Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-11-26
POWDERLY'S HOLD
RemaIns rs Strong as Ever in the Majority
OF HI Delegates.

RemainS as strong rs E'NoF III IhO ""J"'NJ
OF the Delegates.
INDIANAPOLIS, November 2i.-The
work of the Gsueral Assembly of the X.
of L. is slowly drawing to q close. !Tbia
morning the General Worthy Foreman,
Morris l.. Wheat, of Iowa, who is ex-oi-
fcio chairman Of the General Co operative
Beard, presented his nominations iormcm'
hers Of that board as follows: II. A. Beck
never, of Newark, N. J.; John O'Kteie,
of Rhode Island; Rudolph Kirchman, OF
st. Louis, and Oliver D. Benoit, OF Mon
treal. The vote resulted BsCsmeycr 30,
O'Keefe 20, Kirchman u, Bsnoit CT. .
Thjs closed the elections Of the conveu-
tior. standing committees being appointed
later nv the General Master Workman.
DELEGATE Delwsrte, of Belgium, read an
adde's in French on the manner OF the
organization Of the order in his country,
regarding the establishment OF ca. Operative
bakery and the nomination of workingmen
"a members of a Council Of Arbitration.
The Committee on the State Of the Order
made its final report on minor matters OF
no general interest, also tie last report OF
the Finance Committee was heard, advis-
ing a loan of requested funds 10 locked ont
| Pennsylvania miners Just az soon "a the
state of the finance permitted and the con.
yeution endorsed the advice ss good. The
Legitlatiee Committee lavGrahly reported
a resolution in support Of a law placing a
pepalty of fine and imprisonment on gamb-
ling ia wheat ard other necessities, aud
the convention agreed to the report, as II
also did with the Recommendation OF aRi'
tation in favor of the Australian aye
tenn of voting from the Mss achusetts
State Assembly. A resolution had been
introduced in favor Of q law requiring thai
iya-eighths of the seamen in the American
navy re native OF naturslizsd cit zens, and
the committee reported it ts%yorably. How
ever, there we're delegates present OF an
other mind, and after some lively debating
the resolution was referIei back to thu
committee on the ground Of opposing spe
cial legislation. This will probably be de
feated.
The Grievance Committee is the only
one with much work 10 report, and 1t de
pends upon them how soon the convention
will adjourn. Wien dinner recess wa
taken it was thought adj ournment woul'
be reached by Monday evening.
When The convention met after dlnne
the Law Committee took the hOcr and re
ported on a couple OF prop h~itionP, at leas
or e of which is of considerable importance
; TIE first Looked TO the establishment 0
system Of jury trials in the 81
der, but no act on was taken o.
il. The other opened up the temperate
question and a long discussion ensued.
proposition had been handed to the rom
mittse to sb9lish the section in the constj
tutior, which provided that no intoXicant
shall be gold at picnics or other entettsir
ments of tie knights Ct Labor. 1t wa
rerorted with the remark that the commit
: tee deemed il insxpedient.
. According to present constitution ssloo
= keepers are ireiigib!e to membership
. the Order, aud II get around this 0
amendment wss presented to give lea
for outsiders to cell liquors at such ente'
! tainments, but that members of the ODD
). as Knights shall have no such privileg
: The matter was warmly discussed on bot
sides, but an adjournment was taken b
y fore positive action aud it will be aga
|, taken up Monday.
General Master Workman Powder
has received q number Of kilograms
eongratulalion on his reelection.