The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-09-15

al pei2ltlS council, IdDor elnll
GOV. UTTER TO OPEN CONVENTION.
There was a meeting Of the executive
board of the Rhode Island state fedora
tion last evening. with nearly all OF the
delegates on hand for the session.
President Power called the meeting 10
order and made a report as 20 tae way the
credentials for the convention were com
INK I'm and the prospective success OF the
convention. He stated that from all
uNer the state the delegates were TO be
sent and that Westerly was 10 be the
scene of a large amount OF activity when
the convention doors were thrown open.
lie also stated nat there would pe
a large numbe Of delegates on hand 10
settle the affairs OF the union this time
than ever before, there having been sew
eral new locals formed since the last
convention. and a number OF unions that
had never before sent delegates preparing
20 send them.
Owing 10 the business that the body,
through It's officers. had planned to trans
act at this session, almost from the nrst
days session there will be great activity
AZ tho sessions and some very important
matters will come up for consideration
The legislative committee Is preparing
10 make some very important recon-
mendatious. and from the tenor OF the
replies sent out the delegates will be in
structed by nearly all the unions 20 nc
cept them and 10 further them.
Arrangements were made last evening
for the executive council 10 attend the
sessions I'm A body and Governor Utter
has slgnifed his acceptance OF the invita-
ton TO open the convention. The re-
mainder OF the time was devoted TO some
minor matters. followcd by adjournment.
u. T. c. on CITY EIGHT-HOUR REsO-
LUTON.
At the meeting Of the Building Trades
council last evening there were several
matters TO occupy the attention OF the
the body that caused the session TO be
a long though interesting one.
The first business TO be disposed OF after
the opening OF the meeting was the re-
ceiving OF the report OF the Labor com
mittee. This report told OF the success
OF the parade and the circumstances at
tending it's opening. the attitude OF the
The report was received and
placed on file.
The firms OF Booth & Co. Baker & sad
dleman and J. Walsh were reported as
fair at this time and were removed from
the unfair list. There were two others
TO be placed on the list. however. and
after a long and heated discussion the
firms Of T. T, Egan and Frank Powell
were NOlPu fOllNlu'IFu lllidlI anu were
placed go on the minute OF the meeting.
Then came the discussion or the news
paper on the labor day parade and the
defense Of the position taken by Mr..
Kearney and 1t was voted that his action
he endorsed.
A set OF resolutions taking official cog
nizance OF the position OF rhe council was
proposed but IL was voted that this was
tho work OF the general committee.
The most ip1nOrfanf business Of tho
was the taking up the fight fer
the S-hour day for the laborers employed
by tho city. The mes sure has been turned
by the city board Of aldermen and
II was voted last evening that a commit-
tee be appointed 10 ascertain the names
Of those who voted I'm opposition 20 the
measure and 90 oppose them at the COM
Ing election. Messrs. Merrewether. HAYS
and Leddy were made the committee and
will report at the next meeting %
the council.
The secretary was Instructed 10 notify
telephone co. that Il was not the de-
OF the council that any more out of
Connections were wanted and not 10
nohor any request for the same that
might De made.
IL was announced by letter from the
metal workers at Bridgeport, Conn. that
men from this city were going 10 that
,ity and taking the place OF union mon
mere when there was "A strike I'm progress.
II was voted that the unionists here be
lotihed and requested not 10 go there.
The carpenters OF that place are also
'n strike and "a number OF men have been
10 10 there To work. believing that
hero was mo- trouble on there. The dele.
yates were Instructed 90 inform the Va
lous unions that there was trouble there
.u dthe men were asked 90 remain away.
The trouble there o. ro.ttive to tho
pen shop When that amount OF busl.
was completed the sessions closed
TtNsMITIIs DONATIONS
Tho first portion ~ tho meeting nf tho
netnl workers vas devoted 20 routine
'-sinoss. after which . number - COM
lgnications we're disposed of
The first % these vss from the union