The morning times., 1896-01-26

on the firm but orderly hammer in Which
they were conducting the campaign.
Under call of assemblies the delegates
from the Gambrnus assembly stated, in
reply to question, that, notwithstand-
ing the false rumors TO the contrary, only
one member out of their entire member
ship had gone back to work, ard he was
not a brewer, but an ''oiier."
Delegates from the Lathers' Assembly re-
ported that on and after April the standard
price for lathing would be 81 per Thousand.
The delegates further reported that the
initiation fee had also been raised and that
a committee had been appointed TO confer
with the Plastcrers' Assembly.
Bakers Drivers reported names Of ap-
plcants for membership.
Iconoclast Assembly delegates reported
large eatteDdancc and two limitations.
Street Car Assembly reported seven ap-
plicaDts for membership.
Delegates from the S Shoemakers' As
sembly reported thirteen limitations at their
last meeting; also read the names of four
teen more applicants for membership.
Painters and Eccentric Engineers re-
ported appropriations made for the support
of Gambrlnus Assembly.
Excelsior Assembly presented the name
of an applicant for membership.
Musicians reported two limitations. Mr.
Phillips, chairman of the House Labor
Committee, had requested information as
to the bin regulating the pay of the men,
bers of the Marine Band and 10 prevent
them from entering into competition with
civilian music, which Information had
been furnished.
All of these delegates reported, in addi-
tim to other reports, that the action OF the
District Assembly with regard Ia the boss
brewers had been unanimously inGorsed.
The anager of the Anacostia HeTdicCom-
papy presented an iiemized statement of
all receipts and expenditures during his con-
neciion with the company.
A communication from the journeymen
wa,chmakers relating to the organizing OF
their craft into an assembly of the Knights
of Labor was read and referred 10 the mas
ter workman and the district organizer.
BUREAU OF LABOR AND LIBRARY.
An Interesting meeting of the Bureau
of Labor was held in The Times building
on last wednesday evening. The vice pres
ident, Miss Ella Claggett, in the absence of
the president, presided over the meeting.
Owing To some misunderstanding as TO the
date of the meeting, the attendance was
not as large as was expected.
The following organizations were repre-
sented: Ladies' Assembly. aiachinists, Paint
ers' A ssembly, Carpenters Union No. l: Car
penters' Assembly No. 174S, Butchers AS
sembly, Bakers Assembly, Stonecutters'
Association, Bridge and Structural Iron
Workers, Plate Printers, and Eccentric AS
sociation OF Steam Engineers.
The committee on ways and means re-
ported that the hall had becn fitted up for
meeting purposes, and had been rented to
organizations for Mondays Tuesdays,
Wednesdays and Friday evenings. Also
| for twice a month on Sundays. The hall
was still vacant on Thursday ard Saturday
nights, also on two Sundays in each month.
The financial secretary presented his
renort of moneys collected and amounts
disbursed since the last meeting. The re-
port showed that the organization had re-
spondcd very literally toward the insti-
tuition, though there were several TO near
from.
The manager also presented his report,
which showed about eighty names OF ap-
p,icants for work had been registered.
There lad also been several applications
| for workmcn, several of which had been
filled; some of tie applications for strrc-
tural iron workers had not been filled,
| owing TO the fact that none were registered
| as being out of work.
The manager was instructed to post
| the rules governing the bureau in con-
| spicuous place.
| 1t was ascertained that number of the
! regular visitors 10 the bureau were sent
| there by some of the charity organiza-
| tions of tie city. The sentiment of the dele
gates present at the meeting was to the
| effect that while II was depIorable that
SO many were out of work, STILL as the
bureau was supported only by organized
labor, it was TO the interest of the bureau
| to look out for the members of the organiza
| tions In preference 10 outsiders, and the
manager was instructed TO so do. To pre-
vent any further misunderstanding as to
| the date OF the meetings, the manager
| was Instructed to communicate to the
4 ns1of In, M f1,a ~
meetings of the bureau are held on the first
| Wednesday and the third Monday even
| ings of each month, and that the next
meeting will be held on Wednesday, Feb