The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-10-15

Yesterday afternoon regular meet.
ing Of the Ohio Valley Trades aud Labor
Assembly was held Mt the assembly
hall. There was good attendance OF
delegates. President Robertson was in
the chair and Secretary Salisbury at
the desk.
One OF tho boycotsed local coal mines
made an effort to have the assembly
raise the boycott, but the assembly
decided not to take the matter out OF
its proper hands, the Coal Miners Union
No. l40, to which it was referred for
action.
Local union No. 8, A. F. G. W. u,
reported now delegate to the as
sernbly. Edward Gillies, in the place OF
Charles Bryson, resigned.
From local union No. 2S9, coal work
ers, request was presented asking for
boycott on tcamster who persists IN
hauling Monongah coal.
The Perkins hod.carriers difficulty
which was settled ut meeting OF the
assenbly's arbitration committee aud
other Interested parties two weeks ago,
as exclusively chronicIed in the INTEL
LloEScER, was brought Up for the COM
mendation or disapDroval Of tho assem-
bly. The assembly on motion OF one OF
the hod.carrier delegates endorsed the
action Of tho committee. The settle.
ment in nutshell is that Perkins will
discharge all non-union hod-carricrs in
his employ and pay s. per day for
carrying and 81 50 for wheeling; this
scale to be in force so long Hs tho ma
iority OF the contractors pay the same.
The settlement is satisfactory to all.
The chairman OF the legislative COM
mittee for West Virginia reported that
the committee had decided not to up
proach the various legislative candi-
dates before the election in reference
10 securing their promises TO support
certain legislation which the assembly
will champion at tho session Of the
legislature next winter. Instead, the
committee will wait Tor tho result OF the
election and then interview the success
full candidates. This determination was
endorsed by the assembly.
A matter that engaged the attention
OF the assembly for over an hour was
tho discussion in regard to boycott 1t
had recently ordered on a tailor OF Steu-
benyille. A committee OF the assembly
had been up to Steubenville to try aud
settle tho difficulty, and after meeting
with the parties interested the commit
IN thu NHnnIUainn fh0t
there were not sufficient reasons for the
boycott. Finally the matter, upon mo.
ton OF Secretary Salisbury, was re.
ferred to the arbitration committee Tor
settlement.
The arbitration committee next re-
ported regarding tho trouble ut Schenk's
packing house IN Fulton. The commit
tee, in its report, states that n new scale
was proposed and signed by both sideS,
going into effect October l.
The finance committee made its quar-.
terry report OF examination OF trustees
and treasurer's books. 1t shows n bal
ance on hand October l, SS77 "a. The
receipts during the quarter were $3.50
and the expenditures 1927 o..
The assembly spent n half hour in o
uIdCuohAOu ufek pIll PLCouhhCN ~ az
vertising the mayors proclamation OF
Labor Day. This is the first occasion on
which tho assembly has been presented
with bill Of this kind and nobody
seemed to understand it, until someone
volunteered tho information that the
city council finance committee had
"ahut down" on bills OF this character,
and unless the assembly came to time
the mayor would have to foot tho bill.
Several members severely criticised the
finance committees course aud ono DEL
egate was unkind enough to inquire
what excuse for existence the finance
committee had if it didn't "pay the
freight"
Another delegate objected to pay
ment OF the bill for as he said, IF We
pay these bills there's no telling when
the thing will stop. In little while
we will be paying all the city's bills"
This was truly an alarming prospect
and on the strength OF it the 'procta-
nation" bill was referred to tho asaem-
by's finance committee.
The finance committee reported the
books OF the secretary in good condi.
ton and the accounts correct.