The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-10
KNIGHTS AND THE STRIKE.
Sixth Day of the Assembly Closes with
the Work of the Body Wellin Hand.
4 Member of the Executive Board Starts for
Chicago for the Purpose ofTrying to Bring
About an Adjustment of the Strike.
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
Sixth Day OF the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Work for the Various Committees.
RICHMOND, Va. Oct 9-This is the sixth day
that the General Assembly of Knights of Labor
have 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 car
ried through. Each delegate, as he passed
through the doors on entering the convention
hall, this morning, was presented with bundle
OF printed pamphlets and circulars One of
these WAS the supplementary report written by
Ralph FL. Beaumont, chairman of the committee
on legislation, In which he proposed a congress
OF workingmen at Washington, to sit while the
United States Congress is in session. Another
proposition of A. NJ. 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 acquainted with the sew
eral subjects when brought up for discussion.
The committee on distribution set to work even
before the convention met, dissectlng the various
pamphlets, etc., including Mr.. Powderly's ad-
&ress, and distributing portions of them to the
committees charged with the duty of considering
the subjects of which the respective portions
treated.
OF the committees to be appointed, only a
portion were named yesterday, and when the
convention met the work of completing the list
was at once resumed. Even to-day the work
being done is mainly preliminary. Doubts are
expressed az to the possibility Of the convention
completing its work within the two weeks for
which Armory Hall is engaged, but Mr. Pow
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present intention of the committeeman and dele
gates to carry the work through as expeditously
as possible, and make every endeavor to be ready
for adjournment week from today.
At the close of the morning session the follow
ing additional account of the proceedings was
obtained from Mr.. Powderly.
Reports were received from committees,
among them the report of the committee at the
last convention at Hamilton, Ont, on womans
labor; the report of the committee appointed at
Cleveland on the revision Of the constitution of
the order: the report of the committee accom-
panying the congressional committee the
tour to investigate the Southwestern railroad
strikes,
Mr.. Powdarly was authorized to send the fol-
lowing telegram:
Michael Cudahy, President of the Packers Associa-
tion Chicago, Ill
VIII you postpone contemplated action on the i'm
pending troubles between the packers and the stock
yards employees until the General Assembly can ap-
point committee to call you with view Of
settling the difficulty? T. V. POwDERLY.
The following telegram was sent to Ell. B. Sill
man, Cohoes, n. Y:
Will you open the factories at Amsterdam. and al
low all employees now out to return to work as they
came out and meet our executive board for settle
mont of this trouble and to prevent future troube2
T. V. PowDERLY.
On monitor, it was resolved to send Thomas
Barry, of the executive board, TO accompany
Master Workman NJ. j. Butler, of District 81. to
Chicago, for the purpose Of endeavoring TO settle
the trouble between the packers and employees.
They will leave here the first train, which
starts at o'clock this evening
1t was ordered that telegram be sent to the
Postofice Department, at Washington. d. c.,
protesting against the letting of contracts for
erecting public buildings at Baltimore to persons
employing convict labor. This was done, Mr..
Powdery said, because it was understood that a
firm employing such labor intended to bid.
The roll was called for the presen tation of res
Olutions, etc, and fifty sixty received
All were referred to the committee distribu-
ton, which will distribute them to the appropri
ate committees The same action was taken
In respect to all reports of committees submitted.
and the reports of the secretary and treasurer.
all these reports were presented in printed form.
The roll of districts was then called, and occu-
pied the remaining time of the session.
At the afternoon session the roll of the local
assemblies called and each presented such
resolutions as 1t desired to lay before the Gen
eral Assembly. The total number presented was
262 They referred to the committee on
distribution for submission to appropriate COM
mittees. Printed copies of the reports of the ex-
ecutive board the general secretary treasurer,
and other officers were given to each of the dele
gates.
A standing committee of thirteen on finance
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committees: Chinese and foreign contract labor:
emigration; legislation; relief schemes and Penn.
sylvania and Baltimore & Ohio railroad corpor-
atoms The assembly adjourned until Tuesday
morning to permit the delegates to take part
In the parade and other festivities arranged in
1heir honor by the Richmond Knights of Labor.