Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-10-03


afraid Of diyulging too much, made I'M
satisfactory reports, and the reporters
and correspondents to make full re-
ports had to obtain information from
other and less authentic sources, and
tbs officers and Executive Board found
great fault Of the reports sent out to
the world.
TWO SESSIONS A DAY.
The opening session Of the Assembly
will be public. After the addresses all
persons except delegates will be eZ-
cluded from the hall, and the acts Of
the body will ali be done in secret ses-
zion. A Committee on Credentials
will be appointed, and recess will in
all probability be taken for them to
flsme their report, as nothing can be
done until this report is made and acted
upon. In the past the custom has been
TO meet at 3 A. 81, take a recess for
dinner from l2M. to > 7. NJ. and adj )urn
at 6 p. NJ. 1t is thought highly proba-
bic that this Assembly will meet later,
a. the officers and members Of commit
tees are kept up late Of night with their
work, and consequently cannot get gut
next morning until o'clock. Another
reason why a change is desired is that
dinner is not served at any Of the hotels
or boarding. houses until | O'Clock. The
probability is that the hours will be
from Q to |. ard from , to u.
NO OPPOSITION TO POWDERLY.
The report has been current that
Assembly 10, Of New York, would
oppose the reelection Of Mr.. Pow
derly. Mr.. Turner stated yesterday
that these delegates had been instructed
to vote first, last, and all the time for
Powderly. lie further said that there
is little doubt that Mr.. POwderly will
he reelected By sccl.mation. Assem-.
bly, 40 is the one in which IS 'Tde
Home Club" Of which SO mach has
been heard also the enc that made
application for mixed lodgings.
THE CoLOEED NEMEEE
Several Of the delegations from dit
fereDt States will have one or more col
ored members smopg them. There IS
considerable interest manifested IN the
question IS TO where these will be quar-
tered. When Secretary Turner WAS
hero in August he obtained from each
hotel and boarding house the number Of
delegates they could entertain and their
rates. Nothing was then said about
the colored delegates. District Assem-
bly, No. 40, Of New York, had engaged
quarters at Murphy's, but when Mr.
Murphy learned that they had one col
ored man among them he wrote that
colored people could not be entertained
at his house snd tho contract was can
celled. The New York Times has the
following to say in this connection:
District Assembly, 80. 10. OF the Knights
az Labor, sends siNty-AVe delegates 10 the
General Assembly al Richmond. They
VIII start on saturday evening by special
steamer. and on their Arrival az Richmond
they viii Try and secure lodgings and board
for themselves at sOube cOlOIed hotel.
should they not find pihCe large enough 10
accommodate them all, pr should the pro-
prietOrs OF the cOlOrsd hotel ohJec 10 hOdie
the white trash even II they do have a
culOTed memter among them the deiegs-
ton " lll camp out IN tents. The delegates
ere determined 10 fight the battle on the
color line right in the midst or that part OF
the country where race pre- udtce Is the
strongest ana they Will insist on carrying
Ont what they claim is fundamental pin
C,ple Of their Ofder-thAt the black man IL
the equal OF the white socially as well as
politically. ard that Gil races stand upon an
equal ioo'ins IN a.. respects .
1t is thought highly probable that
some legislation concerning the color
line will be had at this session. Secre-
tsry Turner, in speaking on this sub
iect, said that The Knights, and psrticl-
laily those at the North, stick together
very solidly, and where one goes all
will 20. If they cannot be accommo-
dated all together it is most likely that
they will camp out.
DELEGATES POURING IN.
Delegates came in yesterday in large
numbers from various portions Of tho
country. The bulk Of them are expect
ed to arnye to-day, tonight, and to
morrow morning. All Of them are
anxious to be present at the opening
exercises. When delegations arrive
they are furnished with list of places
st which they can be accommodated
and the rates, and they make their own
selection. The officers and Executive
Board have rooms at Ford's. This, OF
course, makes that the most desirable
Of ell stOpping.placss, as every delegate
wishes to be with the head men.
WORK 10 Re DONE.
Mr.. Powderly, not long since, when
asked what would be the principal work
Of the coming Assembly, said:
1.-The principal work will consist In effect.
Ing such legislation as Will bring the indus
trial people Ia closer relationship, and as
viii gather local assemblies that are now
isolated under state JuTisdictlOn-such
legislation Rs will bring the trades closer
together and nearer 10 those who are not
fortunate enough TO have learned trades.
our Inc urance laws viii undergo an entire
revision. A committee on revision OF our
laws and constitution are now in session AZ
Philadelphia. They have not as yet per-
feeled the plan which they VIII present TO
the General Assembly Ct Richmond. There
are "a number OF changes Ia DO made In
aeveral parts OF the law which relate only
To detail There viii be some changes Ia Sde
Ia the laws by which the general officers
are governed. Our General Secretary Mr..
Turner, ss welt ss myself. Is member OF the
Executive Board. Mr.. Turner eau eIn ploy a
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