The morning times., 1895-11-10

| Delegates from the Lathers' Assembly
reported flourishing condition, and also
| requested moral assistance from the Pias
terers which they were assured they could
| get, but were requested to place the matter
before the Z lasterers Assembly.
The Cement Workers reported that they
were now meeting In the han 1916 4
| street every Wednesday evening. AT their
| last meeting, which was largely attended,
the action in placing the Anacostia read
on the unfair list has been unanimously
iudoTsed, as also had the same action re-
laung 10 the unfair laundries.
Laundry Workers reported an excellent
| attendance at their meeting on Wednesday
evening. The assembly had indorsed the
action of the drivers on the Anacostia
| Railway for refusing to contribute twen-
| ty-five cents per day out of their scant
| wages to the company and made a donation
to the locked-out brothers.
The Bridge aud Structural Iron Workers
reported splendid progress. They had in
! itiated four new members at their last
! meeting and five more were to be initiated
! on Friday night.
| TIE delegates from the Protective Street
| Railway Assembly made their maiden re-
port. The assembly was progressing finely,
| new members We're being initiated al every
meeting and the new assembly bids fair
to have far more member sthan the Old
Delegates further state that while theas-
sembly was getting along all right within
itself, still it was meeting with trouble an
| the outside-the existing state OF affalrs
| on the Anacostia road. The president of
| that company, as was well known to the del
| gates, had locked out the men because they
would not accept reduction of twenty-five
cents per day from the pittancc they were
receiving as daily wasges. The delegates
further stated that the locked out members
| We're mostly married men, with families de-
| pending upon them, and If not assisted
would soou be in desperate circumstances
| Plastcrers delegates reported good meet
/ ings aud name of candidate for membership.
Carpenters assembly reported that do
| nation had been made for the reception OF
visiting delegates.
Painters reported that their vigilance
committee was doing good work watching
unfair theaters.
Bakers delegates reported well attended
meeting last Saturday. They had initiated
| two new members and rcinstated two. =:
Delegates from the Ladies Progressive
Assembly reported that they had held a
| very Interesting meeting in the Times build
ing on last Monday evening, which was
attended by every member of the assembly
BARRIERS reported flattering prospects for
their assembly. Six limitations and seven
| reinstatements was the record for their
| meeting on Wednesday night. The stand
of the members OF the Protective Street
Railway Assembly, with regard to the
| Anacostia road was unanimously in
| dorsed.
Delegates from the Musical Assembly re-
! ported that, with the exception OF about
| three or four, all the desirable musicians in
| Washington we're now in the assembly.
| Eccentric Engineers reported one lnitia-
ton and two propositions for membership
al their last meeting.
The committee on vi olation OF the
! eight-hour law on the new Congressional
Library asked for further time before max
ing final report. Several delegates stated
that they could furnish the committee with
! any number of witnesses, who could prove
| that the law had been violated.
| The committee on the HeuriCh Brewery
work made report as to the ice wagons
said TO have been made out of this city
The matter was referred back TO the com-
mittee with instructions to make full re-
port q { the next meeting with rccommenda-
| ton.
the reception Of the delegates to the General
| Assembly. reported that the Baker Drivers
! had made a handsome donation to the com
mttee TO aid them in carrying out their
work. The proposition of the committee
| was that all members, and their families,
| of organized labor should be invited to the
reception, which would be held at the
| Builders Exchange on Saturday, Novem
Der I6 Refreshments viii be served free
TO all visitors after the reception. and
| there wOuld be speaking in the large hall
by prominent labor orators.
The plan as proposed by the committee
was heartily indorsed by the delegates,
and an additional appropriation of 500
was made for the use OF the committee.
| At this point General Master Workman
| Sovereign and General Worthy Foreman
Bishop entered the hall and were greeted
with prolonged applause by hedelegates.
The executive committee read letters re-
ccived from Albert Cary, stating that mem
| bers of the Carpenters Assembly and the
| Carpenters Union in good standing were
working for Yost Bros. on Mr.. Cary's work.
! and that the men on the work claimed that
they knew no official reason why they
could not work for Yost Bros.
Delegates from the Carpenters Assem-
bly, replied that the man mentioned by name
in the letter had been officially notified
before the letter had been written, and
that Mr.. Cary had also been informed
| of the action Of the carpenters with ref
erence to the work.
Communications from Delegates Banes
and De Nedny, making propositions to
| publish Il labor directory for the city of
| Washington was read. 1t was stated that
| the directory, in addition to containing
a complete directory of the labor organl-
cations and their officers, would contain
| some very valuable matter pertaining
10 the interests of organized labor; also
would give synopsis OF the principal
labor laws in operation and their effect
| upon the working people. The proposition
| was accepted and indorsed by the as
sembly.
Under new business a resolution was
| presented by the Master Workman provid
| ing for a committee of three TO act in con-
| junction with the Board of Trade to
present the most feasible plan of operat-
ing a gas-plant i'll this city by the District
| government. The resolution was adopted
and committee appointed.
| The appeal OF tue Street Railway As
| sembly was then taken up. A motion was
made as a feeler that the sum of $500 be
appropriated to assist the street car men
| in defending their cause. Ringing speeches
| were made. In the debate which followed
| the motion General Master Workman
| Sovereign and General Worthy Foreman
| Bishop Joined in with the delegates In CIV
| ing full expression 10 their sentiments.
| The very air was full of patriotic loyalty,
| and the determination TO live up to the
| principles OF the order, In which an injury
| TO one is the concern of all, was never better
demonstrated than when at the mere hint
| that the amount be made So 500 instead of
| $3.50, the change was effected without a
| dissenting vote. The sentiment of the del
| egates was that the large amount of funds
| that had been accumulating for years in
| the defense fund could not be better used
| than in devoting them to the present case.
After the appropriation had been made,
| the following resolution, which indicates
| the policy organized labor intends to pursue