The New York herald., 1862-01-03
Trouble Among the Workmen at Sthe
Brooklyn Navy YSrd.
THE RECENT ACT RELATIVE TO THE NAVY YARD-AN
NDIGs ALTON MEETING, ETC.


! Brooklyn Navy Y.Srd.
THE RECENT ACT RELATIVE TO THE NASr YARD-AN
NDIGN ALTON MEETING, ETC.
Tho recent order OF te Secretary Of the Navy repairing
that all tho men employed in tho various departments IN
the Brooy and other Ngsy Yards should be compelled
to work from snnrse until sunset each working day and
also make the rate Of waga' 70 be paid IN the
different departments the same as those PAID out
side of the yard seems 70 have crsad considerable dis
satisfaction at the yards where IL Is to 60 into enec
Under the former system the went TO work at half
Iast eight O'Clock in the moang and left of at hapast
four and consequently operation Of the new regulation
in relation to time will incrsasofe working day about
hour half The other poroN OF the order making
the rate Of wages paid in the different departments tne
same as that paid for the work outsds OF inc yard
makes still greater difference to most Of the men, as
ror instance ship carpenters receive 50 SO per day in
the yard, outside, $2 backsmiths in the yd get 81
while outside they only get 81 rs per da and m most OF
all the other departments there about tie same rate OF
difference between the compensation pad to men out
side the yard and those inside. 1t is true hss there are
men outside who much and perhaps more at tho
work those inside but this only oceurs in tic
Of fast class wcrkmen. The rule above applies TO
majority 81 all worIen outsfs the yard, sotset can
be easily caderstood how muc che workman wii be Of
fected by tie order.
The order have gone into effect yesterday morn
ing but carly hour pacards posted upor the
walls in the Eghborhood sf tho Navy Yard calling u3cn
the wcrlsmen not to their at r0Sca Eut
to attend meeting in the City Park ia the @Nnodiase
rcighborhood os Tho Navy Yard. Ascc4aDgy, abors
eight O'Clock noay three thousend of the assembled
in tho Park, and s meeting organizs by the cleo
tSou Of Mr.. Leck acCharnan
Mir. IEgX, ttising the chair, anro,aA ;ed that
the meeting had oeen called for the "a rpcse Of
k,hg into consideration what course wss proper
for the worsmcn il the Navy Yard ts I'd opt in
view 5f the or6rr compelling them @ex from
sunrise to sunset and scing- wages. Ws\ stated
that snilar movements had taken place at uDs Navy
Yards Philadelphia pos ston and Portsmouth, that
delegations from the woren in those yards wsu pro-
sent to confer with them what they 81 oud
adopt.
Yard and Mr. G.. b. PRTBiE. from the brsnoucn I'd,
then in turn addressed the meeting. Theywerc cic~ ed
by several ether worksien, in brief speeches. al "a
finally committee Of from each Of tho dinasN It
departments in the yard appoints I'd to cerGa
tho meantime that the mon should nes' g, %
work in the yard until the result Of tho Ineotiug
Of tho committee should bo mado known tbs oemm;t.se
then adjourned to porter house known as g The For
tunes of War; in York street. where they discussed th
question, while the crowd Of workmen remained in the
neghborhood Of tho Park, eagorly discussing in
all IT'S aspects.
1t was nearly three oclock when the men werenotiGo
that the committee reaayto report and the appear
Of of tho members III the Park signal Coz
rush OF the towards the spot.
The Secretary Of the COMMITTEES reported that astor
heightened sitting tho committee by veto Of nine to
four had the conclusion to offer tho following
protest for tho adoption Of the meeting
To CoaMopoRE RRooKLYN NAVY .YxRps---
SEAt meeting OF the mechanics and iaborers empsred
Brooklyn Navy Yard, under your charge, 10
solved that committee be appne to petition Congress
to rescind the eighth section ~ the bill recent'y.passs,o
pruinote the efficiency OF the Navy.
Resolved, That will continue work In heyar aud
that a the time protest against the rroy
sion said bin for increasing the number Of hours ccns
tutng days WORK.
fulmen of the duty imposed apon them REPRESENT
eeing parties whom they that,
although under ordinary circumstances emf hattie
of their dissatisfaction with the aconr of
Congress would be just Sc yet At this tr when he
whole energies of the being required
crush foul rebellion, II Ia bec,mng IN them
do all In their TO assist governments BY their
abor and that wh:ic they feel themselves argrIcved
action the Will anything
and labUers under VIII conuue
abors heretofore. aud at the time they
through their protest against scch concession bv
them being considered precedent for future action
The report was received with demonstrations of ap
plas, by many Of those present. but those opposed to
the report succeeded in preventing II from being put
to vote for long time, and finally, whom the
vote called for, it was impossible to de-
eide which sido had il. After this, the men
from the different departments met together for
consultation whether not they would abide by
the spisit OF the resolution There large number
of the men favor of ,sng concession at ali unless
the hours changed tbs old system ,And these beng
OF the more violent ciasg diculty is anticipated
this morning between them and those who are willing
to 90 to work.
There are about three thousand six hundred men en-
in the yard and Of these only about five hundred
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