The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-07-10
MINERS HEARD
MANY REPORTS
BUSINESS OF SECOND DAY OF
THE CONVENTION.
Legislative Committee in an Ex-
haustive Report Told of the Efforts
Made at Harrisburg to Pass Min
ing Bills-President Nichols Said
the Conferences of Employees and
Operators Were Highly Unsatisfac-
tory-Growth Of the District Union
During the Last Year.

The two sessions held by the Mine
Workers OF District No. !, who are
meeting here in regular quarterly con-
vention, were marked yesterday by the
transaction of a large amount OF very
important business and characterized
by general air of the keenest interest
taken by the delegates.
The election of officers was held in
the morning and the tellers were
busted all day counting the vote, and
will render their report this morning.
The reports were heard of President
u. u. Nichols, Secretary-T
John Il. Dempsey and the legislative
and executive committees.
The balloting took up the greater
part Of the morning and In the after
noon the remainder of the business
was transacted. Henry Collins. OF
Carbondale, one of the members of
the district board, read the report of
the legislative committee, which was
signed by all its members.
Following Is the full text of the legis-
lative committees report, which was
adopted by the convention:
REPORT ON LEGISLATION.
To the District Convention United Mine Workers
Of America
Brothers: Following ia our report on work
accomplished at the legislature since our last
meeting:
On the ninth Of April last we reported bills
Nos. all, 2li, 2lj, 2l6 and 2l7 as having passed
the house and been committed to the committee
ON mines and mining in the senate hearing
vas to be had before that committee on the
tenth Of April, but the chairman wired us that
he had postponed the meeting until the Eth
His excuse was that some one in the family
was going to be married. ON the 18th VIC met
in Harrisburg and again informed that
there would he no meeting, as a niece Of his
was going to be married and that the meeting
was deferred another week. On the eth the
committee met and heard argument on house
bill No. PA and adjourned 10 meet on May l.
As this meeting arguments were continued on
the inspector bill and in order TO strengthen
their case the ir ,peCtors brought twelve miners
from our district 10 Harrisburg TO argue against
the measure, which they did The commit ee
of miners brought petition which they said
was signed by members of local union at
PrceburG, and which they said was an appeal
against tho passage Of the bill. The chairman
of the committee on mines, Senator Heidclbaugh,
refused to allow our committee to see the petit
tion or have it read This meeting was attended
by representatives Of the large operators, who
argued against our measure The representative
of the Delaware. Lackawanna and Western,
Lawyer Wilson. who is tho land agent Of the
| company, furnished the chairman with list OF
the names Of the miners, VINO answered to their
| names aud made arguments against the bill.
The mine inspectors were also present and OPP
posed the measure with might and main. We
asked to have the other bill brought up for con-
| sdcraton. because We believed that the com
mittce were tools ot the operators and we're using
| the inspectors bill as a means Of delaying the
consideration Of the weigh bills. IL appears
| that they were dCccving the mine inspectors and
were trying TO deceive our committee by making
II appear that they were more bitter against the
! inspectors bill than anything else, while the
| fact Of the case was that they trying to
make IL the paramount issue in order to take the
| fight off the weigh bills and center it on this
| bill. The committee refused TO consider the
| other bills and adjourned without taking action
on the inspectors bill, promising to consider the
| other bills on May 7.