The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-12-24

Trades and Labor Assembly met at tue
assembly hall on Market street. abou t
the average number Of delegates being
present. President Richard Robertson
occupied the chair, and Tom V. sauls-
bury, "Old Reliable Tom." wa, at the
secretary's desk. The only new dele
gate obligated was William Burch, OF
Miners Union No. l5l.
Delegates from the local union No. 6S.
United Brewery Workmen, were pres
ent and asked 10 be admitted to mem.
bership In tho assembly. They stated
they had Withdrawn from the national
board oil their own union, hence their
desire to attach themselves TO the as
sembly. The union, on motion, was
admitted to membership.
Secretary Salisbury presented his
annual report, from which the follow.
ing facts are cleaned: Number Of local
unions at beginning Of year, %; ad.
mitted during year, 0; trades REPRESENT
ed in the assembly, 10; nomDer OF dele.
gates, 93. The delegates who were per-
feet in attendance were Clifton, No. 3;
Grogan, No. 4; Robertson, No. 70. Those
who had missed but one meeting were
Bauer, No. 8; Farrell, No. 6; Riley, No.
l72l: salisbury, No. "A; Sims, No. 70;
Uthman, No. 27. There was but one
strike during the year-the gIasswork-
ers'. A large number OF boycotts were
declared on local non.union enterprises.
A letter was received from the house
OF representative committee on labor.
asking for suggestions on the line OF a
national board of arbitration and COIL
ciliation. The sentiment was in favor
OF such board, and a motion TO en-
dorse the McGaun bill was passed with
out dissent.
Secretary Salisbury said he had re-
ceived no reply IRON John Burns or
Gompers, OF the American Federation
of Labor, relative to the invitation to
these two to speak in Wheeling. The
secretary had also written to President
NJ. NJ. Garland, OF the Amalgamated
Association, who is in charge OF the
Burns meeting in Pittsburgh on the
Goth. He promises to do what he can
10 get Burns to come to Wheeling.
The amendment TO the constitution
introduced at the last meeting, provld.
ing for the Inauguration Of strikes and
boycotts by local unions after per.
mission by the assembly was brought
up. President Robertson took the
floor and vigorously opposed the
amendment, for the reason, prln-
cipally, that it makes the assembly
the responsible organization in tho
Inauguration OF strikes and boycotts.
something not considered advisable in
the past. Other delegates spoke on the
proposed change. Finally, on motion
Of Secretary salisbury, the change was
referred to a committee Of three, who
will prepare an amendment that Will
prove satisfactory TO all. Messrs. Gro.
gan, Norrington and Mead were nameu
as the committee.
The West Virginia legislative COM
mittee made its report to the assembly.
Statistics, enactments, etc, OF other
states have been furnished to the COIN
mittee, SO that its work in tor-
mulatinr acts in the interest OF
labor may be facilitated. Mr.. Smith,
Of tho Ohio county delegation, it was
said in the assembly, has his
lien law bill already prepared, and that
it fully protects the interests OF tho
workman as well as the builder.
The arbitration committee gave de-
tailed account OF the visit OF several
members to Warrenton, Ohio, where
mn investigation was made oil tho
charges brought before the assembly AZ
the last meeting, to the effect tfdt the
miners are being paid in merchandise
purchased at tho company store at OK,
horbitant prices. II was also alleged
that union miners were being as
CHARGED and their places taken by nom
nnion men. The committee had been
unable TO accomplish anything by i's
visit and conference with the operators
NJ tho mine. The matter has been
'brourht TO the attention Of State Presl-
dent A dams, OF the Ohio miners organ
ization. and the intention Il to make
tho Warrenton affair test case in the
Ohio courts, 10 enforce the state law
which provides that'worEmen must dc
pat in money. .-,;
report OF the Investigations OF the arOl'
trntion committee relative to tho ALLEGED
svst.m of oyercharIing by the nine
sforc at Warrenton, Ohio. Meat thai
soils in Wheeling for four and tive cents
is sold to tho Warrenton miners Tor Ten
and twelve conts. Shoes worm one
dollar are 8 Id to the IN ner i1r
TWICE that sum, is the Language oil the |
report. The report goes on to state that
there is "A law in Ohio that should pre-
vont ,uch n condition OF affairs In war
rnnton and elsewhere. The report cal's
attention 10 the foreign m.slrn WORK ot
tho churches OF America, yet right Ut
home il il claimed, the condition OF
s,ne of our workingmen IL terrible anh
onen. up A field for tho helping hand "t
Chris ianity that would lie rich in ra.
sult,, The report then took a general
yiov nj tho condition OF the American
workinrman, calling attention to the
apathv OF tue men, one organiz"lio"
thnt once numbered one million mem.
bnrs being now but mere handful oI
lnhorers. II the patent office nj Wash
invton does not exclude Ia bor-saVinI
DEVICES for at least term OF years u
viii DO necessary TO provide mncu
Iorrcr number Of poor houses. work
,nraiea hayc boon oppressed IRON t'he
.ImmgnorIal, nni their condition WIZ
meyer be improved until the spirit ol
charity enters into tho helrls ot lh'
wealthy in power and the wurkmen ro'
ceiyo tho full fruits Of their labor.
President Richard Robertson read tho