Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-02-26
TRADES ASSEMBLY,.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE REGULAR MEETING
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON
New Delegates Admiasd-RssOluiiOns Condsmning
a Justice Of the Psacs-SEikss and Boy
Miscellaneous.

The regular semi-monthly meeting OF
the Ohio Valley Trades and Labor As
sembly was held Yesterday afternoon.
President Robertson was in his chair,
Secretary Salisbury at his desk with
accustomed promptness, and fair at
tendance Of delegates. The session was
uuinteresting. most Of the matters
coming up for consideration being OF
routine nature.
The delegates from the miners of the
Wheeling creek district, reported the
strike in progress there.
The West Virginia Legislative Com
mttse, through its chairman, Mr.. Nj.
| GrOgan, presented report relative TO
the project of constructing q tunnel
through Wheeling hill, at either Ninth
! or Tanth street. Prosecuting Attorney
John A. Howard had been requested TO
prepare a suitable petition, setting forth
the desires of the community with re-
gard to the tunnel. For various mood
and sufficient reasons, the petition was
not prepared. AS the matter now
stands, the project will probably be
| brought before Council at its meeting
Tuesday night, with all the data OBJ
tainabls upon the subject, including
the surveys and estimates made by
Engineer Gil Browne.
The Arbitration Committee reported
| that it visited Elm Grove to Investigate
the coal miners trouble on the 18th inst,
and found 80 of the union miners on
strike against the reduction offered, and
| aboutan equal number at work, OF which
| one-half were former members OF local
union No 146. Superintendent Cham
bers declined to recognize the commit
| tee, and made the statement that his
company proposed in the future to deal
directly with their employees, and would
exercise their discretion about discharg-
| ing or hiring miners without reference
TO their utilization with unionism. The
committee made an effort to organize
local union at Elm Grove on the l4th,
but the attendance of miners did not
justify such course The next move
| In the matter was to blacklist the COM
panY and miners now at work, which
action was taken by the local union,
which asked the cooperation Of the
Assembly. The committee placed the
matter in the hands OF the Assembly.
The report of the committee was re-
ceived but no action taken.
New delegates were obligated as fol-
lows:
Local No. 80, PlaSterers-Jesse Gill,
William Ernest and Harry Stoetzer.
Iron Moulders' Union No. 57-August
Kubsky, Bert Mitchell and Fred He'll.
Carpenters No. 14-S. Gibbons.
A committee representing one thou
sand employees OF the Riverside Iron
Works appeared before the Assembly,
made a brief statement OF the wage
trouble at that plant, and requested the
! organization committee Of the Assem-
bly, to be present at the meeting OF the
employees to be held at Westwood's
! Hall next Saturday night. The request
was complied with, and an effort will be
made to organize the workmen.
The following communication was
read from Local Union No. 146, U. M.
w. of A:
AT a regular meeting of local union No.
! 146, u. NJ. w. Of A., held February 10,
! 1894, the following resolutions were adop-
| ted:
'WHEREAs, Two of the Elm Grove coal
miners, belonging to local union No. l4o,
were arrested February 18th, taken before
| Squire George Ankle, tried and found
| guilty of disturbance Of the peace fined
| and placed under bond, and in one case de-
MED the right of an appeal 10 higher au-
| thority, and the applicant sent TO JAIL
| therefore be it
"Resolucd, That tits the sense Of aidlocal
that the evidence elected at the trial did
not Justify the verdicJ of guilty as charged.
| "ResolUed, That in denying an appeal
when properly made, the Court assumed
right which should subject him to general
| condemnation and immediate and rigid IN
vestigation by the County Commission
ers."
The communication was signed by
! Charles Saunders and Louis d. Frebot,
President and Secretary respectively OF
| local No. 146 The matter was fully
discussed, and then referred to the Ar
filtration Committee, with power to act.
The Ohio Legislative Committee pre-
sented a report, recommending the APP
| pointment of delegate Thomas Nc
Gough,as mine inspector for the Fourth
District OF the State OF Ohio. The AS
/ sembly endorsed the action Of the Com
| mlbLee, anu lubbIu Cleu us oTNACe"ig W
communicate with Governor Mckinley,
notifying him Of the action OF the As
senbly. Several Senate and House
bills, now pending, which are Of inter
est to organized labor, we're considered
and approved by the Committee. The
Committee decided to protest against
the increase OF license for selling liquor
from $3.50 to $500, as provided in a
measure now under consideration by
the State law makers. The Committee
also protested against biennial sessions
of the Legislature. The entire report
Of the Committee was received.
Mr. John 4. Fahey, Of Jacksonville,
/ o., a member OF the National Executive
Board Of the U. NJ. w. of A, was pres
( ent, and was invited to address the
| delegates. He spoke briefly, dwelling
upon the advantages and necessity for
organization, and pleading for more
friendly spirit among different organi-
cations and members Of the same organ
| iZatioR.
Mr.. Michael Grogan, ex-President OF
go