The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-09-26

At the regular meeting OF the Trades
Assembly yesterday, Mr.. Roman Dobler
presided. The entire afternoon was de-
voted to routine business, of which
there was not much transacted. Afte-
the reading OF tho minutes, the ropor:
of tho committee on credentials was
read and five new members from Vari-
Gus trades were elected. The final re-
port oil the financial committee oil the
labor day celebration was read and
adopted and the committee was dis
charged. Tho report showed that tho
receipts wero $3.50 So; expenses,
81 1886 l6, leaving balance Of 81 ,205 81
in tho treasury with SIS yet due the as
sembly, making the total amount cleared
by the assembly Sl,2SO 81.
The following communication was re-
ceived from the GAINESVILLE Central
Labor Union, which they had adopted
and requested the assembly TO endorse
the same and forward copy TO their
representative in Congress
WHEREAS, An epidemic OF cholera is
now prevalent in several European
countries having direct communication
with the United States through large
immigration and commence, and
WHEREAS, II cholera should obtain
foothold in this country it would cause
great suffering amongall classes through
disease and suspension OF business,
therefore
Resolrcd, That we recommend and
urge Congress- at it's earliest convenience
10 so amend the immigration laws so US
TO give the President OF the United
States the power to suspend all traffic
between this country aud countries
where contagious diseases are epidemic.
RrSolrtd, That We urge that all immi-
grafton be suspend during the year 1898
in the interest OF the health and pros
yerity OF this country.
On a motion this communication was
laid on the table.
In reply to an invitation received
from the Columbian Celebration Com
mittee OF this city, asking that rep
resentative OF the assembly be APP
pointed to act in accordance with the
meeting TO be held at the city building
this evening, to make arrangements for
the big celebration on Oct. p, was favor
ably acted upon, and Mr.. |. W. lmhoti
was appointed to represent the as
sembly.
4 communication was received from
the Journeymen's Butchers Union No.
$500 OF the A. F. l.. stating that three
members OF thatorganization had joined
them and were admitted as members OF
the union and paid dues for three
months and have paid nothing since
Aug. 8, and desired to withdraw, refus.
ing to belong to any union, claiming
that they did not come under the head
OF journeymen butchers, being en-
ployed only as clerks and hustlers with
a well.known butchering firm in this
city. The union claimed that they did
the work OF journeymen butchers and
the only reason they desired to with
draw was that the firm did not desire to
pay overtime, and did not want union
men in their store. The matter waS re-
ierred to the arbitration committee Tor
investigation,
Secretary Salisbury read commune
cation from the Joint executive board
OF the bakers local unions Nos. 81 and
ll9, of Allegheny, desiring the reorgan-
ization OF the bakers union No. l05, OF
Wheeling, as the disruption OF the lat
ter organization was due to internal
dissensions among the officers. They
requested the assembly to act as neu-
trail corporation and to call a mass
meeting and endeavor to reorganize
the union. They also called attention
to firm selling boycotted tobacco OF u
Pittsburgh firm. The matter was re.
ferred to the arbitration committee for
investigation.
After some discussion as to the ques-
ton OF sending an investigation com
nittee to look into the present state OF
affairs at Homestead and report on the
advisability OF sending another dona-
ton to the strikers at that point,
motion was made by Mr.. Boies that the
assembly donate 5000 more to aid the
strikers, and it was carried unani-
mously.
J1uE EHAVnit- NUNpK