Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-11-18
POWDERLY'S PEOPLE.
His Administration Heartily
Endorsed.
BARRY'S EXPULSION SUSTAINED.
Women Protest Against Admitting
Chinese to Membership In
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Associated Press DISPATCHES to the HERALD.
INDIANAPOLIS, November 17.-In this
mornings session Of the Knights of Labor
Congress the Committee on the State ol
the Order got the floor ahead of the
Grievance Committee, and the time was
devoted to hearing its reports. On recon-.
mendation of this committee the Treas
urer was ordered to pay delegates mile.
age on the last day of the session at the
rate of cents mile each way.
In view OF the small sum reported in
the treasury, fears had been expressed
that there would be no money on hand
to pay the mileage. This morning il
was announced that $4,000 had been re.
ceiyed by the Treasurer since November
lst, and of this 1886 was from new
charters. A representative Of Glass,
Working District Assembly 800 an
nounced that in caJe of need they had
500 900 from which the General Execu-
tive Board could draw as much az
needed. District Assembly 4s, OF Gin
cinnati, offered So 900 as a gift and others
volunteered various sums, making an
aggregate of $150,000. Liberal subscrip-
tions were offered by nearly every dele.
gate. This was regarded practically as
an endorsement Of, and an expression OF
confidence in, the present administration
II, oh iv,Iicofoo th fhn (Nnrara
Master Workman's advice will be taken
and that he will be urged to remain il
office.
A resolution had been introduced tc
the effect that no action should be taken
on the question of immigration restric
ton. This was adversely reported, and
after lively debate in which the ques.
ton of foreign immigration was thor
oughly discussed, the committee repor
was adopted. This settled the fact tha
the General Assem- bly, wishes some actor
taken looking toward the restriction o
| foreign immigration, but just what mean
will be taken cannot now be predicted
The Committee on State of the Urde
still had the floor when a recess for din
ner was taken.
BARRY RULED OUT.
The Barry case came up for considera
ton at the afternoon session. The re
port of the Committee on Appeals ant
Grievances stated that Barry vas ex
PEELED for circulating villifying report
about his colleagues on the Executive
Board. It recited the statements ant
allegations made by Barry at variou
times. The Grievance Committee, by ,
unanimous vote, decided in favor OF th'
General Executive Board. A long de
bate then ensued. George Schilling, o
Chicago, took the floor and made stron,
speech on behalf OF Barry. General Mas
ter Workman Powderly made a careful
statement of his side Of the case. Ths
chief points were the same as those mao,
in his annual address. Several other abl
speakers followed, and at the end of tn
debate on roll call, the General Execu
tive Boards action was sustained by
vote of 122 to "a. 1t is claimed by severa
delegates that of the twenty-four votinl
against the Board, not more than half
dozen are actually BaIry's friends, th'
remainder they say, voted against ths
Board for legal reasons, and would sup
port Mr.. Powderly on any question o
policy.
The Barry matter being settled ant
abundant means being at the service o
the Order, the delegates tonight ar,
feeling much better than early in the
week. Powderly seems to be hourly grow
ing stronger among the delegates. Barry
said to reporter tonight that he wal
greatly surprised at the action of thu
General Assem- bly,, and said he was more
than ever prepared to prove every state
ment he has made relative to the doing,
of the general officers.
"Now that l have been denied hear
ing," said he, 81 shall take my case t,
the high court of public opinion, and
believe wien the proof is known that tn,
men who control the Knights of Labol
to-day are living at the expense O
poverty, they will ne considered the mos
infamous scoundrels that ever lived, ant
become stencil in the nostrils of homes
men. have been twenty-five years &
Trades Unionist and Knight of Labor auC
never had speck of dirt on my card.
appreciate my position in being expelled
for exposing their rascality., This is all
l shall say at present. from now on
people may expect to hear from me daily
until have placed these men in theil
true light before the public"
Barry has a long statement of his cast
which he will give to the public later
1t is said to be detailed and very sensa
tional statement of what he has beer
charging against the general officers oi
the Order.