The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-05-21

MASTER MULBERRY UNIoN.-A special meet
last night AZ Trades Union Hail, for the pur.
pose Of dIscussing the Subject Of ALLOWING
eight hon!s on Saturdays a. q legal days work,
'n NJ 1or S'isf PGS a9D%.: pr..d.n called IN.
meeting to order, and Mr.. A. Davis, secretary,
r sssch me ., minutes q tho previous msesin
The following gentlemen were prouo.ed and
elected members of the Union, i. Il. clayton.
b. D, Drane, Parker q. SpaldinE, p. Hickey,
and the secretary requested 70 notify them Of
Nj. Geo. Kirk said he had rspors.o make
from the master plssterefs on the book Of
prices, but as other trades were not ready TO
report ne g. would Withheld n q the ut might
ready. He moved the committees who had
charge Of the book of prlces, who were not
ready ready to report, be discharged, and new CON.
book Of priees As very Important, and < person
who could not spare half day to attend to
such matter ought not be ON tho committee.
postponed until the next meeting.
The resolution relating to eight hours on
Saturdays was taken up.
,n Mr. s. XII m .SIsa MT. s s Laid S Sy unit.
larger attendance Of members.
MT. Andrew Jackson asked TO submit the
following a. ~ z ,ub,tit9te to the RESOLUTION.
= days work on Saturday. for persons under
from the 18th OF March until the 10th OF No.
M. F.sue said hi. object In offering tho
original resolution WAS that he knew several
Srsnche: allowed eight hou,., and he thought
MMriSht the e.IPsntsr. should have the sane.
Of Mr., jackson as an amendment.
Mr.. Harkncss asked whether the petition Of
ne carpenter. was request, or whether
the resolution paused II would be binding, and
a. Tar as HIS business was concerned, he was
willing to lot his men stop att O'Clock. II he
WAS carpenter he would not IKE to remain
aid not IKE men TO remain from work until
Saturday to make 9 full day. He was In favor
OF man receiving his money In the daytime,
80 ne could make his purchases before night.
and he was In favor Of a system By which The
neyman could spend his money on Saturday II
70 court me iAvor o. any lourneyman, but he
believed II was right that they should have
eight hours on Saturday.
Auer some other discussion, MT. Kirk with
Grew MS motion, and the previous question
WAS called on MT. Jaekson's amendment, and
was adopted.
On motion OF Mr.. darkness, the vote was
reconsidered.
MT. w. Z; brown then offered the following;
Resoiyed, That the Master Builders Union
over until the next meeting.
MT. fague was opposed to tho laying over
until the next meetlng, as the meeting was AZ
fu,i as y eyer would be.
,h MI r.. MI ~ 5rowh aGvoestea ahe pa,ge o.
ers were giving eight hour As well ii I. II.
brieklayers, and the carpenters should have
The yeas and nays were demanded on the
motion to postpone, and the motion to post
pone did not prevail.
and Mr.. Jackson moved his subsfitute bs
adopted.
Mr.. Kirk said the reason he desired a post
Ponsment, was because he thought the peti
here. Master carpenters remained away from
the meetings, and he did not think he had
right to vote on a branch Of tho business IL
Messrs. Fague and A. Jackson said the Mas
ter Builders Union was the proper place e
Mr.; Hsrkness desired some rule established
by which the hour Of commencing work In tn,
morning should be the same all the year round
say7 O'Clock 10 the morning..
Mr. w. E Brown was In favor Of adopting
| were quorum, and could transact any bust
ness, and u the oarpenters were TO got sight
hours, let them have y At once.
NJ. Jsofson WA wa. adopted sH' inc '''''a'''i
Adjourned.
MEETING o. scaooL TEAcuxns.-An ad
school: was held yesterday afternoon, at thu
Second district female grammar school, OF
Firth street, opposite +, which was preside.
oyer by Mr.. s; John Thomson, with Mr.. J. W
Hunt a. secretary; -, =,
Owing to the threatening aspect Of tn
weather, the meeting was not full.
MI J. W: Hunt informed the meeting Of tn
h,snha, ana SAN NC Dest ieeLng was manifesto.
she S Suhe H. ~. I M .Sschels. ana ~
m..tios ~ ~ nn,n, wou'l oe uone ns nen
;n",nms y, , mi, G1u uea NJ s1sxsea m ~
han he an.a ,".o',tany neInoon anen u
th.nLin ~ .mh.r. XIV. ro,,a, 70 ~
Lindn.. tnaS AZ ,aoah sns e"uu'n 'of 'noi
Mas.rs T"bn = ~" Themn.n w u,,,
s. John Thompson diseassed the p,opriet, u