The morning times., 1896-09-13

movement was already on foot Il
bring all the organizations together, which
| III accomplished, will make the Labor Da,
| celebration of next year OF such gigantic
proportions as have never teen witnessed
| in this city.
The excursion committee in presenting
partial report reported that all the prizes
for the competitive contests had been Salts
! factUrily awarded with the execution o
that for catching the creased pig. tn,
person who was thought to be entitled to
| the honor denied that he was even in tn.
contest. but in the excitement another had
been mis- taken for him.
Credentials were presented from repre-.
| sentatives from the Rottlers' Association
Structural Iron Workers and the Clerks
| Assembly, which were accepted and the
delegates duly obligated.
| The reports from the local assemblies
were OF a very interesting natsre Those
that had held meetings since Labor Day
had expressed their appreciation over the
manner in which the day had been cele-
brated. The Mixed Clerks Assembly re-
| ported limitations and propositions for
membership.
Structural Ironworkers reported we'll
hi''tHiS WIFI lHitiduDH
clearinghouse empleyes reported their
assembly in splendid condition. Several
bottlinghouses had Voluntarily granted
the employees holiday on Labor Day.
| Among those mentioned were: j. c.
falmer N Co., Annhcuser- Busch, S. Lang
Co., Pabst Company, j. F. Herman,
Moriein Company and others. The beer
pottlers were also gratified at the pros
poets OF an early settlement of the beer
question.
shoe Clerks reported that the early
Closing movemen was a success all along
the lint Their meetings in the future will
DE held on second and fourth "Wednesday Y
nights in each month in the rooms of the
Buena Vista Club, on Sixth street, be-
tween G and II streets.
The Bakers reported that at their last
meeting the Unfair bakeries, with the ey-
ception OF krafts, which had been placed
on by the drivers, had been struck off the
list committee had been appointed to
confer with Local Union, No llS, of the
International Bak ers' Union, to effect
measures which would add to the mutual
Deneflt OF both organizations and more
tirmiy cement the friendship that now
exists between the union md the assembly.
Eccentric Engineers reported their last
meeting well attended, four former members
had been reinstated to full membership and
propositions from many others had been
promised. The reduced initiation fee and
amnesty resolution h ad been extended for
Il snort time longer, so as to give all former
ana new members au opportunity to re,
within the fold.
NO reports were had from those organiza-
ions that meet regularly on Mondays. ex-
cept that no meetings had been held, they
having at tie previous meeting adjourned
over, wing 10 the Labor Day celebration.
Ihe executive committee made its week
iy report. No agreeme mt h ad been effected
with the firms OF Levi and Kaufman ,lo
ing business in Georgetown, From state
ments made, the firms mentioned were no,
willing to close their places of business at
O'Clock, the time agreed TO by the other
merchants, and, Ou recommendation. those
firms were placed on the unfair list.
Delegates from Ganbriuus Assembly r..
Ported the status of affairs with their mem-
hers. Their assembly was all rjrb, and
would be loyal TO the Knights of Labor.
regardless of published statements TO tb.
contrary.
also denied emphaticaily the published
statement that there was any dissatisfac.
tion among their members and that they
were thinking OF Severing their connection
with the knights OF Labor The statement.
though made with malicious intent. failed
TO accomplish its object. In answer to
questions the Bakers stated that while the
organization had decided not to observe
LABOR Day tins year the proprietor of the
Big A. Pie Company insisted on his en-
ployes taking holiday on that day.
There beinga vacancyin the court officers
OF the District Assembly an election was had
to fill the unexpired term
announcement was made that the Demo
cratic Presidential candidate, Mr. Bryan,
would address the residents OF Washington
on saturday, July 10, but that the address
would be delivered at an hour at which
II would not be convenient for the working
classes to attend In view of the fact
that this. would he a tiisa ppointment th,
secretary was directed to communicate
with the central Democratic committee and
request that the address be made at a
later hour.
From an official report of the general
office it was ascertained that several of
the largest assemblies in this jurisdiction
had failed TO forward the quarterly Der CAP
ita tax TO the general office before August
80. On account of this omission the Dis
trict Assembly would not be entitled to its
full quota of delegates to the next general
assembly The general constitution pro-
vides that the representatives to the gen
eral assembly shall be based on the paid-up
membership on August 30 of each year. The
reading of the report was a surprise to the
delegates, especially those from the az.
semblies that had not been included in the
report, as it is well known fact that
the appropriations had been made in
ample time to have reached the geheral
office before August 80.
IT was the general opinion of the dele
gates that some clerical error had been
made, and that the matter would be
Strengthened out by the next meeting. The
paid-up membership, as shown by the Dis
trict Assembly books, proves conclusively
that this jurisdiction is clearly entitled to
the number of delegates elected, and if
closely counted would give even more, but
the District did not desire to send morethap
the number elected. AS the money 10 pay
tile per capita tax to the General and Dis
trict Assembly is appropriated at the same
time. the delegates fail to understand whyit
reached one and not the other. The matter
will be investigated during the week
LABOR NOTES. :
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