The Washington times., 1895-03-24
DISTRICT ASSEMBLY

The District Assembly met in regular
session last Thursday night. The interval
of two weeks seemed to have had reviving
effect on the attendance. for the number
of delegates present was larger than at
any previous meeting held this year.
Master Workman Simmons called the
Assembly to order, and presided over the
deliberations. Credentials of Armstead
II. Ransom, William II. Young and George
II. Chapman, from the newly y-oTganiZed
| local assembly of Steam Engineers, Were
received and accepted.
The master workman desired the dele
gates OF the different trades to furnish
| him statistics as TO number of skilled and
unskilled work people that work at their
crafts. Also the average wages paid,
/ the average amount of time employed
! during the year The master workman
further requested the tailors to furnish
| him with the number of sweat shops, their
location, the number of people employed,
| together with the amount OF the average
miserable pittance paid them.
The master workman stated that he had
in his possession the report OF the general
secretary as 10 amount of per capita tax
paid during the past quarter by the local
assemblies Of this Jurisdiction. The re-
port showed a very fattering state of the
] order in this city. Nearly every local
! had paid an increased amount over the pre-
! ceding quarter, which means that nearly
every local had gained in membership.
IN addition one new local had been or
] ganiZed, and another would be before an
other meeting of the District, and two or
! three more were under consideration.
| Under call of assemblies, the plasterers
| reported that the action of their assembly
] in not whitewashing the job at the Portner
! flats had been sustained. The work had
/ been taken away from the subcontractor
/ on account of his inability 10 procure union
! men TO work for him and had been given
/ 10 strictly union boss, one who employs
union men at all times regardless of what
the specifications call for.
Carpenters delegates reported that their
/ assembly had decided not to grant any
! working certificates TO applicants for
membership who desired them for the pur-
! pose Of working on union jobs and in future
a clean card VIII be demanded on all
union work. The delegates further re-
1 ported that no job could be Classed as a
union one when more than eight hours per
+ day are worked. The assembly had also
appointed one OF its members TO act on
+ the hall building conference committee.
Painters delegates reported that their
assembly favored the proposition TO build
I a Knights of Labor hall, and had ap-
! pointed a member to act on the confer
ence committee. The assembly did not
I favor the re-establishing of the district
burial fund.
Musical Assembly delegates reported
names Of applications for membership.
Steamboat excursion companies viii en-
] ploy members OF the assembly to furnish
music during the coming season.
Eccentric Engineers reported grievance
| against the Washington Post, also against
the Anheaser-Busch Brewing Company
which matter was referred to the execu-
( tive committee. The engineers further
| reported that they had a good insurance
! fund in their local, therefore was opposed
| to the revival OF the district burial fund.
Bakers Drivers reported names of appli-
cants for membership. They would con-
| suit with the bakers on the proposition to
| revive the unfair list. The assembly had
indorsed the proposition TO build a hall
the committee,
Delegate Young, from the Colored En-
gineers' Assembly, extended an Invitation
TO the delegates TO be present at the next
meeting of his assembly.
The district organizer read another list
/ OF names Of cement workers, which, in ad
dition TO those previously read, would be
I enrolled as charter members of the Cement
| Workers Assembly. 10 be organized next
! Sunday at 2 O'Clock in Plasterers' Hall,
/ Four-and- -a-half street and Pennsylvania
/ avenue.
The attention of the eight hour committee
! was called To the fact that the law was be-
I ing openly violated on an engine-house
now bein~ built III this city. The committee
| promised to Immediately investigate. The
assembly then went into executive ses-
! sion.