The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-18

| pany in Bibb county was very fair to the union. However. he said 1t would be in- vestigated. The recommendation of the grievance committee was concurred in. | grievance from the locals at Johns and Sumter to the effect that they were being charged more house rent than at other places was reported. The commit tee recommended that this grievance be referred to the district officers and 1t was concurred in.
 | The balance of the report of the com mittee on resolutions was called for.
 Adam Stewart, chairman of the com- mittee, presented the following: Resolution No. s.-"We the undersigned. wish to have a resolution passed In regard to the establishment of a sinking fund for this state which should be as follows: One per cent on each and every man 8 gross earnings"
 The non-concurrence in this resolution by the committee was concurred In by the convention.
 Resolution No. 4 paying fitting tribute to the late John Lamont and providing
 for a suitable monument to mark his | grave, was concurred in.
 motion that delegates who absent
 themselves from the sessions of the con-
 ventIon be reported to their locals was
 carried
 For One Convention.
 Chairman Adam Stewart of the resoIu- tions committee, presented the following | which was adopted by a large and earn 1 est majority:
 Resolution No. 5.-Whereas, we believe | !, [ fy 7..o
 ventions in one year. as it keeps the local and district treasuries continually drained and
 | Whereas, as a matter of economy to both District 20 and the locals comprising it, we recommend the abolition of the De- cember convention.
 Therefore, be 1t resolved, That each local be notified sixty days previous to the December convention for the purpose of instructing delegates for or against the abolition of the December convention. l Be 1t further resolved, That locals fur | ther instruct delegates as to the exten- sion of time of office from December 1903, until July 1, 1905. of the. officers-eect
 Resolution No ?, which has reference | to an appropriation of $50 for an invalid | chair to be used for miners who are sent to the St. Vincent hospital, was adopted | by a unanimous vote.
 Afternoon Session. l. The afternoon session began at 1 :30 and adjourned shortly before 4 The committee on resolutions presented | resolution from Locals 1841, 1579 and 1922 providing that each and every man seek ing employmen. in mines as a new begin ner shall work twelve months in and around the mines before he shall have a check number. and it was laid on the table by the convention. A resolution was defeated, 1t providing that the miners and mine workers lay
 idle from the fourth day of July until the end of the week regardless of what day in the week the fourth of July falls on.
 A report from the legislation committee was submitted by William Kirkpatrick, of l Pratt City. He told of meeting of his | committee, and the drawing up of a gen eral mining bill. There was a number of | changes in the new bill over the old one. | This bill provided that no girl or woman | could work in any mine, and no boy sin- der IA years of age. The bill was intro- | duced Into the legislature by Representa- 1 tive Thompson, of Bibb county. who did all in his power to have the bill enacted | into law. The measure went before the | committee on mines and manufacturing and was finally defeated. A second bill was prepared. MT. George Young, also of the legislation committee, followed Mir I Kirkpatrick for a while as to the work of the committee at Montgomery. It was | decided that in case the district board think it advisable to send a representa- | tive to Montgomery to go before the leg | islature that that power be extended to | the executive board.
 | The miners convention Is harmonious in every respect Never was any convention | in this district freer from friction. --.s-------
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