The age-herald., 1900-06-22
ALABAMA UNITED MINE WORKERS
 MAKE SOME POINTED DEMANDS
The Resolutions as Adopted Require an EgH-HOu Working Day
 and Semi-MOnhJ Pay Days'

the committee an opportunity of present. ing the operators side of the labor situa- tion to the convention. Several speeches were made in opposition to this motion and some in it's favor. An amendment fixing Monday morning at o'clock as the time at which the committee will be received was accepted and the motion as amended prevailed.
 Some of the delegates expressed dssatis- faction at the publication in the local news papers of their names in connection with the proceedings of the convention the statement being made that reporters were admitted to the hall with the understand ing that no individual names should be mentioned in connection with the reports of the proceedings. Following this state ment a motion was made to exclude visi- tors from the hall while the convention is in session. An amendment was offered re- questing reporters not to use the names of delegates in reporting the convention, and as amended the motion was adopted.
 The committee on resolutions here an- nounced that it was ready to make it's re- port. The resolutions recommended were considered seriatim and were adopted as follows:
 Eight-Hour Day Demanded
 l. Resolved, That we demand an eight hour work day. Adopted.
 ?. Resolved, That we be paid in lawful currency of the United States twice month. Adopted.
 A motion prevailed demanding that the pay days be not later than the 10th and 18th of each month.
 g. Resolved, That all contracts be- tween employers and employees in this competitive district shall expire on the same day. Adopted.
 4. Resolved, That contract labor be abolished in this competitive district. Adopted.
 6. Resolved, That all miners working in this district shall pay dues to the United Mine Workers of America, and that the dues shall be paid through the company office without cost. Adopted,
 Oppose Drawing the Color Line
 T. Resolved, That all members of the United Mine Workers who have work to be done shall employ union labor to do it. One of the colored delegates moved to table the resolution, saying that to adopt it would be discrimna- tion against a certain class of workmen in the district who are denied member ship in several of the labor organiza- tions. The resolution, 1t was stated, was in response to a communication from the Trades Council of Birmng- ham, who complained that some mem- bers of the United Mine Workers at Pratt City and Wylam were having houses built by non-union labor On motion action on the resolution was de- ferred until committee appointed for the purpose could call on the Trades Council relative to the color clause in it's constitution. The chair appointed on the committee to wait on the Trades Council Thomas English of Sayreton, T. H. Moore of Coal City, s. l.. Brooks of Pratt City. National President Mitchell and w. R. Fairley, member of the Ma tional Executive Board, volunteered to go with the committee.
 s. Resolved, That we reafirm our fealty to the monthly holiday. Adopted.
 9. Resolved That we endorse for the consideration of the scale committee some action in regard to water baing and rails. This resolution was discussed at some length and finally adopted. This completed the report of the commit tee on resolutions, and President Young announced that the scale committee was ready to make a partial report. A motion prevailed to go into executive session for the purpose of hearing the report, and at 4 o'clock the doors were closed to the pub lie.
 It is probable that the entire session to- day will be devoted to a consideration of the report of the scale committee.