The morning times., 1896-09-27

1t was reported that the contractor on
| the Consumers brewery was rot paying
Washington wages to the carpenters. The
matter was referred to the contract com.
mittee for investigation. 1t was stated
that the contractor on this W ork was from
Chicago. but the directors had insisted
from the beginning that none but union
men should be employed and previous COM
| plants had been quickly aud satisfactorily
| adjusted.
DISTRICT ASSEMBLY.
The events OF the past week, especially
the published accounts relating To the
signing of an agreement by the repre-
sentatives OF the central labor oreaniza-
tons and the boss brewers. brought out
the delegates to tue District Assembly in
large force. Masterworkman W. II. G..
Simmons was promptly ON hand. as usual.
and called the meeting to order. The roll
call showed that every local assembly
in this Jurisdiction was well represented.
In his opening address the master work
man called attention Ia large body OF men
who were DESTROYS OF becuming organized
under the banner of the Knights OF ] Soor
Under reports OF officers Worthy Foreman
Michael Cuff reported that he had Off
ciaiiy visited several locals during the past
week. The last assembly visited was that
OF the Mineral Water drivers. The wor-
thy foreman spoke in very flattering
terms NJ the manner in which the meeting
OF that assembly had been conducted.
The reports frou, the local assemblies
were very encouraging. limitations and
reinstatement of former members seemed
to be the general order. fJe ShOeniakers
reported that an agitation committee had
been appointed by their assembly to visit
all the local assemblies in the city for the
purpose Of arousing an interest in their
affairs. and also to call attention to the
fact that every union shoe shop was in
possession of the union display card. The
old white card was no longer in use, but
Il red one had been adopted in Its place
The delegates further stated that it was
very important to notice the color of the
card, a quite number of former members
were still displaying the old union card.
which would, perhaps, nlislead union men
into thinking the shop was fair when 1t
was not.
Delegates from the Shoe Clerks As
senibly stated that the committee from
the Shoeniakers had visited their assem-
bly, on last Wednesday evening. and that
resolutions of Endorsement, pletging the
cooperation Of the Shoe Clerks to the
Shoenakers in their laudable efforts to
obtain recognition, had been unanimously
adopted.
"A communication was read by the Sec
relary. in which the writer desired to
call the attention of the District Assembly
To the fact hat the party having charge Of
the carpenters in the Patent Office who
was now taking his annual thirty days
leave. was engaged in securing contracts
for outside work. and had secured one
near Tweut y-Seventh and p streets. where
he was at work. The writer further re-
quests the District Assembly to Investigate
the matter. as he claims that it is doing
an injustice TO the unemployed carpenters
OF the District of Columbia. lie ais q s,,g-
gests that Mr.. WOInack. the chief clerk
of The Interior Depa ri ment. be informed as
TO the state of things. The matter was
referred 10 the Carpenters Assembly for in.
vesilgation anu report.
The Painters reported names of ap-
plicauts for membership.
The musicians called attention to their
regular meeting, which would he held on
Sunday, the eth, at Weler's Hall, Eighth
and l streets southeast. As matters of IT,
tcrest to the otter locals would be prom
neptly before that meeting, il was O.
sired that the members of the sister locals
would attend
The Eccentric Engineers reported that
the tide of reinstatement Continued to flow.
Three more applicants had presented their
names at the last meeting, aud since trat
time several more had announced their IL
teDtiOD OF making application at the next
meeting.
The chairman of the executive commit
tee gave asynupsis OF the work Of the con-
nIittee during the week On Wednesday the
chairman had signed for the District AS
senibIy IN agreement with the pre- prietors
.c"I hrcwerics. The agreement w;is
then read, which stated that in cunsitfera-
ton of the withdrawal of all opposition
to the products of the beer conIpa uies, also
Of the order Of boycott by the Federation
Of Labor and the District Assembly. the
named brewing companies agreed rot 10
against any member Of any
organizations affiliated Wild the Federa
ticn of Labor and Dist riot Assembly on any
work that may be undertaken or under any
contract that may be entered in:o by SAID
brewing companies. 1t was, however. pre-
vided that the flats now icing erected by
the Heurich Brewing Company, on street,
near Twcnt y-fifth street, are except ed from
the operations of the agreement.
The agreement had been signed by Mr.
TobriDer for the Heurich Company, by Mr. |
Albert Carey for the National Capital Com
pany. and by Mr.. Harry Williams for the
Company. On the part VI the |
the agreement was signed by |
President Mciiurh and Secretary Maidcrs. |
md for the District Assembly by Michael |
Cuff. chairman of the executive committee |
After the reading of the agreement the |!
action of the chairman was una nimouslyin- |
lcrsed. and all differences declared settled |
between the District Assembly and the |!
IRE very combine. 1t was further ordered /
hat all the saloons that had beer declared |
Unfair after the bre weries had been placed /
N the list should be stricken off the unfair !
list.
On motion, a vote Of thanks wa s rendered
o all those who had been friendly toward
rganizcd labor during the late unplcas-
also to these who had assisted so
in bringing about an amicable
adjustment of the differences.
The organizer stated that his commission