Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-06-26

Assembly was held yesterday after
noon, and there was a large attendance
of the delegates. The usual amount of
routine business was brought up and
transacted, after which the body went
into executive session to consider mat
tiers appertaining to the Wheeling rail-
way strike.
The call to order was made by Pre-
sident NJ. F.Tighe at $40 o'clock, and
Charles Duffy was appointed to act as
secretary in the absence of Thomas V.
Salisbury, who was at the time in at
tendance as a delegate at special
meeting of the Balmont Central Trades
and Labor Union. Delegates r. t.
Michner and William H. Meyers, Of
Local Union No. 1918, Corrugators
Protective Union, whose credentials
had been presented at previous meet
ing, were present and were obligated.
A credential of William Emmert, of
Garfield Local Union No. /, National
Stogie Makers Union, was received.
The minutes of the previous regular
meeting and the minutes of the special
meeting held recently were then read
and adopted
The legislative committee of West
Virginia then presented a document
offering certain bills to be presented to
the city council at the next meeting
for the purpose of bringing about an
annulment of the Wheeling Railway
Company's franchise. The document
was unanimously adopted.
One of the delegates then read re-
port of the action taken by the legisla-
tive committee in 1897, to secure eight
hours work for the employees at the
city gas works, saying that he had pre-
pared it at the request of one of the
officials, and that he had recollection
of the action, as he was a member of
the committee at the time. The chair
then announced that the assembly was
not to be a party to the present con-
troversy of wages between the city gas
plant and the employees, but at the
same time would uphold the eight
hours work. On motion the report
was accepted and endorsed by the as
sembly.
A communication was received from
Col. Thomas O'Brien, Sr., in which the
latter acknowledged the receipt of a
letter of thanks from the Assembly for
the stand he had taken in the strike
at a recent meeting of the Chamber of
Commerce.
A communication from r. L. Reeves,
of Pittsburg, was read next. 1t was in
reply to the resolutions adopted by
the Assembly and in which Mr.. Reeves
was charged with attempt to sell out"
in the present. difficulties between the
Wheeling Railway Company and the
employees. The writer stated that "the
Assembly had done a wrong to him
and a blow had been dealt to the or
ganization of which he was member. :"
He also said that che was innocent and
that the Assembly would know in time
that his statements were true"
A communication from Local Di-
vision No. 102, concerning the alleged
discharge of an employe of the w. &
E. G.. railway, was read and on motion
was referred to the arbitration com
mittee.
A letter was next received from Mr.
Charles Feinler, manager of the local
theaters, informing the Assembly that
there were no charges for their use
of the Opera House for a mass meeting
held recently. Mr.. Fe1nler was extend
ed a vote of thanks.
The chair announced the following
committees for Labor Day:
A. l.. Bauer. w. G. Fading, A.
! Grouse, H. Roeder, VIM. Meyers, A. w.
RAIDER, E. " Gillies, H. Thalman, Gabe
Jackson, J. ID. O'Leary. VIM. Davis,
Fred Williams, John Donahue. A. f.
Harris. T.. J. Duffy, J. c. Boes. Oscar
Howard, L. w. Selvey, w. G.. Weyers
]. J. Byrnes, Michael Duffy. Ed. Dit
more, J. T. Hecker. ]. Donahue. VIM
Rist, Jos. Dixon, President M. F. Tighe,
Secretary T. V. Salisbury and Treasur-
er II. Knoke.
SUB-CQMMITTEES.
Grounds-Messrs. Gillies chairman.
Gates-John Donohue chairman
Grouse. GfIlies. Michael Duffy, Dit
more, w G. Meyers.
Printing essrs. J. r. Hecker chair
man, Howard. Boes, Byrnes. Thalman,
Dixon.
-Wessrs. Fred WiIlaps
chairman. VIM. Meyers, Roeder, T. ].
. Duffy RAIDER.
Privileges-Messrs A. T. Bsuers
chairman, Howard. RAIDER. Rist
O'I.earv.
Music and Dancinp-Nessrs 7. ~.
0Teary chairman Thalman Harris,
Hecker, Davis. Jackson WILLIAMS
Bars-Nesssrs. NJ. = Tiphe chairman
T. !. Duffy. Selvey Fiading
TransDortation--Nes A. NJ. RAIDER
chairman. A. l. Rauer. John Donahue.
After the announcement the Assem-
hlv went into executive session to re-
ceive Delegate Salisbury's renort Of
the snecial meeting Of the belmont
Central Trades ard labor Union re-
pardipg the hovcott on the B.. B. & VI.
F. railway line.
The avecutive cou'Tnittee vas an
Dointed 70 renort ~ the prees in regard