Morning journal and courier., 1886-10-21
News by Telegraph FROM ALL QUARTERS. THE KNIGHTS WIND UP After A Long And Costly
 Convention.
 GEORGE TO HEWITT AGAIN. End Of The Campaign In
 Arizona. BLAINE TAKES THE STUMP. The Brotherhood Of Loco
 motive Engineers.
BLAINE TAKES THE STUMP.
THE WORK DONE AT RICHMOND.

THE WORK DONE AT RICHMOND. Final Adjournment of The COnven- tfon-The Closing Scenes Full of Brotherly Love-A Fat Budget of
 Work Accomplished 1n The Last Hours.
 RICHMOND, Oct. 2O.-In the Knights of Labor convention this morning the following was adopted:
 Resolved, That this general assembly appeals for mercy for the seven men at Chicago who are con- demned to be executed. r,
 Resolved That wnile asaig t B ifb i4 the acts of the Anarchists any attempts of individ- lent nfractions of the law, believing that peaceful methods the surest and best means to insure necessary reform
 The committee on woman's work then re- ported as follows: Your committee appoint cd to cooperate and assist the committee on woman's work beg leave to report the fol- lowing action on the privilege accorded the committee by the general assembly: We formed permanent organization the object of which will be to investigate the abuses to which the sex is subjected by interruptions employers and to agitate the privilege which our order teaches of equal pay for equal work and the abolition of 
 elected such officers as are in their opinion necessary to carry on the work properly, said officers to be empowered to appoint sub committees in any district where there are women to look up cases that may require the attention of the general investigat or and report the same to the president of the committee. The officers elected are as fol lows: Mary Hanafn, president; Mary O'Reilly, vice president; Nellie Hardlson, treasurer; and we recommend that Leonard Barry be elected as general investigator for the general assembly; said investigator to act as corresponding secretary, who shall de- vote all his time to the work and keep correct record of all the cases acted and report the same to the committee when they meet, which shall be at least twice year and at such place as the committee may deem best, and at the yearly meeting of the general assembly report to that body and It's officers for the ensuing year. The expenses of the members of the committee shall be paid by the general assembly. The salary and expenses of the general investigator shall also be pad by the general assembly. The report was adopted and the recommen- dations carried out.
 The following telegram from Governor Og- lesby of Illinois, was received and read to the convention, the same D6lnS aI AHS"er to Luc congIatulatory message sent yesterday: T. " Powderly, G. M w., Richmond:
 The welcome and patriotic dispatch from the general assembly of the Knights of Labor on the event of the dedicat of the oldierS and sailors home will be read before the assembled masses Of Illinois to morrow to do honor to the dedication Responding for the soldiers of Inols accept our warmest thanks for your cordial greeting and -ex- pression of the hope that the assembly viii prove instrumental tightening the burdens of labor and pointing the way to it's as an institution ati Of and republican institutions
 The committee on cooperation then took the floor and reported several questions, among them a recommendation to. put into effect some system of cooperation and set ting aside $10,000 quarterly to establish a method which will be determined upon by the cooperative committee, which was adopt ed A lengthy document on plans to assist | farmers to retain possession of their lands was favorably considered. The special com mittee on financial depression reported an essay showing the causes of depression. A ! resolution of sympathy for the laborers and l working people of the country in their ef- l forts to better their condition was read. | It was from the American Az riculture and Dairy association which | 15 and 16 last. At 12:30 o'clock it became l evident that the business before the conven- l ton could not be completed until evening | and a recess until o'clock taken. The news of the morning session was given out this afternoon by Secretary Litchman. ! When he entered the reading room at the ! hotel at o'clock to give the information to the reporters he looked closely over those | present and then inquired: ''1s k. W. Light
 ner of the Pittsburg Dispatch heref' The
 press men replied in the negative. "Well, " ! continued the secretary, Eff he enters this
 room wish you would inform me, l dc not propose to talk in his presence. He has not only attacked the conventions proceed
 inps but has condescended to personally
 abuse me-" A minute later MT. Lightnel
 entered the room. He had not been made ! aware of the announcement just uttered, but
 when he came within sight of MT. Litehmar
 the latter said: ''Mr. Lightner, you will
 please retire. I do not propose to give news | to anybody in the presence of you. YoU
 have personally abused me in your dis
 patches" :'This is, I believe" replied Mir
 Lightner, with great calmness and delibera
 tion, looking the grand secretary hard in tn, l eyes, Ca public place and I shall not retire. l ssVery we'll, then," replied NIT. Litchman, '- l shall have to invite these gentlemen up tt | my room for do not want to have anything l to do with you.'' 'sOut of respect of and fol
 the convenience of the gentlemen of th' | press, but through no deference to you, sir i will retire." said MT. Lightner, "but vii
 state most positively that you have not givei l me any news at any time and that am nov l and have been quite as anxious to hay
 nothing to do with you as you are to avoi'
 me-" MT. Lightner then retired and tn
 news was forthcoming.
 After two full weeks and three days o ] session the Knights of Labor general assem-
 bly, finally adjourned at $40 o'clock this af
 ternoon to meet in Minneapolis, Minn-, Il October next. The session was marked b.
 scenes of boisterousness and much personal
 ity, yet it's closing hour was full of brotherl love. Grand Master Workman T. V. Pow | 5 rl,, a1d the convention briefly Wh0 | the motion for sine die adjournment pre- vailed He congratulated the delegates O l what they had done and admonished them t
 push the principles of the order upon thei
 return home. Then by request Tor O'Reilly, of New York, sang his orig
 inal song "The ode of the Frenc
 proletariat," the entire assembl
 joining in the chorus. There was a hurrie
 handshaking and nasty flight to the 6:2o mort
 bound train. A great deal of miscelianeou
 business was transacted this afternoor ! l A report was received from the iegls lative committee and adopted on the recon i | mendation of the special committee on legi' l lation, The general assembly renews an i | emphasizes the demands made for leglslatlo i | at previous sessions on the subjects ot Ian money, railroads, telegraphs, etc., ana II 1 structs the incoming legislative committee i l press the same at every opportunity. TT i general executive board was empowered ] appoint at their discretion one or more sult :: ble person or persons legislative eommltte !; to attend upon the sessions ot Congress j any State legislature to further by all homo j ahIe means the objects of the order subje to national or State legislation: Sever important subjects for legislatio were passed upon and referre to the incoming Legislative committe ] among which was resolution demandlr F laws prohibiting any member of either hou' i of Congress or any State legislature from ae i ing ss attorney for any person or corpor ton interested in the legislation of the boo in which he sits during his term of office ;! such member; also proposition that u coinage of silver be carried to the full exte i of the present legal limit, ana Ine payne y1ae
 of the legal obligations of the United Stat
 in the same. also resolution in favor of W