Daily Republican., 1886-05-28
General Assembly of the X. of L.

CLEVELAND, May M.-Th6 General
Assembly Of the Knights OF Labor was
In session today from 8 a. m. till ~ 80
p. m. and adjourned ar Ihe latter hour
until tomorrow, In order to give The
different standing committees an oppor.
tunity to consider important matters
laid before them.
The Committee on Law submitted q
report covering a number OF points
which were taken up and discussed.
The only section acted upon WAS q re-
commendation that the membership OF
the General Executive Board, now com.
posed of Ave, including the General
Master Workman and General Secre-
tAry- Treasurer. be increased to elevb vbn.
The recommendation was discussed at
considerable length, and was finally re-
ferred back to the committee. The i'm
preston prevails that 1t will be Adopted
rs 1t stands, and that new members will
be assigned to cities As near rs possible
the centres of large districts In which
the knights have the strongest orgAni-
satiou. MessFs. Powderly and Turner
are desirous of being relieved, as far as
possible, from the active work OF the
Board, because nearly all their time is
Required to attend to the duties OF their
respective Offices. Their wishes in this
respect are likely to be complied with.
A "Fraternal Committee" was Ap-
pointed to draft and present at the nbxt
meeting of the National Grange, Pa
irons of Husbandry, an address asking
Gran gers to cooperate with the Knights
In efforts to secure desired legislation
and in other ways. Another special
Committee on National Legislation was
appointed.
An address, prepared by Lawren nee
Harmon, . Peoria lawyer, on the labor
problem, and its relation to inter. Slate
commerce, was read and referred to a
special committee, before which the
author appeared this afternoon.
Rev.J. s. Meynardie, Pastor of the
Berean Baptist church, Augusta, Geor
gia, and Master Workman of Local
Assembly 5000, is here as delegate from
that assembly, but, as the body WIS not
In existence at the time OF meeting OF
the General Assembly Of Hamilton, he
was declared ineligible TO seat In the
Especial meeting. Mr.. MeyDardie said
to- day that his church had . member
lship of 200, and that the attends nee
every Sunday is more than double that
figure.
The majority of the attendants, male
and female, he said, belong to his Local
Assembly, whose membership of 2i200
also includes two other Baptist clergy
linen. knights Of Labor, according to
the clericsl delegate. require nothing
more of him than his Bible, and every
principle OF the order, he said, Ii
founded on the Scriptures. Merchants
and many of the best citizens of AUG gus.
ta," he added, ''realize that we are Try.
ing to close the breach between capital
and labor, and are fast coming into our
Order"
The Committee on the State of the
Order, to which has been referred the
proposed treaty of peace between the
Knights of Labor and Trades Unions,
adopted by the executive officers of the
latter In Philadelphia last week, he Id q
long session this afternoon, and listened
tc addresses by P. j. MaguIre, Brother
| hood of Carpenters and Joiners, d. P.
| Boyer, International Typographical
1 Union, and A. Strasser. John 8. KiTch-
ner, Samuel Bumpers and Fred Haller,
Cigar Makers International Union, In
favor OF trade unions.
During the informal discussion which
followed a delegate cited case to show
that the knights haG not been alto.
Rether aggressors In the case. Local
Union No. 8, Brotherhood of Caruen-
ters and Joiners of Philadelphia, 1t WAS
stated, had on its books statute PRO-
hibiting any of it's members from join.
ing other labor organizations. A mem.
Der by the name of Ditm&n, 1t was sAid,
Joined local assembly of the Kuig hts
of Labor and WAS soon after expelled
from Local Union No, s in consequence
thereof and black listed by the caruen.
ters in his subsequent efforts to obtain
employment. A committee of the United
Labor Board, then in existence, COM
Iposed Of joint committees of the Central
Labor Union and the three district as
sem blies of Knights OF Labor in PhiIa-
delphia, it was said, waited on the local
union and endeavored to have the + rule
rescinded, but without success. That
an amicable settlement will be adjusted
bstween the two great bodies of organi
zed labor there can be little doubt, but
the PhiladelphiA treaty, which is still
kept a secret, is regarded rs too arbi-
trary measure to suit the knights.
The trades union leaders here, 1t Is
said, are willing 80 far as they indi-
ividuhlly are concerned to have its terms
modified somewhat, and such action is
likely to be taken by the General As
sembly. Then IT ia not improbable
THAT another conference of the exetu-
tive officers of trades unions similar to
the recent meeting in Philadelphia will
be called to ratify the amended treaty.
Ex Delegate Oatanach, of Troy,
waited upon the General Executive
Board, and placed in its hands the
cases OF locked.out employees of large
collar and cuff factories in that city.
General Secretary Turner said this
evening that the General Assembly
could not possibly get through with its
business before Wednesday evening at
the earliest.
The special committee on National
Legislation, appointed to-day, will, it
is stated, draft memorial, to be pre-
sented to Congress. setting forth mta-
sures which, in the opinion of the Gen
eral Assembly, should be ensoted for
the benefit of the working people.
Refrigerators, water coolers and oil
stoves put TO the trout once more in
greater numb bers, and We would invite
inspection OF these goods before pnrchas-
ing, as we have two carloads and they
must 90. We are not going to hold
them over. Ths genuine Dover egg
beater reduced from 40c. to 2lc.; Tango
1 lot of them. Any one wanting il ssove
should examine the Harves. Home, as
we claim for it en top of all others.
Although it has come to our ears thai it
is not made any mGre, or cannot be got,
we nail that right here, as we are pte