The San Francisco call., 1907-02-19
EDITED BY O. M. BOYLE

EDl | ED b I
George B. Benham, the Labor Coun-
cil's representative at Sacramento, says
that some of the bills in which labor
is interested made progress last week.
In the Senate the following bills were
taken up:
No. 44o. BARRIERS Examiners introduced by
Senator Anthony, passed by labor and capital
committee; No $40, Horseshoers' Examiners.
Of Labor for Children. by Reilly. passed by
labor and capital committee and sent to As
sembly; No. le6 Appropriation for. Labor Com
missioner, by Mccartney, re-referred to finance
committee in Senate; No 169, Election Booths
Open from s a. m. TO p. N. passed by cleo
tions and election laws committee, and now in
elections committee in the Assembly, No 4SS.
tuberculosis, by Keane, passed by public health
committee, and now before public health com
mittee in the Assembly.
The progress in the Senate of other
bills of interest to labor is as follows:
No. 80, Minimum Wage of So on Public
Senate; No. 1885, General Employers Liability,
by Leayitt (substitute for Nos. so, rs and ~
No. 199, Enticing Seamen, by Wolfe. passed
Senate; No. 200. Harboring Seamen, by Wolfe.
passed Senate. (These last two bills are now
In the Judiciary committee of the Assembly }
In the Assembly the condition of the
following bills indorsed by the Labor
Council is as follows:
No SAT, Garments Eight Hour. by Johnson,
special order for this morning at II O'Clock;
No. SO, Hours of Labor for Women, by Wilson,
passed Assembly and now in Senate; No BIB,
Hours of Labor for Children, by Wilson, passed
A,sn Assembly y5oIs and nc now in Senate No 522 Drug
now in Senate.
Other bills of interest to labor in the
Assembly are:
No. 60 Railroad Employees, by Lemon. passed
Assembly and now in Senate; No. sos, Free
Textbooks by Counties, passed to Senate; Con-
stitutional Amendment No. 3, Free Textbooks,
TO the Senate; Assembly bills Nos. 512, 513,
522, 80 and so have passed Assembly. No.
513 (4so in Senate) has also passed the Senate
and will become a law If signed by Governor.
No. 30, Senate first reading.
The open meeting of Electrical
Workers Union No. (inside cleo
tricians) last Saturday night at 677
McAllister street filled the large hall.
The officials of the union stated their
side of the present controversy with
the Building Trades Council. Ad-
dresses were made by the following
Grand Vice President NJ. j. Sullivan,
Hugh Murrin of Oakland Albert Z.
Cohn, Patrick Cullinan, W. S. Rush and
William D. Hail.
The annual wage conference Is now
on between the Great Lakes Tug and
Dredge Owners Protective Association
and the International Brotherhood of
Steam Shovel and Dredge Men in De-
troit. The men who operate the
dredges around the Great Lakes expect
to secure an agreement this year pro-
viding for an eight-hour day. Under
the executive order issued by President
Roosevelt some time ago the eight-hour
law must be observed by contractors
doing Government work, whether be-
ing done by contract or day work
When negotiating for the last wage
agreement a year ago the dredgemen
made demand for an eight hour day,
but finally were forced to yield, owing
to other concessions.
]. P. Rasmussen was in the chair al
the last meeting of the Sailors Union
of the Pacific. The secretary reported
that shipping was fair. The proposi-
tion providing for the purchase of a
plat in Mount Olivet Cemetery was de-
clared carried. The shipwreck benefit
was ordered paid to three members who
lost their belongings through fire or
the steamship Montara- Members are
urged to attend the Wednesday even
ing educational meetings at headouar-
ters. At last Wednesday nights meet
ing the subject discussed was "The
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cipleS upon which the Sailors Unior
was founded and upon which it hac
grown to its present enviable position
in the labor field were discussed al
length The Tacoma agent said thai
shipping and prospects were fair and
men were still scarce; the Seattle agent
wrote that shipping was medium anc
prospects good; the Port TOWNSEND
agent reported that shipping and the
general situation were unchanged; the
Aberdeen agent that they were fair
the Portland agent that shipping was
dull; the Eureka agent that shipping
and prospects were good; the San Pedro
agent that they were fair; the Homo
lulu agent that they were dull
President John Brannan calls the at
tention of members of the Pacific
Coast Marine Firemen's Union to tn,
alteration in the constitution and by
laws of that organization, under which
its title is changed to Marine Firemen
Oilers and Water Tenders of the Pa
cif1c. Members can procure copies O
the constitution as recently adopted
by applying at headquarters or agen
cies.
Another international labor unior
has been added to the increasing
ranks OF the American Federation o.
Labor. BY referendum vote the Jour
neymen Stonecutters' Association hal
decided on afiliation. A charter will b,
! issued at the next meeting of the Exec
utive Council of the American Fedora
| tion of Labor. This organization
would long ago have joined the paren
organization but for jurisdictional dis
putes with the Granite Cutters, Mar
BILE Workers and others. These mat
ters were settled at the recent Min
neapolis convention. A conference thi
month in New York City will sigl
working agreements recognizing th
Jurisdiction of each trade. This leave
but two internationals outside the pal