St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-10-21
THEIR WORK rs DONE.
Conclusion Of the Annual Meeting Of the
Knights Of Labor at Rich
mond, Va.
The Final Session Crowded With the
Transaction of Various Important
Business Matters.
Full Recognition Given to the Value
and Worth of Woman'S
Work.
Yesterdays Developments in the
Ptnkerton Shooting Case at
Chicago.
KNIGHTS of Labor.

RICHMOND, Va, Oct. 20.-The general
assembly of the Knights of Labor began its
last session of the convention of 1886 this
morning at o'clock. The first business
taken up was the report of the standing
committee on cooperation. After that
came the reports of half dozen commit
tees. One of these was from the committee
ON woman'S work. Among the recon-
mendatiOns it presented to the assembly
was one i'll favor of the appointment OF a
woman who should investigate and report
on all subjects connected with female wage
workers, and aid in the organization OF
local assemblies of women employed in the
various Industries throughout the country.
Mr.. POwderly and the members of the eX-
ecutive board will remain here until to-
morrow and then go to Philadelphia.
AT THE AFTERNOON SESSION
the general assembly, on recommendation
of the special committee On legislation, re-
newed and emphasized the demands made
for legislation at the previous sessions on
the subject of land. money, railroads, tele
graphs, ETC.. and instructed the incoming
legislative committee to press the same at
every opportunity. The executive board
was empowered to appoint one or more
suitable persons as legislative committee
to attend upon the sessions of congress, or
any state legislature, to further by all hon
orable means the objects of the order
which are the subjects of national or state
legislation. Several important subjects for
legislation were passed upon and referred
to the incoming legislative committee.
among them the resolution demanding laws
to prohibit any member Of either house Of
congress, or of any state legislature, from
acting as the attorney for any person or
corporation personally interested in the
legislation of the body in which he sits; also
proposition that the coinage of silver be
carried to the fnll extent of the present
legal limit, and that the obligations of the
United States be paid in the same; also
resolution in favor of woman suffrage.
The committee on convict labor reported in
favor of taking strong grounds to prevent
the competition of labor of prisoners in
penal institutions against free labor.
Adopted. The special committee reported
against continuance of the importation of
Chinese and contract labor, and also in
favor of the abrOgation of the Burlngame
treaty with China. The report was adopted.
The committee on railway insurance pre-
sented report, which was adopted. pro-
testing against insurance schemes for the
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, timore & Ohio and Pennsylvania railroads,
calling on all legislators to take action
against what the resolution calls ''com
pulsOry-voluntary insurance" The COM
mittee on education was continued until
the next session, when 1t is expected they
will present plan for the education of
members of the order. The executive board
authorized the purchase of a home for the
family of the late TIrjah s. Stevens founder
of the order of the Knights of Labor. the
home to be purchased in Philadelphia and
the amount to be paid to be left to the dis
erection of the executive board. All the
business having been disposed of Mr.. Pow
derby made brief speech congratulating
the members upon their good work during
the session, and urging them to depart with
determination to push the work of incul-
eating the principles of the order. O'Reiily.
of the telegraphers' district of New York,
sang Zone of the French PrOletariats." the
delegates joining in the chorus, and the
general assembly adjourned sine die.