Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-11-13
INTERESTING MEETING
or TEE OHIO VALLEY TRADES AND LABOR
ASSEMBLY
Held Yesterday AhsrnoOn-Ths Etna-Siandard
Controversy Ssnlsd-fhs Ggarnaksrs
Request Surs Up Soma
Argument.

The regular semi-mOnthly session OF
the Ohio Valley Trades and Labor As
sembly was held yesterday afternoon,
with President Grogan in the chair and
fair attendance of delegates. The
meeting was brief but interesting.
The following new delegates qualified
and were admitted:
Mountain City, A. A. Of !. & S. W.,
David Llewellyn.
Crescent Lodge A. A. of T. &. S. W.,
Harry Hooking.
Lincoln Assembly K, of L., R. NJ.
Boston, W. f. Crosan and H. S. Morri-
son.
Nothing new was reported In regard
to the Monongah coal boycott. A men,
Der of the Mine Workers Union, how
ever, stated that the officials are about
to advance the price of the coal on the
basis of prices charged for the Pittsburg
product. He said an agreement had
been prepared and signed by the Mon
ongah people aud by representative OF
the local Transfers Association, by the
terms of which the latter will handle
the coal during the coming winter. The
teamsters desire to have the boycott re-
moved, aud the matter will be consider
ed at meeting of the miners Thursday
evening.
The delegates from the carriage and
wagon workers union asked to have firm
placed on the boycott list, but the re-
Quest was not entertained, as IL was
not made in proper form.
The Committee on Constitution and
BYLAWS reported that 1t had secured
1000 copies of the new constitution, in
pamphlet form. They were distributed
among the!delegates. The new instru-
ment becomes operative on January lst.
The Clark-Kaufman Etha-Standard
mill controversy was taken up for con-
slderation. The matter came in the
shape of report from the Arbitration
Committe of the Assembly, which held
a meeting on Saturday, and heard all
the evidence obUainable on both sides.
The written report OF the meeting was
a voluminous document. 1t was read
by Secretary Salisbury, as were also the
accompanying resolutions, embOdying
the views OF the Committee. The reso-
lutions, which were adopted by the AS
sembly, were as follows:
''Resolued, That we, your Arbitration
Committee, deprecate the action OF Mr..
Hugh Clark in entering into a private
| agreement with the Standard Mill Com
mittee in making rates OF wages in direct
violation of the constitution OF the Anal
ganated Association which reads as
follows:
"Where dispute arises as to the class
of q mill, the president of the National
together with the Executive Committee
shall class the mill"
'ResOlued, That your committee request
that Mr. Hugh Clark. in compliance with
his profession of unionism, comply with
the laws governing She Amalagmated AS
ISOLATION"
The resolutions were adopted without
debate, thus settling controversy
which has caused considerable feeling
on both sides among A. A. Of l. & s.
w, men.
Under the head of "WeIfare OF the
Assembly," an interesting discussion
arose regarding the use OF foreign coal
by the local departments Of municipal
government. Several delegates advo-
Gated taking action in the matter In
the interest Of the product OF the home
mines and the employment of home la
Dor. 1t was the sense OF the Assembly
that the Legislative Committee should
make an effort to induce city officials to
use coal from the home mines.
One of the most interesting discus
sions of the afternoon was precipltated
by the introduction Of preamble and
resolutions from Garfield Assembly X.
of L., cigarmakers, petltioning the
Ways and Means Committee OF Congress
TO permit the revenue tax on domestic
cigars to remain the same as at present,
and to increase 1t on the cigars made OF
foreign leaf, In the revenue measure to
be submitted at the next session. Sew
eral delegates thought Garfield Assem-
bly, placed itself in a very illogical
position, In the petition, and cigar
maker showed up the Inconsistency OF
its demands. The present duty on
Sumatra leaf, which IS used as
wrapper in many Of the fine grades Of
cigars, ranges from S2.70 to 81 per
pound. Garfield Assembly asks to have
this reduced TO so cents per pound, and
the tax on the cigars made with the i'm
ported wrapper increased from SO to Sc
per hundred. As delegate argued, In
opposition to the request Of Garfield AS
sembly, this would be very good thing
for the Wheeling stogIe, but it would
practically drive out Of existence, the
tobacco growing industry which is
fourshing In Pennsylvania and western
States, owing TO the high duty on the
Sumatra leaf Therein lay the incon-
sistency of the position Of the cigar
makers.
The matter was argued favorably and
unfavorably for some time. Finally II
was discovered that the document did
not have the signatures Of the officers,
nor the seal of Garfield Assembly. A
point Of order was made, and the Pres
ident decided 1t well taken, thereby
shutting off further debate. The mat
ter will probably come up again In
regular form, at the next meeting Of the
Assembly.
A NEW sUB-OIsTRIoT