Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-02-07

1oaA we treasurer 0llCu0I I6o-
signs and is Succeeded by Mr..
Moorehouse- An Excellent Re-
port from the Auditing Commit
tee - Pleasing Addresses Made
and Several Communications Re-
ceived = Other Business Trans
acted.
The Belmont Central Trades and
Labor Union met in regular session
yesterday afternoon in the G. A. R.
hall at Bellaire. There was an unus-
ually good attendance The meeting
was called to order at 2:30 O'Clock by
President Henry Kunkel, with Vice
President Larkins and Secretary Gull
bertson present. Prayer was pro-
nounced, the minutes of the previous
meeting read and adopted, the alb
sentees read and excused and the bis
mess was begun, as follows:
The following credentials were re-
ceived and the delegates obligated: A.
Leach, L. Daub and J. E. Moorehouse,
Bellaire BARRIERS Association No. /;
G. H Grover, Union No. 10, n B. Of
c. and j., of Bridgeport; David Jones
and William S. Morris, Lewis Avon
lodge No "a, A. A of l., 7. and S. W.,
of Martins Ferry; A Hockenberry
and L. V. sDeloche. Union N. IS, U. N.
w. Of A, of Bridgeport
A motion was carried to have the
legislative committee assemble at the
next regular meeting of the union for
the transaction of business
An amendment to the constitution,
signed by Bion B. Williams and John
Cecil, was then read by the secretary.
1t recommended that section 2, ar
ticle 5, be stricken out and the follow
ing inserted That each local repre-
sented in this union shall pay yearly
to the treasury s1.00, to be used for a
contingent fund or for incidental ex-
penses. The amendment was laid over
to the next meeting. The two-cent
per-membership motion, laid over at
he last meeting, was lifted from the
table and laid over again, to be acted
upon at the next meeting.
The following report OF the auditing
committee, composed Of George w.
Curtis and c. H Smith, was read by
the secretary and was received with
thanks:
To the Chairman and Delegates of the
Belmont Central Trades and Labor
Union:
We, your committee appointed to
audit the books. of the secretary and
treasurer, beg leave to report that the
books have been audited and we find
them correct, as follows:
On invitation from locals, S27; en-
tertainment tickets, $3.50. Total re-
ceipts, $3.50.
Expenses, s4473; balance in treas
ury, s14.07.
c. H. Smith took the floor and in
formed the body that Treasurer Gil
cher was announced as a candidate for
the nomination of marshal and moved
that the union adopt resolutions en-
dorsing his candidacy. The motion
was carried.
Treasurer Gilcher then responded
to this. but declined TO be endorsed,
and thanked the union for its inten-
tions, acknowledging his candidacy
for marshal and rendered his resigna-
ton as a member and the treasurer
of the Belmont Central Trades and
Labor Union. Continuing, he ex-
pressed deep regret in having to sever
his connection with the union, as he
had been one of its organizers. The
motion to endorse Mr.. Gilcher's can
didacy was then withdrawn and his
resignation was accepted with thanks
for his service
The election of a new treasurer was
then in order Messrs. J. E. Moore
house, C. H. Smith and William S.
Morrison were nominated A ballot
was taken, Moorehouse securing the
Office by receiving thirteen votes, which
was a majority of two over the COM
bined vote of the other two candi-
dates
A communication was received from
Washington, D. c., read by the sec
rotary and referred to the organization
committee The communication refer
red to the following matters, which
were acted upon by the convention Of
American Federation of Labor, held
at Nashville, Tenn, last December: %
An amendment to the eight-hour law
that shall extend its jurisdiction and
operation to the work done by or for
the government (2) A law to abolish
the use OF the writ of injunction in
labor disputes. CD The repeal of the
existing statutes under which seamen
are under perpetual injunction not to
quit work and under which they may
be compelled to continue to labor for
an individual or corporation against
their will, though the vessel is in safe
harbor. (4) A law to prevent the
TRANSPORTATION for sale Of prison made
goods from one state or territory into
any other state or territory. 10 A