Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-11-12
KNIGHTS OF LABo1
Proceedings Of the Rjcbn,
Convention.

Carleton. I. B. MCGUIRE, and " Ira q !, Bailey.
There eo was preliminary ballot for t aHyless
mo. .M' =, ane a1, OF the General c ne Gle
members. Tho General . A..t two rlt
agreed to contribute SIS 900 in assembly
susta IGa.l cotton workers, the s" "ia OF tn
onuS ,Mass.l tanners, and the Now vin IN ma
plumbers, now on strike. Colore"nw York
Labor now in attendance on tho cou, hnigt
probably form bureau q, tba !enior
throughout the Southern St ,tes tnr e tf bret
OF procuring accurate statistics re,o o.s pui
tion to the white laborers when mnu their
employed together. "''ef they
Tho general assembly of tho r
Dor elected L, C. T. Schlieber tN q, Of
setts. and J. N. Broughton. Of P a Mas,a
R Richn,nna OF the General cooparatss 81
Hamilton, Canada, was elected a.. II. Cibso
ply Agent. Mr.. Powderly then oinn.aslian
new officers. In addressing th Installed
ne expressed full confidence in 'o al, asser
fu1 nna pledged "a himself to thu
INC INC delegates to impress the innnsS.d
temperance upon the local assar loI'ltatcd
called attention to the fact thu nat nles'
S Sfn Az nc rs elected used int xicatnoa
pledged themselves to abstain IN fofA
OF intoxicants during their two venr ven the
once: a resolution was adopted de" sIs Tern
~ ,a ,ihnsa.s y! Eeoor recognize in thas
| ol Aloof no distinction on account ~
out have no intention to interfere VI VI Cd
social relations existing betwenn with
any part OF the country. Tho repor. or t tases
ron .eee on the State OF tho ordor niorsee,o
supplementary report commencing W.. ahi
!lshment OF Labor Congress at WIVES arS est
talso indorses the General Muster VIII
muuress 70 the general assembly mud VIA
1nends the Endorsement Of the report ~ rec REG
n. lhtchman, special agent apnoint =. llar
General Master Workman to represent nv ny
before the Congressional Committee , ,,e9 N
Weat the cause and effect OF the SON
Litchmnn ridicules the testimony given V IT..
| railroad S witnesses. who he saws wara ~
| TO echo like parrots the statement th.t w., VII
cmise that they had ever heard assiyne1 ~ 70.
strike was the discharge of a man Ia, ior
at MARSHALL Texas. The Committee on : u i, y
t'on, among other bills before Conrres, '1 ~,
mel,ds the Poinicxter bill in favor Of T,, ,oSe
pilots. 1t was voted to hold the next Gov,
tioh ut Minneapolis in October, 1897
considerable progress was made at thu 8,
slons OF the General Assembly mt Ri ctr
on inc 10th. Mr. Powderly was not feel;na "
and was absent from the convention remH;n
IN his room the greater pnrt OF the d,v !, \
a General Secretary Lit ,hman rmeSas
The new constitution was taken I'M md S So1Ds
sections were acted upon. The dutins ~ ~
GERS hrst passed. and the ilnportant nn y, "
OF whether the locals should be comulIoI
FORM state Assemblies was also settled. Via
was n big fight on this matter. i i 0r He
OF New York, opposed the provision. ar I',A
Schhftr, OF Michigan led the deleg,t"s a. a.,
were in favor of State Assemblies NJ.
me me Whole section was adopted It proviIs
and DE subject to the action OF such Tb i,U III
tnatly changed SO as to allow ten locals to ,n
State assembly, but those who decline ~ ~ ,''
INTO, 1T will Viii not be bound in any way by ii
pooy. senator declared that the whos seem
changed by minority vote. T;tchn,
declared that he was out OF order AZ
Schafer exclaimed: II know that am rirf
and you cunt bamboozle me, as Won ha
others. Let him go on record" said ~ y
Chnlrnlnn to his clerks. The question Of ii
tricts was settled to the satisfaction a a.
my my twenty-five locals OF one trade my form
Natonal dlsirlct; Another important chan}
was that locals which are attached to the e..
eral Assembly shall not have represen,ation |
Tina body. Then tho question of rcpreso1,l
ton was taken up and settled. There we're
score of plans and twice as many amon]men.l
but out OF the whole finally came thu deei,;o1
that hereatter the representation shall be an
from each 1900.
Thomas O'Reilly, of the telegraphers dp.rc
offered resolution, at the Richmond assemhIv
on on the 18th, that the Knights OF Labor leman
the passage of a bill by Congress authoi,n
the purchase by tho Government Of tas "a
graph system of the country The motion
re1or the balance of the revived constitution
n In
was adopted. This leaves the matter of naton3
tiade districts exactly where it was befole til
convention. Similar action was taken with thy
Dalanco OF the report Of the committee on av
liciuains all documents on the revision of I'll
constitution. The Comm tee on the State d
the Order Endorsed the report of the General
Master Workman and General Secretary Treas !
u5er. Eeports OF numerous committees werA
sympathy with Ireland was passed i
report suggesting the formation Of ccal
i!ress OF thirtv-eight Knights of Labor to sit IN
Washington during the session Of Congress, wa.
ro1e1ien to the local assemblies. All matters in
ielhtioh 10 stamps. labels. or protective designs
placed on articles made by knights OF Labo:
were referred to the executive board. Eese
IulloHs We're adopted tavoring the establish
nicnt OF libraries devoted to labor literature at
state capitals; against convict labor; recon-
inehdihg local assemblies to work and otto only
lof candidates who pledge themselves to sustain
the principles Of the Knights favorins the ad.
mission OF colored apprentices in shops on the
same basis rs white ones. A proposition favor.
ing the est Enlistment OF orphan asylums for
the chlldr n of deceased members of TIL, order
was referred to local assemblies with favorable
mention All Gthe: matters referred to the
CoMlnittoc on the state of the Order were re-
ie1rod to the Executive Board. 1t was Voted
That committee be appointed to promote ira-
Scrnal relations Lctween tho Knights and tie
tntrons of Husbantlry.
mo Committee on Appeals and Grievances
.itto't tile Hoof Wnen the general asSenDl!
wen, went INTO session ut Richmond on the 18th
1 me report relates to matters of general dis
clpiine that are OF little interest to others than
members. One of tho cases dealt with was
charge OF conduct unbecomins q delegate
Drought against Sam l.. Let1ingwell Of
district I,ilct Assembly No. 1Oj, of Indianapolis
ms nnino was ordered to be STRICKEN
rom y, ths list of delegates A com.
tn was appointed, which sent the
loeiIoWlns telegram to Gov Richard J Ogl .sby,
81 u LIMOS, ut Quincy, ILL., where the Soldiers
rome WAS dedicated: The General Assembly
h :, OF Labor, in annual convention Assem-.
pIed. both the blue and the gray sends you
Erecting on the occasion OF tho dedication OF
me soldiers and Sailors HON at Quincy. May
. .nt uuey so nobly done by your State BIO an in
,enelVe TO other States to do likewise, until ev.
Try needy oyo hero may have tho shelter
y nome. At the afternoon session
=, me ne Genefa Assembly continued consideration
y =, INC report OF tho Committee on Appeals anu
1Iils'hhccs; and adopted n resolution deciding
y. iiae members OF the International Cigar.
hhAers Union must elect whether they will
sh,a'll members of thnt union or OF tho Order
u Knights or Labor. but thai they cannot re-
a,A !'lelnnHrs of both. Tho report Of the Com
nttlee on FINANCE was presented md lop5sd
. provides that the salary OF the Grand iastor
y ofk'nnn shall henceforth be 5 ,oo) year, and
nose OF General Secretary aud General Treas
fcr S2,o1, and that the members OF the Fly
co,i'e 30 ud and General Worthy Foreman
uty.