The morning times., 1896-06-28
DISTRICT ASSEMBLY.

A Iull representation VI lHt
local assemblies WAS present at the regular
weekly meeting OF District Assembly No.
Sc, Knights of Labor, held last Thursday
evening in FiaSterers' Hall, Four-and-a-
half street and Pennsylvania avenue. The
meeting was called to order Al O'Clock ~
the master workman, w. II. G. Simmons,
who made a brief statement of the origin
of the differences between organized 1ahSr
and the local breweries. The master work
man was very severe in his .denunciat ion
OF those who Were wilfully misrepresent-
ing the affair.
Credentials of del egate es from the Painters
Assembly to fill vacancy were received and
accepted, and the Archcon degree conferred.
The principal discussion OF the evening
was on the action of President Phillips, oi
the Metropolitan Street Railroad Company,
in discharging the officers and members cf
the executive committee of the Street Car
Assembly. The delegates from that as
sembly simply made Il brief announcement
that they had been discharged and then re-
tired. The action of the Metropolitan com
pany WAS a complete surprise To the dele
gates of the District Assembly, 10 whom
the discharged Officers We're known to he
remarkably conservative in all Of their Of
fetal actions. At the same time, il was 4
well known fact that the discharged mem
bers had been acknowledged by President
1'nilhps to bt dttl'uE
faithful employees of the company. The
opinion was general that il was the order
of the Knights Of Labor at which the blow
was aimed.
Resolutions were adopted requesting all
industrial organizations throughout the
country to take action, and demand OF all
Congressional candidates to explain their
attitude on pending and future legislation
affecting the Metropolitan Street Railroad
Company.
At this point of the proceedings dele
cation representing the employees OF the
city fire department was announced and
admitted. The object of their visit. it was
briefly explained, was to sell tickets for
the excursion in aid Of the families Of the
victims OF the Louisiana avenue fire Ten
dollars was appropriated for purchase OF
tickets. and the tickets were then returned
to the committee to be resold.
The executive committee presented the
agreement that the brewers combine had
submitted According to instructions one
or two clauses hal been slightly modified
to meet the approval of Gambrinus Assem-
bly,. Tile agreement as amended was then
read and ordered to be sent back to the
chairman of the executive committee of
the local brewers for his inspection. II no
agreement is reached at this time it is
thought that no further attempt looking
Delegates from the agitation committee
reported that a Ciruclar letter had been
sent by the committee to every liquor
dealer in the city calling attention to the
status Of the beer question and request
ing favorable cooperation. Quite num-
Der OF replies had been received. and in 4
ma iority of them the writers hal expressed
surprise to hear that the matter had not
been amicabiy settled. The hearty coop
arpt n ba = pytppIpH q n 4 no
efforts of organized labor to effect an ron
orable settlement of this vexed question,
provided the agitation for high license was
abandoned.
The delegates further stated that the mat
ter would be considered at the regular
meeting of tie agitation committee. An
honorable settlement was all organized Ia
bnr desired. and until one was had the
fight would he kept up.
Under the reports from local assemblies
the election of Officers seemed to have been
the principal business during the past week.
In addition to the elections hardly n report
was made without stating that initiation
ceremonies had been conferred OF that
propositions for membership had been re-
ceived.
The delegates from the BARRIERS Asscrs-
bly, reported grievance against
prominent barber who was violating the
tIdut TuieS ny W SNt u 'iCt
SHINE with every shave. The committee
from the assembiy had taken the union dis
play card from that shop. but it was al
legged that an imitation card was now helm.
d'spla we'd AMI Undetermined closely would
deceive union men.
Members of the executive board promised
to attend the meetings of the local assem-
blies at their next meeting for the purpose
of installing the newly elected Officers.
n,lo tnc frnr ito hn tad
that in future the meetings OF their assem-
bly, wouldbe held in the Buena Vista Club
rooms. on Sixth street. between G and II
streets, on every Wednesday evening. {.