The age-herald., 1901-08-18
CONCLUDING SESSION.

President Lynch called the convention to order at 9 o'clock a.. m.
 The chair announced that the organizers chosen Friday would probably not be passed on by the executive council be- fore next month. In the meanwhile the old organizers would serve.
 A proposition providing that evidence of 'rats'' be excluded in the trial of union men was reported favorably and adopted ,f.
 A proposition to amend section g of the constitution so that the plurality rule in the election of officers would apply alike to the president and the secretary treas urer was reported favorably and adopted after an animated discussion. A motion to reconsider was voted down.
 The proposition to grant a pension of s5 a week to inmates of the Childs- Drexel Home who return home after five years met with an unfavorable report. and the report was concurred in.
 In spite of an adverse report the propo- sition that machine tenders assistants be members of the I. T. U. was adopted The proposition to levy special assess ments for label agitation was adopted. The chain read a telegram from Levi Greenbaum, national secretary of the socialist labor party assuring the con- vention of cooperation in the labor field
 Hearty Thanks.
 The routine business of the convention being finished, the committee on thanks submitted its report. which was as fol- lows:
 That our hearty thanks are due to President T. T. Mock and the entertain ment committee of Birmingham Typo graphical Union No. 1O4 for their efforts in making the stay of the delegates and xyia a ralA fA -ya and c. J. Deaton, chairman and secretary respectively, the convention is under es- pecial obligations.
 ITO Richard E. Johnston and Mayor W. M. Drennen, who have taken great pains to show us the industrial and social side of this great manufacturing dis trict;
 ITO the ladies' auxiliary, which has not only provided entertainment tos the visiting ladies, but has aaso remem- bered the sterner sex; in this connection we desire especially to commend the ser vices of Mrs. W. R. Venable, Mrs. W. S. Lopez and Mrs. Walter Gardner;
 ITO the press for able and complete reports of our deliberations and for making announcements of the social feat ures of the session; the reports found in the Age-Herald, The News and the Ledg- CT have been models of journalistic enter prise:
 ITO Messrs. Eli P. Smith and Rufus N Rhodes of the Birmingham News; MT. Charles Frye of the Ensley Herald, and MT L. P. IItll of the Ensley Enterprise; ITO MT. Culpepper Exum of the Com mercial Club. Superintendent Lynn of the Birmingham Water Works Company. the Mayor of Ensley. Judge Dan, Greene. AL derman Henry Gray, w. M. Lindsay, Rev. I. D. Steele, the Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company for special train around the rural belt, the Commercial Club and Board of Trade, to the mer- chants and citizens of Birmingham and Ensiey, whose uniform courtesy and kindness has contributed In no small de- gree to the success of this session.
 we feel that the report would not be complete without referring to Birming- ham Typographical Union, No. 104, which, in the face of adverse circumstances, has co-operated with our officers and com mittees to make the forty-seventh session of the International Union a notable one in its history.
 We are also not unmindful of the fact that the facility with which business has been transacted and the absence of dis cord is due In a large measure to the ex- ecutive ability and r-mindedness of our International officers. and we hereby ex- tend to them vote of thanks and of con- fidence.
 ''Al of which Is respectfully submitted.
 THOMAS H. WHEATON,
 SAMUEL W. KLUNK,
 "J. J. CAIN, JR.,
 "C. M HULZELMAN,
 IS. TOwNSHEND,
 "Committee'' The report was received with great ap- piause and was adopted by rising vote.
 Like Christmas.
 Then followed gift-making. which re- minded one of Christmas. Mrs. Craig head of Omaha led or She was escorted to the platform and in behalf of the vis-