Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-14
THE BAND CONTROVERSY
Figured in Trades Assembly Proceed
ingS for the Thirteenth Time.


ingS for the Thirteenth Time.
Mr.. Fisher is Very Persistent, but
is Threatened With Having
Charges Brought Against Him by
Presidsnt Riley Action of the
Assembly on Boycotts - Other
Proceedings of the Regular Meet
ing Held Yesterday.
The most interesting matter in con-
nection with the regular meeting OF
the Ohio Valley Trades and Labor AS
sembly yesterday was the discussion
which was the outgrowth of the intro
duction OF the Opera House Band con-
troversy. The matter was brought up
for the thirteenth time, by Mr. Fish
er, who is a member of the o. H.
Band, and delegate 10 the Assembly
from the Musicians Union. Mr. Fish
ers contention is that the band was
hired for the labor day celebration in
1896. and another band was subse-
quently engaged, without canceIling
the contract with the Opera House
Band The Assembly has repeatedly
refused to pay the bill presented by
Mr. Fisher, and the latter has with
equal persistency, tried to reopen the
matter and get a settlement on salts
factory terms.
At the previous meeting Of the As
sembly, Mr.. Fisher gave notice that
he would bring the matter up yester-
day. At the proper time he arose, and
stated that Musicians Union No. "a
had instructed its delegates to endeav-
or to secure a settlement of the Opera
House Band matter He had not pro-
ceeded far when the chair ruled him
out of order, and he very promptly
took an appeal In his argument on
the appeal. he went over the entire
ground in controversy, in spite of re-
peated efforts by Mr.. Sims and others
to stop him on points Of order. The
decision of the chair was almost unan-
imously sustained.
The matter was then dropped for the
time being. but when the Assembly,
reached welfare of the Assembly"
in the order Of business, Mr.. Fisher
rose and said:
''Mr. President, under this head / de-
sire to read TO the Assembly very
good little poem. which was published
in the Ohio Valley Workman, and
from which Eugene Debs quoted in his
recent speech in this city. 1t was writ
ten by Ella Wheeler Wilcox, and is in
tended to show that No question is
ever settled until it is settled right.
The chair promptly raped for or
der. and President Riley displayed
some feeling when he stated that the
matter had gone far enough, and
threatened to bring charges against
the delegate and have him removed
from the Assembly, The stanza which
Mr.. Fisher tried so hard 10 read was
as follows:
man. bowed down with labor. Q woman
young. yet old
o heart oppressed in the toiler's breast,
and crushed by the power OF gold!
Keep on with YOUR weary battle against
triumphant wight:
No question is ever settled until il is set
tied right.
There was not much business trans
acted by the Assembly. Brewers I'm
ion No. SO sent as delegates Robert
Waiter and VIM. Floeting. to succeed
Carl Seidler and Jacob Wilbert
Communications were read concern
ing the boycotts on certain bicycles in
which the cooperation of the Assem-
bly, was asked Secretary Salisbury
was instructed to secure more boycott
circulars for local distribution.
The Bellaire delegates made a re-
port upon their plan of assessment of
every local represented in the central
body
The expressmen and Drivers pre-
sented complaint against one of their
number, for violating the rules of the
union The matter was referred to the
arbitration committee.
The arbitration committee read a
reply to it's communication to Seamon
& Son. and the matter was continued.
The secretary read replies to his
communications stating that there are
not a sufficient number Of ale brewers
or iourneymen horse shoers in the
city to justify the attempt TO organize
them
Letters We're read from Congressman
B. B. Dovener and Senator Chas. J.
Faulkner, promising careful inspection
of the bills endorsed by the Assembly,
and now pending in Congress-
The Assembly, subscribed for the Sat
urday Critic for three months.
A vote of thanks was rendered 5.
Hartman. for pamphlets for the AS
sembly's library.
HER CLAIM TO THE TITLE.