Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-06-05
Amalgamated AssOciationWill Tackle
the Wage Question To-Day.
ANNUAL REPORTS uF OFFICERS.
Master Timers Take the Places Of Strik-
ing Journeymen.
THE sToNECUTTERs STRIKE BROKEN.

committees.
President Weihe, in making "his final
report as the chief executive Of the associa
ton, reviewed the work of the past year
which had been most satisfactory to the Off
GERS. and then offered several important rec
concentrations relative to changes in the
constitution necessary to suit the growth Of
the organization. His report and recon-.
mendations were referred to the Committee
on President and other officers.
Secretary Martins report showed won.
derful increase in membership, particularly
| through the East, South and Northwest.
The eastern district has had a splendid
organizer during the year, and the member
ship has increased more than SO per cent.
The total increase over last years report is
% per cent
PLENTY OF MONEY.
The report of the treasurer, James Penny,
showed the finances to be in good shape.
The association does not permit the amount
of its treasury to be published, but it is con-
ceded to be considerably above quarter of a
million.
Three new delegates were seated yesterday.
They were John P. Sheehan, Edward Jones
and George Roberts. About dozen are yet
to come in.
The first half hour of the morning sessions
has been set aside for the reading and referring
of resolutions. During the reading yesterday
morning an effort was made to introduce reso-
lutions bearing on the wage question, but
President Weihe promptly ruled them out of
order because they had not been put in the
programme. The decision created little jar,
and Mr.. Weihe gave the delegates an oppor-
tunity to appeal from his decision, but this was
refrained from.
A communication was read from well
known manufacturer from the Southside ask
ing hearing before the wage committee. The
request was put before the convention. but it
was decided that as the associations own
lodges had been denied hearings before the
committee, it would not be proper to
accord individuals this privilege. A motion
was passed, however, expressing a willingness
on the part of the convention to meet a COM
mittee representing the manufacturers to con-
fer together on the general scale or wages ques-
ton.
Resolutions of respect on the death of the
late Bernard Keelan. former member of the
Executive Board. were unanimously adopted
by rising vote.
The following telegram of greeting was re-
ceived from President Gompers, of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor, TO which the ANAL
gamated Association is affiliated:
GREETING FROM GoMPERs.
NEW YORK, June 4, 1890.
To the A. A. of I. & s. W., in National Conven-
tion Assembled:
The banners of the trades unions floats proudly
as the guide and embodiment of the hopes and the
noblest aspirations of the working classes. Carry
II forward. Success to the Amalqamated Assoca-
tion. SAMUEL GoMPERs.
President Weihe announced the following
standing committees:
Committee on Contested Seats-Patrick Quirk,
Chairman; Hugh o'Donnel, George Fennum,
David b. Williams. !: ID. Hickey James P.
Wage Committee-Iron Mills-wnliam weihe,
IN m in Ian lar,
william whiteman, Patrick Wilson, Austin
George Leaser, Edward Coates, George d. Evans,
Wage Committee, Steel MilIs-John Miller,
Chairman: Edward Jones James L. Mcdonald,
T. Grifiths, August Sahra. L. W. Burke. Albert
Brooks, Robert Linus, James Bowman, John
Thomas Daniel Hanrahan.
President and Other williamA. Carney,
fRomas n RoSbins GEORGE Roberts M David OlG &Gm
strong W. W. Smith. Peter Brit, William NJ.
PresfwOOd. William Kane. RaSe' Whiam " nn0n Mesa eSaa
mara. /: I. Felty, +. j.. spaiaht ". H. Will
samuel u. Moody Daniel Davis jeremiah Dough-
erty, =. w Mccoy; John +. thinner, James Rod
gers; James z O Brien, j. j. Haggerty, George
GUARDIANS OF THE TREASURY.
Ways and Means-Emanuel schillo, Chairman;
JOnn NJ reoeTlCk, JOnn Ryan, w llllam SCanlOn,
George l.. Keil, William j. Evans, z. H. Nc
Gowan, Henry McNally, Christopher Evers, AL
bert z. Ward, John Wagner, Ernest 4. Bullock,
J. p. Sheehan, Isaac Green, Henry He'll, l.. A.
Fitzpatrick, John Meehan, Robert Williams, John
E. Jones, ANTHONY Dowd. Thomas Harris. John
Hanan. John Bissett, William Rosser Charles
h: Smith, E. M. Davis, K. W. Hockin, John
General Good of the order-John c. Kfllgallon,
John W. Williams, Thomas J. Welsh. |
William o. Davis. Alexander Hanlon. Andrew |
Inna fhor naNvf Tnar1
Kinny. James Mahoney, John J. stewart Law
renee Kelly, Dennis Riley W: H. Edmonds Den
Frederick yockel, b. L. Mckay. John Prytherch.
ka1s micpae PaTieE QDiTE aSr Il Jea
Lawler. Matthew Burns, JosephJ. Bolton, David |
Constitution and General Laws-M. M. Garland.
Chairman. Hugh o'Donnell. James J. Cannon, |
John L. Morgan, John Q. smith, Michael Ward. |
ahut. Thomas L. Jones. r n Jo6nsto0 nn James
g. Reed, Thomas W. Jones. John W. Marshall, |
McCaan John Burke; Anthony Keilley. George |
1, Owens, +; ". Martin. George Tennum Daniel |
Lynch. Martin McMahon, Thomas Cunningham.
William H. Lodge;
Collins, Cornelius Hanley William j. Brown, |
W. n. Strathern, Manus Sweeney, James Golden, |
lin. William II. Bowser, Michael Mc(auley,
Welsh Sproul, Joseph II. Law. William Bailey |
Caaiey, Terrance Mcshane, John Phillips, j. James mes
Hogan. John Rowlands, q. II. Phillips. John Z. |
stewart.
CLAIMS AND APPEALS.
Claims-John r. Lynch, Chairman; James F.
Keeling, j. NJ. Colean, John McCondrew Samuel |
Jones, Samuel F. Biddle James Cox, Charles L.
Graft, Norris MITCHELL Richard Llewellyn. Thos |
Beyan, William Evans. James A. McGinty, Ed |
ward Heron. Fl. W. Shay, f. g. Bartholomew, |
Dennis Mullin, j. W. Kughler. Louis H. Amer.
Joseph Moyer. David Grifhths. 81. ID. Kemp, John
Appeals-Raymond Bauer, Chairman; William
FITZGERALD. e.. w. Wilson. George W. Moore |
John L.. Price. James 4. Boyle, DENNIS Minahan,
ett, Stepnen McSwiggan, John b. Yellig, Harry
eddie, John II: Hogan. Martin Flaherty. Mi
J. Welsh, John /. Williams, John A. Carson,
David Z. Posey. Thomas Croft, W: H. Thomas.
r, Auditing-DanIel Mallane, Chairman; George
McNamee, Geoffrey Sheridan, Francis McFarlan,
D. 8. Francis. George W. Robinson, James Bake
oliver 2. Ants, Elmer Marquette, James u.
Jones. Harry Williams. Thomas W. John.
F. G. Sullivan. Walter j. Tormey. William Whit,
man, Reese w. Prosser. Harry Hooking, James
Lewis John CoOney, David B. Trout. % james an s
MiieageHJohn Pierce, Chairman: Ed A. keiI,
ASKING FOR HIGHER WAGES:
The scale was presented to the convention by
he Wage Committee. and distributed in
printed form to the delegates. 1t will be
brought up to-day for consideration. As pre-
iicted in THE DISPATCH few days ago. the
,cale as presented asks S6 per ton,for boiling
,r 2-cent card, and general advance of from
to 10 per cent all around in all departments.
There seems to be a disposition on the part of
some of the delegates to leave the scale in the
,ame shape as last year, but this will not be
permitted.
A delegate said yesterday: THE DISPATCH
had the main points of the scale just as they