The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-07-23

regular meeting Of tho Ohio Valley
Trato and Labor Assembly was held at
the hail on Market street at the usual
hour yesterday afternoon at which
President Richard Robertson occupied
the chair. There vas q good astcnd.
auee Of delegates.
A tailor's boycott was reported to tho
assembly by the steutenyille union
tallors.
The pot,su' delegates reported re.
gardlng their late strike which has go
recently been settled
Secretary Salisbury rcported from
committee on labor dsy picnic. Tho
report was Of tho last meeting Of tho
committee already published.
Tho arbIter reported regarding the
bricklayers.hod.carrfers difficulty. The
matter had beco settled by tho hod-
carriers formulating now scale provtd-
ing for difference between carrying
and wheeling bricks, s. and 81 50 pet
day 70 hours) respectively. Though
Perkins, tho contractor, had. according
to tho arbiteF, promised 20 agroe to this
scale, he has refused, and the arbiter
recommended that the bricklayers DO
called OF the Job Perkins 10 now work.
ing at on Main stroot, the new Tango
building. Tho motion which vas made
to prosecute tho boycott against Perkins
was passed unanimously.
Tho arbitor also reported on the ped
ding coal mino trouble in Bpnwood. a
miner had boon kept from work be-
cause he went out on the big coal strike,
The arblter had exercised bic persue-
sive powers, tho man il now At work
and all ls lovely,
Tho finance committee made its 70.
port showing thnta special order would
DO necp1snry TO pay the quarters rent.
Local unions owing rent arc now unable
to pny, consequently the necessity OF
Gu order on the regular fund.
Journoynpr Tniiors' Union, No. 1871,
Steubenville, Ohio, sent In tho follow
ing delegates, who wero admitted and
obligated: J. G. Lange, Joseph HGuck,
William Doepku
A surprise was caused by tho resigna-
ton Of Arbiter W. II. Riley. which was
offered by that gentleman. After OBJ
jections offered by several delegates the
resignation was accepted.
President Robertson appointed Doin.
cato Michael Gnogap, as arhiter, but he
was unable to accept 80 long as tho pro-
sent law on the subject exists. Ho Was
in favor OF tho reestnbiishment of tho
old arbitration committee. The ex.ar-
bitter, Mr.. Riicy, substanttRtod all that
Mr. Grcgan said on the subject.
Speaking on tho subject ono delegate
remarked: "TherS arc como men up
here in this assembly whose hearts arc
big, but when they got around among
the contractions their hearts sink away
down into their boots"
Delegate Dobfcr introduced resotu.
ton that the present system be discon.
tinued, but TINT on arbitration com.
mittco Of thrco members DO appointed.
This resolution wns mid over for two
weeks. In the meantime Mr.. Riley
will continue to serve.
A hod.carrlor delegate made kick
at tho number Of out.ot.stato iaborers
who are employed on tho Webster
school building. Most Of tho laborors,
he said, arc Ohio men. Over In Mar
tin's Ferry high school building is to
be erected, and only home laborers are
10 be employed. II was proposed that a
committee OF tho trades assembly walt
on the school board and secure action
favorable to homo labor, It was finally
decided tho matter was out Of tho juris-
diction OF tho assembly.
An invitation WINS ordered spnt to tho
several unions Of S,eubenville 10 attend
tho coming labar DAY celebration on
Wheeling Island.
At $50 D. IN. tho assembly ad-
iouTnOd