The age-herald., 1900-11-18

ernor of Alabama urging him to use his best endeavors to abolish convict labor in the State, and that the District Assembly of Alabama is instructed to notify its sub ordinate locals to agitate and work for the abolition of same"
 The Standing Army.
 A resolution protesting against any in- crease in the standing army Of the United States was adopted
 The question of postoffice clerks in some of the large cities having to work fourteen to sixteen hours day was discussed at length
 The assembly adopted a resolution de- manding of Congress the passage of an act making it a felony for any contractor 10 employ men on government Work at less than the rate of pay prevailing In the location where the work is done, and that eight hours constitute a days work IL was stated that conditions similar to those which called forth this resolution prevail In Canada.
 Several hours of yesterdays session were devoted to discussing law and the result was the adoption of practically new con- stitution for the order.
 A resolution was adopted endorsing the position of D. A. 2191. the electricians of New York, commonly known as No. F, composed of 140O members, and pledging the support of the general officers of the Knights of Labor in all matters pertaining to their interests.
 The convention passed a resolution in- structing the proper officers to petition the Governor and the General Assembly Of Ala bamA, now in session, to establish bureau of labor statistics of the State, with view to the gathering and the publishing of facts relating to the condition of employment In the State the number of women and children employed, and all other facts or like character, useful as basis for enact- ing legislation to remedy industrial evils, 1.rtan ooh ll nT tween employees and employers.
 Antitrust Resolution.
 resolution was adopted "denouneing the bill pending in Congress making 1t a felony and punishable by fine and imprisonment for any one to sell a railroad ticket unless the person selling it has the written au- thority from a corporation controlling the railroads" The General Assembly of the Knights of Labor, in adopting this resolu- tion, held that the passage of that act by Congress would convert an innocent act in- to a crime, take from the citizen his lib- erty and rights of property guaranteed un- der the constitution, and vest corporations with a sovereign and oppressive power, strip the State of Jurisdiction, and confer 1t in the federal courts. The Knights of Labor further denounced the act as a strictly corporation measure, designed to throttle competition, make easy the main- tenance of pools and illegal traffic associa- IlOnS ana c0mDlnaIlOnS, ana 10 IOTce lHOSc who pay railroad fare to submit to prices fixed by these trusts" Subordinate bodies all over the country were urged to request their representatives in Congress to do all in their power to defeat the bill
 The assembly adopted resolution pro- testing against the method in vogue in several states wherein Normal school grad uates are permitted to teach in the public schools without standing examination, whereas graduates of public schools are required to stand examination. | Some of the delegates left last night for their homes and others will go on the early morning trains. Quite number, however, will remain over until tomorrow night to attend the reception to be given them by the Board of Trade at that time. Those | that remain over will go to Ensley this af- | ternoon and take a look at the steel mill | and other industries at that place. The gavel used by the general master | workman whle presiding over the sessions | of the General Assembly presented tc l the General Assembly in 1885 by Represen- tatiye Mullen, of D. A. 4 ot Richmond Va. The ball of the gavel is made from a piece of one of the pillars of the Libby prison, the handle from piece of the sounding board of St. Johns Church In Richmond and the tip from piece of grape vine taken from near Yorktown.