Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-10-19
NAY ADJOURN TO-DAY.
THE KNIGHTS OF LABOR CONVENTION PUSH
THROUGH BUSINESS
Ata HOneStrstch Gait Several Resolutions TO Let
Severely Alone" The Boycott By Any Other
Name is Just as Barbapus-BuSmesS
Disposed OF.

RICHMOND, Va, October ls.-Delegstes
are 10th to speak about it, but there were
scarcely 500 of them in convention whenit
was called to order at nine o'clock this
morning. Scores of them departed from
the city on last nights train and many
more have settled their hotel bills and are
leaving to-day. There is, therefore, every
reason for adjournment within the next
thirty hours.
Officers say the work OF revising the
laws will be taken up seriatim, and
pushed through to-day, the object being to
complete all Of this before the close Of the
afternoon session. There will be, it is be-
lieved, nothing radical in the matter of
boycotts. Nearly every one is in favor OF
increasing the salaries of the general Off
GERS. That of General Master Workman
will likely go up to to s., 500 or So, 600
from 81, 500, and the other officers who
now receive $1,000 annually, may get
81, 800 or 81, 800.
THE TRADES UNION QUESTION.
A motion to reconsi der the vote taken
on Saturday in relation to trades unions
was entered and prevailed. Then, upon
the final passage of the proposition it failed
for want of the necessary two-thirds vote.
The proposition gave five local assemblies
charters, Ito each 200 members) of State
Assemblies A motion was then made to
refer to Il special committee of four, two
representing either side of the questions
involved, all of the report of the commit
tee on revision of the laws affecting
deal of debate. Many thought the
convention capable and in duty bound to
act upon the work, while Others, seeing
that it would prOlong the session to pro-
ceed with the WORK, urged that if it be left
in the hands of committee rs a means of
expediting matters. The question was
pending when the convention took recess
at II o'clock,
Arrangements are being made by the
General officers to remove their permanent
headquarters to Philadelphia within a few
days after the convention adiourns. All
of the Executive Board will be located
there
The motion to refer the balance
Of the revised constitution to the
Executive Board and committee OF four
was adopted. The committee has not yet
been appointed. Similar action was taken
on the balance of the report of the Com
mittee on Laws, including all documents
on the revision of the Constitution. The
committee on the state OF the order was
then accorded the floor and kept it until
the close of the session. All matters re-
ferred to the report of the General Master
Workman and General Secretary-TreaS-
urer were endorsed. The report Of the
committee in the Investigation of the ci-
gar makers in New York was adopted.
The report of
THE LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE
that set at Washington during the last
session OF Congress was endorsed.
A supplementary report on the same
committee suggesting the formation of 4
| Congress OF Knights OF Labor to sit in
Washington during the session of Congress
was ordered to be referred to the Local
Assemblies for their approval or disap-
prOval. The report of the special commit
tee on woman's work was endorsed. The
resolutions expressing the sympathy of the
Order with Ireland was adopted. Report
of the special committee on the Southwest
railroad strikes was endorsed All matters
in relation to stamps, labels, or protective
designs placed on articles made by Knights
of Labor, were referred to the Executive
Board. The resolution in favor of the es-
tablishment Of Libraries in all State capi-
tails, where may be kept complete cOllec-
tions of all literature relating to labor, was
adopted.
Resolutions relating to lectures Of the
order were referred to the Executive
Board. Resolutions in relation to the pro-
motion OF harmony between Knights of
Labor and Trades Union and also in ref
erence to admission of Trade Unions into
the order were referred to the Executive
| Board.
Resolutions advising members of the or
der
ITO SEVERELY LET ALONE
several newspapers were referred to Exec
utive Committee.
Resolutions in favor OF requiring that
the factory number be printed on all cigar
labels was adopted. A proposition in IA
yor of establishing orphan asylums Tor the
children of deceased members OF the order
was referred to local assemblies with ia
vorable mention.
| 4 resolution in reference to
| the education OF members
or the order in its principles were reported
favorably. 1t was resolved that hereafter
all aid granted to members shall be en-
dorsed on their travelling cards. ResOlu-
tionS in reserence to convict llbor were
adopted. They call on members 10 do all
| in their power to anibilate convict labor
] by cndeavOring to destroy the market for
| it, Resolutions were also adopted in re-
| lation to detectives who cndeavor to enter
the order. 1t was also res Olved to recon-
| mend to all local assemblies to work and
vote only for those candidates for political
| Office who pledge themselves to sustain
the principles contained i'll the preamble
to the constitution ofthe X. of l.. ResO-
lutiOns in regard to
THE ADMISSION OF CoLORED APPREy-
| TICEs.
in shops and factories were adopted. They
favor the admission of colored apprentices
on the same basis as white apprentices.
The question of granting charter to shoe
and leather workers was referred to the
Executive Board. A motion was adopted
that representatives of the order attend
the coming meeting of Prison Wardens.
Resolutions were adopted requiring mem
berS of the order Ito leave severely alone"
the stogies and tips made by Hood
< Co., Of GAINESVILLE, Ohio. The
committee reported unfavorably
on proposal to adopt a burial
service for members of the order. The
memorial in relation to sewing women was
referred to the special committee on wo-
mans work. A resolution was adopted
that hereafter a special committee of seven
on credentials be appointed and meet four
days previous to the session Of the General
Assembly to hear testimony and report on
all contested seat cases. Itwas voted that
committee be appointed to promote fra
| ternal relations between the Knights and