The Labor enquirer., 1883-05-19
TRADES ASSEMBLY.
An Enthusiastic Meeting important
Business Transacted-.-The Anti. .
Monopoly Convention. "

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Turner hall Sunday afternoon and the
meeting was the most largely attended
and interesting of any since its organ
ization. .Ns u<". ." =. i 'at5
Vice President Lennon occupied the
chair, owing to the resignation OF Mr..
Watson, on account of uncertain absence
from the city. After the reading and
adoption of the minutes Of the previous
meeting, several delegates presented Gre
dentials, and after the usual ceremony
were accorded seats in the assembly.
The executive committee, to whom
was referred the matter of securing
place in the forthcoming exposition,
recommended that no action be taken in
that direction. This committee also re-
ported the tailoring establishment of L..
| Harrison, Seventeenth street, transfer
red from the unfair to the fair list as
published in The ENQUIRER, as per in
structions from the Tailors' Protective
Society. On motion, the report of the
committee was adopted.
A communication from the secretary
of the National Union of Harness and
Saddle Makers was read and referred to
the committee on organization. The
communication appears elsewhere IN
this issue.
The financial secretary announced
full collection of the special tax levied
at the last regular meeting of the assem-
bly,, and upon motion turned the amount
over to the chairman of the boycotting
committee
The question of union and non-union
bake shops was brought up and it was
shown that through carelessness on the
part of consumers considerable patron
age was given those shops which are
outside of the union. Upon motion the
boycotting committee was instructed to
have printed large number of cards
bearing the names Of both classes of ba-
kers in the city, and calling attention of
the families and friends of union men to
the necessity of keeping the list always
in some conspicuous place about the
house so that no mistakes can occur.
A committee of three was appointed
to revise and have printed the constitu.
ton of the assembly for distribution
! when and where needed.
The Loard Of trustees reported a scar
city of good halls in the city, the only
one which possessed the necessary ad-
vantages, and in any way justifying con-
sideration, being the new Turner hall.
This hall was objected to on account of
its size. On motion committee was
appointed to step into the new hall and
examine it and report within ten min
utes as to whether it was suitable. The
committee returned with the opinion as
their report, that the hall was wholly
inadequate for the purposes it was desir-
ed as it had only seating capacity OF
about seventy-fve. In other respects
she hall was highly spoken of, being
neat, well-ventilated and nicely finished
On motion it was decided as the sense
of the meeting, that the hall would not
do; and the trustees were instructed to
look up other places. The assembly was
notified that Justice Crotty rendered the
use of his court room to the assembly
until such time as they could secure a
suitable place of meeting. Upon motion
the offer was accepted and a vote of
thanks rendered the judge.
The addition to the bylaws, given no
tice of last meeting, was read, and after
a little interesting debate was adopted.
This new bylaw provides that any one
expelled under the existing law Of the
assembly shall be forever debarred from
reelection as delegate.
The subject of the anti-monopoly con-
ference to be held in Chicago on the
fourth of Jul! was introduced, and con-
siderable interest was manifested in the
matter. A number of gentlemen took
the floor and discoursed eloquently upon
the necessity for the workingmen to en-
brace some plan by which the admins
tration of the government may be puri-
fed and the power of monopolies over
thrown, and all agreed that the move in
question looked upon the face. as if it
was to that end, and if honest, conscien-
tiOus men assembled at Chicago, and
cranks and political sharks are kept out
of the meeting much can be done at that
time towards inaugerating the bright era
of reform. Inasmuch as there was no
recognized head to the movement in
this state, and as the Trades Assembly
had been called upon to start the ball
rolling, motion was carried that a COM
mittee of five members of the assembly
be appointed to prepare an address, and
call state convention, and attend to
what other matters that might need at
tention before the state organization is
effected The committee comprised
James Gilmore, Dennis Mullins, J. R.
Buchanan, Stephen Vinot and J. B.
Lennon.
Being no further business, the assem-
bly, adjourned to meet in Justice Crotty's
court room at 2 p. M, Sunday, May 81.