National Republican., 1878-10-01
WORKINGMsN'S ASSEMBLY.
Additional Report Regarding the
Navy-yard.
Tho Alleged Irregularities In tho Civil Engi'
neor's Departmcnt-The Committee Re-
affirm their Charges and Back them
with Facts and Figures-Tho
Piasterers Now Working
Eight Hours Day.
The worltiRgmen.

Tho workingmen's Assembly met last even.
ing at Beok's Hall, with J. II. Ralston In the
chair and John Christian secretary.
Mr.. Hamilton sent to the secrotarys table
aud had read tho resolutions adopted by the
navy-yard mechanics at recent meeting, in
which the civil engineer at tho yard was de-
clarcd innocent of the charge of Illegally EN-
ploying mechanics.
Mr.. Wayson, from tho committee on
IRREGULARITIES At THE MAYNARD.
submitted the following report, which wcs
unanimously adopted:
GENTLEMEN: Your committee, to whom wns re-
ierrrd the Investigation u, TO the mode of employ.
neut used by the Clv.l Engineer II tho Washington
nRvy.yurl, beg leave to submit The following rs
supplementary statement - their rpor Of Monday
80 called wOrkingnirn Of the Bureau Of iarls and
"cks. reported IN the morning papers OF Wadncs-
day last. You Will ptrc I've at once that the rcso'
lutlUns adopted by thcsc parties do not nttcmpta
denial OF the facts set forth " us but claim that
we have exaggerated the case. After tho Assembly
has listened IN the plain statement OF facts beyond
rpfite, which we. now pr'pOsc to lay before yOu
then yourselves must be the judges as to tho truth
Of that charge.
First little history Of the participants in that
meeting will prove Of interest The Engineer of the
affair Arnold Ccl lvcs clerk Oft naval stores
| OF the bureau otiardsani Docks, not a meshanic'
lutiOns, mas been wording ns.duJuiy 70 obtain
signatures and get his papers presented TO the
navy pFtNlOus tlOst Ol Ils hN~tln'
bly,. In This effort he hes used intimidation with.
ont stint and yet we dUiy him 20 show one man
on his list 'OthCr than the so.called bosses who
are at tho present time receiving r'class schedule
wages. There Is not one master workman uatCd as
siCh) employed in the bureau. far as VIC can
learn. llcre, for instance, is sampleO OF the nail'
ner in which men aTr employ Cd. An'lrew Neville
who acted aS president OF the meeting, signs him.
| self "FOremnii Of MGsonS." NV, the schedule
rates say foreman Of mGSOns shall according TO
law receive sLiJ per diem, yet this creature Is
rated on the books OF the yard Us special foreman
Of lGbJTcrs, and rs such receives $40 per diem
There are two other foremen Of iaborers In this
bureau. giving them Ilenty Of "b Sos" And this
man Neville bhsscs the painters, brtrklayors
Stgnecutters pla'terers PAYERS aud laborers, mono
| of the skilled wUrkmen having any other foreman
than himself Those who know the engineer and
his foreman uhe Diego and tho lrishmanl know
full well that tho latter is only the tool which the
+ rmcr use. acc mpiI,h his dirty purpose.
| Pope, who sispls himself ns leading man Of Join.
crs, We are SO Informed, receives only st.7i
Tes diem or twenty.iOur cents over the second.
class joiners Wien the law says such ser.
vices shall bo paid twenty four cents over
ilr:i; Jas 1inerS or at he rate q 80 ~ !.
st.7j, but only ono man In tnnt shOpg It, There
are men working at carpcnierins anh Joining wh1
sary mon who receive bit els per day-lcSs than
second.cass wRges-aud Others who arc on the
lRborers' roll and working at joining. q. W. Rich
mOnd, machinisl who signs the resolutions, re
criyo, but $50 per day. when the law says he
should have 81. John Nokcs, leading painter, ~
ceives but s2Gb por day, when tho schedule rate |,
---nb HIht-Clhsa iHt iOi plhsbtlt
1, sL.5O. but not one man employed at that trah'
receives morc than s22i the majority only s.!
the law says shall receive $3.50. They arc paiC
from Sl.iJ to S22j. Thus II will bo seen that II
every instance the law Is disregardei ana INT
wOrkingncn defrauded Of their Just dues alotte'
them By the laws OF Congress.
These statements are lGcts which TIL mai
Momocal cannot deny. anl which demand :cm
cdy. This we ak at the hands OF the Secretary o
the Navy, and stand prepared To prove alive state
Respectfully, &c. l.. r. WAisOS.
J.P. HAMILTON.