Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-06-01
PROBING FOR FACTS.
Trades Assembly Committee lnvesti-
eating the Jeanette Case.
THEIR REPORT WILL SOON BE MADE.
Timers Hold Another Unfruitful Confer
ence on the Strike.
MINERS TROUBLES NOT YET SETTLED

At the meeting of the Central Trades
Council last night the committee appointed
to investigate the alleged proposition to
settle the Jeanette case for IS 900, reported
progress. One night last week the COM
mittee went to the Southside and took the
testimony of two important witnesses. One
of these, it is said, testified to having received
the proposition through his attorney. The
offer was to the effect that for a considera-
ton Of S. 900 sufficient evidence was not to
be presented to convict the defendants.
Another witness is quoted as having said
the proposition was LAID before the Council
of L. A. 800, but that body refused to con-
slider it. The committee said in its report
last night that it would be able to make q
final report on the matter at the next meet
ing.
The committee appointed to draw up res
olutions setting forth the reasons leading to
the offering of resolution by one of the
members in council in connection with the
Jeanette trial reported the following reso-
lutions, which were adopted:
THEIR OPINION OF A JUDGE.
WHEREA S. The acquittal of James Camp
bell, William Sli cker and Others on the charge
of having been instrumental in bringing
foreign glassworkers to this country, was Sc
cured through t he instruction of Judge Nc
Kennan, who held that an actual contract must
be proven, and
Whereas, Judge NJ cKennan did not regard
the sworn statement of James Campbell. made
before Mayor McCallln as admissible evidence,
or as having any connectlon WIN me cnaIge.
Resolved, Th at while we intend to cast no
reflection upon the personal integrity of Judge
McKennan, we cannot but hold that his ruling
was not in accordance with the law.
IL 80 he al nAd AVA
of Judge McKennan we respectfully ask Presi-
dent Harrison to place him on the retired list.
The following resolutions were also
adopted:
WHEREAS, The miners employed in the
mines of the Scott Haven district operated by
William L. Scott, have for years been subject
to the brutal tyranny and greed of the oper-
to Ins ba sad w.
Scott. and to work for a less rate than that
fixed by the scale; therefore, be it
SYMPATHY FOR SCOTS MINERS.
Resolved, That the Central Trades Council
of Western Pennsylvania do hereby extend
sympathy and encouragement to the oppressed
miners of Scott Haven, in their heroic and
noble struggle for honest and fair dealing
Resolved, That the said W. L. Scott merits
lied labor. for his bitter antagonism of the
same and for the oppressive manner in which
he always deals with his employees.
The trouble between the NJ. NJ. P. q. and
the x. OF L. was not settled. The Executive
Committee reported that they could not
settle the difficulty until they secured from
the Musical Union the names of people who
had been suspended from their organization,
so their dues could be paid and have
withdrawal cards issued to them, as this is
the basis of settlement proposed by the
Musical Union. The matter was left in
the hands of the Executive Committee
Thomas Baldwin, Peter Cunningham and
Hubert Mecheral were admitted as dele
gates, and the council adjourned.