The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-09-29
dass-Meetine To-Norrow Night.
CIGAR-MAKERs' UNION.

Ninth Psnnsylvania District Left Out-Dele-
gates I'm Danger of Going Broke.
The Cigar-makers' international Union
began the week bright and early yesterday
morning. with every delegate in his scat
when the roll was called. As decided upon
Saturday afternoon, before the close of the
session. the entire morning was given up
to o discussion of the Ninth district. Penn
sylvania, the bette noir of the international
union.
The president announced. before this
subject was taken up, however, that all
delegates desiring loans shall submit an
itemized statement to the president. giving
the amount of railroad fare paid from the
home union to indianapolis and also the
amount of money drawn and the amount
of loan desired. This was suggested be-
cause of q resolution presented by DELICATE
Jones, of Mobile, on Saturday afternoon to
the effect that all delegates who bad not
sufficient funds to meet the expenses OF the
probable long session. could. through the
33, of this city. for money. President Stras-
ser expressed the fear that 1t might bank
rnpt the State of Indian If the members
demands were too great The resolution
was adopted. however.
A prOtracted discussion on the Pennsyl-
vania district. brought uD on the question
of weekly dues. was INDUCED in during the
morning. That part of the constitution
which refers to this subject Is contained in
Article V, Section /. and reads as follows:
Every member shall pay into the funds OF
the union to which be belongs the sum of
25 cents per week." The report of the COM
mittee on constitution contemplated adding
to this:
where any cigar-maker wishing TO join the inter-
national union may. upon payment OF the regu-
weekly dues, become member, but shall only
be entitled to the strike and loan benefits pro-
vided in this constitution. Should such member
the international union he shall be privileged to
do so. and shall be entitled TO sick benefits six
months after his first payment OF 2S cents
weekly dues, and death and Out-0f-w0rk benefits
one year after date OF his first payment of rs
cents weekly dues.
Representatives Schreck and, Buchner
each offered substitutes for this. and Mr..
Gompers. of New York. proposed substi-
tute. as follows: Add after the word time"
in line of Section !. as reported by the com.
mittee on constitution. the following
from the time they become members" And
further add at the end Of that section the
following: ANY person of the Ninth dis
trict of Pennsylvania who shall avail him.
self of the special privilege Of becoming
member by the payment OF 10 cents per
week dues shall. after the expiration of
Der, pay the % cents dues and all other as
sessments the same as all other members,
and they shall DO entitled to the additional
benefits upon expiration of the prescribed
time from the commencement of the pay
ment of the % cents weekly dues. the same
as newly-initiated members
Pending tho discussion the committee on
resolutions reported the following reso lu-
ton favOrably. as offered By representative
Gompers:
the international president, consisting OF the
members OF the Cigar-makers' international
Union OF American. in whose names the union
label OF the Cigar-makers International Union
OF American can be registered In compliance
with the laws OF Indiana"
The hour of 10 having arrived the con-
vention adjourned until 2 o'clock. The after
noon session began just where the morn
ing session left oil, with the discussion of
the resolution presented By delegate
Gompers. of New York. regarding the gis-
tration of the blue label In Indiana. The
result of vote on the resolution was it's
adoption. In accordance with the resolu-
ton the chair appointed the following
gentlemen TO comprise the committee:
Delegates Taughman. of Connersville;
Franz. of Indianapolis: Jefferies of Fort
Wayne; Smith, of Terre Haute: Zehnle. of
Evansville; Feltman. OF Richmond; Al
brecht. of LaPorte; Wertheim. of Loeans-
port; Suchanek. of South Bend; Bell. of
Peru, and Lucasse. of Kalamazoo. This
committee Will submit Its application TO
the Secretary of State.
The vote on delegate Gompers's substi-
tutet TO the amendment Of Article V, Section
I. as presented by tho committee on ccnsti-
tuition. resulted in-yeas 1lSl5: nays 1919.
The reading of the result was received with
much applause by the negatively-inclined.
The secretary then proceeded 10 call the
roll on the yeas and nays ON the original
amendment, as recommended by the CON-
mittee on constitution. This was also loet
by the vote-yeas, 1888; Maya. l44l3. This
leaves the Ninth district of Pennsylvania
still without the pale of the union. Her
man Kreimer. chairman of the committee
on strikes. presented the report of that
committee. The report stated that the
committee. after having carefully ex-
amined the report OF the president in re-
latIon to strikes beg leave to submit the
following report: The difficulties the vari-
Gus local unions of the &. NJ. ]. u. OF A.
were engaged IN during the last two years
numbered 25i. The total strike benefits
maid ont amouufad IN S4S -Q1 10 Hare fol.