The morning times., 1895-07-14
mittee instructed to act in conjunction with

mittee instructed 10 act in conjunction with
the Federation committee.
The District organizer made statement
of what steps he was taking for the organiZ-
| ing of the laundry employees in this city
| and stated further that no Chinese need
| apply.
Statement was made a movement was
| on foot to consolidate the four organiZa-
tions Of carpenters in this City under one
| head.
The Assembly then adjourned and the
press conlmi; convened ard decided that
owing to the incorrect ard jumbled manner
in which iator ws bad been published in
some of the city papers, ii would be best
! for the present to Conf1Ee tie publication
! of labor news to The Times.
AMONG THE LOCALS
The Mosaic and Encaustic Tile Layers of
the District of Columbia met in regular scs-
sion last Friday night, with the master
workman in the chair.
The proceedings of the special meeting
held during the week was reported and
! accepted
The members expressed themselves as
being well satisfied with the results at
tending their organizing into an assembly
/ OF the Knights OF Labor. The new schedule
of wares as prepared by the assembly and
| presented 10 the bosses for their conSidera-
ton, have been accepted by all employing
I firms with the exception OF one and that one
! had asked further time 81 consider the
matter TIE receipt of this news was con-
sidered by tie members 90 b. very flatter-
ing to the progress made The adoption
! Oi the scale of prices by t1e bosses was not
considered SO much victory, blC was con-
| sidcred to be a source of CongraLuiatlon
| that the organization and the bosses
could come tD an amicable understanding
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The members AT the meeting Friday even
Z ing were also jubilant over the fact that
| every iourneyman tile layer i'll the District
of Columbia was no Ill the assembly. The
! application OF the last tile layer in this city
remaining oIt Of the assembly was received
AT the meeting.
The following officers have been duly
elected for the ensuing term: Master work
man. F. E.igtt; worthy foreman, T. Wilson;
| recording secretary, J. NJ. Murphy: financial
secretary, +. Myers; treasurer, +. WILSON,;
Inspector, X. Boyd; almoner, j. Vogel;
statistician, c. PolleTton; guide, 6. sauer;
inside esquire, W. L. Haccman; outside es-
ouire, J. Carrew; court officers, c. Pollerton,
Judge; w Thompson, judge advocate and II.
Hopkins, clerk.
The Carriage and Wagon Workers As
sembly held a very interesting meeting at
| Runch's Hall last Monday evening. a large
amount OF routine business was transacted.
Tho reports of committees caused CON
/ siderable debate, especially on the matter
of the Evening Star company and Joyce 3
| shop The committee had previously stated
that ii had every assurance a. that time that
the Star company would have their new
delivery wagons built by union labor or
( cancel the contract, made with MI. Joyce,
but nothing more has been heard from the
matter After debating the matter at
length. it was left in the hands OF the COM
mittae for further report and recommends
ton.
The committee on fair shops reported that
the Riggles Carriage WOrgs, 1l2 street
northwest. was now strictly union shop.
The report of the committee was accepted
and The name ordered to be added TO the
published list Of union shops.
The Galvanized Iron and CorniCe Workers
No 50 . he'd wcll-attcnded meeting last
Thursday evening in their hall, I31 scv'
cnth street The applications OF two candl-
dates We're reported tavorably on, and other
candidates duly initiated. Several otter
applications were received, and reported
10 the investigating committee for action
at the next meeting.
Under the order of Good Of the Union,
interesting speeches Were nahe by PreSi-
dent william Chambly, Brother NJ. Morris
and other members.
At the stated meeting OF the Clerks
Assembly, held Friday evening, Brothers
W NJ ITll INiIiIAlIEi W IL lINii'' '@'''' - -
Nordingcr were elected as delegates 10
represent the assembly in the District
Assembly a considerable amount OF inn
portamt business was transacted. Reports
were made csl a number of firms remain
ing true to the early closing agreement
4 novel proposition was made which
was that a large transparency De bullt
70 De carried through the streets of George
| town every evening. with appropriate
! inScr ip tons reuue sting the pnblc to
withhold its patronage from those stores
whose prOprictOrs have violated the con
tract TO close their doors at I o'clock.
/ The Eccentric Association OF steam
Engineers had a crowded attendance nj
its regular meeting Friday evening. Tht
new master workman, j j. Brcen, pre-
I sided over the meeting, and from the
manner he yielded the gayei soon convinced
the members that q good presiding Officer
| had been selected.
The Assembly was honOrcd by tac presence
or the District master workman and the
District Organizer. Both made bric
| speeches the master workman on The goCC
work that is being doEe by tho Knights o
Labor. and the District organizer on th'
work he was doing tow ard organizing th'
unorganiZed.
Tht. Labor Day committee was INSTRUCTED
to be present at the conference Monday
evening The committee on uniforms arc
music for Labor Day asked for 1urthel
time, which was granted.
The committee on iloat for the parade re
ported that arrangements were being mad
TO secure a Corliss engine and boiler fo
the celebration To be operated on the streets
e but the committee was not ready 10 maxi
final report.
The executive committee reported thai
il was looking after the interests of the
organizatiouby by trying to ob obtainan interview
with the proprietOrs Of large laundry
inthis city, who Were posing as friend tC
organized In Dor, but Were employing non
union engineer. Several unsuccessful
attempts had been made to obtain the
desired interview. The committee had
now divided itS,lf into sub committee.
and, no doubt, report would be in before
the next meeting.
The members were very indignant wheI
it was reported that The District official!
had granted licences to two alien Cngi
neers In run a plant IN this city. for {
business that was largely paUrouized b.
organized labor Several applications
for membership were received during th'
evening.
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