The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-01-25
MINERS AND M'KINLEY.
CONCLUDED FRoM FIRST PAGE.

'CCANSlAODI4D Nun lINOl
TINS appropriation am not in sym
pathy with any assassin" Here the
delegate was stopped by Lewis. who said
ne would not allow the speaker TO get away
their wives and children continued Ryan
who are going hungry. | believe the
money In our treasury ought to be spent to
feed them / believe il ought to be spent
for the purpose for which we pay it into
the treasury. If the miners wish TO assist in
this monument fund, let them go down into
their pockets and make the donation and
not take the money from our national
treasury. In conclusion, let me say to
President Dolan that he has done the 2S5
men great Injustice. He was again
checked by the chair and sat down.
Dolan tried TO reply, but was forced to
cOnfne himself TO the question. He again
urged the miners To not place themselves
on record as being opposed 10 the apprO-
priation and talked IN behalf of his amend
ment 10 increase the appropriation to 81 900.
The amendment was lost, but the motion of
President Mitchell. that $500 be appro-
prlated, carried, amid cheers and yels.
after division called and count was
taken. One delegate asked the chair of the
motion carried and Lewis replied, Yes;
and by a large ma iOrity' This was greet
ed with renewed applause
AS TO FEDERAL JUDGES
The early part of the afternoon session
was taken up in hearing the report of the
resolutions committee a resolution ask
ing for the abolition of the federal Judge
ship was voted down. John p Reese.
OF Iowa, who has had as much experience
with federal judges as any man in the
convention, said that the miners were not
against the office. but the power vested i'm
the judges and the purposes for which il
is used.
a resolution asking for assistance in OBJ
tanning joint conference between the
miners and operators of West Virginia was
cOncurred in.
A resolution levying an assessment on all
members TO terminate as quickly pos
sible the strike in Hopkins county, Ken
lucky, was referred TO the executive board.
There were many other resolutions of
technical nature pertaining 10 mining and
adjustments OF conditions in various dis
tricts, which were debated and settled.
The committee on officers reports fol-
lowed the resolutions committee. The
port began by paying a high tribute to
President Mitchell and giving him the
credit for the rapid increase in membership
of the organization in the last year. 1t
said that the affairs of the miners had
been We'll directed by him, and expressed
the deepest confidence in his ability and
integrity. The other officers of the mine
workers We're also complimented.
There was a long discussion over the
recommendation OF President Mitchell, con-
CURED in by the committee. that the min
ers OF the anthracite district be provided
with buttons instead of cards, TO Identify
them with their organizations. and over
other conditions in that field. The anthra-
cite district was against the recommended
Tons. as desire was expressed 10 let
the anthracite miners settle those matters
I'm their district conventions. The matter
was laid over till Monday.
The recOmne ndat ton that measure
should be adopted favOring the re-enact-
ment of the Chinese exclusion act was
disposed of by being referred TO commit
tee with instructions 10 prepare a special
resolution on the subject. There were
other matters of minor importance when
the recommendation OF President Mitchell
that an appropriation be made for the Nc
Kfnlev memorial fund and that took up the
remainder OF the afternoon