The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-15
Many Requests That Firms be Placed on the Un-
 fair List
QUESTION AROSE OVER
 SEATING OF DELEGATES
ThIs Was Settled at the Afternoon Session When Committee on Gre dentiaIs Read Report-Recon-
 venes This Morning.

New Orleans November H.-Another day was devoted by the American Feder- ation of Labor to work preparatory for the actual duties of the convention. Re- ports of committees and the introduce tion of resolutions took up all of both lists" and to claims of jurisdiction. Out portion of the report of the committee on credentials occupied the greater part of the morning, and a general discus- sion of the report of the committee on rules took up what of the afternoon was not given over to the reception of the resolutions introduced by various dele gates. No action was taken on any of the resolutions They were simply received by the presiding officer and by him re- ferred to the various committees whose reports upon them will be submitted later to the convention for final action. Eighty-seven resolutions were sub nitted. Many of them related to minor points of organization, to requests that various firms be placed upon the unfair list" and to claim of Jurisdiction. Out side of these the following are the resolu- tions of chief interest:
 Resolutions Submitted.
 "That the United States government be asked to return to Porto Rico those people who were induced to leave that island for Hawaii under false promises of better industrial conditions"
 That any man who shall have reached the age of sixty years, who is a natural ized citizen and has lived twenty-one years in this country, and whose average annual income has been less than 5000 per annum, be given life pension of SIP month"
 That all applicants for charters in the American Federation of Labor shall give clear and sharp definition of trade lines in order to prevent conflicting claims of Jurisdiction"
 That the national headquarters be re- moved from Washington to Denver"
 That the charter of the United Brew cry Workers be revoked for conduct not in accord with union principles"
 For the enactment of mining laws for Indian Territory; particularly for the licensing of mine managers and hoisting engineers.
 That call be issued for a convention of team drivers to be held within six months for the purpose of consolidating all unions of the United States and Cam ada Into an international body to be called the Team Drivers International Association.
 That a protest be made against the ship subsidy bill as 1t is calculated to ex- tend over the sea the same monopoly held by the railroads on land.' And that the federation encourage the development of naturalized body of American sea- men,"
 That a protest be made against the forcible return of deserting seamen from private. vessels, no allusion being made to ships of var
 That an appeal be made to the Pres ident of the United States for the pardon of E. w. Clark now undergoing sen- tence after conviction for a crime com mitted on the high seas.'
 That the federation protests against the construction of either the Panama or Nicaragua canals; the country must either acquire more territory or encroach upon the liberties of the Latin-American states"
 That the federation protest against the harsh treatment given labor organizers in Porto Rico under the old Spanish laws of the islands,
 That efforts be made to defeat the anti-ticket scalping bill now before con gress, and all city ordinances enacted against ticket brokers"
 That the 5000 employees of the national bureau of printing and engraving be unionzed."
 For the formation of a national union of cloth spongers anc refinishers.'
 That the application of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners for the revocation of the charter of the Amalgamated Association of Carpenters be denied"
 That aid be extended to the letter car riers in their effort to secure higher wages
 For a declaration by the American Federation of Labor that a building de- tad |. Tz1 erected in every town of 15.OOO or more in- habitants."
 That all demands for increase In wages or change in conditions must first be made to the central labor bodies"
 For the recognition of the principles of interna tional socialism"
 ITO encourage the study of economic subjects in all organizations"
 ITO bring the marine cooks and stew ards under the jurisdiction of the Inter- national Seanen's Union.'
 For the employment of union musi- clans only at the St. Louis expositien." '"To bring unions working at all repairs on barrels, vats, etc., under the jurisdic- tion of the Coopers' Union."
 Morning Session.
 The earlier part of the morning ses- sion was occupied by the reports of the committees on credentials and rules That of the former was that two delegates, whose credentials had not been regular be seated The report was adopted. Dele gate Kemper, for the brewery workers, objected to the report, saying that there was protest against the seating of their delegation and asked what had been done. He was informed that the committee was not prepared to decide upon the eligibility of the brewery workers, but would do so at later time A similar request came from the sheet metal workers and like announcement was made.
 In the report of the executive commit