Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-11-12
TRADES ASSEMBLY.
ONLY R0U Tine BUSINESS TRANSACTED AT
YESTERDAYS SESSION.
Action Of the Assembly on a Numb,r Of Boycott
CaSsS-Severa Vacancies in
Office Filled.

There was very small attendance at
Trades Assembly Hall yesterday, prob
ably on account of the recent elections.
The Assembly was called TO order at
o'clock sharp by President Robertson,
after which the roll was called by Sec
tary Salisbury. There was no admis-
sion OF delegates.
The minutes OF the last meeting were
read and adopted as corrected.
The legislative committees OF We st
Virginia and Ohio had nothing to re-.
port
The arbitration committee rep orted
on the boycott against George West
wood, the coal dealer. The assembly
took no action In the matter.
The same committee reported on the
! grievance against Lappe & Lappe, OF
Steubenville, for going back on the
agreement made against them by the
local carpenters union. The committee
reported that there was nothing in the
CHARGE The secretary read letter
! bearing on the case.
jeff Holden, Of Miners Union No.
178, and Herbert Parker and J. B.
! Strast, Of Isl, were elected and obi
| gated as delegates.
The committee on organization re-
| ported thatit was impossible 10 organize
! the local bakers.
The secretary read letter addressed
! to Senators Brice and Faulkner and
! congressman PendletOn and Pearson In
regard to House bill No. 1856. He re-
ported that he had received but one
reply-from Brice, who promised that
! his suggestion would receive considera-
ton.
TIE Secretary read an official call
| from the Ohio State Trades and Labor
Assembly, which convenes in Columbus
10 twelfth annual session, on Tuesday,
January l. 1895. Received and filed
1t was moved that the bill of the Ar
btration Committee, for expenses to
Steubenvile TO SETTLE trouble between
Lappe d Lappe and the local carpen-
tiers union, be paid. Adopted.
Delegate Jere Mead. of the miners
local union, was appointed member Of
the Arbitration Committee, vice Burt,
who has removed from the city.
Under unfinished business a vote Of
thanks was extended to Officer Lukens
and John Ernest for money returned
from a sledge lost on Labor Day.
The resignation Of Henry Floto as
vice-president was read and accepted.
The secretary read list of members
who were absent during the month Of
October. Several were excused.
Mr. Reilly of the arbitration commit
tee reported that two members of the
! Steubenville Glass Workers Union No.
were In the city last night and said
the arbitration committee were not fair
in their report in the grievance and
boycott against Miller, the non-unlon
tailor of that place. 1t was resolved to
notify the Glass Workers Union, the
Tailors' Union and Miller, the boycotted
tailor, to appear before the assembly at
the next regular meeting to be held
next Sunday afternoon.
The secretary was instructed to write
to the GlasswOrkers Union and get
some definite information regarding
what the glassworkers did In the tail
ors' trouble. This case took up greal
deal of time and elected much discus
sion on the subject from the members.
1t is rather a complicated case and may
! cause trouble before it Is settled.
The secretary read resolution ask
ing that the Legislative COmmitte take
some action in regard to drawing w a
bill 10 be presented to the Legislatures
Of Ohio and West Virginia al the next
session OF these bodies.
q. w. Clifton and Fred Williams were
appointed members OF the Legislative
Committee, vice VIM. Imhoff and Harry
Hawkins, resigned.
Under nominations and elections OF
officers, Ned Sims was nominated for
vice president aud elected by acclsma
ton. It's thought this was the quick
est nomination, election and installation
ever made. 1t took Just three minutes
from the tine Mr.. Sims was nominated
until be was installed in his office.
The welfare OF the assembly was next
in order and number Of good sngges
tions were made.
Adjourned.