Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-08-16
THE STATE.
STATE ASSEMBLY X. OIL.
Resolutions AdOpted-New Officers
Elected.

The state assembly X. of L. convened In
Jackson on the 9TH inst with about one hun
dred delegates present, Master workman
G. Il. Barnes OF Lansing, in the chair. A
committee on credentials was appointed
consisting of Charles Hasse OF Lansing:
Joseph Is. Allen of Holland; A. +. Law.
renee of Coleman. Recess then taken until
afternoon. Upon calling to order OF the
afternoon session the report Of the commit
tee on credentials was received, after
which the master workman delivered On
able address in which he recommends that
the state assembly be given sole turlsdic-
ton over the order in the state; that q leg
islative committee be appointed to go to
Lansing and work in the interest OF labor
bills; that state lecturer bo placed in the
field to give open lectures on the aims and
objects of the association. He advocated
strongly the educational features Of the
order as being of the greatest value in
attaining the objects sought by the organ
ization, and he spoke in the highest terms
of the way the organization has been con-
Quoted in this state
Committees on finance, resolutions and
deceased members were appointed. The
report of Mr.. Grennell, statistican, com
planned of the lack OF interest shown for
collecting statistics, and declared that
strikes and the use of dynamite
with their attendant, horrors might
better be r'G Informed The UpG report was d.
vided into the consideration Of nine phases
of the labor neutrality-suspicious., mon
ey, taxation. machinery, child-labor tariff
reform, lien laws aud fewer hours Of labor.
Forty assemblies replied, their answers
showing diversity of opinion. The tariff
was given considerable attention. The sta
tistician declared that what labor gains in
one way Tin wages) it loses in another. The
report was adopted.
An open meeting was held in the evening
at which speeches on the labor question
were made by Z. b. Barry, Joseph Labadie,
Charles Hasse and number Of others.
The forenoon of the second day was occu-
pied with routine work.
Resolutions were adopted recommending
the calling of labor congress at an early
date inthe interest of the toilers; advoCat-
ing strongly the Henry George theory of a
single land tax; demanding of the legisla-
ture the enactment of a law for a secret bal
lot similar to the Australian system; insist
ing that workingmen should be paid in cash
weekly; favoring uniformity in text books,
and demanding that books be provided by
the state; demanding the repeal of the
Baker conspiracy law; urging local stats
ticians to greater efficiency in the discharge
of their duties; advising all true Knights TO
use their political influence to further the
principles of the organization with all politi-
cal parties; advocating the fostering Of edu-
cation as the foundation oftrue progress in
SJruCJlng Jnc uelegdJes 10 Jne general as
sembly to favor the repeal of section 80 of
the constitution, also to favor district as
semblies coming under the jurisdiction of
the state assemblies.
The Wyandotte local assembly was given
the privilege of withdrawing for the pur-
pose of attaching itself to district assembly
so.
The delegates visited the prison in body
in the afternoon.
At the evening session officers were elect
ed for the ensuing year as follows Master
Workman, Chas. Hasse, Lansing; foreman
Ed. Van Wrinkle, Battle Greek; secretary
II. NJ. Sheriff, Kalamazoo; treasurer ii. l.
Allen, Schoolcraft; statistician Henry L.
Schultz, Lansing; executive boards. e.
Kirkby, Springville; James O'Grady, Sagi
nav; James p. Allen, Holland Wesley
Emery, Lansing; Louis p. Granger, Jack
son.
Delegates to general assembly: H. T.
Allen, Schoolcraft; J. II. Morrow, Adrian
alternates: Mrs. Marion Todd, Albion; A
+. Shafer, Grand Rapids
Resolutions were introduced protesting
against the election of millionaires to tho
United States senate.
Adjourned to meet in Detroit the first
Tuesday in August, 1899.