Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-02-21

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cry; Casper Stolz, VIM. Ford, w. B.
Biddingef, G. Street, Mystic; No. 201,
VIM. Sharp, ST., j. Sharp, j., Brazil;
No. 958, Jas. McCulley Unionville;
No. 1903, j. F. Dooley, Diamond; No.
1O47, Thos. Martin, A. Denis, Des
Moines: No. 439 Harry Smith, Nor
gan Valley; No. 1119, Clyde Atkinson,
Diamond; No. S12, II. Farnsworth,
Eline, No 1884, j. l.. Anderson, East
Des Moines; No. 916, S. Chase, J.
Fisher, F. Cammener, Hiteman; No.
7Os, ]. White, j. b. Douglas, Forbush;
No. 1880, J. Linge. Frakerville; No.
S31, Major Barker, l.. Edwards, l..
Evans, Richard Hall. Evans; No. 1851,
j. S. Shields, Frederic; No. 1866, Jas.
Carey, Otley.
The committee on rules submitted
the following which were adopted:
I'VE your committee on rules and
order of business respectfully submit
the following for your consideration:
1.-The convention shall convene at
8 o'clock a. m. and 1870 o'clock p. M,
and adjourn at IL noon and p. m.
2.--No member of the convention
shall speak more than once nor long
er than five minutes on any question,
without the consent of the convention.
3.-The roll of delegates shall not
be called on any question except on
the demand of ten or more delegates.
4.-Should any delegate appear Oh
the floor of the convention in such a
condition as to interfere with the pro-
ceedings, he shall be reprimanded by
the chair, and if he persists he shah
be elected from the hall and reported
by the secretary to his lodge.
5.-Cushing's Manual shall be the
authority by which this convention
shall be governed, except cases in
which amendments are offered. Of
fering amendments shall not deprive
delegate or delegates Of the right
of debating the original motion before
the convention, nor shall the tabling
of an amendment carry with it the
original motion before the convention.
The officers shall be elected by open
roll call. no candidate to be declared
elected unless he had received ma
jority OF all votes cast. The lowest
candidate on each ballot, after the
first, shall drop out of the race.
The committee recommends that
each committee, except the scale COM
mittee, shall be appointed by the
chair and shall consist of five dele
gates.
Order Of Business.
l. Report of committees on creden-
tials.
2. Appointment of committees.
3. Report of officers.
4. Report of auditing committee.
s.. Report of committee on resolu-
tions.
6. Report of committee on consti-
tuition
Z. Report of officers report
s. Report of committee on appeals.
9. Report of scale committee.
10. Election and installation of
officers.
Committees.
The following committees were ap-
pointed: 81 ID
Committee on resolutions-Dave
Sexton, Numa; Thos.t Martin, Des
Moines; s. O. Cowner; Frazer; Joe
Davis, Avery.
Committee on officers report-Jo John
Hargis, Mendoza, Mo-; Lawrence Love
| Hooking; G. r. Roberts, Boonsboro;
F. o. Terrell, Colfax; James Nevin
Keb.
| Committee on constitution-Simo
erase, Centerville; Sam Chase, Hite.
man; Robert Cowen, Youngstown;
Vim. Greshell, Lehigh; Evan Thomas
Muchakinock.
/ ~, NJ svrgr
Jas. White. Forbush; Lewis Ed
wards. Evans; P. j. Burke, Kalo; w
Cook, Pekay.
Appoint Assistant.
j. J. Barrow was appointed assist
ant secretary.
Scale Committee.
A motion was made and carried tina
the scale committee be appointed t.
1 consist of two from each sub-district
! Carried, the caucus to be held ant
members of the scale committee to b.
1 reported at tomorrow mornings con
vention.
Report Of Officers.
President Reese called Vice-Presi
dent Edwin Perry, of Beacon to tn
chair and proceeded to read his annu
al report, which follows:
Report of the President.
/ To the officers, members and dele
gates in annual convention now as
Isembled, representing the members o
the United Mine Workers of America
lin and for District Thirteen; greeting
AS your president, cheerfully ant
with pleasure accept this opportuni
Ity to address you upon the past, pres
lent and future condition of our Graf
lin this district from the standpoint o
a business organization; of which
feel that the miners and mine EN-
4 ployes Of this district are more full,
lalive to the advantages to be derive
ltherefrom. than at any time durin
the history of mines and mining in tn
state of Iowa; chiefly because nothin
succeeds like success and of that
believe we have had our fair share.
The past year has been for the Min
Workers of this district very profit
able one in many ways, not for tn
fact alone of increased price of mil
ing nor that of increased employment
but principally because of the fac
that the Mine Workers and operator
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