Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-01-25
TRADES ASSEMBLY.
Standing Committees Appointed at the
Meeting Yesterday,
To Serve the Ensuing Year-Dis-
cussions Over Boycotts, Proposed
Legislation,a and Kindred Subjects.
The Financial Report - Other
Routine Business Transacted.

The regular meeting Of the Trades As
sembly was held Yesterday afternoon.
The first meter taken up in the regular
course of business. after reading and ap-
proval of the minutes was the acceptance
of credentials. as follows
Mountain City Lodge no. 90. y. a OF l.
& SW .. David A. Morgan ana III. j. Cecil
Under the head of boycotts. reports were
presented relative to the fights being con-
Quoted by the printers coal miners and
stoge makers, but no information OF I'M
por,ance was given out.
The Legislative Committee of West Nir-
ginia. through Delegate Foster. stated that
the committee is still pushing the matter
Of introducing local union coal into the
water works.
Delegate Carlin presented report re-
garding the proposed label law. The Min
nesota law was again discussed, and the
Assembly approved the recommendation
of the committee that il be sent 20 Charles
ton. The Minnesota law will be ncorpor-
ated in a BILL and introduced in the Leg
islature.
President Sims announced the following
named standing committees for the ensu-
ing year:
legislative Committee Of West Virginia
A. l.. Bauer CJIlin. Donley, Re!sel and
Spence.
Legislative Committee of Ohio-Dayid
Llewellyn.
Arbirauon-Earnest Krum, John Man
ion. q. Clifton.
Orgauzation-J. E. Collins. chairman;
II. A. Foster. Nesbitt. Dixon and jackson
Doorkeeper-Wm. Wagner
DELEGATE Grogan presented the report of
the Finance Committee showing receipts
amounting to S>iaN2; expenditures. $500;
balance. $-69.43. This doesn't include rent
not collected TO date, amounting to $l5.2j.
The report was ordered filed.
Manager Fisher, of the Opera House
band. sent communication regarding the
Labor Day difficulty. which has several
times appeared IN meetings of the Assem-
bly,. motion was made To refer TO the
musicians union. and several delegates
spoke on the matter. Delegate Tighe made
the point of order that the matter was pre-
viouSly ruied out and the chair decided
the point not well taken. An appeal was
taken, ard the decision of the chair was
sustained 10y a vote of % to IS. The rules
We're then suspended. and Mr.. Fisher was
granted the privilege of the floor and
stated that he had understood that the
band was engaged for Labor Day.
\ motion was made to appoint COM
mijtee of three to visit the trustees of the
Gas Board for the purpose of inducing
that body TO establish an eight hour law
among employees. Il was amended to in
clude all city employees. Delegate Mead
referred to the fact that the personnel of
some Of the Boards Will. i'm all probability,
TIE changed after the election. and this
fact would give them an excuse TO defer
action. He could not see that anything
cou'l be accomplished at present, and he
moved to table the motion for one month.
Adopted.
The trustees were instructed to scale
down the rent for Assembly Hall. \ sug-
gestion was also made that the trustees
confer with the owner of the hall with a
view to having "a reduction i'm the rent.
Adjourned.