The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-02-27
LIVELY SESSION
OF the Ohio Valley Trades Assem-.
bly, held Yesterday.
THE ASSEMBLIES LOBBYISTS
Who Have just Returned from Char.
lesion Make an Interesting Report.
Corporate Influences Alleged to be
in the Saddle tothc Detrimcnt OF
Labor's Interests - Considerable
Routine Business Transacted.

Yesterday afternoon regular meet.
ing OF the Ohio Valley Trades & Labor
Assembly was held at the hall on Mar
ket street, with Vice President T. j.
Duffy in the chair and Secretary Sails
bury at the desk. There was large
attendance of delegates. The following
new delegates were admitted and OBJ
ligated:
LOCAL Union No. 50. A. FIG. ". w.
F. D. Frederick. Henry Tahlmann and
Louis Pocsel.
President Tlghe and Secretary Sails
bury made q report OF their visit to
Charleston in the Interest of labor
measures before the state legislature.
Nc. Tighe said the labor representa-
tlves had received little or no consider
alton at the hands OF the house and SEN
ate. He alleged there was an alarm
ing state of corruption In the legisla-
ture, In which both parties representa-
tives are involved. He gave instances
In support OF his bold assertions. Labor
had some friends in the house, but In
the senate iabor's only friend was Sem
ator Osenton. The delegates and sena-
tors from the rural portions of the state
had. he said. an antipathy against ans
and all measures In the interest of Ia
Dor. Had the assemblys representa-
tives been on the ground three weeks
sooner. nothing more could have been
accomplished. SO long as the majority
OF the legislators are controlled by COR
porate influences labor cannot secure
consideration. Both parties are tarred
with the same stick" said Mr. Tighe. To
remedy the present conditions. the
speaker said labor must rebuke the COR
porations at the polls. and the cam
paign must begin at once. Concluding.
Mr.. Tlghe presented resolutions COM
msnding Senator Osenton and Speaker
Mckinney. The assembly received the
report and adopted the resolutions.
Secretary Salisbury also made re-
port. The eight-hour, lien. mining. La
Dor day and some other bills of interest
TO labor became laws. or these only
one, the eisht-hour bill, originated in
the assembly. Senators Whitaker.
Marshall. Sturm and Matthews were
found on the right side.
Mr.. Bauer introduced a resolution OF
thanks TO Senator Whitaker for his
efforts In pushing the eIght-hour bill
through to success. President Tighe
said the only reason he had not offered
resolution OF thanks to the legislators
from this section was that he believed
they were in duty bound to support la
Dor bills. having been elected by labor's
votes. An amendment was made that
Representatives Connolly and Mccoy be
thanked. The amended resolutions
passed. The other Ohio county repre-
sentatives. Messrs. Mcclure and Beh-
rens. were absept.
The chairman OF the legislative
committee, Delegate Stein. said he
would call the committee together soon
to begin 4 campaign for labor legisla-
ton at the hands of the next legisla-
ture.
A letter from President Raymond, OF
the state university, was read. He
extends thanks 70 the assembly for the
cordial expression of appreciation of his
recent lecture in Wheeling on Charley
Kingsley" and adds that he never re-
ceived a message OF good will which
gave him deeper pleasure and greater
encouragement.
In letter to Secretary Salisbury. Sen
| ator Whitaker expressed his pleasure at
the appreciation expressed by the as
sembly In his efforts to abolish the fee
system.
A letter was read from the secretary
OF the American Federation of Labor,
stating that the application of the
Stogie Makers League was not consid-
! cred at the Kansas City meeting be-
cause 1t was among many other COM
munications not reached when adjourn
| ment occurred. Continuing. It was
stated that the stogie makers proper
method to secure utilization with the A.
| F. OF L. was by direct application 10
| President Gompers for charter. The
communication was referred to the
stogie makers league. Delegate Stein
said he would have n reply to the Am
ericap Federation OF Labor letter ready
| to present at the next meeting of the
assembly.
The assembly's representatives at
Charleston, Messrs. Tighe and Sails
bury. were thanked for their work be-
fore the legislature in behalf Of labor.
There was lengthy discussion re-
sacding the standing of the fraternal
delegates sent TO each organization by
the Ohio Valley Trades & Labor AS
sembly and the Belmont Trades Coun-
ell. Finally 1t was decided to appoint a
committee on conference. and request
the Belmont to appoint similar COM
mittee, the two to meet and solve the
question. The committee was made UP
OF Messrs. Riley. Salisbury and Man!on.
At the suggestion OF Mr.. Riley. 1t was
decided to meet similar committee at
Bellaire next Sunday.
President TIghe suggested that the
legislative. finance. arbitration and
organization committees and trustees
meet next Saturday night to take up 4
plan OF campaign for the future In en-
deavors to secure labor legislation.