The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-02-06
LOCAL DEPARTMENT.


night q meeting Of master mechanics was held
at the rooms Of the Builders Exchange, on
The meeting was called to order by the presl.
dent, MI. T. d. Entwislc, and Mr.. George T.
The minutes OF the last meeting were read and
The arst business in order being a report Of
ns STsW, Wsppo Br 90 o .a
committee, submitted a draft Of a constitution,
which was read and adopted By sections sections
bylaws be deferred until the next meeting. nd
Mr.. Kirk seconded the motion, and the by laws
Mr.. Wilson Z. Brown said that as the election
of officers at the last meeting were rather prema.
that he association now 60 Into an election Of
Mr., Kirk amended the motion by moving that
/. the Offices be declared vacant
The latter motion having received a. second, an
election Of permanent officers was about being
Coins stated that there were several per-
sons present who were members OF trade union
was competent for such persons to be members.
He thought the constitution would conflict with
such organizations, and being member n himself
whether II was necessary for him to resign the
former in order to become member Of this asso-
citation. He thought the constitution nmbigu-
Gus, and desired no conflict between the Journey
men and the employer: ,,,
uous in the constitution, and It was not the In
IGNITION Of the association to conflict with labor.
Mr. Collinsesaid, as an honorable man, ne DC
.cist, on before he signed the constitution OF the
Buiid, RS Assocsts On p.,,,.,or., ...o.,.,,on
.aeknc1,, edged but two apprentices, and while
he AID NO, wish to quarrel with the journeymcn
he thought the rights of the employer should be
Mr' MsIknes' said the object of the, present
organization wa mutual protection, and he was a,
iourneymen, but W hen they hold secret meetings
and endosyor to c, ush employers, the commu-
MI Goiins ssia he WIS not prepared to defend
the journeymen in all tn ey DID, but he Thought
Capitalization necessary on ' and pstrikes Which
anu ,sp Sa aopprecetcd
Mr. Hardness and Gthers ,S b IN re
rlsInS ~ e aoint Of order and dsinanding that
he sesioa q cseS. pSSOSsSS,sss Nth 4. Follows,
p. paot " n Entwisls, First Vice President
5, Diss. second viss PRESIDENT, L; " aSIk.
nessi sset p.y, AUGUSTUS
" MI. Brown y moved that committee Of three
be appointed tS n as and epot al the
compose me BOARD OIL a''s''o'S III" ''p'''
AT. kfk smended y rcnort double number
IN mii ho sa " for ~
MT; xnsu. oaered substitute that the Chair
@pRoint tns aiIee.Ym the substitute, IL
vas h sdopted' and tie foilowlsg gentlemen were
named me ~ ,he xnst uibsev. Nicholas Acker, b.
,,Di ree.orsaa Nv NJ ro"rfncy' Geo' y. Kirk. lob
W. Angus, DAVID Cisseli: -, ,,o vat. n, the as
On MOTION, t me dirs.tops ami there being no
other business, the meeting adjourned.
.1p,poxrows Bureurrs liz TRouBLx.-Befors
=Jus uee .onrIein, wss made nv men doing bust.
nous, % pnate w sriet az this eity. against
ness ,he M Snss,ieps doing business Il build.
Ing on aide 81 tSs,cnnon issued
near Rock Sin.. Joseph Weaver, Daniel ].
Weies Robsr R5it William Yat As'o gss 1oh Sster
John HiileIy, Hiss. Lewis Kengia & Son
William Pets Joh reastsnr ana tssm %fts
establishing a market II. ''o'"'''" " '"'
OF the corporation. ,tIemen were pro
1t appears that these &C. tbe ubutchers
hibited from doing business Ia. since T6ey
leased q house In this city and tn, lies to do
h hssnse from the Wsshnston 1Sshon: 'blish
market, on tie ground hat as sn ene mss lone
might carry on the business there, theycoulo
very low each man concluded to take out = sepa.
rate license as in ordinary markets, Yesterday
Mr.. Joseph Weaver and 4. Sherwood appeared
hs us 81 wound SG abide Of III S,
the matter. To give himself time TO consult
could not do business under the license Obtained
from the corporation OF Washington, he Justice
reserved his decision 70. the present
TIE i.w LESSS OF the
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under the above title. The gentlemen having
charge of the matter have so far com piefed their
labors that an imposing ritual has been p,cpared
and printed, and the supreme Cohort Organized
by the election of the following officers: SaiS rene
Commander, Hon Charles Sitrreayes A. H.
Representative in CongrcssO Supreme Com ui'
WIS. Stetson, Ohio; supreme Vice-( ,omms nd,,r
Chris. q. Cailan, ID, o.; Supreme Secretary. ",
G. Toner, n j. Third Auditors ONCE 1'reaa .
ury Depsrtmento supreme Treasurer, Wm9M
Noyes, Mass; Supreme Chaplain, W. III. Gaines
supreme Marsbai. r. III. Dourhertv1 pa, sn
irene Usher. nj. ID. Oycracker iii,i Sun,cme
Guard, q. s.. Firmin, Wis; Supreme Assistant
Secretary Boon Chambers D. e.; Post Suprcmc
Commander Chester Tuttle, Pa,
This 10 the supreme head OF the new order, and
viii Issue chArteTs rituals and other sunnlies 10
All grand and subordiuatc cohorts Tke main
Teat1res Of the Legion OF Tcmperanee are total
nbstInence for life from All Intoxicating beyer-
ages, fraternity, charity, aud the ns,aoiute and
positiye exclusion of marty politIcs in any shane
Whatever in It's work OF tcnchings. Two Or
three subordinate coho<ta will he lnstituted in
fhia DistrIct within n forInight
RRARREsTRp-Margaret German, the insane
issue as being turned over to SANITARY Oiiieer
Whitemore AZ appears was turned over TO her
friends Yesterday morning she was found on
Pennsylyania avenue by Officer Conway. Of the
Sixth precinct, entirely dcstitute OF Clothing,
She ~ a. taken In thc Central una n nae wherc