Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-10-09
ALL IN TRIM FOR WORK,
THE CONTESTED GASES FINAL
LY PASSED UPON.

"AF. FoWderiy Exptkins that His Call
on the Bishop Had No Connection
with the ReIstions of the Church and
the Knights-Che Report on the II ONE
Club Case Satisfactory.
RICHMOND, Oct. Sat the close Of this
mornings session Of the Knights of La
Dor 1t was learned that most of the time
had been occupied in discussing the re-
port of the Committee on Creden tials, con-
cernlng the st. Louis contesting delega-
tions. The question at issue was whether
the delega tes elected at the meeting held
at O'Clock In the evening, or at a subse-
quent meeting an hour later, were the
regularly elected delegates. The report
presented to the convention and accepted
by 1t was In favor of the delegates elected
at the O'Clock meeting. The assembly
was then ready to organize.
MIR, PowDERLY's ADDRESS.
At the afternoon session Mr.. Powder
| lV's address was finally read, and the re-
port OF the committee appointed to lnves-
tlgate the case OF the home club OF New
1or was made and adopted. With re-
gard to the nature of that report Mr..
Powderly declined to furnish any infor-
nation. Committees were appointed
|
upon the state of the order, and "A special
committee upon the distribution of reso-
! luti0ns. Other business, which came be-
fore the convention, was appropriately
! referred.
TRAINING THE YOUTH.
a resolution was adopted providing for
the appointment OF special committee
/ to take into consideration those parts OF
Mr.. Powdery's address which relate to
the education and training OF youths for
the performance OF their duties as clti-
zens.
A resolution was also adopted authori-
zing the appointment OF a special CON-
mlttee OF five to prepare and send a tele-
gram TO some proper person in PrOvl-
dence, K. l., with regard TO the limfta-
tions OF the right of suffrage in that State.
| The committee drafted and sent the fol-
lowing communication:
To Charles b. German, Chairman of tie EguaL
ht0h% Dsmoc' attic A Ssocidtt0n, PrOUidsnce,
The order OF the knights of Labor, in Gen.
! eral Assembly convened at Richmond Va, in
dorse your efforts in behalf OF the elimination
OF unjust discrimi nation from the constitution
or your state, and pledges its moral support
| to you until successis achieved.
THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
The committee was also directed to
send similar telegram to the District of
Columbia in view Of the disiranch sed
condition OF it's inhabitants. This commit
tee was appointed In accordance with a
resolution adopted at the Cleveland AS
sembly. Mr.. Powderly was shown to-
night newspaper containing q telegram
from Montreal, to the effect that delegates
are about to be sent here from Canada to
consult with him as to the possibility and
expediency of so changing the constitu-
ton OF the Knights OF Labor as to render
it unobjectonable to the Roman Catholic
Church. Mr.. POwderly said he had re-
ceived no information with regard to 1t.
HIS CALL UPON THE BISHOP.
| He also denied the truth of the state
ments published this morning that he
called last evening upon Bishop Kearne,
of this city, for the purpose OF consulting
| him with reference to the affairs of the or
der and with reference TO the position
taken by the Knights of Labor upon the
color question. he said he had called So
| cially upon the Bishop, as he had been
accustomed to call upon the clergy of any
city IN which ne happened 10 be, but that
he had no conversation with him con-
cerning the Knights of Labor or the color
question. Now that it is known exactly
who are qualified delegates, it is found
that the total number entitled TO seats in
the convention Is 1855. The number pres
ent IL ITO.
THE HOME CLUB REPORT.
1t is understood from unofficial sources
that the report in the Home Club case is
satisfactory TO the members OF the club
and its friends. Mr.. Powderly was asked
tonight II 1t was true, as reported in
New York paper this morning, that the
assembly yesterday appropriated $12, 900
for the relief of those left idle by ihe
strikes on the Southwestern railways.
He said IL was not. No appropriation had
been made for them, nor was any
needed, A fund of 100000 raised
for their relief had been distributed, and
there was no suffering now. He said re-
ports had also been circulated that Dis
trict No. 10l had been Injured by the
strikes, but the district has five delegates
In the convention, showing a mem bership
of 8, 200, and, as "a matter OF fact, has 1000
more members now than before the strike
The telegram sent 10 Providence to-day
was signed by Mr.. Powderly and John
O'Keefe, Master Workman OF District
No. 80.