The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-08-10

The regular meeting Of tho ohio Val.
ley Trades nnd Labor Assembly waS
held yesterday afternoon and the usual
amount OF business was transacted.
President Tlghr called tho meeting TO
order and Secretary Docs read the min
utcs of the previous meeting,
The Rtrcet car comltlrc hnl nothing
to report except that the directors OF tho
company viii meet next Wednesday, at
which time they expect to erect Il set
Element Of the question Of n lower rate
for wnrkIngmen going to and coming
from their days labor.
Tho question Of the proposed new
city charter came up next and Delegate
Bodley, who represents the assembly on
the Anb-uOmmlttce, stated that It n
the Intention OF the subcommittee to do
away with the city collector and re-
cclver, establish a new Office, that OF tho
city treasurer. On this particular Q,IeS-
ton the assembly did not have
much to say. but II IL the intention to
make an organized effort against tho
adoption OF n charter that will take the
election OF the chief OF police away from
the people and give It 10 u board. Sew
cral petitions on this matter were read
from local unions, all OF which COM
mendcd the assembly on It's action
against such a move.
A letter was rehd from W. NJ. o. Dnw-
son, chairman OF the state Republican
executive committee, stating that the
communication from the assembly had
f.NaI,hE,1 kAFN tnn lnln fNR nNat1aRntl Lon al
the PRrkcrsburg convention. The pa
per referred tu was one sent by the as
Eembly In reference TO an eight hour law.
In explanation President Tighe stated
that the SECRETARY had forwarded II too
late to reach the state committee In time
to be considered. He also stated that A
resolution favorlng the eight hour law
had been embodied In the platform OF
the Ohio. county Republican convention
and that such would probably be the ac-
ton OF the Democratic conventions to be
held In this city during the present
week.
.Tholegislativc committee reported that
the city water works was burning nOn-
union coal, and upon motion the secre-
tary was ordered to communicate the In
formation to the city council.
The committee on arrangements fur
the Labor Day celebration reported that
everything Is progressing In fine style
and that the prospects are bright for the
greatest parade and picnic in the histO-
ry OF the assembly. Delegate j. H.. Pur-
cell. Of the transportation committee.
Is arranging special rates for the visit
Ing delegations.
TIE arbitration committee reported
that one OF the large Arms in the city
handling non-union stocleS and cigars
had promised the committee that as
roo as the present stock was exhaust
I'd they would discontinue handling
them.
The lrcal flint claSSworkcrS reported
that n Pittsburgh catsup works Is put
ting u its goods in n~on-uniOn made
bottles. and asked that a circular they
have prepared announcing the fact be
authorized by the assembly. Upon mo-
ton. this was done and all the delegates
were instructed to report to their locals
with the request that they refrain from
buying the goods In question. The am
union presented n communication sug-
costing that the assembly offer three
prizes for the bc7t immigration bill
drafted and that the best one received
be presented to Congress for Its adOp-
ton. The communication IA filed, rs
also WAS ore lIOIl Tic same SOuIce hu-
vocAtinG the cstablighnrnt Of q library
Of labor" In which books and papers on
labor subjects would be kept on file.
The question OF whether the assembly
should taSe action in the petition for n
pardon for Jack PrubaSco was taken up.
Several locals had passed resolutions
favoring II. and others against II; the
majority, however, were silent in the
matter. Delegate Cline Said the only
hope for his release VAS from the next
governor. 40 he :clt certain that GOV.
MscCorkle would not extend executive
clcmCucy; upon this statement being
made the assembly decided to lay the
matter ovcr for future consideration.
The trustees OF the hall were given
power to clean the room.
The president urged the delegates to
use thclr Influence In have men placed
on the tickets of both parties who We're
known "a be favorable u the interests
or labor. and also stated that it was for
the welfare OF the assembly that they
should talk up"labOr day from o on.
The posters and tickets for the labor
day celebration were distributed 10 the
delegates OF NIL the unions. The poster
states that the participants In the horse
and bicycle races must he from Ohio and
belmont counties. Marshall county
should IN added 10 this. Il nm! horse or
hicycliSt from that county will be admit
ted 10 the contests.