The Labor enquirer., 1883-04-28
TRADES ASSEMBLY.
An Interesting Session Of This Body
! Last Sunday---Good Work
to Follow

The Trades Assembly rlet in Justice
Crotty's court room last Sunday after
noon, owing to the fact that the hall IN
WhiChth meetings have heretofore been
held was not conveniently arranged and
otherwise suitable for meeting purposes.
The board of trustees of the assembly
have been endeavOring during the past
month to SECURE a suitable place for the
permanent and exclusive use Of the
Trades Assembly and the societies from
which it's membership is derived. The
progress de in. the work Is given in
an extract further on from the report Of
the trustees,
The meeting was called to order at
2:3O by Vice President Lennon, notice
having been received that President
Watson was i'll and could not attend the
meeting
The roll call showed a number Of dele
gates absent, 1.-TWO or three for two sue
cessive times. 1t being suggested that
absence was possibly due to a. lack of
knowledge as to where this meeting was
to be held, a motion that an application
of the rules be suspended, was carried.
The organization committee reported
their efforts to secure representation in
the assembly from the AInalgamated
Carpenters futile, as they are working
under charter issued from Manchester,
England, and by it they are restricted
from complying with the requirements
Of the constitution Of the. assembly.
They have at present a membership Of
about twenty-five in this city. The
,lt +0l hDI f1i 70
secure delegation from the UphOI8ter-
er's union. They reported the Organiza-
ton Of the BARRIERS not yet completed,
their charter not having arrived.
The committee felt hopeful Of this new
union being repreSentedin in the assembly.
The bOycotting committee reported
quietness in their department, owing
to one or two reasons.
This report caused considerable talk,
and a number Of queries were pro-
pounded and ideas advanced. The re-
suit Of the discussion was the. adoption
Of resolution leVying an assessment of
) cents per capita upon the membership
represented in the assembly, to raise
fund for the use Of the bOycOtting
committee The committee will soon
be in shape to wage an ettectiTe war on
the unfair establishments of the city. t.
The resignation of Frank Hall as
chairman of. the executive committee,
owing to his departure from the city,
was accepted, and j. II. Buchanan ap-
pointed to ELL the Ryacancy thus oc-
CaSiOned.
The board of trustees reported the
tender OF hall Just erected adjoining
East Turner hall, which is large and
convenient and can be leased at
reasonable rental. 1t being the wish of
the assembly to secure hall which could
be Sub-let to the seven societies COM
posing that body, the question was
raised as to whether the location Of the
one in question would be satisfactory to
all. 1t was finally decided that the
members of the assembly should bring
the matter before the proper persons
and that joint meeting be held at TIE
ENQUIRER Office on the following Thurs
day evening to consider the entire
matter.
A paper from Hon. David HeaIey, Of
the New York legislature, was read. 1t
was requested that the petition Of the
united wOrkmen Of this city, petitioning
for legislation looking to .abOhshing the
system Of letting bv contract the labor
Of the prisoners in the penitentiaries
and reformatOry institutions of New
York, be forwarded for presentation with
like documents from all over the United
States. Upon motion the president and
secretary Of the assembly were instructed
to sign the document, and Also the chair
man OF each DELEGATION, each placing
opposite his name the numerical strength
of his society," p
The statement Of the, treasurer showed
a healthy financial condition, and not
penny Of arrearages.
Upon motion the secretary was in
structed to purchase new seal for the
assembly. Adjourned.