The New York herald., 1868-07-11

T. SAID ne replied that II the journeymen wished a
Uompromise they should submit one to the master
tho aIons ana II would be fairly considered but that
the BOSSES had no compromise TO ofYer '
nanDer OF members here took up the question Of
ali had more Or aha % successfully reported that they
Ten zen nouls per Day. and some men were reported as
70 work ten hours for 81 50 per day.
W o p, Um " sVile master masons who were reported
as having submitted to the eight hour rule IL Was
an nc tas .nese s Two or three firms had Jobs on
necessity they agreed to continue their men At erSf
hours but that 10 the course Of this week. and on
win nnshd and then ali the cue sociesy ocieK Tosn %s5
REFUSING TO work ten hours Will be discharged.
the very encouraging condition OF their move
little time longer will bring the men to their senses
he thought as their funds are about giving . out.
They spent he said more money TO buy on non
society men from other cities than for the
support Of their member here He was assured that
to-day than week ago. and what buildings
have been commenced since then are OF no account
and Will not yield hairs breadth. The question
now Is 10 protect the workmen against all intefer-
present the extent Of the injury they are doing to the
whole building interest IN Its proper light before
them. There are many sensible men among them,
said the speaker. as good as are, and II they
would leave the society and If nifty Of them would
commelce and form new society they could soon
nun ber two hundred and fifty. Ltlll ll
,oa,a n,ereupon p Mr.. SAyREs moved that Eve hundred
Maaans Association be printed In form of circular
for the use a the members, with the names OF the
ts Gi a.areu and that they also be published In
Mr. 0'BkiHN urged the adoption Of this proposition
p upo .ne peculiar ground that II o member should
ever signed the resolution to stand arn copy Of
lms tteular IN MS pocket would be good reminder
Inc Resolution was adopted.
gentleman whose name our reporter could not
ascertain spoke oil the lmpracucability Of extend
III pIsonai protectlon 10 the non-soclety men they
employ. IL would be al. right during the hnnrs ~
werk; but me men are afraid, aud express them
selves % So tnat me! wouId be waylad on their way
general at the nj eeting, as Mr. Conoyer ex
pressed II. that one single occurrence of the kind
would bring the authorities to Interfere and nnt
an end to the strike. While this subject was IN
Mr.. Sayres quietly remarked that he had received an
anonymous letter stating That his head was In
jeopariy if he continued longer to act with the
bosses but no onci not ce was taken of this state
mcnt. A letter a. read from Thos. Harris who
wants to learn the hrck.ay ayers trade but after
seircling 70. three years and finding at last place
as an apprenuce he was again sent away his EN-
ploynent beng ontrary 10 70 the rules OF the Union
nunoer OF Other similar applications. both verbal
and III writing were also received and all were
ferred to the Executive Committee with power to
procu,s them Situations ,esoIvin- again 10 stand
to the last by ten hours as day IS work the meeting
adjourned.
The HOusebuilding Trade-Mcetng OF a
Joint COmnittee of .ta~ter Mechancs-Pro-
posed strike OF Joarney men Marble Cutters.
Last evening meeting was held OF q commit.
tee repres ntng the several branches OF mas
ter mechanics Interested IN housebuding, tn
cludng material men, at the rooms Of the
Master Misons' Association, on the corner Of
Twenty-second street and Broadway. The OBJ
Ject OF the meeting seemed TO be general consul
taton upon the subject OF the eight hour strike of
the journeymen brlck.ayers and how the boss
masons could best be assisted in their opposition
TO the introduction OF the eight hour system. re-
port was made of the proceedings OF the master
lnasons meeting the afternoon, and the other
trades represented assured by the COM
mittee OF the masons that the strike would
probably not last longer than next week; at
any rate, few days will decide the battle between
the eight ana ten hour systems. Inquiries were
made by several gentle nen how the report was
In an evening paper OF the journeymen bricklayers
having nearly ali left town; that they all received
work at eight hours per day elsewhere, and that but
eighty bricklayers in all were idle The masons dc.
med this enphatcally, and declared that there
are more than two thousand journeymen brickayers
In the city out OF work on account OF the strike, but
that the MANAGERS OF the Lnion kept these men at
their homes and out OF sight ol the public and
eral Instances we're given where men reported to
nave gone To Jersey or other places found to be
in the city. report from the masons OF Bos-
Ton was also referred 10, III which 1t announced
that no journeynan bricklayer coming from New
| iork could und employment in that CITY A motion
was then made TO have committee appointed to
take into Consideration The propriety OF q public
meeting; but the proposition earnestly opposed
II being urged against 1t that just pottclans
would be very apt to mix up with It, and tnen again
1t was possible that the journeymen might take
possession OF the meeting BY their numbers. After
.engthened discussion tie motion was withdrawn,
and It was agreed to issue address the public
instead, in winch the true differences between the
employers and the employed to be fairly and i'm.
| partially yet forciby stated. special committee
was appointed to draft such address The sugoes-
ton was then made that inasmuch as the strike of
the brcAklayers for eight hours Is but the beginning
and that one aud all branches Of trade and manuao.
ture will have 10 submit the bricklayers be success
full and hence the master mechanics OF all trades
gates to Master Mechanics Convention. which is
to perfect pan for the OF all the bosses for
more combined action II the demands OF the iOur-
neymen become too eXacting This proposition was
debated at length and during the discussion II was
stated that the marble cutters had notified their EN-
plOyers yesterday evening tnat the 10th ins .hev
would strike Tor eight hours.