The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-17

attendance. The secretary was directed
TO notify the unions OF bar tenders hotel
and restaurant walters that their repre-
sentative, W. c. Pomcroy, Ot Chicago,
had been refused a seat In the conven-
lion and that altcrnltrB would be seated.
The committee on labels reported favor
ably On the recommendation OF the cigar
makers, that tin ur cardboard slEns CIV
Ing the various labels be made and dis
trihutCd pro rata among the unions so a5
TO fanIliariZc the public with the labels
OF the trades. ConCurrcd in.
The grievance committee reported In
favor OF granting the application Uf the
American Agents Association Of Gin
clnratI MS soon rs It complied with the
constitution. There being iiGh. be-
tween that organization and the cam
vesJcrs union OF Cincinnati, the applIca-
ton was referred back 10 the S-ieVance
committee with Instructions to give the
CanVassers q hearing.
The grievance committee reported on
the contest between the lathc union and
the mlchlnlsts NJ Toledo, without rec
umm1ndntlOn. IN the question OF scpa-
rate organizations for the lathe men. 1t
was claimed that the lathe men are ma
chlnlsts and should belong to the mn
Chinists union and thai the charter OF
the lathe men should be revoked. After
a long discussion the EubjS-.t matter was
referred for n report 10 the delegates In
the convention from the mach!n!stS and
lathe unlonR.
The report OF the grievance committee
that the United Labor League Of West
err Pennsylvania was not an affiliated
body and It's application could not be
considered. was COnCurrcd in.
The report that the stationary cngin-
GERS and marine engineers at ST; Louis
should belong 10 separate organizations
was adopted.
The report tina: the brewers union, Of
New York. be given until January 1st
20 comply with the ccndi.tnoS OF an
agreement provided for at the last con-
veRtion, brought out lCnE discussion OF
the old trouble with brewers and coopers
OF New York. which consumed most Of
the forenoon session. Some charges that
the action OF the Now York hrcwcr' un-
ION wa5 such that they should have been
refused representation 10 the coHveR-
t!on this year.
alr. Clark reviewed the OIney arh'tra-
,iaa bill a; length and urged that all
labor ORGANISATIONS exercise the fullest
influence 10 SeCurr the passage OF this
MN ana tIl.tl tEtHIE MbIii bt NV AlVhNi'
over reductions or Other changes In
event of +, becoming law. Mr.. Cllrk's
address WAS ordered printed and referred
10 cum,nitteeE.
". C. POnCroy wns taken In carriage
to-day TO his Old home. al Ludlow, Ky.
He would not talk on the action Of the
convention, further than To say that the
case was worked up and forced through
md he was no: surprised Mt the result.
The silver question or any other qurs-
tiuna ut = political nature arr not likely
70 be referred 20 In thH resolutions this
gear, rs in former years.
Nr. II. L. Duffy. Of Kansas City, offer
cd resolution rrai!irm!rE the Armour
hacking boycott and insisting on push
ing the boycott more vigorously: adopt
ed and referred to n H7Gclal committee 20
report plans Tor pushing the boycott
The report OF tho American delegates
to the British Federation Of LabO- was
read. accepted and ordered printed.
I. was aftcrward announced that the
British tra;ernal delegates. Wood and
Mallnson would nddress the convention
az soon as It reasscnbled.
The representatives OF the English
labor congress were introduced and their
addressed occupied much OF the time OF
the afternoon session.
The irSo'ntinns.
The commlttc on resolutions made nm
elaborate report today. These rcsolu-
t!ons were considered al serlatum.
Among those adopted we're the resolu-
lions recognizing the labels Of the Jour-
nrvmcn tg!lors' union and OF the United
Garment Workers: for ;hc appointment
OF n special cdmmEtlcc TO urge on Con-
crrss the restriction ot immigration: Op-
rnginf the credit and scrip system; for
nm eight hour law and Sunday uhScr'
yancr: against the abuses OF tenement
houses; Offering help as well as aiIiiIG.
tIou 10 the hOrscShOerS' union; for more
effective laws for the inspection q: boil.
ora on land and water: Offering aid and
anll!ati0n to the national harness ma
kcrs' union.
4 resolution condcmnlng the federal
courts for making md administering
law, as we'll as interpreting It. In the
Debs and other cases, w2ri discussed at
length. and finally made the special ar
dor for $50 y. m. tomorrow. II recon.
,cnds legislation that would definitely
limit the Jurisdiction or courts In Ah0;
troubles az FAR as individual rights are
concerned.
The most exciting debate Of tho day
was brought out when the committee on
resolutions closed Its report by Offering
the following;
Rosnlvcd. That tho American Fedora
tI0n Of Labor, IN national convention as
gcn!hlrd, hereby tenders It's hearty SYM
pathy to all men struggling against Op-
pr0sslOn, and especially ,Ho men OF Gu
In. who FOR yrnrS have sacrificed and
suffered to ecCure the right OF seli-gov-
crnmHnt.
Resolved, That the example Of The pco-
plc nf France in givinE recognition ann
aid to our fathers In their struggle to
secure ;hr independence OF the colonies
Is worthy Of imitation, and We hereby
call upon the prcsIdrn! aud Congress TO
recognize the bclllEcrcnt rights OF thS
Cuban revOlut0nistS.
Ncesrs. G1mprrs, O'Nolll, Wclsman,
Warner. Sullivan O'pOnncll and others
made vigorous spcrrhcs flvorlnG the
resolution. and come wanted It amended
90 as 10 ccnsnrc Che President OF tho
United States ror alleged Indifference to
the patriots Of Cuba Andrew Furnsrth
the Swodr delegate from San Francisco,
made Il speech against the resolution
He held thht u war with Spain would not
bc llmNcl % naval operations, that 1t
would mean an Invasion OF Spain and The
working Clnsscs would Eut only he IN"
4urfCrcrg In Inc war, hut tliat the stand
Ing army OF the Ualtcd States would be
strengthened for the future and that
would be- the most undesirable thing of
all for lnhdr,
After the main question waE ordered
The resolution was adopted on 4 unit vote