The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-01-23
THE MINING CONVENTION.
ORGANIZATION OF THE EXECU
TIVE COMMITTEE.
A Conference to be Held With a Com
mittee From tho River and
Harbor Convention.
Special to the REcoRD-Uy1ox


SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 22-The Execu-
tive Committee appointed by the dele
gates to the State Mining Convention
met at the Palace Hotel to-day and
effected permanent organization, to be
known as the California Miners Associa-
ton. The permanent President and Sec
rotary of the State Convention were
made President and Secretary respect
lively OF the Executive Committee. 1t
was also agreed to make San Francisco
the headquarters or the new organiza-
| ton. A committee of five was appointed
to confer with a like committee from the
River and Harbor Convention of Sacra-
mento, to secure the cooperation of that
body with the movement The Chair
appointed Messrs. r. 6. Hart, Frank
| Mclaughlin, j. K. Luttrell, William Ire
Ian, Jr., and j. B. Hobson.
a committee of three to present me-
mortal to Congress was then appointed.
1t consists of Messrs. c. w. Cross, Rob
ert McMurray and ]. B. Hobson. For
alternates the Chair named Major Frank
| Mclaughlin, j. x. Luttrell and William
| lrelan, Jr.
The Chair also appointed a Finance
Committee, consisting of Louis Glass,
Edward Coleman, William Irelan, Jr.. S.
IN. InOTulOu anu Ne u. Brlttan.
The following resolutions were then
adopted:
Resolved, That each member of the Exec
utive Committee be constituted a Finance
Committee of One within his county to solicit
and collect funds and forward the same to the
Secretary in this city.
ReSoLUed, That the several Boards of Super
vlSorS of the several counties represented at
the state Miners convention be requested to
appropriate money 10 defray the expenses of
delegates to Washington, and that the Secre-
tary of the Executive Committee be instructed
to notify the Boards OF Supervisors of the sey-
eral counties represented.
In the afternoon the committee an
pointed to draw up constitution and by
laws submitted its report, which was
unanimously adopted. According to the
first named document the organization
shall be known as The California Min
ers' Association" and its objects shall be
the protection, development and foster
ing of the mining industry in this State.
Alter providing for a President, Vice
President, Secretary, Assistant Secretary,
Treasurer, and an Executive Board OF
eleven members selected at large, and one
from each county represented in the assoc
citation, who shall serve for one wear. it
orders that the annual meeting be held
in this city on the second Monday in Oc-
tober, in each year.
1t next describes what shall be the du-
ties of its officers, and provides that the
Secretary and Treasurer shall furnish
bonds in such sum as the Executive
Committee shall prescribe 1t directs the
e-Presidents of the association to at
once proceed to the formation of county
organizations in their respective counties.
which shall be recognized as branches of
the association. All persons friendly to
mining interests are eligible to become
members ofthe association. In the event
that there is no county organization, such
person may unite with the State associa-
ton by forwarding his name to the Sec
rotary thereof, and paying membership
fee Of 81, upon which he shall be fur
nished by the Secretary with a certificate
of membership; but this shall not consti-
tute him delegate to the meetings of the
association.
The county organizations may admit
non-residents as members. Such organ
iZations shall be entitled to one delegate
to the State convention for each ten MEM
bers, to be selected as such county or
ganizatian may determine. The bylaws
are the usual rules governing the APP
pointment of committees, filling of va
cancies, holding of meetings, order of
business, etc. In addition there is pro-
vision that the Executive Committee
may, from time to time, levy such assess
ments upon the county organizations as
the necessities of the association may re-
quire. Any county organization delin-
quent at the time of the annual meeting
on account of any assessments levied
ninety days preceding such date may be
deprived of representation.
This concluded the business of the Ex-
ecutive Committee, which adjourned to
the call of the chair. The committee of
five, consisting of Messrs. Cross, Lut-
trell, Hobson, Fulweiler and Searles, ap-
pointed to formulate amendments to the
United States statutes, were engaged dur
ing the afternoon in drafting a bill to
present to Congress. They expect to con-
clude their labors in a few days, when a
committee of three appointed for that
purpose will proceed to Washington
with the dozen n1pnf