Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-10-11

An INCREASE or Is PER CENT SINCE LAST YEAR
TRYING To FIND OUT POW REPoRTERs GET
NEws-wILL rfiE KNIGHTS HAVE An ORGAN


An INCREASE or IS PER Cent SINCE LAST YEAR
TRYING To FIND OUT row REPORTERS GET
NEws-wILL The KNIGHTS HAVE An ORGAN
There were no contests and very little excite
ment In the general assembly Saturday. The
attendance at both the morning and afternoon
sessions was small and the business transacted,
while important was not Of an exciting charac-
ter. The press investigating committee, which
was appointed TO look into the means employed
by the correspondents In securing information
OF the proceedings of the convention, had the
delegate from Boston who represents the Boston
Globe before IL, and several reporters were asked
10 explain matters to the committee. The
reporters, with the exception OF the Globe man,
made no explanation, aud Messrs. Haggerty
and o Reilly, the special committee, are nearly
as far from the facts as before. There was a
good deal of talk in the general assembly over
the report of the committee, but finally the
delegate who was caught by Hayes, OF the gen.
eral board, was allowed to retain his seat and
possible.
The reports OF the general secretary-treasurcr,
the executive board, supplementary report
on national legislation, the report of the COM
mlttee on woman's work and the committee
on the revision ofthe constitution were received.
THE SECRETARY-TREASURER's REPORT.
The report of General Secretary-Treasurer
Turner is concise and brief. In the opening he
says: "The seventeenth year OF knighthood, the
most eventful one i'm the history of the order. has
passed since the last regular session; the in
Is now established in every state and territory
In the United States. The colored people OF the
south are dockng to as and, when thoroughly
their f,deiits f%e repors I urges the organ
iZers To be more careful in the selection OF mem
oers. In reference TO the proposed journal Tor
the order, Mr.. Turner says: 1T IL absolutely
necessary that a first-ciass paper should be
published. Votes were received from 931
sheme." In reference to strikes. which he calls
at times necessary evils" Mr.. Turner says that
90 per cent of them took place before even AN
attempt at arbitration WAS made. No local
should be allowed to strike Tor at least one year
after organization without permission of the
general executive board. Says the report:
1.-The general secretary also recommends the
organization of state assemblies in piace of the
present district plan" The salary and ex-
% MI Tbe shows ser ,h ae on e
Der there VAS q balance OF Sl23.SOO ia ihe
hands of the treasurer, not including The as
sis'ance funds and the southwest strike funds,
which aggregates S25, 900 ON hand. Assemblies
are being organized at the rate OF 800 each
month. The present membership in good
standing is estimated at 100000.
THE REPORT OF THE GENERAL EXECUTIVE
BOARD
Is very long and covers the entire work OF the
board during the year. Seventy-two pages are
required to tell what was done. A complete ex-
PLANTATION OF each matter attended TO is given.
The report concludes with two pages of recon-
the erection of a suitable building as q general
office for the order. The cities named are
tpniiadeiphia or Washington, the iorIner
having the preference of the entire board.
They recommend that the board be authorized
70 begin the erection of a building at once.
NO INDEPENDENT POLITICAL ACTION.
The national legislative committee rendered
supplementary report. The committee
'reaIizes that the day IL not at hand when we
.s<I,, ~~l.
in sufficient numbers 20 wieid any great and
useful power as a body at the polls" In refer
encc to the bills before Congress on "land trans
clares that 1t is "next 10 An impossibility to
get an honest and fair bill through either
branch of the legislature" fhe committee re-
commend that a congress be established In
w washington during the balance of the present
session OF the United States Congress- To con-
sist OF one from each of the states OF the
Union. The report OF the committee on
woman's work states that the average work
per DAY is ten hours, the average wages are SIS
per week, and the law concerning the employ
nent of children under age is a dead letter
The general insurance secretary reports that
the death rate the past year was very heavy.
Seyenty-one certificates were paid out ola total
OF 1913 members.
The total benefits paid were only $3l, 27O,
while the secretary's commission announced 10
%, 661 80. There will be 4 kick and the sy sten
be changed.
THE REVISED CONSTITUTION.
As revised by the committee and presented
TO the assembly the constitution would make
fifty pages OF a newspaper. The great contest
will be over the district, state trade division
of the order. The committee favors the state
assembly plan. The report provides that the
representation TO the general assembly shall
De put upon a basis of one to each 1000 men,
bers in good standing. The general officers are
to be elected for three years, and no cnange is
recommended in the number vi the board. ex.
cept that the offices OF general secretary-ireas.
urer be divided, or that he be taken oil the
board. In reference 10 the question OF Strikes
the committee recommends that the district
have entire control. AS at present. A section
on cooperation provides tnat each local
sembly shall assess each member two per cent
per month.
THE KNIGHTS AT CHURCH.
The majority OF the Knights of Labor at
Richmond attended church yesterday. Mr..
accompanied by Mr.. Tom OReilly,
went to high mass al St Patrick's church, but
In the afternoon was kept busy attending to
numerous matters connecteu with the work of
the convention. To-day will be devoted
wholly to the parade, banquet, ball, and other
provided Tor the visiting dele
gates by the Richmond knights Mayor Car
ringtOn has issued proclamation that the
city offices be closed to-day, TO allow the EN-
DiOyes to attend, and has requested, on behalf
Of the local committee OF knights, that mer-
chants and employers give their employees
holiday