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56 THE COAL TRADE BULLETIN.
stated the motion to adopt the report of the committee
seemed to be carried. A roll call was
asked for by a number of delegates.
The chairman asked that all delegates who desired
a roll call stand and be counted. A count
was made by the usual tellers and the announcement
made that 250 delegates had asked for the
roll call.
President White—Under the rules of the house
it takes 300 to demand a roll call.
Delegate Bittner. secretary of the committee—
The committee recommends that Section 32 of
Article IX be amended by striking out the words
"cause their report to be printed in the official
Journal" on lines 3 and 4, and insert "make a
report of receipts and disbursements and the
secretary-treasurer shall have their reports printed
and a copy be sent to each local union." Adopted.
Delegate Bittner—The committee will report on
each part of Section 1, Article X. The committee
recommends that this section be changed to
read as follows: "The salary of the president shall
be $4,000 per annum."
Delegate Howat, president District No. 14, in
the chair.
Lengthy debate was had on the question, and a
resolution to decrease the salary was brought forward
in the discussion.
Delegate Helm, District 5, opposed the request
made in resolution that the salary of the president
be decreased.
A viva voce vote was taken on the motion to
adopt the report of the committee to
INCREASE THE SALARY
of the president to $4,000 per annum. The
chairman stated he was in doubt and asked for a
rising vote. A rising vote was had on both the
affirmative and the negative. The chair stated
he was still in doubt and asked for a count.
A rising vote was taken, the usual tellers counted
the vote, and the announcement was made that
534 votes had been cast in the affirmative and 513
in the negative.
Chairman Howat—By your vote you have raised
the salary of the president to $4,000.
A number of delegates asked for a roll call.
Chairman Howat asked that every one be seated,
that order be maintained, and if 300 or more delegates
asked for a roll call it would be granted,
as provided in the rules of the convention.
A rising vote was taken on the question of the
roll call, and the chairman stated he was satisfied
that more than 300 delegates were in favor of
calling the roll.
Chairman Howat suggested that the roll be
called during the afternoon session, as it was nearing
the hour for adjournment.
The afternoon session was opened with Chairman
Howat presiding.
Delegate Houston District 11—Mr. Chairman
and Delegates: Recognizing the fact that there is
nothing before the house except the roll call, but
realizing the tremendous expense that is attached
thereto, I move you that this entire section of
our constitution be resubmitted to the Committee
on Constitution, wih the hope that they may bring
in a more favorable report. (Seconded).
Delegate Wallis, District 14, spoke in favor of
the motion if it could be amended to include referring
back to the committee the section dealing
with the appointment of traveling auditors.
Chairman Farrington, of the committee, spoke
in favor of the motion offered by Delegate Houston.
After a brief discussion and much disorder the
motion offered by Delegate Houston was laid upon
the table.
The International auditors proceeded with the
roll call. The roll call not being completed at
5 o'clock, an adjournment was taken to 9, Jan, 29.
The roll call was not completed until 11 a. m..
Jan. 29, and it was late in the afternoon when
the tellers announced the
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
increasing the president's salary had been adopted
by a vote of 1,756 ayes to 1,694 noes.
Vice President Hayes announced the adoption
of the Ohio mine-run bill by the senate of that
state and in response to a request for a statement
Secretary Green said:
"I have nothing further to add to what Vice-
President Hayes has already said, except to say
that my absence from this convention for the last
two or three days has been for the purpose ot
fighting for the miners of Ohio on the floor of the
Ohio legislature for a mine-run bill. I am glad
to say that yesterday afternoon, after a most
heated debate and a hard fight by those who were
opposed to this measure, the bill was adopted by a
vote of 22 to 6. The bill has been messaged to
the other branch of the general assembly today,
and I am confident, and will stake my reputation
as a prophet whose prophecies always come true,
that this bill will pass the lower branch just as
decisively as it passed the upper branch: and
when it is passed the governor of Ohio will sign
the bill. And so with the passage of this measure
one great principle that the hoary-headed United
Mine Workers of Ohio have been battling for for
25 years will become a realization."
In the meantime resolutions changing the time
of holding the elections of officers were under consideration
and one providing for the elections in
the second week of December, instead of the second
Tuesday in December, brought out considerable
debate, and resulted in a verbal clash between
President Bitner and Delegate Robinson of
District 5. But the effort to effect a change was
lost.