St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-10-10
THE KNIGHTS OF LABOR.
They Finally Settle Down to tn
Transaction of Business.

RICHMOND, Oct. 9.-This is the sixth
day that the generally assembly of the
Knights of Labor.has been in session here,
and the first to begin with matters in such
shape that the business Of the convention
can at once be taken up and carried
through. Each delegate as he passed
through the doors entering on the conyen-
ton hall this morning was presented with
a bundle of printed pamphlets and circu-
lars. One of these was the supplementary
report by Ralph Beaumont, chairman of
the committee on legislation, in which he
proposes a congress of working men at
Washington to sit while the United States
congress is in session. Another was
proposition of r. w. Dewey. of Detroit.
Mich, to establish weekly journal as the
organ of the order. The purpose of this
was that each member should be fully ac-
quainted with the several subjects when
brought up for discussion. The committee
on distribution set to work, even before the
convention met distributing the various
pamphlets. ETC., including Mr.. Powderly's
address, and distributing portions Of them
to the committees charged with the duty OF
considering the subjects of which the re-
spective portions treated. Of the commit
tees to be appointed only portion were
named yesterday. and when the convention
met the work of completing the list was
resumed. Even to-day the work done was
mainly preliminary.
DOUBTS ARE EXPRESSED
as to the possibility of the convention com.
pletng the work in two weeks. for which
Armory hall is engaged, but Mr.. Powderly
thinks it can be done. 1t is the present in
tention of the committeeman and delegates
To fbc CIEy
as possible and make every endeavor to be
ready for an adjournment week from to-
day. AT the close of the morning session
the following account of the proceedings
was obtained from Mr.. Powderly: Re-
ports were received from the committees,
among them the report of the committee
with the last convention at Hamilton. Ont,
on woman labor. the report of the commit
tee appointed at Cleveland on the revision
of the constitution of the order; the report
of the committee accompanying the con-
gressiona committee on the tour of inves-
tigation of the Southwestern railroad strike.
Mr.. Powderly was authorized to send
THE FOLLOWING TELEGRAM:
Michael Cudahy, President of the Packers
Association, Chicago, ILL.,: Will you postpone
contemplated action on the impending
troubles between the packers and the stock
yard employees until the general assembly
can appoint committee to call upon you
with q view Of settling the difficulty? Answer.
T. V. POwDERLY.
The following was sent to Ii. B. Lilli-
man, Cohoes, N. Y:
Will you open the factories at Amsterdam
and allow all employees to return to work as
they came out, and meet our executive board
for settlement of this trouble and to prevent
future troubles? 7. V. POwDERLY.
On motion it was resolved to send
Thomas Barry, of the executive board, to
accompany Master Workman Butler, OF
District SO, to Chicago for the purpose Ct
endeavoring the settle the trouble between
the packers and employees. They left hero
on the first train. which started at o'clock
this evening. 1t was ordered that telegram
be sent to the pOstoffice department al
Washington. d. c., protesting against the
letting of contracts for erecting public
buildings at Baltimore to persons
EMPLOYING CONVICT LABOR.
This was done, Mr.. P0wderly said, be-
cause it was understood that a firm employ.
ing such labor intended to bid. The roll
was called for the presentation of resolu.
lions. etc., and fifty or sixty answers re.
ceived. All were referred to the committee
on distribution, which will distribute them
to the appropriate committees The sam(
action was taken in reference to all reports
of committees submitted and the reports OF
the secretary and treasurer. ALI these re-
ports were presented in printed form. The
roll of districts was then called and occu-
pied all the remaining time OF the session.
AT the afternoon session the roll of the
local assemblies was called and each pre-
sented such resolutions as it desired to Law
before the general assembly. The total
number presented was 2S2.