Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-04-03

Valley Trades and Labor Assembly, at
Wheeling, and on motion, carried, 1t
was received and filed.
A discussion then arose concerning
the various brands of bicycles on the
unfair list, and remarks were made by
quite number of the delegates. A mo-
ton was finally made, which resulted in
the Secretary being instructed to COM
municate with the officials Of the diff
ferent bicycle unions for the purpose of
securing the brands of bicycles on the
unfair list. 1t was then moved that a
committee, to be composed OF delegates
from Bellaire, Bridgeport and Martins
Ferry, be appointed to confer with all
the bicycle dealers in their respective
cities in regard to the boycotted
wheels. The motion was unanimously
passed and the chair appointed the fol-
lowing named delegates as members OF
the committee: Delegates Cecil and
Parsons, of Martins Ferry; Mcmillan
and Ramsay, of Bridgeport, and Neal
and Moorehouse, of Bellaire.
The organization committee appoint
ed at previous meeting to take steps
towards effecting an organization
among the blacksmiths, carpenters,
grocers, bricklayers and other work
men at Martins Ferry, reported prog
resS.
The secretary then read communi-
cation from the Belmont BARRIERS
Union, of Martins Ferry, concerning
the unfair manner in which a Martin S
Ferry barber was conducting his bust
ness. By motion passed, the commu-
nication was accepted and referred to
the Arbitration Committee.
A communication from the Bellaire
BARRIERS Union asking that one OF their
members be excused for absence from
the meetings for the reason that he
was i'll, was read next, and on motion
carried the communication was re-
ceived and the brother excused.
A bill amounting to SIS for the print
ing of number of copies of the con-
stitution and bylaws OF the Union was
then read, and on motion passed was
received and an order drawn on the
treasury for the amount in full.
Under the head Of unfinished bust
ness, a communication received some
time previous from the secretary Of the
Ohio Federation of Labor, concerning
the alleged attempt of an official
of the Ohio miners, and one Of
his friends to pack the convention held
by the Ohio Federation of Labor at
GAINESVILLE on the 8th day of last De-
cembsr, and also countenancing the pre-
sentation of a credential at the con-
vention by delegate from the
Belmont Union, was taken from the
table and read by the secretary. Quite
a number of the delegates then engaged
IN spirited debate, during which a
number Of motions were made and were
either lost or ruled out of order Fin
ally motion was made that the COM
munication be lifted from the table and
the secretary be instructed to commu-
nicate with the secretary of the Ohio
Federation OF Labor for the purpose of
securing the names Of the two hundred
members alleged to have been crowded
at the convention. An amendment
was then made to the motion that the
names of the members Of the packed
delegation from Toledo also be secured.
The motion as amended was passed.
On motion carried, the secretary was
instructed to communicate with differ
ent locals to learn if they intend to
elect new delegates to the Union, as
the terms Of the old delegates have ex-
pired.
For the good of the order one Of the
delegates stated that if an organization
could be effected among the black
smiths ct Martins Ferry Z csrtain