The age-herald., 1901-06-10
REGULAR MEETING
 OF TRADES COUNCIL
Brief Session of the Labor Dr.
 ganization Yesterday
ELECTION OCCURS IN JULY
Memorial Was Read and Ordered Sent to tho constitutionai Convention Asking -..ange of Present Rail-
 road Commission Law.

A brief but interesting meeting was held by the Birmingham Trades Council yesterday afternoon at Bricklayers' Hall President F. J. Williams, who has been An attendance at the national conven- tion of the Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tinworkers at Milwaukee, arrived at 10 a. m. and presided at the meeting.
 As the regular election of officers will be, by a suspension of the rules. taken up at the first meeting In July. the elee- ton of a new president for the unex- pired term occasioned by the resignation or J. P. Ogletree. was passed.
 Credentials.
 Credentials were received as follows;
 A. H. Daniels and Sam A, Craig, from Butchers Union No. 5. Pratt City. J. H. F. Moseley. Charles H. Frye, J. A. Lane and W. r. Mccartney from Ty- biographical Union No. 104.
 w. T. Brewer. J. H. Gobin and J. F. staiey. from Theatrical Stage Employees.
 E. J. McAlister. from Bricklayers' No. l.
  Powell J. N Harper and k. l.. Bower, from Electrical Workers No. 1Ss.
 The following resolution was adopted
 Whereas. It appears to be the policy of the tax collector to gafnishee wage earners indiscriminately for delinquent poll tax in many instances garnishments appearing against boys under IS years or age the name upon companies books being the only evidence of such indebted ness: and
 Whereas, Such a policy Is unfair to the laborng people. Therefore, be 1t
 Resolved. That we. the Birmingham Trades Council stamp with disapproval such practice and request that the coun- ty tax collector see to 1t that 1t does not occur in the future.
 The following memorial was also adopted:
 Memorial. ITO the Honorable Constitutional Con- yention, Montgomery. Ala.
 Dear Sirs:-We respectfully represent that whereas the Railroad Commission appointed by the Governor and paid by the railroads has proven an entire failure and
 Whereas, The shipper and consumer should have some representation in the naming of rates and making of rules by what is otherwise alien and arbitrary power. That
 Whereas, The express, telephone, tele- graph and railroad franchises are given by the State. the power of these fran chises to tax should be limited by the State. We therefore request that your honorable body will give the State a com mission, elected and paid by the people, and place all franchises. which have power to tax, within their review"
 A committee composed of Messrs. Nose ley Moore, Lnehan D. w Williams and Mitchell was appointed to arrange a pro gramme for the public installation of of- flcers on the fourth Sunday n Ju,v and a motion prevailed that the officers be nominated and e's ted on the second Sun day in July.
 The council extended a vote of thanks to Delegates Burns of Dallas and Randle of Chiffon for their efforts in the interest of child labor In the Constitutional Con vention and the secretary was instructed to write President Samuel Gompers of the American Federation of Labor asking assistance In pushing the movement, bu. at the same time advising him that this assistance to be beneficial should not be drawn from outside the Stale. [ The next meeting of the council will be devoted to the disussion of labor tom pie matters and no other business will be taken up.