Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-11-21

WAS submitted, and was
exactly II accordance with the conditions
Expressed by Powderly. Section fifteen
Of article three Of the constitution was
amended by the committee 10 provide
that the elective filters shall b. . general
master workman, general worthy fore
man, general sscfetsry-trersurer
and general director OF womaR's work.
The geneysl executive board shall consist
Of four members beside the general mas
ter workman; ana the general co-operas
tive board shall consist Of TWO members
besides the general worthy foreman. All
except the general executive board and
tae general CO. operative board shall be
taken from the floor Of the general as
8, m ly, and when elected, shall serve two
years. This is reduction OF two mem
bsrs on each board besides the union of
the secretary and treasurer, and is that
much Of saving expenses. But the place
xhare Powderly's influence most appears
is IN section sixteen OF the same article,
which shall hereafter provide that the
general master workman shall be
chairman e1 oflcio Of the gen.
eral executive board, and shall as
soon as practicable submit to the general
assembly tEFSseme Of eight persons eli
giblEs nSlssf the constitution, from which
eft general assembly shall select four
members. This shall be done es soon es
possible, and at the same session Ct which
the general master workman Is elected.
This section further provides that the
general worthy foreman shall be ex.off1cio
chairman OF the general cooperative
board, and thss he shall submit to the
general assembly four names from which
they shall selecttWo, who will constitute
that board.
PROLONGED DEBATE
thesinrroduction of these amend
mente. It wss desired TO reduce the term
Of Office and to change the size Of the
board, but such propositions were de-
fested and the report CT the committee
was adopted by more than & two thirds
ms jorltY.
General Master Workman Powderly and
General Worthy Foreman + chsrd Grit
flths CT Chicago, will probably be re-
tanned In their present positions, and will
under these new laws select their own
advisors.
The sfternoc session was taken up by
The committee on Law with minor changes
d tie constitution. Contrary TO the
# PoWderly tae time Of
meeting is unchanged, which is the first
action yet taken against his will, The
genersl master workman shall hereafter
Ill all vacancies on the board Of appoint
nent, this being new power ADDED to
be ofice. II is now proper for any
member of the general executive
board to spprove the reports CT the scre-
a1fhnuuh hsS Cor.
nerly permitted only to the general mas
er workman. Any general assembly so
lesiling may hereafter declare vacant sDy
,lsce on the board, and can do so with
,ut at the same time ex ceiling the officers
10 removed. Before appointment organ
Zers must pass proper examination. This
Isme committee reported approval Of
denuncistion OF the provi- |
'ionsl committee. The resolution indors
ng the Industrial News Of Toledo, the pa
Der Of j. NJ. Bloomer, expelled yeste. day,
vas Withdrawn.
Toe mileage committee reported the
otsl m'leags OF this general assembly to
,e 169 S29 miles, and the amount TO be
,aid $759S The greatest distance tTsv
led Is by Delegate Delwsrte Of Belgium,
whose mileage reaches 834l By formal
'ote, all decisions Of General Master
Workman Powderly since the general as
embly of one yesr ago, we're approved.
AS the time of election draws Rear, the
delegates grow more interested, and
lotel Hobbies are crowded with busy
,roups discussing the probabilities. |
Predictions might be made, but
arther than that Powderly will
,e re elected they would be unreliable. |
2 B. Barry tonight issued 6 formal
'pen letter to the delegates, in which he
lsters shout twenty specific chsrges
gsinst Mr.. PowderIy and other members
+ the executive board, which he says he
an prove, most Of which have baen given
o the pubic before. He proposes to
gitate until the general assembly ads
ourns. He will then put out his oIgsni-
ktion and look sitter the formation his
ew o. der.which will be called the Broth
rhood Of United Lsbor.