The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-02-13
ON.TOCHARLESTON.
Ohio Valley Trades and Labor
J Assembly Decides to Send
A COMMITTEE TO THE CAPITAL
To Advance the Several Labor Meas.
urcs now Before the House OF
Y Delegates = President Tishc and
Mr.. a. L. Bauer arc the Committee.
Legislation the Principal Topic at
Sundays Meeting of the Assembly.

ASSioiatOu VIC frihCipui iotiC ut
Sundays Meeting of the Assembly.
| Yesterday afternoon a regular meet
Ing OF the Ohio Valley Trades 6 Labor
Assembly was held, with President
Tighe and Secretary Salisbury at their
posts. Notwithstanding the very cold
weather. there was large attendance.
Ned Sims and Oscar Howard qualified
as delegates OF Typographical Union
No. 70, as did Enoch Bourne and Aug
ust Paserdarn as delegates OF l.. U. No.
s, OF the Potters' Brotherhood. ]. H.
Fischer and II. Roder were obligated as
delegates Of the musicians union.
The legislative committee reported
having organized by the election OF C.
+. Stein as chairman. The committee
also reported that there Is little chance
for the success OF the several labor bills
being championed by the assembly un-
less the assembly is personally repre-
scented at the session OF the legislature
now drawing to It's close. A lengthy
discussion followed, and there seemed to
be general desire for the sending OF
one or two members Of the assembly to
| Charleston at once. 10 push the labor
bills to decisive vote.
President Tighe said he had written to
Speaker Mckinney and Senator Whita-
ker. who had assured the assembly OF
their friendliness to labor's interests.
He had just had conference with
State Labor Commissioner Barton, who
said 1t will be necessary 10 get In
some hard blows before the labor meas
ures will receive support sufficient to
insure their passage before the leglsla-
| ture adjourns.
| Delegate Sims moved that the assem-
bly, send a committee OF Two TO Charles
ton to push labor measures He sug-
! gested that the committee center its eff
forts on one of the four bills fa;hered
by the assembly. 1t seems to be cer-
tain that the four bills cannot be pass
ed, but the passage OF one bill might be
secured
Delegate Riley said the legislature has
wranSled two months over the passage
OF two bills, one bill providing for the
hanging of criminals at the state peni-
| Tertiary, while hundreds OF working
mems interests are endangered by lack
OF labor legislation. The lnti-fee legis-
| latioA. too, should receive the earnest
support OF the assembly.
Secretary Salisbury opposed sending
committee to Charleston: It would cost
L good deal. and he feared nothing
would be accomplished
| Delegates held the opinion that the
assembly should have had committee
at Charleston from the starting OF the
legislatures session.
Delegate Bauer said house bill No. 103
has the least opposition and the best
chance OF passage-ths DILL provides for
the betterment of employees conditions
in the factories Of the state.
| The Sims motion, providing for send
ing a committee to Charleston. was
passed. 20 10 6. The following sugges-
tions were made as members OF the
committee: A. l.. Bauer. VI. F. Tighe,
| W. II. Fl. Riley, T. J. Duffy. F. D.
Thomas and T. V. Salisbury. NJ. Riley
declined. 1t was decided to send one
Democrat and one Republican. The as
sembly first elected the Democratic
member. Mr.. Duffy withdrew and
President Tighe was unanimously chos-
Ell as the Democratic member of the
committee. The Republican was then
elected. Mr.. Thomas declined. leaving
Messrs. Bauer and Salisbury as the cam
| didates. The ballot lc1uited as follows:
Bauer, 81; Salisbury, Is.
Messrs. Bauer and Tighe expressed
their thanks for the honor conferred. In
future Campaigns, said President Tlghe.
names Of legislators opposed 10 labor
should be made public This should be
the policy Of the assembly in the future.
On motion, an order for 500 was
drawn IN favor OF the committee,
Messrs. Bauer and Tighe, for their ex-
penses at Charleston
The assembly instructed the commits
tee 10 stand out against the amend
ments proposed on the child labor bill.
| These amendments, it was said, were In
tended TO kill the bill.
Senators Faulkner and Elkins in
formed the assembly that they would
support the house eight-hour bill when
II comes up in the senate.
Brlcklayers' union No. reported 1t
was not deemed desirable at present TO
send delegates 70 the assembly.
Local Union 1i6, United Mine Work.
ers. reported certain mines whose out
put IS non-ulion or union respectively
Bonds or trustees were presented and
| approved.
| The following committees were ap-
pointed for the year:
Arbitration-L. W. Selvey, Fred VIII
lans. L. V. Gillies.
Organization-T. J. Duffy, George A.
Dittman. Gabriel Jackson. Edward
Dittmore and Oscar Howard.
Sergeant at Arms-cdward Brown.
information was asked for in rela-
ton to the controversy between the
American Federation OF Labor and the
stogte makers league, and Secretary
| Salisbury stated that he had received
a communication from Secretary Nor
rison. OF the American Federation OF
Labor, in which he stated that the sto-
| gle makers league was not affiliated
with that body, and therefore had no
standing. \ motion was made In
structirg the secretary to continue corr
respondence with the secretary OF the
American Federation Of Labor. and 1t
possible secure Information as TO why
the stogic makers were ignored.
| President Tighe read an extract from
the lecture OF Prof. Raymond. at the
| high school. some time since, which
was well received. He also requested
the labor!nS classes to attend lecture
to be given by the same gentleman in
the near future. There Is no doubt the
| opportunity to hear Prof. Raymond
| will be taken advantage Of by many
| who heard the reading. A vote OF
thanks was rendered President Ray
mond for the plain manner in which
he handled the sweating system.
An Honest Medicine for la Grippe.
| George ". Watt. OF South Gardiner,
Ne. says: II have had the worst cough,
| enid ChiliS nd urln a nj l,n,.n t,Lap Intr