Daily Republican., 1886-05-31
General a Assembly K. Of L.


long discussion yesterday the General
Assembly of the Knights of Labor re.
ferred to the Committee on the State of
the Order that portion of the report of
Its Executive Board which refers to the
complaints Of the trades unions. Rep.
resentatives OF the unions view with
favor this action of the General Assem-
bly,, as they incline to the opinion that
the majority of the mem bers of the
committee are kindly disposed towards
the open organizations.
NO one here expects the General As
sembly to agree to the terms formulated
at the Philadelphia conference of trades
unionists. These will be greatly modi.
fed by the sitting Knights, or the mat
ter will be left as 1t is. The recommen.
datfon OF the Committe on Laws that
where practicable unattached local as
semblies shall become parts OF district
assemblies was not adopted.
Mrs. Sarah M. Perkins, of the Ohio
Woman's Suffrage Association, ad.
dressed the assembly. In Its reply to q
fraternal greeting received on Friday
from the Woman's Suffrage Association
the Assem- bly, forwarded communica-
| tion In which 1t declared that the Order
of knights of Labor guaranteed to
woman and man equal rights, protec-
| tion aud opportunities to the full ex
tent of its rightful authority"
A resolution was adopted asking
President Cleveland TO exercise elem.
ency In behalf of the knights of Labor
Imprisoned at Galveston and elsewhere
In Texas for contempt of Court. These
knights were supposed to have been
implicated in the recent railroad
strikes.
Before adjournment until Monday all
committees were instructed to be pre-
pared " report In full not later than 2
p. m. Tomorrow on all matters sub
mitted to them. Much of the import.
ant work of the General Assembly is
done in committee room. Nearly all
the committees were in secret session
last evening.
The result of the meeting of the Com
mittee on Strikes and Boycotts was
made public to-day. 1t will recon-
mend to the General Assembly TO.
morrow that hereafter strikes and boy
colts shall he ordered only by the Gen.
eral Executive Board. The committee
| was unanimous in this recommenda.
tion, and there Is little doubt but that
| 1t will be approved by the General As.
toOhHptys w hCiS tAOuUiO slLbOo III -
factory between employer and employees
belonging to the order the latter will,
| under the proposed new rule, report the
same to their local assembly whose Ex-
ecutive Board will endeavor TO settle
the dispute by arbitration.
Ii they fail the difficulty is to be''plaoed
in the hands of the District or State As.
sembly having jurisdiction over the
Local Assembly, whose Executive
Board will in turn endeayor to adjust
the matter by arbitration. In the event
of the failure of the second board to
bring about settlement, the trouble
must be referred to the General Execu
| tive Board, who will carefully investi-
gate 1t and only resort to strike or
boycott If they deem either justifiable
when every fair means to bring about
an adjustment has failed. The contem-
plated change is radical one and is
| expected TO be productive of much
good.
1t was unofiicially stated to-day that a
committee had been appointed yester-
day to investigate certain charges pre-
| ferred against the twelve mem bers of
what Is known as the "Home Club" q
| circle said TO exist in District Assem- bly,
40, OF New York City, and to have as
one of its objects control OF the offices of
the General Assembly. The so-called
club is said to have been in existence in
1889, and certain actions attributed to
il have for several years past been the
subject of considerable comment among
members of the order.
"The Gray and Blue" fraternal
organization, composed of delegates to
the General Assembly wto, during the
late rebellion, fought in either the
Southern or Northern army, held q re-
union to-day In the parlor of the Forest
City House. Another meeting will be
held during the session, at which it is
| expected that instructions will be issued
to all members of local assemblies who
fought on either side to become mem
bers.