The Washington times., 1895-06-09
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gruntled members to sever their connection
with the Assembly.
Eccentric engineers reported names OF
applicants for membership. The delegates
further reported that the assembly had
endorsed the stand taken by the Washington
Times in regard to the Alexander Outlaw
Race Association, and had also denounced
the action of certain merchants who had,
at the dictation of that association, taken
their advertisements out OF that paper.
Referred TO new business.
Complaint was also made against the
Willis Ice Company, which was referred to
the executive committee.
Cement workers reported several initia-
lions at their last meeting; also reported
names of other applicants for membership.
L. A 1895 delegates had notified the
bosses that it was in existence by making
a proposition for new scale of wages TO
go into effect July /, to which no opposi-
tion was expected. The assembly had also
elected a new recording secretary.
The executive committee reported that
no answer had been received from the
president OF the Metropolitan Railroad Com
pany, TO the request that Washington me-
chanics be employed on their new building.
information was asked what action had
been taken with regard to the university
job. The executive committee replied that
the special committee had made no report.
On motion the special committee was dis
charged and the executive committee in
stmcted to act in conjunction with the Fed
Grafton and to proceed at once to investigate.
The eight-hour violation committee asked
for instructions as to several cases now
pending, as the Commissioners had decided
that it was not their duty TO prosecute Of
tenders. The committee had obtained con-
siderable evidence, which it believed would
prove that the law had been openly yio-
lated. The delegates thought that it would
be best to continue to accumulate evidence
so as to make good test case.
The resolution offered two weeks ago
to send a delegate to the Staten Island
conference convention of independent
political parties was then discussed. The
result reached was that the District AS
sernbly would get full information from
that conference without sending dele
gate, and that the money could be better
expended by diffusing information among
outsiders in accepting the offers of the
Journal and the National Waterman to
furnish campaign literature at greatly re-
duced rates. The proposition to send del
egates was then voted down.
The committee on building a Knights
of Labor hall in this District stated that
the next meeting would be held on Thurs
day evening, June 20. at 7:3o O'Clock.
The Labor Day celebration committee an
nounced that joint meeting with the fed
Grafton would be held in thecommittee room
of the Federation of Labor next Tuesday
evening. at z 80 O'Clock, sharp.
1t was informally announced that the
HEADQUARTERS of the order would be moved
to Washington during the coming week.
MI. Samuel Beall, the contractor of the
new headquarters, had pushed the work
along so rapid 7 that only two weeks would
elapse from the time of breaking ground
to the placing the roof on the building,
thus showing what an energetic Washington
builder with union men could accomplish
in case OF emergency. The machinery for
printing the Journal had been shipped and
would be placed in position so quickly
that not an issue of the Journal would be
skipped.