St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-11-11
Reports Of General Officers Of
the Knights OF Labor
Presented.
English and Other Branches
Likely to Be Granted
Autonomy.
National Congress OF Farm
erS, With Delegates From
Many States.
Gov. Francis, OF Missouri, on
River improvements ami
Legislation.

TOLEDO. O., Nov. 10.-The Knights OF
Labor convention met this morning.
The forenoon was spent in routine mat
tiers. General Master Workman Pow
derry was received with rounds of
cheers from the delegates. The report
of the committee OH law was presented
and laid over to hear Mr.. Powderly's
annual address. which was ordered
printed ana distributed TO the member
before being given to the public.
General ) cretary-TreasuTer Hayes
next reported. Thou III the expend j.
lures of the order OF the past year were
swelied by several extraordinary ont
LAYS. the revenues wtre sufficient to
meet all demands. By order of the
executive board he has exempted a
number of the assemblies from pay
ment of the per capita tax. but urges
that requests OF this sort should be dis
cOara Ied. He explained that some as
SeHJ.ieS send in Inc0rrect reports to the
geIel a Offices 70 escape their full taxa
ton. and asks that means be devised
Tor preventing this. lie closes with the
hope that the order may have respite
from
Strikes and L1boT Er0u5 eS,
SO that the general officers can attend
u educational work. Tle total annual
receipts were S99.6Sj.22; expenditures,
Sl03. 1916; balance On hand at begin
ming OF the year, S13.053.13: balance
now in treasury, $40, BOB. 79).
The general executive board 5 report
followed. 1t states there is a growing
feeling in England and Other countries
in favor nf autonomy, and recommends
this should be granted. A number of
- terS were read from the order in
1Jath Africa and New Zealand, where
1t is growing rapidly. The board has
prepared full statement of the diff
Guilty wi il the government bureau of
engraving and printing at Washington,
waich VIII be distributed to delegates.
The report of the board On tie eXtradi-
ton of Hughes. the master workman of
the clothing cutters, by Gov. Pdttison.
OF Pennsylvania, on charge OF con-
spiracy, preferred by the Rochester
clothing manufacturers. condemns the
governors action as eXtra-le gal, and in
defiance Of all presidents.
The board also complains that the
labels of the order are cOnterfeited SyS-
te.natically and, as the law affords no suf-
ficient protection, asks the appointment
of a special co nDittee to devise means
Of remedy. The report congraiulates
the order on its membership of 100000,
bat cautions against the reckless admiS-
sion OF members. 1t also explains that
the pOwPr granted at the last session to.
sell the headquarters building at Phila-
delphia, which was asked for by the
board fer a reason it then refused TO
give. vas required in order to enable
them to remove cloud on the title to
the property. This having been done,
it is now recommended the power to sell
oe withdrawn.
This evening formal reception was
given the general officers and delegates
at Memorial hall. The address of well
come WAS by Mayor Emmick. responded
tn by Mr.. Powderiy. Other addresses
were made by citizens and members of
the order.