Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-01
COMMITTEE REPORT MADE.
Central Labor Union Disappointed
Congress Fails to Consider Bills

At the last meeting of the Central Labor
Union the chairman of the legislative COM
mittee of that body announced that it's
final report will be made at the meeting of
the union next Monday evening In MAX
ing the announcement it was stated that
the several measures before Congress- in
which organized labor is Interested have
received far less consideration than at any
previous session of-that national legislature
Notwithstanding the persistent efforts of
the local committee and the legislative
committee of the American Federation of
LABOR TO have reports submitted from the
Senate and House committees having the
eight-hour bill and the anti-injunction bill
in charge, the congressional committees
failed to even consider these measures.
Mr.. E. j. Roche, chairman of the labor
legislative committee, stated that the
status of the several labor measures at the
close of the last session of Congress was
anticipated, as it was evident early in the
session that neither the Senate nor House
committee was disposed to give them any
serious consideration.
I'VE are aware" said Mr.. Roche, that
influences opposed to these measures have
been largely needed by the congressional
committees and have at every session of
Congress succeeded in holding them up in
committee. The ship-buildng interests,
and those engaged in furnishing govern
ment supplies. have been persistently active
in opposing the eight-hour bill, and sue
ceeded during the first session of Congress
in virtually defeating the measure in COM
mittee, or at least by delaying legislation
thereon indefinitely through the action of
the House committee on labor referring
the measure to the Department of Com
merce and Labor for inquiry and report
Those interested in this legislation were
then convinced that the bill would be held
up during this session of Congress. and
that no effort upon our part would induce
the committee to report the bill to the
uiz Ia hOr will
make renewed effort during the next Con-
gress for the passage f,of these measures,
and will continue until this desirable legts-
lation is secured Though defeated we are
not disheartened, for we believe that the
time will come when our national legisla-
tors will perceive the beneficence and neces-
sity for such legislation, and this measure.
or legislation similar, in character, will be
spread upon our statue books"
At the same meeting ofrthe Central Labor
Union Secretary Winslow of that body was
directed to communicate with President
Roosevelt, and on behalf of the OrganiZa-
ton, request that he issue an order closing
the government departments and granting
a holiday to all the employees March T.
Branch No. g Anna Igamated Carpenters
and Joiners, has been admitted to repre-
sentation in the Central Labor Union. This
organization was expelled from the central
body about year ago, with the four locals
of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters
on complaint of the then Allied Council of
Building Trades. Since the council has re-
organized independently of the Central
Union. the several organizations of car
penters were invited to again affiliate with
the central body. Both local branches of
the amalgamated responded favorably. The
four organizations of the brotherhood, it is
stated, are not disposed to return to the
Central Labor Union, and have failed to
respond although the invitation for re-
affiliation was extended several months ago.
The delegates of the Amalgamated Car
penters Branch No. ., are: A Hartin, A.
Stevenson, L. II. Odell, ]. C. Piper and c.
w. Stang.