The Washington times., 1894-10-07

truth had been handled very earelessly. After
the debate on the report 4 committee Of five
was appointed to draft suitable reply and
10 give il the same publicity as Mr.. Dunlop
had given his report. The central labor
bodies will have something more to say on
this subject when Congress cOnvsnes. and the
Washington and Georgetown Railroad Com
pany will also be asked to explain how it has
managed to evade for q long series Of years
the payment OF taxes which the law imposes,
but which the city authorities have been IN
able TO collect.
DISTRICT ASSEMBLY.
Every local assembly in this jurisdiction
was represented at the meeungof the District
Assembly last Thursday night.
At roIl-cal Of officers all responded to their
names. The first business of the evening
was the reception of the credentials of Z. ".
Amrim, in place Of John Altman, from the
Washington Assembly, No. 1046, Bakers
Drivers. which were accepted and the dele
gate obligated.
The District Master Workman announced
that the District Suffrage Committee had de-
cided TO have q puUlic meeting next week,
but the place Of meeting had not been Sc
lected. Later in the evening the District As
semUiy unanimously rendered the use Of the
hall TO the suffrage committee for next
Thursday night.
The financial secretary read his quarterly
report. which was referred 70 the finance
committee. Under this head the eccentric
engineers. mixed assembly, and the bakers
drivers reported IN increase in membership.
Delegates from the painters stated that they
had ratified che agreement Of Heilbrun 4 Co,
and requested the firm 10 be taken or the IN
lair list, which was so ordered.
Delegates from the mixed assembly re-
ported thar their next meeting would be very
interesting. and extended an invitation 10
tho delegates and their friends 70 attend
The BARRIERS reported that they had secured
the names of several shops which make a
practice OF violating the sunday closing laws.
As a number Of these shops were in Lieut..
kelly's precinct. the delegates were in doubt
whether TO notify that officer or Maj. Moore.
The delegates were instructed 10 notify Lieut..
Kelly.
Eccentric engineers reported names of can
diddtes FOR membership.
Bakers Drivers and No. 2772 made similar
report.
Preamble and resolutions indorsing the
official journal of the Knights Of Labor were
adopted.
A general discussion on state of trade and
prosperity OF the order was INDUCED in.
Nearly every delegate expressed himself It
seemed 10 be the general impression that the
increased membership OF the order was Won
derful, considering the unprecedented busi-
ness depressIons that some of the locals have
experienced. Il also was the opinion OF the
delegates that with the advent OF spring an
extraordinary busy season Will be opened.
The large reductions il the price OF land and
the many changes in ownership, which is q
sure sign of building activity. were cited as
proof.
Owing to the acceptance of the hall by the
suffrage committee there will be no meeting
of the District Assembly next Thursday night.
AMONG TIE LOCALS.
Affairs among the stonecutters are assum-
ing a brighter turn in Washington. Noreross
Brothers. the cut-stone contractors for the new
Corcoran Art Gallery on New York avenue,
have begun shipping rough marble to the
city. and it is expected stone cutting Will
soon be under iull headway. The foreman.
Mr.. Alexander NcCabe. reached here one day
last week and has settled down to business
lie has already started several cutters to
work and has promised jobs to others.
Among union men this firm is rated first
class. always employing members Of the
union, and the foreman ranks nigh IN his
trade.
Trade in the yards is unusually dull for this
season ofthe year. Some OF the shops practi-
cally have nothing 10 do. The new St. Pauls
Church. Fifteenth and streets northwest. IS
now about completed. That job has been a
good one for the stonecUIters quite Il number
having been employed there almost a year.
Johnny Horrigan, an old-time Washington
boy, has left the barker and gone into busi-
ness for himself. He has secured the contract
for a large cut-StOne church (Catholicl in
AIenandria This lob, it is needless to add,
will be union from water table to tower. Mr..
Horrigan was Up at the last meeting and drew
his employers" card.
There are cutie number of Washington
stonecutters idle. though most OF them are ex-
pecting start on the COrcoran Art Gallery.
Quite number OF strangers are also here,
and all are made welcome by the Washington
boys.
At the last meeting OF the Carpenters
Union No. l. the installation of officers took
place Preceptor ]. 7. Whitemore performed
the ceremony. The retiring president, l..
F. Fowler, IS still confined to his bed, and is
reported very sick.
Brother Whitemore who has been absent
from the city for some time. entertained the
members by giving Il descriptive account of
the state OF trade in other cities. During his
remarks the brother stated that while the
members thought trade was duh IN Washing
ton, it was nothing TO compare with Plttsburg,
where he had spent considerable time during
his absence.
The discussion at the meeting OF the Elec-
tric Workers Union last Wednesday night
centered on the jurisdiction of engineers run
ming dynamos and looking after electric
plants 1t was the opinion of the electric
workers that when an engineer enters into
that business he should rs a matter of union
principle connect himself with the Electric
Workers Union in addition to the Engineers
Union. The opinion expressed was that
when the Engineers Association considers
! the matter, they viii recommend this course.
In the meantime correspondence is invited
from the engineers on this subject.
The grand electrical entertainment to be
given by the union promises good results.
Arrangements are now being made on a large
scale, and the affair will be of such an unique
character that it cannot fail to interest those
who witness it, for nothing of the kind has
ever been attempted here before. The enter
tainment is in charge of the following com
mittee Henry, Phillips, George A. Malone
John Hebbard, and NJ. S. Beaton.
The subject for sthe regular weekly lecture
for next Wednesday night is, "What size feed.
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