Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1873-10-11

ecutive Committee of the Miners and La
borers' Protective Association was held at
Frostburg on Saturday, 4th inst.
The meeting was called to order at 8
O'Clock, all the officers being present.
The following delegates were present
from the different mines, each representing
from eighty to one hundred men
/ John b. Reese, VIM Monahan, Frank
Ennlc, john Bctz, John McAllistcr, john
Mansfield, Henry Cook, Joseph LogSdon,
Hugh Thompson, Joseph Ncir, Thomas
Rooney, John Castoo, john Mcaghcr.
/ The Secretary proceeded to read the
minutes OF the last meeting and also the
minutes oil the called session. The house
refused to adopt IN t0t0 the proceedings Of
the extra session.
/ Mr. Davis stated he had heard reports to
the effect that Mr. Brown had sold the
Hampshire men in the arbitration ease.
! Mr. Logsdon made some remarks upon
the accusation, stating that he, rs well as
the men at his mine, thought it was an er-
ronc,us report manufactured to do Brown
political injury.
Mr.. Weir said he had heard such report
and thought Mr.. Brown had not been as
caution, as he should have been; as lac was
seen that ,lay in company that might have
had an influence upon him.
/ The Secretary, Mr.. Sample stated that,
not having been present mt the time OF ar
bilra,ion, he could not find any definite
fault in the matter, as the affair was settled
according to the rules of our bylaws, and
after thorough investigation of the mat
ter lie considered it GOT up rs political
dodge to do Mr. Brown an injury
Mr.. Kelley stated that he had heard a
report to the effect that Mr. Brown had
been paid or bought from the discharge OF
his duty in the Hampshire affair He said
he had made inquiry into the matter at the
Hampshire Mines and at different other
Mines among the men, and that the whole
report amounted to nothing and was rath-
er thin white wash.
Reports of Committees Committees
were heard and discharged.
Unfinished DISSATISFACTION 10 pay Tire
brass bands employed At our mass meeting
at Barton, and that tho mines pay accord
ing to membership, Hampshire exempt as
they employed Separate band, and that
the different bran hes attend to the matter
at once and have their funds ready by next
meeting, Ado,,ted,
New -55Hissth,92ess being next in order the
Chair made inquiry rs to the prescott diff
Guilty with the Hampshire men.
Mr. Weir stated that while the men were
out for proper weight some five or six men,
without the consent of the majority OF the
men, went to work, and that the union
men tor portion of them at leasU now re-
fuse to work with or by any such men,
and that they had asked Mr.. Sinclair to
discharge them.
After quite lengthy discussion upon
the matter, its legality, and constitutional
invt stigations, the body disapprovcd of the
proceedings of the Hampshire men in their
last strike as they did not proceed accord
ing to Article 3 of the Stil Section of the
Constitution, and this body ask that the
men at the Hampshire mines resume their
work Immediately and this body so jnstructs
A resolution that a committee be ap-
pointed whose duty it shall he to arbitrate
all questions of difficulty that may occur
for the ensuing month, the following com
mittee was appointed Mcssrs. Joseph
Logstlon, Edward NJ Davis, John Reese,
and Joseph Weir.
TIE meeting next proceeded to the m
ination of officers for the next term.
Mr. John Meaghcr made a motion that
this body entirely eXonerate Mr. Brown
from any of the gross charges brought
against him in the Hampshire difficulty and
that this board consider that he did every
thing that could be done, under the circum-
stances, the meeting giving unanimous
voice in its favor
Reception of communications--Th Sec
rotary read letter from Mr.. r. F. Trey
click, one of the most able lecturers in the
country on Labor Reform. A Committee
was appointed to receive the gentleman
! consisting of Messrs. Thomas Brown, Ed
ward NJ. Davis and Thomas Rooney; said
committee was instructed to procure prop
err places in which to hold lectures and to
see that handbills be struck designating
places of such lectures.
A committee was appointed to audit the
! financial accounts.
Report of the Financial Secretary was
read and received, after which the house
ordered that the roceedings be published
in the Cumberland Times, Frostburg OUR
NAL, Piedmont independent
The meeting then adjourned to meet the
first Saturday in November.
JOSEPH G. KELLEY, Pres't.
A. NJ. SAMPLE, Cor. Sec'y.
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