The New York herald., 1869-04-26

Nothing Known About the the Rumcred Cuban
Experimentation at the Navy Ynrd-Worx-
mon Desire Ten Hours Pay for Eight Hours
WOrk-Meeting nj ChnrlcstOwn and ResoIu-
dons.
BOSTON, April Is, 1863.
Industrious search has failed to obtain any confirm
alton of the generally circulated that there
a Cuban expedition organizing here Statements
OF unusual activity at the Navy Yard also equally
unfounded. But the absence OF active operati ms
there is not on account OF any absence Of orders
from the Navy Department 1t is, unqueston-
ably, fact that certain vessels, including
one iron-clad, will be put in trim here
as soon as sufficient complement Of workmen can
be obtained: and the same may also be said con-
ccrnng the state Of affairs at the Portsmouth Navy
Yard. Ii Is also fact that these vessels are to be
despatched to point which the government desires
not yet TO be made public; and 1t is also further
stated Dy a reliable source, that Commodore Rodg
ers, now Commandant Of the Boston Navy Yard, will
have command Of the squadron.
There have been numerous changes among the
heads Of departments in this and the Portsmouth
Yard during the last few days. and until this trans
Ter OF officers is completed there Will he an absence
of any important active preparations for the de-
parture OF the flying squadron which Commodore
Rodgers is to command.
The workmen the Boston yard, who do not
number more than 800 or 400 have taken advantage
OF the prospective activity in the government ship
yards by endeavoring to sustain tnelr claim for
egDt hours work at their Old ten hour rate Of pay.
Jnasmuch as business IL active In the outside snip
yards, they have also taken bold measures to make
their movement general in all the navy yards and
otner government workshops, and to accomplish
this purpose they had large consultation meeting
over IN Charlestown last night, and adopted the
following preamble and resolutions by unanimous
vote:-
Whereas Congress did, in july 1852 in petition
wages employed ali government works shall con
form with the average pay Of mechanics and
daie vicinity Of said government works to be regulated
in July, 1868 further the wishes petitioners
..h, Law s, IN aid S saS July
aborers, workmen and mechanics now employed by
that ali acts and parts of acts Inconsistent with
s ps act . in AnS sss with % sw nsseey % e re-
country all oyersee and employers did accept
has been practical operation at his station
up to April 1852 We the wokinsmen here assembled in
authority that do accept their
au enough that politicians ans had the proper nse
enee to interpret the wishes and sentiment Of the working
houses of Congress did 20 far respect that
beyond cav or doubt did within few days by resou,ion
define the letter and 'ne spirit Of The law There
Resolved That we still adhere to the opinion that is our
the petoners and those Congress by strictly
to the letter and spirit Of the present law, believing our
Resolved, That this Convention Of workingmen are
sympathy with aud ready TO act in with the aborers
workngnen and mechanics employed at all naval
for mutual protection and benefit
Resolved, That when notice such OF the
laws of Congress by those whose duty Is them
partially executed In favor of capitalists against the skilled
and unskilled labor of the country, It ia with
sret that feel compelled TO state that the time has
all classes workingmen throughout
States Mt organize Themselves into trades unions for
natural with those of the Empire
numbering 6U0U members and through the baot
work out a social and political reformation.
A communication was received from Fl. Clay Rcd
fin flrun nf "A VlE IN
the Philadelphia Navy Yard, TO the encct that the
men were .'stcking' TO the eight hour law and pro-
testing against any reduction OF wages
At ten O'Clock the meeting dissolved subject to the
call OF the officers.