The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-08-09
For His Position on Weekly
Payment Bill.
FEDERATION IS AT WORK
Members Busy All Forenoon Introduc-
ing Resolutions Which Will Be
Taken Up Later In the
Day.

The Vermont Branch, American FEEDER
alton of Labor, convention which opened
in this city yesterday morning got down
to business promptly at Q o'clock this
morning, the session being called to or
by President Biathrow Nearly every
delegate responded to his name at the
roll call. The reports Of the delegates,
started yesterday, We're resumed, Vice
President Alex lronside Of Barre read
the report Of progress made by the leg
islative committee at the last session Of
tile Legislature.
Secretary Smith Of Rutland read q
paper, recommending state board to
inspect factories, etc and carry out the
enforcement Of tie child labor law, Conn
munications and bills were presented,
also a letter from Viee-President John
Lynch of Bellows Falls. The bills were
read and referred to the executive COM
mittee
Then followed the presentation Of a
long list of resolutions, three by G G.
Ramsdell Of Barre
Delegate Cobb Of the laundry work
ers, Barre, against the employ Of Chi
nese labor; also one on Women promot-
ING the use Of the union abel.
BY c. j. Allen Of Barre, on weekly
payment bill, and cOndemning Senator
Slack, who opposed the bill in the last
legislature,
BY Vice President Ironside Of Barre,
for clause to be inserted in the by
laws. providing for the payment Of the
expenses Of the legislation committee.
On tuberculosis.
| On shorter work day.
On public ownershiop by United
States Of telegraph and telephones.
| On international Peace Congress.
By T. J. Foster, providing for resoiu-
| ton committee.
| BY P. F. Mccarthy providing for bet
ter ventilation in stone sheds.
For law licensing stationary engin-
GERS having charge Of boilers Of over
| ten-horse power.
BY George NJ Marion on union cigars
and tobacco.
By +. Il. Mccarthy, from the Boot
with union labels. Another on the
same subject
At this point motion to adjourn
was lost, and the convention turned tx
new business. Editor Smith Of ths
Vermont Union Signal, spoke for tht
Rutland Trades aud Labor Council, pub
| fishers of the paper, asking for support
ana asking the State Branch for tbs
privilege Of printing the official repori
i Of the convention. * vote authorized
the publishing Of the notes in the Sig
nal and that members be furnished
with copies, the State Branch to pro
vide the same at 2 cents per copy.
/ The Cereal Mills employees Of CHINA
ii presented communication, endorses
by President Gompers, relating to boy
eotted cereals. The communication wa
accepted and ordered placed on file.
Adjournment was taken at 1880
and the convention was called to orde
this afternoon, at which session til
resolutions introduced III the forenoon
were taken Tip.
II The afternoon session opened at la
/ After the roll call Nh Breton ann0unc
ed the railroad arrangements for til
Ireturn home The convention voted {
accept the invitation Of the Contra
Labor Union for the excursion TO tn
qnarries tomorrow.
on invitation Of the committee Gov
ernor Charles J. Bell arrived in tow
shortly before three o'clock this after
5 moon to address the convention.
Committees of Convention.
t At the business session Of the Yer
e mont Branch Of the American Fedora
| tion Of Labor yesterday afternoo
7 President Biathrow appointed the TO
! lowing committees
Grievance committee; N. A. Main
gren Of Rutland, NJ. p Promis Of Rui
E land, james Cruickshank Of Barre,
d. Wells Of Montpelier, II q. Hawle
of Burlington,
Transportation. Timothy Iyers I
7 Graniteville, r. Z. Gravel Of RUTLAND
!, John Cayhue Of Montpelier, John
E sadIier Of Barre, r. W. Burnette {
| Bellows Falls.
Constitution, Bylaws and Resoll
9 tions: j. E. Stafford Of Rutland, Thon
as Hayerty OF Bellows Falls, K. D
aiinard Of Montpelier, G.. G. Afunson {
Burlington. P. J. Mccarthy of Barre
Organizing committee; Alex Irof
side Of Barre, James Bracey OF Nortl
( field, D. A. Bruten Of Rutland, C. /
Wells of Montpelier, Thomas Havert
Of Bellows Falls.
( legislative committee; p. J. MI
u Carthy Of Barre, John r. Sadlier {
Barre, George Launier Of Rutland, ]
& i Foster Of Rutland, z. G. Peeue {
!. Montpelier
1 AT the session held last night I'll
Z convention was addressed by Francis
4 CLARK of Brockton, president Of I'll
Massachusetts State Branch and b
e Philip J. Byrne, representing the Boo
i and Shoe Workers union of Bostol