Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-10-10
PEACENAKER P0WDERLY
STEPS TAKEN 10 aRBI FRATE
EXISTING STRIKES.


ATeIsgram sent 70 Chic.g 60 In tse Inter
est Of Arbitration of the Prevailing
Dth.rspcss-The Committee on Distri-
button Dividing Out the Work of the
Convention.
RICHMOND, VA, Oct. 9.-This was the
sixth day that tue General Assembly oil
the knights Of Labor has been IN session
here and the first TO begin with matters In
suca shape that business could at once
b. iasen up and carried through Esch
delegate as he passed through the doors
entering on the convention hall this
morning was presented with bundle oil
printed pamphlets and circulars. One oil
these was the supplementary report writ
ten By Ralph Beaumont, Chairman Of the
Committee on Legislation, in which he
proposes a Congress of wOrkIngmen at
Washington, to sit while the United
States Congress is in session. Another
was the proposition OF 4. VI. Dewey, Of
Detroit, Mich, to establish a weekly
Journal as the organ OF the order. The
purpose OF this was that each mem Der
should be fully acquainted with the sew
eral subjects when brought up for discus
sion.
THE DISTRIBUTION COMMITTEE
The committee on distribution set to
work even before the convention met dis
sectIng the various pamphlets, etc, in
Guiding Mr.. Powderly's address, and dis
trIbuting portions Of them to the commit
lees charged with the duty OF considering
The subjects OF which the spectiye por-
lions treated. or the committees To be APP
pointed only portion were named yes
terdsy, and when the convention met the
work OF completing the list was at once
resumed. Even to-day's work was main
ly preliminary. Doubts are expressed as
to the possibility OF the convention com
pleting its work within the two weeks for
which the Armory Hall is engaged, but
Dir. Powderly says be thinks 1t can be
done. 1t is the present intention OF the
com mitteemen and delegates TO carry the
work through as expeditIOusly as posi-
bic and make every endeayOr to be ready
for adjournment a week rom to-day.
THE MORNINGS WORK.
At the close of the morning session Mr..
Powderly said reports mad been received
during toe session from the committees,
among them the report Of the committee
at the last convention at Hamilton, Ont.
on woman's LABOR, the report Of the COM
mittee appointed at Cleveland on the re-
vision of the constitution OF the order and
the report OF the committee accompany
ing the Congressional committee on its
tOur to Investigate the Southwestern rail-
road strikes.
Mr.. Powderly was authorized to send
the following telegram:
Michael Crfddiy, p esidsnt o/ Packers 4 3
s.clation, CAicag'. M:
viii you postpone your contemplated &C
lion on The impending troubles between the
packers and stock yard employees until the
General As emily can appoint com mittee
10 call on you with a view OF sitting the
ulfcuhyE Answer. T.N. POEDEkLY.
Telegrams we're sent TO COhOes TO urge
a settlement OF the trouble between the
employers and operatives there, and 10
W ashington protesting against the en-
ployment OF convict labor on the public
buildings ia Baltimore, and two delegates
were ordered to Chicago TO aid In bring
ing about a settlement between the pack
ers and their employers. Fifty or sixty
resolutions were introduced and referred,
IS were also the reports OF the committees
and the Secretary and Treasurer. The
roll OF districts was then called and occu-
pied the remainder Of the session.
2s2 RESOLUTIONS.
At the afternoon session the roll OF
local assemblies was called, and each
presented such resolutions az IL desired to
total number presented was 49,. They
were referred 10 the Committee on Dis
tr button for submission 70 the apprOpri-
Re committees. Printed copies Of the
B-pOrts OF the Executive Board, General
becretsry-Treasurer and other officers
were given to each delegate.
A standing committee OF thirteen on
finance was appointed, as well as the fol.
lowing sp' cial committees: Chinese and
foreign contract labor, emigration, legis-
lation, relief schemes, and the Pennsyl-
vania ana the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road corporations.
The assembly adjourned until Tuesday
morning TO permit delegates to take part
IN the parade and other festivities ar
ranged In their honor by the Richmond
knights of Labor. This evening Dir.
Powderly, Charles Litchman and several
lady delegates went TO the Richmond
Theatre, where they occupied box at
the performance of Dagmar.