Evening star., 1896-11-16
RAISED THE BOYCOTT.
Columbta typographical Union and
the Metropolitan Road.


the Metropolitan Road.
Columbia Typographical Union at its reg
ular monthly meeting held yesterday voted
to raise the boycott on the Metropolitan
Street Railway Company which has existed
for several months past
The question came up on the submission
OF the report Of the committee appointed to
investigate an allegation that the boycott
mad been ordered without due considera ton
ana that 1t was not only ineffective, but
tnat the observance of the order inconve-
nienced many members of the union. The
conclusion reached by the committee WIS
that the boycott ought to be raised.
The report led to a long and earnest dis
cussiop. and its adoption was Opposed by
several members. Some of these wanted
the matter deferred until a future meeting,
ana tney stated that they believed the
W mhoie s trouble would be amicably adjusted
IN lew days. The majority thought 9TH
erwlse, however. and, after many of the
members had stated their reason Cor their
s osheI s along this l:ne the report was adopt
ed by large majority. During the liscis-
sion President George H. Harries of The
raliroad company was referred to in q
ntsnly M complimentary manner by number
OF speakers.
Mr. w. H. StickelI and a committee from
the Plasterers' Assembly 1874, Knights of
LABOR were admitted to protest against the
TtsalhZael0n or the Operative Plasterers'
Union. ihey submitted a written state
ment, charging that seventeen members of
that organization, which numbers I5O were
dropped from the assembly They were
opposed to organizing the craft under a
Union, um,on charter and would prefer that they
remain unorganized. They also charged
mat the Central Labor Union was com
posed largely of disreputable organizations.
ana stated that the assembly would NOT SO
,oa raa recognize that body as to bring the
matter to Its attention when they were dis
rected to do GO by the Brfcklayers' Union
ne statement requested the printers to on
pose the action Of the Central Labor ITnion
Messrs. Spohn and Silver of the latter body.
Dy request OF several members of Columhia
Union, were present to answer the charges
mace Dy the plasterers against the Central
LABOR Union and Building Trades Council.
which they did.
The union decided to refer the entire mo,
ter 10 the grievance committee for inyesti-
cation, with instructions to hand fn their
report at the next regular meeting.
considerable time was occupied by the
discussion of a proposed amendment to the
constitution, ss follows:
oectlon iI-Conmittee on enforcement of
civil service law. ITO this committee shall
pe referred all complaints of members of
tnls union In government employ in which
the civil service law is alleged to have been
vioiated. II Is committee shall give a hear
ing 10 both parties to the controversy, re-
Eorung the facts together with any rec
concentrations 1t may make, to the union
the hearing"
The adoption of the amendment was. ad-
Vccated by Mr.. S. J. Triplett and Others
and opposed by Messrs John L. Kennedy
and Shelby Smith. and was defeated
A resolution was offered to found ar
"out-of-work" fund.- but its consideration
was deferred until the next meeting
A resolution to grant the use of the hall
to the Workingmens Library Association
lor an entertainment was adopted by an
unanimous vote.
A report from the board Of trustees stated
that since the last regular meeting OF the
union the bonded Indebtedness OF the or
ganization has been reduced by a handsome
amount.
A special meeting of District Assembly
No. GG, Knights Of Labor, was held last
evening. but no business Of special interest
was transacted.