The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-05-16

Robert Williams. c. J. Sweeney. John Gut
fridge, Charles Roach. NJ i. Sullivan. Har-
ry Irvine. Ben Pritchard. Joseph Hoenig.
John @. Davies, John q. Adams
Constitution and General Laws
Thomas williams, chairman: Thomas NJ.
Robbins. secretary; John 5. Ritz. Thomas
Morrisey. Daniel O'Leary. Henry NJ. VIII
liams, John Meehan. f. c. Jones. Bernard
Davis. ]. II. Kenady, Humphrey Pakin.
Howard Stevenson. John Merrick. Thomas
Jones, David Rogers. J. w. Daley. James
Jones. David J. Evans. John J. Roderick;
Livingstone, G. z. Price. Charles Mono
han. James A. George. William Kelten.
John Kaufman, William Davis. Charles
Jenkins, e j. Francis. John McGarth.
Frank Meehan, John Artman. George
Blewitt, Joe Flanagan. Charles II. Davis,
Arnold Marsh. W. d. Jones. w. o. Will
Hams.
Good of Order, Grievances. Claims and
Appeals
Richard Howells chairman; William II.
Davis. secretary; Frank Holyoke. William
Hilton. II. S. Hart. ]. +. Hollis. George
V. Nowlands. Charles Williams, s. =.
William Pollock. John Hoffa. David Beam
land, Frank Beanbian, Reese Prosser.
Emory Lee. A. j. Stackhouse, Joseph H.
Jones, Harry NJ. Sargent. samuel Turner.
Richard Caddick. w. Z. Hum, George A
Knorr Dennis Coughlin. j. ]. McInerney,
Walter Davis. ID. I. Towse. James Nc
Shane, John Madden, J. b. Foraker. Isaac
Wise, f. j. Williams. John Colbett. Michael
Burns. Tim Hayes. John C Williams, w.
ID. Francis. Columbus Campau, p. A.
Dillon, John Parry, ]. A Britain. John
Sarsheld. Michael Barth, James Jackson,
John Johns. Hyton Jones.
Ways, Means and Appropriations
Elias Jenkins. chairman: John II. Rich
ards, secretary; John Campbell, George
Leasor, Walter Ingram, Philip Strem-
NELL Thomas ID. Jones. Thos. Garland.
Samuel Jones, ]. II. Nelson, George ID.
Evans, jr., Chas. A. James, Thomas NJ.
Reese, Joseph Cavill. Frank Herman. John
Higgins. Thos. Fargleson, VIM. Poster,
John j. Kelly, VIM. Boss. Oscar Watkins.
Ernest Prosser. VIM. Graves. David ].
Lloyd, Ben Davis. William Williams. VIM.
o. Davis. John Conroy. John Gurran. Sol
ONION Jones, Michael Kelly. Morgan Jones,
William Nichols. John Magee. John Jones.
Mark Hewitt, James Z. Lindell. John Rod
ney, Charles Creaver. Thos. Schriner, Ed
ward w. Jones. James p. Campbell.
Auditing
Thos. Mansell. chairman; ]. L. Doyle. Sec
Paul, ]. H. Cecil. Jas. Caflman. Jas. Spit
tie, Moses Colclough, Jos. Shivers. Jas.
Hill, Patrick Flanery. III. j. Carson. Roger
Jones, w. j. Jones. David Williams, Fred
Wilder, George l.. Martin, JOS. K. Manion,
w r. Davis. Thos. J.. Collins. David
Thomas. Philip Hagan. Llewellyn Lewis.
Secret Work
John H. Morgan, chairman: Walter Lar
kin, secretary; j. w. Marshall, Z. H. Nc
Gowan, John F. Ward. John Pierce, w. c.
George Pate.
Wage Committee
Puddlers-John F. Ward. Youngstown.
o.; j. II. MCGOWAN, Birmingham. Ala: II.
p. Sullivan. Pittsburg. Pa: Frank Hol-
yoke. Covington. KY: John Guttridge.
O.; George Pate, Youngstown. o.; Tom
Mansell. New Philadelphia, o.; Harry
Dawson, Muncie, Ind.
Sheet Workers-John Rid. Newport.
KY; Horace Morgan, Cambridge, o.: John
@. Hagan, Piqua, o.; p. j. O'Connor.
Scottdale, Pa: III. j. Cecil, Martins Ferry
o.; Lewis Hughes. Sharon, Pa, John
Pierce. Pittsburg, Pa; James Spittal. Num-
Gle. Ind.
Finishers-W. c. Davis. Chicago, ILL.,;
Robert Williams. Niles, o.; Elias Jenkins,
Youngstown. o.: p. McArdle. Muncie. Ind:
John Buckney, Sharon, Pa; Rees Prosser.
Alexandria, Ind; Joseph Hoening, Lock-
port, n. Y.
Tinners-David Reese Pittsburg. Pa:
Walter Yarkin. Martins Ferry, o.: Glenn
Jarvis, Anderson Ind; John Marshall. FL
wood City. Pa. w. II. Davis. Granite City.
Ind; j. l.. Doyle. Middletown. Ind: Charles
Williams, Washington. Pa: John Richards.
New Castle. Pa.
THE WAGE SCALE
Inc wage committee is the most impor-
tant of any of the committees, and upon 1t
hinges the paramount purpose of the con-
vention, the adjustment of a wage scale.
The committee has already done its work
in advance of the convention and will re-
port a scale for consideration. The con-
vention will then act and instruct the scale
committee to act in joint conference with
the manufacturers The present scale ex-
pires June 80, and the conference will be
held prior TO that time in order that the
scale for the next year can be adjusted
without closing down any mills.
Secretary Williams said that IL is seldom
the metal workers have any trouble in the
adjustment of scale, and IL is rare thing
that any mills are closed because the man.
ufacturers will not sign. He looks for the
usual peaceful settlement at the coming
conference.
What advance the scale committee has in
mind is not given out, but IL is understood
an increase along the line OF the high price
of the article they manufacture will be
asked. The increase of p per cent the
United Mine Workers received at their
convention here last January is reckoned
in establishing a scale, but just what per
cent. has been struck is known only to
the committee.
The Amalgamated Association Is perhaps
the most powerful Of any labor organiza-
ton I'm regard to strength In its own field,
every sense OF the word. At the session
yesterday there was a demonstration OF
this adhesion. All the newspapers in
Pittsburg, except one, have a strike on with
the Typographical Union. Samuel T. Luty.
Of the Pittsburg Commercial-Telegraph.
and ]. E. NcCrath, Of the Pittsburg Leader.
came here as correspondents for their
papers. No sooner did they arrive I'm In
dianapolis than they were discovered by
members of the association. They secured
rooms at hotel in advance of some OF
the officers of the organization When the
officers arrived and learned the correspond
ents Were in the hotel they made their
complaint and the two newspaper men
were notified that their rooms could not
be spared. They went 20 another hotel
and secured rooms. but when the officers
discovered their whereabouts, they were
again left without stopping place. At
this hotel all the delegates would haze left
had not the Objectionable newspaper men
taken their departure. A third hotel was
sought by the two men and they were
permanently located.
In the convention a resolution denying
the Pittsburg correspondents admittance to
the open session yesterday morning ard
forbidding any news 10 be given them was
passed To make the resolution more bind
ing fine of s. was levied upon any member
seen In conversation with these men.
This mornings session will largely be
taken up with the reports OF President
Shaffer and Secretary-treasurer Williams
The reports of other. officers and commit
tees will then follow. Other than the re-
ceiving of these reports little business VIII
be done at to-day's session.