Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-12-23
TRADES ASSEMBLY.
The Last Meeting Of the Present Year
Held Yesterday Afternoon.
A Number Of Very Interesting Mat
tiers Observation-Disclosures Of the
President and Secretary Read.
Amendment to the Constitution
Ruled Out-Other Matters.

Yesterdays meeting of the Ohio Val
ley Trades and Labor Assembly possess
ed unusual interest, from the fact that
it was the last during the present year.
There was an excellent attendance Of
delegates. President Reilly and Secre-
tary Salisbury, who live in Bridgeport
and Martins Ferry respectively, were
unable TO be present, on account of the
quarantine regulations which went into
effect last week. Their places were
filled very acceptably by Vice President
NJ. F. Tighe and Richard Robertson.
The president and secretary sent
their annual reports, which were read
and discussed during the meeting. The
report of President Reilly embodied
number Of recommendations relative to
the government and control of the AS
semb.y. MrSaLsbury's report was an
exhaustive statement of the financial
condition Of the Assembly, the receipts
and expenditures during the year, and
such other matters as would naturally
come under his notice 1t was care
fully prepared paper, and the contents
very interesting. The recommends
tiOns in both reports give evidence of
the conservatism which governs mat
tiers in connection with the Assembly.
The reading of the minutes of the pre-
v.ous meeting WIS dispensed with. The
first subject taken up after roll call, was
bOycotts and strikes. A delegate from
the miners union called attention to the
boycott placed on the product OF GER
tain local mines, and stated that the
miners union has issued paper giving
the names of non-union concerns, and
the miners side of the situation, pre-
scented in concise form.
Delegate Tighe made report con-
corning alleged fake" labor publica-
lions. which threw additional light
upon that subject The matter was up
at a former meeting, and the Assembly
severely condemned the practice OF So
Letting advertisements, in the name OF
organized labor, for publications In
which neither the Assembly nor the To-
cal unions had any interest. Mr.. T1ghe
stated that the matter had been print
ed. but not in the manner originally in
tended.
The West Virginia Legislative Com
mittee reported that the controversy
between it and the City Water Board,
relative to giving the preference to
home labor and the product of home
coal mines, has'been settled to the COM
plete satisfaction of the committee.
Acting Secretary Robertson read a
communication from the journeymen
butchers union, complaining that a
number of retail butchers, whose names
were enumerated, have in their employ
butchers who are not members OF the
union. The Assembly was asked TO
take some action looking to remedy
for the existing state of affairs. The
communication was discussed very
briefly, and then sent back to the
butchers with instructions TO exhaust
every means within their power be-
fore calling upon the Assembly for aid.
A communication from the garment
workers union was received ana nleu,
and several bills were ordered paid.
The amendment to the constitution
providing. in effect, for repeal OF the
law recurring unanimous consent Tor
the reelection of any officer, which was
offered at a previous meeting by Mr..
Reilly. came up as unfinished business.
This is a very important matter, upon
which there is sharp division OF SEN
timent in the Assembly. PROBABLY
every delegate came prepared to vote
on the question, but the matter was not
allowed to proceed that far. 1t was
ruled out of order by Acting President
Tighe, who ruled that a matter, Whlch
was once decided, as was this case, can
not properly come up for reconsldera-
ton during the term of Office OF the
present officials. He read from author
tiles on parliamentary law to sustain
his position. The amendment was Of
fered since President Reilly took the
chair. and was defeated at the time
After remarks by a number OF dele
gates the matter was allowed TO go
nv default. but 1t will in all probable
ity be brought up after the election OF
officers. which will take place at the
first regular meeting in January.
Mr.. Tighe offered resolutions, recltlnS
the causes of the street railway strike
in Philadelphia. and expressing sympa-
tbv for the men who are out. The res
olntions were unanimously adopted A
resolution was also introduced by Del
egate Reilly, providing for rule which
shall prevent persons from representing
other than their own trades in the AS
senbly. On more than one occasion del
egates have been chosen who are not
affiliated with the trades which they
REPRESENT. The resolution, under the
rnles. goes over until the next regular
meeting. and VIII likely provoke
stormy discussion when it comes up for
final action.
The written reports Of the President
and Secretary were read, and placed on
file. after general discussion.
Delegate Grogan read report from
the proceedings of the National Conyen-
ton of the American Federation Of La
Dor. concerning representation. He
held that ii was a matter OF consider
able importance TO the Assembly.
Delegate Robertson moved TO adopt
that portion of the report Of the Presi-
dent changing the observance of Labor
Day from the date selected by the AS
sembly. to that established by leg.sla-
tive enactment. Mr.. Robertson pointed
out the fact that there appears to be no
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