The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-10-23

Tho Ohio Valley Trades and Labor
Assembly metin regular session ycster-
day afternoon ut its hall OH Market
street, only a small proportion OF the
delegates present; President Michael
Grogan in tho chair and Tom V. sauls-
bury at the secretary's desk. Two new
delegates were obligated, James Nc
Laughlin and John Dobler, OF Carriage
and Wagonmakers' union No. G.
The auditing committee appointed at
the last meeting OF the assembly made
its report through Chairman p. +. Far
rell. The report was for the past three
months, and shows: Receipts, 81, 27B o.
and disbursements, S272 02; balance,
1908 II.
After this the report OF the committee
on laws, being the new constitution, was
taken up by sections for adoption. A
number OF minor amendments were
proposed, some OF which were adopted
but none were of an important nature.
The most important amendment was
that which gives the arbitration com
mittee more or less absolute power in
handling affairs during strikes. The
new bylaws, order Of business and
rules OF order were afterwards adopted
with no changes OF Importance. The
new order OF things takes effect on Jan
uary |, 1894.
Chairman Riley Of the arbitration
committee reported progress in the
Standard mill roller case. a detailed
statement OF the case had been heard
from Mr.. Kaufman, and the committee
would soon have statement from Mr..
Hugh Clark, after which report would
be made TO the assembly.
Progress in n pants company boycott
was reported by the secretary.
Bills aggregating Sll were ordered
paid by the assembly.
There was considerable discussion
about the difficulty in getting financial
assistance from the various national
labor organizations during strikes. and
one delegate was in favor OF local labor
organizations withdrawing from the
parent bodies and forming within the
trades assembly mother body, receiv-
ing the per capita that now goes to the
outside organizations without any re-
turn" as was expressed. However,
this view did not seem TO be generally
held by the delegates.
There was discussion about the stove
boycott circulars that were recently or
dered printed, and delegates wanted to
know why they had not been distrib-
uted. 1t was ascertaincd that one OF
the concerns on the circular, Il Muncie,
Ind, concern, the Bell Company, had
agreed with tho stove mouIders to make
their works entirely union. On this
promise the name Of that firm had been
taken from the boycott sheet.
The Kau.Iman-C Clark affair, about the
appointment OF the latter recently as
chief roller ut tho Standard lItna mill,
came up. While the assembly was in
session the arbitration committee had
been cioseted with Clark, who made
his explanation. Clark said that he
was sorry that lie could not have been
on hand to confront and refute state
ments made by kaufman, which, he
said, were actuated by personal motives
alone and not from any violation oil
AmaIgamation laws. His claim is that
he is working in his present position
under Alnalgamation laws and Anal
gamation prices. lie said that ii it
could DO shown that he is violating any
law OF the Amalgamation he will At once
resign his position. He admitted that
he is not getting as much us did Kautl-
man, but in explanation lie said that
the Amalgamation had recently con-
sented to reduction to the same basis
as in the Schoenberger mills in Pitts
burgh. Both men aud witnesses, con-
versant with the workings Of tho Anal
gamation, will be summoned to appear
ut the meeting OF the arbitration COM
mittee next Sunday afternoon. when q
settlement Of tho affair will be made.
A delegate called attention to the fact
that tho coal miners working in local
mines are preparing to make an effort
to have the coal used in the city gas
works bought from the output OF home
mines. 1t was decided that the legisa-
tive committee ofthe assembly shall see
the prospective members OF the new
gas board and push tho claims OF tho
local miners for consideration. The
present board it is claimed, has not
treated the local miners aud mines with
due consideration. 1t is claimed that
Wheeling coal is better steam coal
than the Florsheim article, and that it
is almosta as good for gas manufacturing.
FoR clear head and steady nerves Il