The morning news., 1894-11-23
SESSION OF The KNIGHTS.
The Assembly RailTCadilg Through It's
Business.

state Labor Bureaus Favored-An
Tradesmen Advised to Affiliate With
the Organizations of Their own
Tradeg-No Flag Except the Stars and
Stripes to be Carried in Labor Pa
rades-Waiters in Beer Saloons Not to
be Barred out-An Appeal From Chi
cago Carpenters Given Favorable
Consideration.
New Orleans, Nov 22-The knights of
Labor had a busy session to-day. Reso-
lutions were adopted that each local as
sembly shall make a maximum scale of
wages above the regular scale adopted by
the national trades assembly; that all
grievances and complaints must come up
in the local courts of the assembly within
sixty days that the legislatures of the va
rious states be memorialized to enact laws
providing for the creation of state labor
bureaus; that all tradesmen shall affiliate
with the organizations of their own trade;
that in labor parades no flags except
the national colors shall be carried that
no delegate to the assembly shall take his
seat after his alternate has been seated;
and that a plank be inserted in the
Knights Of Labor preamble against gamb-
ling in farm products or options.
A resolution making ex-representatives
in the general assembly ineligible as OFF,
GERS was defeated.
The general assembly at its evening
session continued its work of railroadng
through its business, and it is a note
worthy fact that there was more time
spent in the unseating of the Pennsylva-
MIA miner delegates than there was in the
passage of any number of bills and resolu>
tions.
The afternoon session was called to or
der at O'Clock. All of the delegates re-
assembled in the Screwmen's hall and
Master Workman Sovereign held the
gavel
The committee on law was given the
floor to make their final report. Among
other recommendations of Importance was
the one presented modifying the consti-
tuition, wherein the past master workman
has the privilege of voting in the general
assembly This clause was ordered
stricken out, and in the future the past
master workman will have a seat in the
ssembly, but no vote.
1t was also decided to admit walters
in beer saloons and restaurants where
beer and intoxicating drinks are sold,
provided the walters are not permanent
barkeepers or saloonkeepers. This COM
pleted the report of the committee on law.
The committee on condition of the or
der reported and stated the condition of
the order to be in a very healthy state,
and under the existing circumstances was
far better than was at first supposed.
The press committee announced that
the report of the committee was only of
interest to members of the order.
An appeal from the Chicago carpenters
was given favorable consideration by the
assembly. 1t was reported that the car
penters of the Amalgamated Association
and American Federation of Labor were
engaged in a war against the knights of
Labor, and the latter desired some as
sistance from the general assembly. The
appeal was laid before the house and the
entire vote was in favor of rendering
what assistance lay in their power to give.
The committee on distribution also
presented their final report, in which a
hearty Endorsement was given to the aG-
ministraton of the geneFal executive
board during the past year The report
received the unqualified Endorsement of
the delegates.
The meeting adjourned at $50 o'clock.
The grievance committee and the COM
mittee on secret work will make their
report tomorrow, when the convention
will adjourn. The members of the exec
utive board will remain in the city over
Saturday.
Columbus o., Nov. 22.-John Mcbride,
who is the head of the miners divisions of
the Knights Of Labor, is preparing cir
Cular to the local organizations setting
! forth the fact that at the national CON
! vention of the Knights of Labor at New
/ Orleans, just held, they were denied rep
! resentatiOn, and asking them to send del
| egates to their convention here in FebrII-
/ airy next, instructed to take action in the
matter No doubt the miners will with
draw from the Knights of Labor. There
are 1000 of them members of that organ
! iZatiOU now