The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-27
UNIONS OPPOSE
DES MONIES BILL
Federation Opposed to Any
Measure Which Does Not
Submit Matter to People.
A LIVELY SESSION IS HELD
BODY AGAINST USE OF CONVICT
LABOR ON ROADS.

In a stormy session, and after sew
erai hours debating and discussion, the
Salt Lake Federation of Labor finally
passed a motion Friday evening as-be-
ing against the Des Moines bill now be-
fore the legislature, unless the matter
were made subject to a vote of the peO-
pie of the cities affected by the bill.
The regular session of the federation
was held last evening, and several new
delegates were seated. BY o'clock the
body was ready for business, and inn
mediately following roll call the legis-
lative committee was asked to report
on the work done by them before the
legislature Their report was of but lit
tie interest and was ordered filed.
After making their report, one of the
delegates asked that he be informed as
to the merits of the bill pertaining to
the Des AIoines plan of city govern
ment. After an explanation by Com
mitteeman Harvey, who expressed HIM
self as being in favor of the measure,
a motion was passed that resolution
be presented to the legislature from the
Salt Lake Federation of Labor to the
effect that organized labor of Salt Lake
was opposed to the Dcs MOines bill
passing the legislature unless the peo-
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the matter. Hot words passed between
Committeeman Harvey and several
other members of the federation before
the matter was finally put to a vote of
the federation
House bill No. 90, by HenTie, was also
discussed at great length, and on vote
of the federation it was decided to pre-
sent to the legislature a resolution
against the bill, the federation taking
the stand that the use of cOnvicts in
building public highways, whether they
received pay for the same OF not, was
not good for free labor.
When the discussion of this bill was
taken up, Legislative Committeeman
Ellis and Currie became involved I'm a
little row. Committeeman CurTie said
that he had been treated unfairly by the
other committeeman in the discussion of
this bill before the labor committee of
the legislature. and took Mr.. Ellis and
Mr.. Harvey to task on several scores.
Later Mr.. Ellis made a speech in which
he denied ill-treating his brother labor
ing man, ard said he had favored the
passing of the bill with the amendment,
as he believed it was the best that could
be had. CurTie was opposed to the bill
all the way through, and was somewhat
hurt because his fellow committeeman
would not take the same stand with
him.
Delegate Harvey Of the BARRIERS
union reported to the federation that
several barber shops in the city were
displaying alleged union cards which
were, in reality, frauds. He showed
the delegates present what a real bar
beTs' union shop card was like, and
asked that they keep their eye open for
such a card and report anyone display
ing any other as union card.
A delegate from the Horseshoers'
union reported his local union still on
q strike
The treasurer reported that q, deficit
of $40 existed in the general fund. He
was given power to draw 5000 from the
reserve fund with which to pay the
current expenses of the federation.