The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-21
LABoR's HOURS OF TOLL
Text OF the Resolutions Adopted by
the Knights.

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into committee Of the whole 10 consider the
eight hour day movement. The com
mittee on the state Of tee order made
report on the question. and it was decided
not to indorss any general strike. The
matter has been generally discussed by the
different assemblies, and communications
from all over the country have been re-
ceived regarding it.
Samuel Gompers, president Of the Ameri-
can Federation Of Labor, forwarded letter
TO the convention, in which he SAID bis mon
were opposed To a general strike, but would
undertsks one unless the manufacturers
agreed to a reduction Of the labor hours.
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
The committee, besides its report, sub
mitted the following resolutions, which
| were adopted:
ResolUed, That we coincide with the last ex-
| pressed views Of the president Of the American
| federation Of Labor. expressing as they do the
| sentiments Of that organization. that no gen
| eral strike should be inaugurated upon Nav 1.
| 1890. and rflat the movement should be confined
70 such trades as ARE in condition" to put the
| plan IN operation on May /, 1899.
! Resoiued, That we call upon the president of
/ the American Federation Of Labor TO Indicate
the trade or trades organized within the folds
Of that society which is or are prepared to sue
| cessfully inaugurate the eight-hour movement
on May /, 1890, confident that the knights Of
| Labor will lend their moral support 10 the
| movement in favor Of such trade or trades.
| Nothing Of any importance was done
| during the afternoon session. The conyen-
| ton will probably adjourn finally to-mor-
| row.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
| In the Knights of Labor convention to-
| day various standing committees made
| their reports, among them the committees
on insurance, law. finance and corpora
tions. The committee on appeals and griev-
| ances made its final report
The finance committee recommended a
/ change 50 that IN the future only actual car
| fare to and from conventions will be paid.
In future all local assembly attached to
the general assemblies will pay per capita
tax Of 10 cents per quarter instead Of 6, as
heretofore.
| AN ASSESSMENT TAX.
The general executive board were empow-
cred at their discretion to put on an as sess-
ment tax Of not more than 20 cents for
next year. A resolution was passed deciar-
| ing that the general assembly favors an
| Increase in the pay of the printers assist
ants in the bure1u OF engraving and
| printing at Washington from 81 % TO 81
| per day. A resolution was also passed
recognizing election days as legal holidays
and imposing penalty on any employer
violating it.
THE CONVENTION ADJoURNs.
| This has been the best and most profit
able as well as the shortest meeting the
| general assembly has ever heidi said
Grand Master Workman Powderly in his
| speech which brought the exercises Of the
| general assembly for 1889 to O close. The
| assembly has finished its work and to- night
| and tomorrow the delegates will leave
| here. At this afternoons session there was
| discussion of the educational work of the
order, and it was decided to adopt the leaf
let and pamphlet plans of disseminating
| labor information to the masses as well as
| by means of lectures.
| The treasurer's statement that even if the
order remains in stdtu quo the receipts will
exceed the expenses by $4,000 each year,
| was greeted with loud applause. That
officer showed that as a matter Of fact the
order is increasing in size every year and
| that the income viii increase proportion
ately.
| COOPERATIVE WORK.
Mr.. Beckmire, of the cooperative board
| was appointed to have general charge of ali
| the cooperative work of the order, having
| general supervision Of all the stores Endorsed
by the knights of Labor. He was in
| structed to see that the Knights of Labor
| stamps are respected.
An interesting feature of the afternoon
work was Mr.. Davis reports on the mort
| gage Indebtedness of the country The
knights discussed the matter, and recon-
mended that some action be taken by which
1t will be as easy for farmers and working
| men to borrow money from the govern
ment as it is for the national banks to Dor
| row 1t. This was called by its advocates
the old Pennsylvania plan.
CONVICT LABOR.
The legislative committee indorsed the
| report of the Canadian committee on legis-
| lation, which makes certain recommends
lions and declares strongly against convict
labor. The executive board of the knights
was instructed to formulate the policy of
the order on the question of convict labor.
A number Of cities were candidates for
the next general assembly. Those receiv-
ing the highest votes were, in the order
named: Toledo, O., Albany, N. Y, Denver,
Col, and Birming ham, England. Under
the rules of the order, the executive board
is to select one of the three highest, and it
will probably be Toledo The large vote
for Birmingham is taken as an indication
of the policy to extend the order across the
water, and that Birmingham will doubtless
be chosen soon.
STATE OF THE ORDER.
In closing the convention, the general
master workman discussed the state of the
order, showing what had been done and
what could be done if conservative policy
is kept up. He said the order is in better
condition now than ever before, and he i'm
pressed upon members the necessity for pur-
suing the present policy.
| With the singing Of the hymn of the
order, the general assembly of 1889 was
dissolved.
Mr. Powderly asked to have his salary
reduced from 5000 to $4,000, but the
finance committee and assembly refused to
allow it to be done.
ARRESTS FOR CONSPIRACY.
PITTsBuRG, Pa, Nov. 2O-Ex- Repre-
sentative John r. Byrne of the knights of
Labor was arrested at Scottdale, Pa, this
evening, on charge Of conspiracy, pre-
ferred by ex-RepreSentative Edward Gala
CHAN. The information also includes Gen
eral Master Workman Powderlv and Peter
Wise, a local labor leader. Mr..
Powderly will be placed under arrest
on his return from Atlanta. The suit
grew out of letters Mr. Powderly published
in the Journal of United Labor, in June,
1888. Mr. Callaghan says that he was boy
cotted and injured in his business by the
Knights OF Labor, through the influence of
MeSsrs. Powderly, Wise and Byrne