Omaha daily bee., 1906-03-23
Would Mean Restoration Of Cut Of 5.55 Per
Cent Made Two Years Ago.
NINE OWNERS WOULD RENEW OLD SCALE
This is Not Satisfactory to the Employees
Committee.
ADJOURNMENT IS TAKEN UNTIL TODAY
TWO other Proposals Made and Re-
jeoted and Opposing sides Are No
Nearer Together Than at
Last Confev e.


INDIANAPOLIS, Marci Z y ter being
in session the greater part 4. r. day the
Joint scale committee of the = onfer-
ences OF the coal operators n, sited
Mine Workers OF America of { 2, = -aI
competitive and southwestern dist u,
journed late this afternoon until toL
morning, divided on every proposition
had been made during the gay by cit
side. They were no nearer agreement than
they were February ,, when the former
joint conference disagreed and adjourned
sine die. Every indication pointed toward
disagreement tomorrow and the convening
VI the joint conferences OF the two dis
tricts TO receive reports TO that effect
The joint scale committee of the central
competitive district, composed of Illinois
Indiana and Ohio and western Pennsyl
vania, adjourned at O'Clock this after
noon after being in session since 8 o'clock
this morning. During the afternoon four
propositions were made in the meeting and
all were defeated President Mitchell Of
the Mine Workers, as the after
noon executive session had begun, moved
that the wage scale of 1903 be edopted
for one year. In making this motion the
mine workers receded from their former
demands of a run OF mine basis, differ
entiRl Of per cent, an eight-hour day, an
increase OF 1874 per cent in wages and
prohibition of employment % boys at the
mines under 16 years of age. After brief
argument this proposition was defeated,
the operators and miners voting by states.
All the operators voted against the motion
and the miners unanimously for It.
proposal from Operators.
II. n. Taylor OF the Illinois operators
then moved that the wage scale OF 1908
be accepted for two years. providing the
miners agree 10 pay the expense caused
by the shot firers law I'm Illinois. This, It
has been figured by the operators, amounts
TO cents per ton OF mined coal and on an
average Of 100000 tons OF Illinois coal
mined annually by the use OF shot frers
would amount to ssoO,Ooo per year. This
motion was defeated by the unanimous
vote .of. both oaepiters -q7d nIiners..s
President H.-t.i ,Perrv of the Illinois min
ers moved that the 1908 scale. which is an
advance Of SIS per cent over the present
scale in the central district and relatively in
the southwest district. he accepted for one
year. the operation of the shot frers Law
in Illinois to remain as at present. This
was defeated. the miners voting for it and
the operators against H.
sylvania operators moved the adoption OF
the 1905 scale for two years. with same con
dtions. This was defeated by the oper'
ators OF Illinois Indiana and Ohio, whc
voted against the proposition. At this poin
adjournment was taken until tomorrow
morning.
subcommittee Proposition Rejected
Earlier I'm tho day the miners representa-
tives moved that the Illinois shot irers Law
be regarded as district matter to be set
tied by the district. but this was defeated
by the operators. The miners made an eff
fort to have the differences referred to
sub-scale committee of four miners anC
four operators, but the operators would no
agree to this
The Joint scale committee OF the south
western district defeated the proposition o
the miners for the appointment Of sub
committee. and also refused to exclude tn
stenographer from the room on motion o
the miners in order that proposition fron
the miners representatives he consldere
without record being made. This commit
tee then took an adjournment until tomor
row morning.
All the sessions OF the committee wer
executive