The morning times., 1895-12-29

action of the committee met with approval
Of the delegates, who are very anxious to
meet and hear the great leader.
The report of the executive COM
mittee on the progress made by the
Anacostia Hcrdic Transportation commit
tee was submitted. The committee
stated that the local assemblies had most
generously responded to the appeal made
by the District Assembly for financial as
sistance in making the enterprise success.
The committee stated that at the first they
were handicapped, owing to the limited num-
ber of horses, but number of extra horses
had been bought during the past week, and
the herdics were now running on full
schedule time. The citizens of Anacosia
were very liberal in their patronage, to
such an extent, that hardly Couch left
Anacostia without its being loaded to Its
fullest capacity; and the same thing was
duplicated on the return trip. IL was re-
ported that Mr.. Grswold had expressed HIM
self as being perfectly satisfied with the
state of affairs. The returns from the
patronage on his road, were better than ever
before. The agent of the Herdic Company
had told Mr.. Griswold, that this increased
patronage must be very gratifying as 1t
would enable Mr.. GriSwold TO carry out
his promise to the men, Ito restore their
pay TO its former rate as sCon as the re-
turns would allow of it," Mr.. Griswold, had
at the fiattering prospects of the herdic COM
pany, as in his opinion it would aid ma
terially in advancing the price of real
estate in Anacostia. The report Of the
committee was accepted.
The executive committee also reported
that several interviews had been had with
the proprietors of the breweries, but no
agreement had been settled upon. The
executive committee recommended that the
agreement OF the Brewers Assembly be in
dorsed and that its acceptance be insisted
on.
The master workman stated that he had
attended the last meeting of the Brewers
Assembly and found the room well filled
with an intelligent and earnest set OF men
who had met for purpose and were fuily
determined to carry II out.
The executive committee also reported
that several propositions for membership In
the Bottlers' Assembly had been received
from the employees Of the Finley Bottllng
House: others would be presented as soon
as they could be made out.
The reports from the local assemblies were
then taken up. Douglass Engineers re-
ported a good meeting last Sunday, With
two limitations.
Lathers reported election of officers and
requested that installing Officers be present
at next meeting. The delegates also re-
ported that their assembly had met with
A non-union lather had come to Wash
ington and was soliciting work at con-
siderable less than the standard rate; or
being demonstrated with, he had replied
that he had the Salvation Army al his bacI
and he was going ahead regardless OF
existing prices. This statement brought
out several expressions from delegates as 10
the workings OF the Salvation Army in other
countries, which was that the army was
In favor OF free labor and opposed 10 or
ganIZed labor. 1t was further the opinion
of the delegates that were II not Tor the
support the prime movers OF the Salvation
Army received from the capitalists or the
country that army would soon be forced to
disband.
The delegate from the Lathers, who had
reported this case, after hearing the ex-
pressions OF the delegates, stated that he
was surprised TO learn that the salvation
Army was in favor of any labor policy:
when the individual members OF the army
were well known TO be opposed to labor Of
any description.
The delegates from the Bridge and struo
tural Iron Workers reported standing room
at a discount al their last meeting. Owing
to increase of membership larger hall ba
been secured for the meetings after jan
uary /. Several applications for niem-
bership were now pending and several
more had beeen handed in since tue last
meeting. Two important events would
take place with the advent of the new
year. which will be the raising of the
Initiation fee to So and the going into
effect of the schedule rate of wages, the
minimum of which will be 80 cents per
hour.
Street Car Assembly delegates reported
election OF officers and reque sted the
District master workman to be present
at the installation.
Cnrrnpp Workers rpnOrfad very large
attendance at the last meeting. The cleo
ton OF officers had been held with the
result with the exception Of the financial
secretary. new set had been elected.
Eccentric Engineers reported nomination
OF officers, also presented letter re-
ceived from S. Kann & Sons, which was
referred to the executive committee.
Under discussion or good OF the order
several short addresses were made. An
nouncement was made that the Metropolitan
Company had secured the Columbia line.
1t was also stated that the professional
lobbyists We're very confident as to the
prospects of gaining the consent OF Congress
not only to re-establsh trolley poles on
New York avenue but to gain permission
to erect poles also on the q street and Belt
lines.
The master workman announced that the
annual election of Officers would take
place at the next meeting aud full at
tendance was requested
AMONG THE LOCALS.
The regular meeting of Douglass Asso-
citation of Steam Engineers was held on
last Sunday at sos F tTeet. Master
Workman Ransom occupied the chair. AT
ter the routine business of the assembly
had been dispensed with ten Dewly-elected
members were admitted and duly Initiated.
Several propositions for membership were
received ard referred to appropriate COM
mittees.
Communication from the general assembly
requesting the association in electiDg Of
ficers for the ensuing term to elect an
agent for the Journal of the Knights of
Labor.
The election of officers was, however,
owing to press of other business laid over
till the first meeting in January.
The recent decision of Judge Miller in
the case of the engineers at the Arno,
which was to the effect that engineers
must personally attend to their plants"
was warmly indorsed- Master workman
congratulated the members on this de-
csion, which in his opinion, would be an
object lesson to many other engineers in
this city who are doing exactly If not worse
than the one at the Arno.
Under the head OF debate for the good Of
the order the members were agreeably en-
tertained by an eloquent and interesting
address by Brother W H. Young, delegate
to the District Assembly.
The executive committee of the District
Assembly has been very busy making visits
during the week to the loca assemblies, ask
ing for the moral support in making the new
hcrdic line, started by the District As
asuccess. Theefforts softhecommittee of have
been warmly iudOrsed SO much so, that not