Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-23

The regular semi-monthly meeting
Of the Ohio Trades and Labor Assem-
bly, was held yesterday afternoon and
the time was chiefly devoted to dis
cussing arrangements for the Debs
meeting to be held during the week
and the coming Assembly and Labor
Day picnics. A large number OF the
delegates were present and the pro-
ceedings were quite interesting.
The meeting was called to order by
President A. l.. Bauer and after the
roll call, the minutes of the previous
meeting were read and adopted. Gre
dentials were then received from Peter
Walt, of Crescent Lodre No. s, and
Dennis O'Leary and John Ritz, of Ritz
Lodge No. 1, Amalgamated Associa-
ton of Iron and Steel Workers of the
United States, and the delegates were
duly obligated.
The Legislative Committee of West
Virginia next reported progress, after
which Delegate Tracy, OF the finance
committee, gave a report upon the
special duties with which the commit
tee had previously been charged with
reference to the meeting to be adj
dressed by Eugene V. Debs in the in
terests of organized labor in this city
next Thursday evening. In his report
MI. Tracy spoke very ~commendingly
of some of the locals that had literally
responded to the call for funds for
the meeting and took occasion to ex-
press his regret that others had shown
more or less Indifference in the matter.
Another member of the committee sta
ted that the sum of S34.35 was yet
needed to complete the necessary fund
of 500 for the meeting. President
Bauer then announced that the finance
committee had been instructed to raise
the required fund and therefore ac-
cording to the original plans the As
sembly would supply any deficiency
in the amount.
A communication from Savannah,
Ca, to the United Brotherhood of
Carpenters and Joiners of America,
concerning a difficulty between the
contractors and carpenters of that
city, and asking the assistance of or
| ganized labor especially in the South
ern States, was read by the Secretary,
| and on motion it was received and in
structions given that the request be
complied with. The communication
was to the effect that two local unions
of carpenters of Savannah about the
first of last February had sent out
to various contractors of that city and
vicinity a scale Of wages and a pro-
vision that nine hours be considered
a days work, to go into effect on May
1st, and that the contractors refused
themselves into a Builders Exchange.
1t also showed that the employees had
failed to induce the employers to sign
the proposed scale and kindly requested
the brothers in the Southern States
particularly to endeavor to keep car
penters away from that city.
A communication was also received
from the Chicago Federation of Labor,
stating that it has won its fight to
keep the public lands from being stolen
through the Estate Cessation" in this
session of Congress at least and cx-
pressing gratitude for nelp of the 9TH
er labor organizations.
Delegate O'Leary then took the floor
and advised that the Assembly picnic
be given on June 10th instead of
earlier in the month. Mr.. O'Leary's
remarks led to a reconsideration of
the motion adopted at the last meet
ing ordering that the Assembly hold
a picnic on June 9th, and another pic
mic on the regular Labor Day, Sep
TENDER Sd. Delegate Dennis O'Leary
offered an amendment that the date
of the Assembly picnic be changed
from June 9th to June 10th, and after
a few remarks the original motion as
| amended carried almost unanimously.
A motion was then adopted ordering
that the committee on grounds be in
structed to secure the State Fair
grounds for the Labor picnic on Sep
TENDER Sd, and afterwards it vas reg
ularly moved and seconded that the
| committee also secure the Fair grounds
for the Assembly picnic on june 10th.
| A lively discussion then followed ami
| the motion finally carried.
The question then arose as to what
kind of a labor paper should he en-
dorsed by the Assembly and it was
moved and seconded that efforts be
made to have the Amalgamated Jour
| nal substituted for the Labor Tribune.
which Is kept at the city library.
Later this motion was Withdrawn and
a substitute motion that a committee
be appointed to consider the advisa-
bility OF securing the best general