The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-27
TRADES ASSEMBLY.
Last Nesting This Year OF the
Central Labor Body.
PRESIDENTS ANNUAL REPORT
Brings Ont Some Interesting Matters,
Some Recommendation, Are Maas-An
Amendment to the Consultation DE eat
sd-A Protest Against Presidential Ap.
pOln'msnt-A RESOLUTION Opposing the
ANNEXATION or the Islands OF Hawaii.

The last regular meeting OF the Ohio
Valley Trades and Labor Assembly for
the year was held yesterday afternoon.
There was a small number OF delegates
present, when President Sims raped
for order, but the session was import
ant in many respects, A feature was
the presidents report, that of the secre.
tary being unavQldably deferred until
the next meeting,
The delegates from the Belmont
Trades Council reported that the strike
had BEEN called off at the Bellalre steel
plant.
The stonemasons sent In a commune
cation regarding its connections with
the assembly. The matter was referred
to the arbitration committee.
Secretary Culbertson notified the as
sembly, through card, that II is ex-
pected to elect and send three delegates
to the OHIO body for the meeting on the
first Sunday in January. Secretary
Duffy was instructed to answer that
the election would occur the second
Sunday in January.
The following bills for the last quar-
ter of the year were ordered paid:
Trustees, SIS; treasurer, SO; secretary,
1880; Ohio Valley Workman, $3.50.
The next matter before the assembly
occasioned considerable discussion. II
was on amendments to the constitution,
providing In effect for the abolition Of
the position OF janitor, and transfer
ring his duties to the secretary. The
secretary In addition, shall report re-
ceipts and disbursements at the end Of
every meeting, instead Of quarterly,
His salary must not exceed 500 per
annum. The treasurer must report at
each meeting all monies received from
the secretary, His salary also may be
fixed by the assembly. The trustees
shall perform the usual duties required.
The idea OF the amendments offered,
II was argued, was to make the assem-
bly, self-sustaininG by cutting down eX-
penses. a motion to postpone action
until the next meeting was lost. Oppo-
nents to the resolutions argued that
increasing the duties OF the secretary,
treasurer and janltress would probably
result In salaries above those nov paid,
hence there would be no Rving by the
adoption Of the amendments. At pres
ent, the secretary is paid SEQ, the treas
urer $40 and the three trustees Sc each,
the janltor $40, and the jantress $40
per year The janitOr's duties consist
In the collection Of rents from those who
rent Of the assembly, and the three
trustees I'LL the position.
The new order of things didn't meet
with success. Only ten votes to nine
were recorded In favor, and as two
thirds vote was necessary, the resolu-
lions were lost.
Delegate Tighe offered resolutions
protesting against the appointment Of
Edward PaXon. Of Pennsylvania, as
Interstate commerce commissioner.
Mr.. Tighe said that Judge PaEon was
an enemy to organized labor during the
Homestead strike, and was associated
with the Reading railroad, and he val
ued labor only as human commodity.
The assembly endorsed the resolutions,
and the secretary was ordered to for
ward them to President Mckinley.
Delegate II. l.. Lewis stated that the
American Federation Of Labor, at !ts
recent convention had by rising vote,
protested against PaXon's appoint
ment. and wired ito protest to WASH
ington Another resolution passed upon
at the A. T. Of l.. convention, in refer
enCe to a protest against the anneXa-
ton OF Hawaii, was offered by Mr..
Tighe, who said that the annexation
would result IN the influx In time OF an
undesirable element, which, like much
Of the European pauper labor dumped
into this country, would be brought into
injurious competition with American
wOrkingmen.
The resolution was also adopted
unanimously, and ordered forwarded to
Washington.
A vote OF thanks was returned to La
Dor Commissioner Carroll d. Wright
for copy Of his report.
The KlOndlke came to the front In
resolutions offered by Delegate Bauer.
He protested against the government
buying reindeer and food for Yukon
miners, unless 1t received something
from the product OF the mines In return,
The delegate had no objection against
the food sent as relief but he wanted
the government to get land tax" out
Of the mining capitalists. The resoIu-
tlors were adopted.
President Sims then submitted his re.
port. He said:
AS this is the last meeting Of the as
sembly for the year and also the one
with which my term as president OF
your honorable body expires ! desire
to return to you all my sincere thanks
for your able and cyer-ready assistance
at all tines AS you VIII remember
when took the chair, | remarked that
l doubted my ability TO preside over this
body In the manner its Importance re-
CURED and the only excuse can make
for any shortCOmIng is that ! did the
best / could, and hope that II by any
act OF mine | have agricved a brother
delegate he will overlook Il as fault OF
the head and not OF the heart. as l
have tried to be fair and impartial In
all matters.
"Thc year started off with member
ship OF 100 delegates, representing about
thlrty-thrce locals, aud while we stll
have that number on our rolls the del
oEatca from some have not been at
tending with the grcAtugt regularity
thereby doing the greatest injustice 10
their locals and the assembly. and
would Impress upon the locals the I'm
portance Of elccting delegates who VIII
look to their interests and the inter-
Csts Of organized labor generally
zone Of the grcatgst strikes IN the
history Of organized labor occurred mis-
year, that OF the United Milne Workers,
which was Inaugura,cd july I. The
matter Is SIN fresh In the minds Of all,
10 II Is not uccelgary to 10 into details.
The strike was another Illustration of
how far munOpollstr would go INTO
starving the luborlnE classes into sub-
mission. oven going so FAR ar 10 have
them arrested ana thrown into jail for
exercising their constitutional rlghtu Ut
free speech and wailuns ON the public
hlghwaya That strike was the means
of bringing some Of the greatest labor
leaders OF the country to this city, and
the presence aud speeches Of MCFsm
Dcbbs and tea were of great bguoUt
to organized labor generally and THIS
vicinity IN particular
"AH rs % wcll-known fact, hOyootllng
In undesirable at all Tines hut whom ull