The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-12-14

DENVER, Col. Dec. 13.-Upon the as.
sembling OF the convention OF the
American Federation OF Labor to-day,
the executive committee submitted the
following scheduls Of dates for meetings
to be addressed by John Burns to be
substituted for the one submitted yes
terday:
Omaha, December II; Chicago, De-
cember 10; St Louis, December q; ln'
dianapolis, December %; Cincinnati.
December 90; Nelsonville, Ohio, Decem-
ber "a; Detroit December 25i ClsVe-
land, December 26; Pittsburgh, Decem-
ber 27; Washington, December 20 aud
80; Philadelphia, December 81; Boston,
January Q. The report was adopted. :,
The following telegram was receive d
from Miss Frances Willard. president
Of the Woman's Christian Temperance
U nion:
"Greetings to the convention. White
ribbons send fraternal delegates earnest
sympathy. Honest, hard work is the
only royalty"
The auditing committee reported:
Receipts OF the year, SIS, $40; balance
on hand November !, 1898, S7.l47; total,
S22,493. Expenses November l, l79S, to
October 81, 1894, Sl7,302; balance on
hand November !, 1894, So, l9l. A
spirited discussion was precipitated by
the report OF the resolutions committee
in favor of adoption OF resolution in
troduced by Edward l. DAILY, Of the
Lasters' Union, OF Boston, asking Con-
gress to pass law making it an ohense
punishable by fine aud imprisonment
for any employer to employ during
strike or lockout OF his employees, aliens
who have resided in this country less
than one year, who have not expressed
an intention OF becoming American
citizens.
After some discussion a substitute
was offered that the resolution be re-
ferred to the incoming executive coun-
Gil with instructions TO secure legal ad.
vices regarding the conatitutionality oil
such law, II passed.
Delegate Elderkin asserted that such
a proceeding was useless, as no law
favorable to labor would stand lin any
court in the country.
Mr.. Brettalle said that more laws for
the benefit OF labor were useless unless
the men can be elected to enforce such
as now exist Mr.. Evans opposed the
resolution on the ground that strikes
are not considered legal. The substi-
tute was adopted.
The resolutions committee recon-
mended the adoption OF a resolution en-
dorsed by the Typographical Union,
against land monopoly. The report
was adopted.
A resolution asking the secretary OF
war to have the fish traps removed from
the Columbia river according to exist
ing law, was adopted. The committee
on resolutions also recommended the
adoption Of Delegate Lloyds resolution
in favor of free coinage OF silver.
The preamble covers much OF the ar
gument of the advocates OF free coinage
and demands the re-enactment OF the
law in force before 1873 regardless OF
the action OF any other nation.
Delegate Thomas J. Morgan, oil
Chicago, offered an amendment that
the silver mines be secured as the prop
erty of the government before the
adoption OF the resolution. He received
no second.
Treasurer Lennon objected to the pre-
amble, because, he said, it assumed that
all the trouble In this country was due
to the demonstration OF silver, and
moved to strike out all except the bare
declaration for the re.enactment OF the
law.
Mr.. LLOYD made strong speech in
favor OF his resolution In its entirety.
He favored primarily a government
issue OF non-metallic money, but be-
lieyed the restoration OF silver would bo
q temporary alienation OF existing evils.
Mr.. Wolfson, OF Fall River, offered u
substitute similar to tho amendment OF
Mr.. Morgan. 1t was lost, and Mr.. Len.
mons amendment was agreed to. after
which the resolution was adopted.
The committee on the presidents re-
port submitted its report 1t warmly
endorsed the action OF the president in
the A. R. u. strike and tho various rec
concentrations Of the report. It was
recommended that May l, 1873, be
fixed for the general establishment OF
an eight-hour day. The proposed COM
pulsory arbitration law was vigorously
opposed. Delegate Penna moved to
strike out that part OF the report favor
ing seml.annual conferences with the
knights OF Labor, and made a strong
speech condemnatory OF that order.
Tho consideration OF that part OF the
matter was deferred until after the re-
port OF the committee on conference.
With this amendment the report was
adopted, President Gompers read Il
dispatch from Chicago, containing an
alleged interview with f. V. Debs, In
which he denied having asked Gompers
10 aid him in the strike. Mr.. Gompers
explained that he had never stated such
A thing. Said he: "Wheu, during tho
Chicago conference, asked him, What
would YOU have the Federation OF
Labor do p he said: III were in your
place would order the workingmen Of
America to walk out.
The report OF tho committee on Soc
retaries report was submitted aud
adopted.
It recommended the setting aside Of
10 per cent Of the revenue rs an assist.
ance fund, and that a deficit OF Sl,@T
in that fund be replaced from the gem
ernl fund.
A resolution against the issuance OF
money BY monopoties was introduced
BY Delegate McGrath and referred.
Tho committee on resolutions recon-
monded the. adoption OF resolutions
iuvoring state employment agencies and
endorsing tho McGuiro bills for tho rc'
lief of seamen.
Delegate Furuseth made an address