The Portland daily press., 1886-10-11
KNIGHTS OF LABOR.
The Parade and Banquet to Take
Place at Richmond To-day.
The Convention Finally Settling Down
to Routine Work.

RICHMOND, Va, Oct. 9.-This is the sixth
day that the General Assembly of the
Knights of Labor has been in session at
Richmond, and the first to begin with mat
tiers in such shape that the business OF the
convention can at once be taken up and car
ried through. Each delegate was presented
today with a bundle of printed pamphlets
and circulars, and one of these was the sup
Elementary report written by Ralph Beau
mont, chairman of the committee on leglsla-
tion, in which he proposed, a congress of
workingmen at Washington to sit while
Congress is in session. Another was a
proposition of A. M. Dewey of Detroit to
establish weekly journal of the order.
The purpose of this was that each member
should be fairly acquainted with the several
subjects when brought up for discussion.
Of the committees to be appointed only
portion were named yesterday, and when
the convention met this morning the work
of completing the list was resumed. Even
today the work being done is mainly pre-
liminary. Doubts are expressed as to the
possibility of the convention completing its
work within the two weeks for which the
hall is engaged. 1t is the present intention
of committeeman and delegates to carry the
work through as eXpeditiously as possible
and make every endeavor to be ready for adj
journment a week from today.
At this mornings session it was resolved
to send Thos. Barry of the Executive Board
to accompany Master Workman M. j. Butler
of District 81 to Chicago for the purpose of
endeavoring to settle the trouble between
the packers and employees.
A telegram was ordered sent to the Post
Office Department at Washington, ID. C.,
protesting against the letting of contracts
for erecting public buildings at Baltimore to
persons employing convict labor This was
done because it was understood that firm
employing such labor intended to bid.
At the afternoon session the roll of local
assemblies was called, and each presented
such resolutions as it desired to lay before
the General Assembly. The total number
presented was 2S2. They were referred to
committee on distribution for submission to
appropriate committees.
Printed copies of reports of the Executive
Board, General Secretary, Treasurer and
other officers were given to each delegate.
A number of special committees were then
appointed, after which the assembly ad-
journed till Tuesday morning to permit the
delegates to take part in the parade and
other festivities arranged in their honor by
the Richmond Knights of Labor.
RICHMOND, Va, Oct. 10.-A majority of
the Knights of Labor here attended morning
service at some one of the numerous churches
today, and this afternoon drove or strolled
about the city,.
Mr, Powderly, accompanied by Tom
O'Reilly, went to high mass at st. Patrick's
church this morning but this afternoon was
kept busy by convention work and in con-
suItation with members of the Executive
Board.
Tomorrow will be devoted wholly to the
parade, banquet, ball and other entertain
ments provided for the visiting delegates by
the Richmond Knights. Mayor Darlington
has ordered the city offices closed, and has
renuested on behalf of the local committee
of the knights that merchants and employ
ers give their employees holiday