The morning times., 1897-01-03

| lating the rules governing the apprentice
system, which was that new apprentices
would only be recognized as the time of
the present ones expired.
Tin and Sheet Iron Workers reported ini-
tiations and reinstatements.
Carriage Makers reported election; also
| gave notice Of entertainment of a bene-
fetal nature; ALSO, recommended the plac-
ing OF firm On, the unfair list, which
was referred to the executive committee.
Musicians reportedlargcly attended meet
| ing. The sentiment of the meeting was
| that the differences existing between the
| District Assembly, and the general Of
ficers should be settled before the next
meeting of the Musicians.
Gambrinns Assembly delegates requested
tie attendance of the District officers and
Delegates at their next meeting, which
would be held on Sunday, January 3, in
| the han OF the Labor Bureau.
Delegates from the Colored Bottlers' As
sembly reported that their election OF
officers would be held on the second Fri
| day in January at the han, No 609
| + street.
Tie representatives on the Rea monu-
nlent joint committee presented sim
liar report to that made in the Federation
of Labor. 1t was expected that the final
report would be in by the next meeting.
| The question OF taking the Metropolitan
Street Railway off the unfair list was
! brought prominently before the meeting.
! Quite a number OF the delegates favored
| this course, but owing to the absence Of
the delegates of the Street Railway AS
sembiy from the meeting no definite action
was taken and the question laid over for
| one week.
The quarterly appropriations for current
! expenses, including salaries and printing
| bill, were made.
Ii was then announced that the special
| committee, having in charge the resolutions
recently adopted by the District Assembly,
censuring the general officers, was en-
| gagged in a conference with the general
executive board at the headquarters. The
conference had been called for the purpose
| of bringing about, il possible, an honorable
| adjustment OF the present differences. just
after the announcement was made the COM
mittee returned and presented the follow
| ing letter from the general executive board:
Washington, ID. c., Dec. 81, 1896. The
decision OF the general executive board, in
the case OF Michael Cuff and other members
Of ID. A. Sc, who participated III the pas
/ sage OF tlle RESOLUTIONS AT the meeting or
| ID. A sc, on December 3, 1896, refusing
10 obey the order of the Rochester General
Assembly, is that the brothers participating
i'll said action be restored to good stand
| ing III the order upon they, i'll connection
with ID. A. Go, resembling the action
adopting the said resolutions and comply.
ing with the orders of the General Assembly
and the la ws of the order.
RALEXECUTIyE BoARDK. OF l.,
Per II. b. MARTIN. Secretary pro TEN.
The contents OF the Communication WAS
a surprise to the delegates, who freely ex-
pressed their views about the matter. The
| committee stated that, according TO the
| Instructions Of the District a Ssambly, they
had waited on the general secretary and
| members of the board, and had requested
| that the resolutions adopted December 3
| should be printed in the official organ
| The committee had been informed that the
trustees of the order would have TO be
| consulted before they could be published,
| though the secretary admitted that ne had
| not rs yet placed the matter before the
| trustees, though the resolutions had been
in his possession about ten days. The
| reason given b. the committee for not Civ
| ing out the resolutions TO the press, WAS
| that al the meeting with the general Of
ficers, proposition looking toward a
| reconciliation had been made, and the
| committee believing that it would be TO
the best interests Of the order. if some
| honorable adjustment of the differences
| could be brought about, decided not to
take any action till the next meeting OF
tie District Assembly. AT that meeting
| the action OF the committee had been in
dorsed.
Other complications had then arisen
| The committee was of the opinion that
the assurance of the general Officers had
| been given that no executive orders would
| he enforced pending the negotiations for
a settlement. But to their surprise, eX-
puIsion papers hadbeen issued against Dele
| gate Michael Cuff, for allowing the reso-
| lUtions To be entertained ut a meeting of
| the District Assembly, at which he pre-
sided.
Conferences had again been held with the
general officers. The reinstatement of Dele
gate Cuff had been submitted, and the COM
! mittee Informed that il would require
| favorable vote of the executive board
The action eXpelling the delegate was by
| consent of the general board which was
obtained within five days. The request Of
| the committee for reinstatement was then
referred TO the executive board. The COM
mittee had waited patiently for some an
swer, but had been repeatedly put off, as no
reply badbeenreceived. This the committee
could not understand. 1t only took five
days tOreach the board when expulsion was
desired, but it seemed impossible to reach
| the board withint wenty when enreinStatement
was wanted. This, the committee thought
was lack of good faith.
The proposition had also been made by
the general officers that if Simmons and
Potter would only comply with the orders
| Of the General Assembly in their case the
general secretary and the editor Of the
| Journal would do all in their power to un-
do any injustice that had been done Them
At the next meeting the general officers
had been informed that there was a prob
ability of their proposition being complied
with. In fact, the committee had already
the written compliance Of one OF the par
ties.
In face OF this statement the committee
was again surprised to learn that on the
next morning official notices had been sent
out informing the brothers named that I'M
less they complied with the orders of the
General Assembly they would stand ex-
PEELED at the expiration Of fifteen days.
This, the Committee thought, was another
violation OF the agreement that no orders
should be issued pending the negotiations
The result of all the conferences was
the letter just read from the executive
board. The committee would make Lo
recommendation, as the delegates were now
in possession of the facts Of the case. After