Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-11-14
A short SESSION.
MATTERS DISCUSSED At THE TRADES AS
SEMBLY YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.
The Committee on the Pottery Case Reports Progress.
The Parties Charged With Disorder Ex-
onerated-0thar Matters Discussed
in the Space of Thirty-FiVs
Minutes.

cThe regular bi-monthly meeting OF
Trades Assembly took place yesterday
afternoon. There was not the usual
large attendance, partly from the fact
that there were no very important ques-
tions TO be considered, and the weather
was especially inviting fer out-of-door
excursions,
The meeting was opened about a
Quarter past two o'clock, Z resident
Foster, pro tenn, presiding. As the roll
was being called President Dobler ar
rived and took the chair The West
Virginia Legislative Committee report
ed progress on the pottery matter. Ihls
case has reference to the situation at.
the North Wheeling pottery In regard
to the hiring of non-union foreign help,
but in the report OF yesterday no de-
tails of the investigation were given.
The committee, it is understood, is In
consultation with some legal authority
Or higher officials in the order relative
to the affair.
A communication was read from
Samuel Gompers, President OF the
American Federation Of Labor, calling
attention to the twelfth annual conVen-
tlon OF the American Federation OF La
Dor, which will be held in Philadelphia
ON the 18th of December.
The representation in the pnVentlo
will be upon the following basis: Inter
national and National Unions with less
than 900 members, one delegate; for
4 600 or more members, two delegates;
for s. 600 members or more, three dele
gates: for l6, 600 members or more, four
delegates; for 30, 900 members or more,
FIVE delegates; and so on. Local, Iraae
or Federal Labor Unions, State FEEDER
stions, Central Labor Unions, Trades
Assemblies or Trades Councils, one del
egate each. All organizations, TO be en-
titled to representation, must have
certificate OF utilization (charter) at
least thirty days before the date upon
which the convention is about TO be
held. Any delegate representing
Union must be member OF the Union,
and if not craftsman OF the Trade
Union which sends him the Union must
give the reason why such delegate was
chosen. Delegates must be elected at
least two weeks before the time Of hold
ing the convention, and the names OF
delegates forwarded 10 the Secretary
Immediately.
The per capita or delegate tax must
be paid in full to entite organizations
to representation. Since the conStltu-
ton requires the Secretary to furnish
the Committee on Credentials at the
convention with statement or the
financial stasding OF each affiliated
body, organizations will see the neces-
sity Of settling their accounts previous
to the convention, and thus aid In the
facilitation OF the work.
1t is not likely that the Trades AS
sembly here will send delegate, as at
present there are no important matters
pending decision in this section. The
delegate tax is S25, which must be PAID
before the delegate can affiliate with
the Federation. After short discus
sion this was laid on the table.
The report OF the special committee
appointed to investigate the conduct OF
the two parties charged with disorderly
conduct in the parade on Labor Day
was handed in. 1t stated that careful
investigation had been made, and that
both parties had been eXOnerated.
Then there arose short discussion
on the matter of absentees, some mem
bers claiming they were present when
the Secretary'S books showed they were
absent, to which the Secretary explained
that it happened because they actually
were absent or failed to respond to roll
call If present. If they came in alter
ward he was not to blame. 1t was the
duty Of the member coming in
after the roll call to no.
tify the Secretary so he could
check the names off correspondingly.
The secretary stated that during the
month of October some twenty-five or
thirty notices OF abSentees had been
sent out, which was unusually large. A
member must be present at least one
meeting a month to prevent being
marked.
Atten minutes to three the meeting ad-
iourned, having been one of the shortest
sessions ever held.