The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-12-28
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OF LABOR

The following unions will hold sessions
tonight:
Building Trades council Labor temple
Tinsmiths. Labor temple.
SAUSAGE MAKERS HOLD REGULAR
MEETING.
The Sausage Makers union last evening
held a very interesting session and dis
posed of very largo amount Of routine
matters
The president Of To- union was in the
chair and oficiated during tho entire
evening The first business done after
the opening Of the meeting was the read
ing Of the report Of the membership COM
mittee presenting the names of three can
didates.
The names were referred TO the investi-
cation committee and then acted upon
favorably after their recommendation The
men were then initiated.
The sick committee made a report to
the effect that there were now no mem
bers OF the body IN and for this the union
was open 10 congratulations.
a number Of communications were re-
ceived and acted upon after being read by
the corresponding secretary.
Tho delegates to the Central Trades
and Labor union then made their reports
as TO conditions In the, various establish
ments during the past week. They showed
that conditions were normal for the great
or part Of the time and what small diff
ferences there were that had arisen were
easily disposed OF
A number OF other matters came before
the meeting. including the nominations of
the officers for the next term OF Office
They will be elected at the next meeting
and Installed at the same time
The remainder Of the time was devoted
TO matters OF general nature and open
discussions from the floor of various
topics. This was followed by adjourn
mcnt.
BRlCKLAYERS TAKE NO ACTION.
II was thought last evening that the
brickayers' meeting would be interest
ing from the fact that the firm OF Nor
cross Brothers was to have some officials
meet the officials OF the union TO make
preparations of the differences that
caused the men I'm all the branch citics
whore the firm was working TO cease
work.
IL was stated this morning that the
meeting did not take place and though
question was discussed at great length
there was no further action taken and
according TO them there will be no further
action taken until later phases have de-
veloped
The meeting itself was rather FUN OF
business pertaining to the closing out Of
the work OF the year and the reports of
the secretaries and standing committees
as well as the executive board all proved
10 bc OF great interest
The financial secretarys report and
those Of the othor officials for the quar-
ter just ending were all interesting and
showed that the past year had been one
OF great success for the body.
The remainder OF the time was devoted
to routine business, after which general
discussions closed the session.
PAINTERS HOLD LARGE MEETING.
The meeting Of the Painters union last
evening was one OF the most rousing Sos
sions that the body has known for a long
time and a very large amount of business
was disposed Of
President Baxendale was in the chair
and conducted the business OF the meet
ing with his accustomed tact and skill
The membership committee made it's
last report for this year, presenting the
pame OF one applicant for membership,
who was initiated.
The delegates TO the last convention Of
the national body made their report on the
business done at that time and the nu-
merous changes that nave beeft made IN
tho constitution. The report was very
enthusiastically received
one matter came up for a long discus
sion. that being the coming congressional
action for the removal Of the tax from
alcohol The members OF the union stated
that they were Insured that should there
come up In congress n. bill for the re-
moval OF tho tax. Congressman Granger
had given a promise TO oppose the same.
The election OF officers followed. the re-
suits being:
President, John Clayton; vice president
Joseph Hosg; recording secretary Peter
II Shouler; financial secretary, s. :. Mar
shall. treasurer. Russell L. Watts; con-
ductor. James McGuigan; warden. Thomas
Smith; trustees. William Green and Frank
Macarthur. r. Z. G. delegates. Brothers
Clayton, Macarthur. Cummings, Baxendale.
McGuigan. p. A. Cummings made his re-
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