority OF lho
locals concur the button wou'u - u me
with adopted. Accordingly wltihh 'he
naxt month the button Will be In vogue
with All the locals OF the state athIla'eu
with the building trades.
rha question OF Mr. Miller whom the
local mad placed on the unfair hs. cahi.
up and IL was noted that he hto nov
connnIiea with the request OF the BODY as
st.t.
he was away and the matter would pe
settled In the next few days.
The special report OF the meeting was
!. devoted 10 discussing the adVisaplhy oi
having all the locals connected WIN 'ho
building trades represented AT the ihee'.
tnes OF the state board by Delegates ~
present there are but hve or SIX OF tne
more important crafts represented ana IL
a. desired that all have voice IN tne
measures there proposed so All the locais
are 10 be invited 20 send representative
During the evening there was one com
munication read from the Hoo CaIrlers
international on the subject or the plaster
tenders and the advisability OF granting
them a charter The matter was talked
over AT some length but no CONCLUSION
was reached Il being decided 10 defer the
subject TIL some later meeting.
This new local OF the plaster tenders
has been but newly organized ana IL
meeting Win tIf bpP'rthNh - 80
bers of the building laborers' unions For
This reason the communication was sent
asking advice I'm the matter There are
arguments that may and have been USED
on other sides 10 advantage and thefe
was considerable OF a debate on the ques-
ton last evening.
II r. not known just what viii be the
outcome OF the controversy but the young
local is trying 20 maintain Itself ana
struggling hard for what II believes "
right
After all the matters TO come before the
meeting had been disposed OF the session
closed
TINsMITHs DECIDE on BUTTON.
Last evening tho tlnsmiths held meet
ing that WAS devoted largely 20 matters
OF a routine nature and some general
discussion.
The reports of the delegates 20 the va
rious yother bodies and those 81 the com
snittecs occupied the greater part OF the
time % the meeting
The first of these 20 como before the
meeting Was the report on members
There were no new names 90 be present
ed, but the committee stated that there
we're several applications 20 be presented
al the next session.
The report ~ the delegates 10 the Build
Ing Trades council was then heard and
recelved after some discussion.
The report occaHioning the greates, dis
eusHion was that % the delegate 90 the
state board OF building trades az westerly
The matter or chiefest concern was that
of the quarterly button for the locals
AFFILIATED THIS was talked over a. great
length. The committee was given dis
cretionary powers ia the matter and n
Will await the decision 81 the council
The remainder ~ the time was devoted
90 general discussing tending 20 the bet
II
session came 90 close.
HoIsTTNG ENGINEERS SESSION.
Last evening there Was a very interest.
sns meeting Of the hoisting engineers in
abe room ~ their local.
The time after the reports ~ Tho sew
oral committees were IN was devoted ~
general discussion tending 10 better the
eondtions.