Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-10-17
THE KNIGHTS.
Tee Question Of Establishing n News
paper NJ nm Organ Of The Order
IL Discussed at some Length.
The Revision of the Consultation Consn
uer,,with n Number OF Changes Made.
Adjournment Looh ed for Monday.

RICHMOND, VA, Oct. lG.--When the
general assembly, knights OF Labor, re-
sumed It's session this morning the dis
cussion of the report on MID ewey'e plan
for the establishment of labor journal
as the organ Of the order was resumed
AS was expected, the debate on the sub
ject was not permitted to continue long,
aud the reports OF committees on law
and revision OF the constitution, action
on which had been interrupted by the
election OF general officers, would be
again taken up. The committee on
law had changed It's report on the revis-
ion OF constitution as originally submit
ted by special committee on the sub
ject, 80 as to preserve intact district
assemblies as they exist at present, and
thus remove the objections raised against
this clause OF the revised constitution.
General Treasurer Turner left this
morning for Philadelphia, where more
than $50, 600 worth Of money orders are
awaiting his signature. He will return
Monday
The discussion on the newspaper pro-
ject was brought to a close by the
adoption Of a motion to lay the matter on
the table. The committee ON law again
got the floor, and the part of the report
on the revision OF the constitution relat-
ing TO the duties OF the general officers
was adopted. The discussion OF the
clause relating to the state Of the as.
semblies was in progress when the hour
for the noon recess arrived, and It was
resumed at the afternoon session,
Mr.. Powderly was not feeling well to-
day and WIS absent from the convention,
To-,
of the day. In his absence General Sec.
retary Litchman presided Al the after
noon session consideration OF the repor,
Oh revision OF the constitution, as 1t came
from the hands OF the committee on laws
was continued.
| Section ., relating TO name, iurlsdic
tion and membership was passed without
action.
Section ?, treating of meetings of the
1 general assembly and representation, was
amend d so as TO change the basis Of
representation from one dele
| gate for each 1000 members
to one for every 5000 and make an allow
anee for mileage payable by the genera
assembly. 1t was then adopted.
Section 8, treating of the General AS
sembly, was adopted after two clause,
had been amended 80 as to read: "Anl
general officer, whether a Representative,
or not, is eligible to reelection
and any represt NATIVE or pas
representative To this general assembly
or past general officer Is eligible to cleo
ton for any office in the general assembl,
except that OF general master workman
In the clause of section 4 relating L
the duties OF officers, az amendment wa
made by which, In case o
death, resignation or removal o
the general master workman, th
general worthy foreman shall
succeed and perform all the duties AM
become general master workman unit
the next session of the general assembly
when there shall be an election TO I'LL III
position.
In St ctlon 0, relating to state assem-
blies, amendments were adopted b
which the formation OF state as
semblies Is made optional instead Q
compulsory. Further amendments wer
adopted by which the jurisdiction
of the existing district assemblies re-
mains unchanged, unless they themselye
consent to the changes. The genera
assembly also resolved not to in
terfere with the national trade
districts, and an amendmen
in the sections relating to them wa
adopted providing that no local assembl
shall be compelled to join district Assem-
bly,, thus permitting trade loca
assemblies 10 maintain their independence
Another amendment, which was adopted
provides for au interchange of worklp,
cards with trade unions agreeing 10 re
ciprocate by receiving Knights Of Labo
cards.
The general assembly then adjourne,
until Monday, when such portion of tn
revision of the constitution as IL is deter
mined to act on at the present session
will be disposed OF. Business was iran
sacted with such dispatch in tn
afternoon, that some OF the delegate
entertain hopes OF an adjournment Mon
day evening. number Of delegates lief
here for their homes to-day, but u grea
majority will carry out their determine
ton to remain until the work Of the con
yention ia concluded.
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