The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-04-09
TRADES ASSEMBLY.
A Lively Meeting OF tho Labor
People Yesterday.
VARIOUS MATTERS we're DECIDED
Now Delegates hdmittod-Inycstign.
ton of liod Carriers Union
Ordered = Tho Typographical
Unions Report on an Unfair Office.
Tho Proposed Labor ConGrcss-Fl.
nance Committee Reports.

Assembly held regular somi.monthly
meeting ut Trades Assembly hall yes.
terday afternoon, which was attended
,by about the usual number Of delegates,
President Richard Robertson in the
chair and Secretary Salisbury ut tho
desk. New delegates obligated were as
follows:
Garfield Assembly, X. OF l., No. 172l
(cirar makcrs)-John Hughes and
George Yaus.
A. +. G. W. U. (glass workers., No. 0
&C. II. Bryson.
Ono OF the colored hot carriers union
delegates reported that there are differ.
enccs existing between his union and
the white carriers union, and that a
strike is imminent. The claim was
made that the white workmen have
been working ut twonty cents an hour.
The organization committee will inves.
tigate tho matter and report to tho rs.
acmbly at the next meeting.
AN UNFAIR UfFlCE.
Typographical Union No. 70 made n
detailed report regarding tho differences
existing between tho printers and the
proprictors Of the Corner Stone. The com.
mlttce reported that 4 number OF the
advertisers in that paper had boon seen
and told that the office was run 'un-
fair" Several had withdrawn their ad-
vcrtisemcnts, but two had refused to do
this, stating that they had yearly con-
tracts. One OF these latter had said:
I'll the printers' union made q fight
against him, he would spend every dol
lar he had and break up in business be.
fore he would Withdraw his advertise
ment." The printers requested that
the arbitration committee act in con-
junction with tho locals committee in
further action. The request was granted.
Local Union No. 81, Musicians Pro-
tective Union asked for Jurisdiction in
this section. The matter was referred
to the organization committee.
LABOR CONGRESS.
A communication from the Sioux City
typographical union was read. It is i'll
reference to the formation OF labor
congress, something on the order OF the
various business organizations like
boards OF trade, chambers OF commerce,
etc. 1t is proposed that the American
Federation OF Labor take hold OF the
details ofthe schcme and settle the ba-
sis OF representation. The COMMUNE
cation was received and filed. Ono Of
the principles OF the proposed congress
is rs follows:
1.-THE duty OF said congress shall be to
ascertain the actual amount OF cash
necessary in the construction and
operation OF our railroads and other
cooperative work; and as to the tariff
question, to appoint 4 committee to
ascertain the cost OF all raw materials,
also the cost OF manufacturing the same
into the different articles TO which it
belongs; to ascertain tho amount of
labor performed by the American me-
chanic as compared by the mechanics
of foreign countries, etc.
FINANCES
The finance committee OF tho assem-
bly, reported for the past three months
as follows: Receipts. $500 II; expen-
dituros. Sll0 IS; balance on hand,
500 10. The report was received and
accepted.
Trouble was reported at kasly's
mines, and the arhiter was instructed
TO investigate and do all in his power to
settle existing differences.
The balance OF the session was taken
UP in the consideration OF communi-
cation received from foreign born
workmen at the Ohio Valley China
Company, tho examination OF the men
who were present, and ways md means
to reopen the case before the secretary
OF the treasury. A detailed report will
be found in another column.