The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-10-19
TELEGRAPH OPERATORS
TROUBLES TO BE REDRESSED BY
CONGRESS
Through Petition by the Knights Of
Administrations Referred TO
the Executive Board.

RICHMOND, Va, October 18.-Dele-
gates to the General Assembly Knights
of Labor are 10th to speak about it,
bat there were scarcely 500 OF them in
convention when it was called 10
order az 8 o'clock This morning.
Scores Of them departed from the city
on lsat nights trains and many more
have settled their hotel bills and will
leave today. There is, therefore, every
reason for adjournment within the
next thirty hours. The officers cay
the work cf revising the laws wi be
taken in regular order and pushed
through today, the object being to
complete all of this before the
c,cse OF the afternoon session. There
will be, it is believed, nothicg radical
in the matter OF boycotts. Nearly
every one is in favor of increasing the
salaries of the general officers. That
OF General Master Workman will like
ly be raised to $500 or $4,000 from
$500, and the other eff ers may get
$500 or $500, whereas they Low re.
ceive $l0c0 annually.
At the forenoon session today Thos.
0Reilly, of the TelegrapheTs' District,
offered the following resolution:
Resolved, Ina the organ d power
Of the order OF the Knights of Lab 1r
be directed in demandi ga the hard
OF Congress the passage of measure
recommer ding the pun chass, under
the right of eminent domain, of the
telegraph system Of the country; that
it is the duty of all to assist in nomin.
mating and ufportiUg with their votes
only such candidates az will pledge
Their support to such a measu e, aud
thstspecial instruc ions be issued to the
Legislative Committee at Washington
10 agiiate for such ownership and
make governmental teleQraphy one OF
the burning questions of the day.
In intro 1ucng the resolution Mr..
o Reilly called at ention to the ia t that
telegraph lines in every country except
| the United Sta es and Canada are
owned by the government, and
claimed that il was an absolute meets
sity here that the telegraph system
should be controlled by the govern
ment in the public interest.
The action taken by the General AT
| beIuDly % uIubJ III IClcIOuCO w bhO
clause of the revised constitution re-
lating to national trades Districts was
reconsidered, and when an effort was
made 70 readopt the clause a.
amended, it fsiled for lack of two
thirds vote 1t was then moved 10 re-
fer all OF that part Of the revised con-
stitution no, yet acted on TO the Exec
utive Board and a special committee
of four to take action on it and submit
the result of their lsboIs to the Local
assemblies for their approval. Action
on this motion was pending when the
noon recess was taken.
A telegram was sent to Thomas
Barry, instructing him to remain il
Chicago, where he YVES sent t. en-
deavor to sst'le the differences be
tween the pork packers and their EN-
p'oyes.
The afternoon session was taken VI
with the adoption and reference tt
committees of various resolutions
1t is now hoped that the convention
may adjourn tomorrow evening
There only remain to be presente
the reports of the Committees on Fl
nance and Appeals and Grievances
aud six special commit ees'