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pointing one person.
The board Of conciliaion thus consu-
tuted, shall take up and consider any ques-
ton referred to 1t as aforesaid, hearing
both parties to the controversy. and such
evidence as may be laid before 1t by either
party; and any award made by majority
of such board Of conciliation shall be final
and binding on all parties. If, however,
the said board is unable to decide any
question submitted, or point related thereto,
that question or point shall be referred to
an umpire to be appointed, at the request
of said board, by one Of the circuit Judges
of the third judicial circuit Of the United
States. whose decision shall be final and
binding in the premises
The membership of said board shall at
all times be kept complete either the oper-
ators' or miners organizations having the
right, at any time when controversy is
not pending, to change their representation
thereon.
At all hearings before said board the
parties may be represented by such person
or persons as they may respectively Sc
lect
No suspension or work shall take place
by lockout or strike pending the ad1ud1ca-
ton of any matter so taken up for adjust
ment.
Check Weighmen.
v. Whenever requested by a majority OF
the contract miners of any colliery, cheek
weighmen or check docking bosses, or both
shall be employed. The wages OF said
check weighmen and check docking bosses
shall be fixed, collected and paid by the
miners in such manner as the said miners
shall by a majority vote elect; and when re-
quested by a majority of said miners the
operators shall pay the wages fixed for
check weighmen and check docking bosses
out of deductions made proportionate!y
from the earnings of the said miners, on
such basis as the majority Of said miners
shall determine.
vi. Mine cars shall be distributed among
miners who are at work as uniformly and
as equitably as possible, and there shall
be no concerted effort on the part of the
miners or mine workers Of any colliery or
collieries to limit the output of the mines
or to detract from the quality of the work
performed, unless such limitation of output
be in conformity to an agreement between
an operator or operators and an organiza-
ton representing majority of said miners
in his or their employ.
VII. In all cases where miners are paid
tract miners is based upon the cars In use,
the topping required and the rates paid per
car which were in force on April l, 1902
ANY increase in the size of car or in the
topping required shall be accompanied by
a proportionate increase in The rate paid
per car.
Sliding Scale of Wages.
VIII. The following sliu,ng scale OF wages
shall become effective April l., 1893, and
shall affect all miners and mine workers In
cluded in the awards of the commission:
The wages fixed In the awards shall be
the basis of and the minimum under the
sliding scale.
For each increase of s cents In the aver
age price of white ash coal Of sizes above
pea COAL sold at or near New York, be-
tween Perth Amboy and Edgewater, and
reported to the bureau of anthracite coal
statistics, above $3.50 per ton T. o b., the
employees shall have an increase Of per
cent In their compensation, which shall
continue until a change in the average price
of said coal works reduction or an in
crease in said additional compensation here
under; but the rata of compensation shall
in no case be less than that fixed in the
award-that is, when the price of said coal
reaches $455 per ton the compensation will
be increased 1 per cent, to continue until
the price falls below "a IS per ton, when the
1 per cent increase will cease, until the
price reaches $46O per ton, when an addi-
tional / per cent will be added, and SO on.
These average prices shall be computed
monthly, by an accountant or commits
sioner, named by one of the circuit judges
Of the third judicial circuit of the United
States and paid by the coal operators, such
compensation as the appointing judge may
fix, which compensation shall be distributed
among the operators in proportion to the
tonnage of each mine.
In order that the basis may be laid for
the successful working Of the sliding scale
provided herein, 1t is also adjudged and
awarded: That all coal-operating companies
file at once with the United States commits
soner of labor a certified statement Of the
rates Of compensation paid in each occupa-
ton known in their companies, as they ex-
listed April 1, 1902.
No Discrimination.
TX No person shall be refused employ
ment or in any way Disseminated against,
on account Of membership or non-member-
ship in any labor organization, and there
shall be no discrimination against. or inter
ference with, any employe who is not a
member of any labor organization by men,
bers Of such organization
X All contract miners shall be required
to furnish within a reasonable time before
each pay day a statement Of the amount
of money due from them to their laborers
and such sums shall be deducted from the
amount due the contract miner. and paid
directly to each laborer by the company.
All employees when paid shall be furnished
with an itemized statement of account.
XI. The awards herein made shall con-
tinue In force until March 81, 1906, and any
employe, or group Of employees. violating
any of the provisions thereof shall be SUBJ
| ject to reasonable discipline by the en-
ployer; and, further, that the violation Of
any provision of these awards. either by
employer or employees. shall not invalidate
any Of the provisions thereof.
Recommendations.
The commission also makes a number of
recommendations, which may be summa-
rized as follows:
The discontinuance of the system of en-
| ployipp .the coal and iron polica hecauSa