New-York tribune., 1874-02-09
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
.wopurNcMENs MOVEMENTS.


so,,,,nuAHCR or THE CApMABERS bJkbE-oIhhh
TRADEsUNioNs.
r;.4ia nrooress has been made toward
,,,.nsn, Of the differences between workmen and en-
.,o,e,s IN the cap trade Only few small firms nave
. "a, made such concessions TO the demands VI '"o
,sa,s that their vorkmen have been allowed 10 ie'
A. wo,k The managers OF the largest estaolSniHch''
lsr that IL is impossible for them 10 give wha' ,e!
al the preposterous rate OF increase demanueu' o
n,,al body OF the capmakers met at the headquarters
so ~ Orchard-st on Saturday Reports from various
seetjops of the society were received iepieSo"'"
# one OF the leading manufacturing hrins was Poo"
and advised the appointment OF eomhi''oo 'A0 Wv
Council 70 confer with committee OF TIE iu"nu'"'-
,urers this morning for the consideration oil eonPo
- considerable body OF the strikers met IN 81
M.hsels Hall No r. EsseX-St, on Saturday eVeuus' "
,se stems 10 form the proposed Cooperative Assoc'"
,,cn ot Capmakers. Several speeches were msue' o"'
sennite action was deferred TO snoSelUeu' no''e'
A meeting Of capcutters was also heiu on S"'"u"S
evening, at No. $40 Broome-s, Tor the purpose VI "
.n,yaton 70 help on effort for raising he scare
Of prices their branch Of work CONSTITUTION was
reported aud adopted. -, w.. mo, o, 70 81
HowCry on Saturday evening with closed Ioo.s; 49, ~
Iloyes from the large estaohshuont VI Tnoe men left
Wcrk after the rate OF wages demanded o{ tuS Up ,n
a., irrr.vement in the trade last mOntl-whch ratc
sSs tbc highest paid in the city-had been granted,
lCoause the members of the committee VINO haa ueeGu
te Ike were discharged on account Of their part ~
iEat strike. IL reported at the meeting lnat hvls
A sJless have very large stock on hand ana declare
rLtr deierminauon TO hold out against thls eeeohu
The anon chose committee 10 confer WIN 'o
manufacturer this week. 49,
a rrSefing OF delegates from several trades unions
H. Brlcklayers Union taking the chief part was hed
Saturday evening in the Germanla Assembly i'Oone
~ s,vcnthave. and Twenty sixthst, TO declare Ile
attitude Of the wOrkugmen OF the city upon the elgn
fous question. John c. Graham Of the Brlcklaycra
Union presided Several addresses in IaNOt ol uIo @
L slt-n0ur Jaw made, and formal pIotSst en.
toeG against the statement IN supervising ALchlloot
NuUctt's report that the majority OF the w0rknsueh
81 ECW-lOFk opposed 20 the Eighthoui iaN & anu
lrefer ten hours as days work. memorial mas oeeu
drawn up 20 be suDmitted 10 Congress when a large
Bumbcr OF Workngnen's signatures shall De onthneu'
Tns document recOunts the alleged evils OF the zen
houIs plan, and the general demand. among WORKING
re thai the Eght-hour law should ne Ily enIOiccu
Al moCuge OF the WOrkDgmen's P0htical OIgani|a-
EO. Hcd or Saturday evening in East Thrteentnst,
committee oi appointed 10 act with the Commit
Tee Organization appointed by the State Trades As-
eomby at Albany and with orders TO establish organ
szaOus the several districts OF this city, Resolutions
adopted which favored The removal OF the COHl-
IussiOnCs OF Police Docks, Parks and the FIRE Depart
Ineu and the placing their powers In the hahds OF tne
Mayor and Common Council. Other resolutions, when
forth the duty Of the Legislature to enact laws ioI
supplying this Cly with gas and with means OF rdpId
uai-it, 80 tAe expense OF the city, were passed