Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-05-17
THE EI0Hr.HOrR LOCKOUT.
The Propestssons Made as the Confer
ence saturday Night

As announced In saturdays STAR. q confer
ence was held Saturday evening between CON-
mittees representing the master mechanics, or
bosses, and the locked out iourneymen OF the
city. The master mechanics were represented
by K 1. Fleming. ID. j. Mccarthy, W. G. Nor
rison. j. A. Langley, George Turton, q. A.
Brown, C. Schneider, ]. f. Manning, q. A.
Schneider, W. NJ. whyte, ]. veihmeyer f. ,.
Hannah aud L. \ Don't
The amalgamated trades were represented by
c. NJ Cummings, William Stickel. James Rea-
gan, l.. r. Fowler. william Robinson, w. T.
Levi. I. F. McAuliffe, Richard o Brien, q. G.
ter mechanics submitted the following PROPOSE
ton: First, thai We adopt the niue-hour sys-
tenn as constituting a days work, with eight
hours on saturday, commencing at 1870 a. m.
ana stopping at 5:3o, 10 take effect at once and
continue for one year. three months notice "a
DE given by either party OF any change. second,
under all circumstances we claim and will ex-
ercise without qualification the rights rs mas
yer mechanics 10 employ whom we please with.
out prejudice 10 any organization, and will
circumference the card system"
The committee representing the lourneymen
agreed to lay this proposition before the differ
eut workingmen's organizations aud on their
own part submitted the following, which was
rejected; The committee OF analgsmated
trades OF the District of Columbia have resolved
as a committee, subject 10 the approval OF our
alnerent unions, TO concede "A reduction OF
eight hours to constitute a days work, and that
we shall continue our present card system"
Inc CONFERENCE tnen adjourned,
At meeting OF the Bricklayers' union Satur
day evening II was decided 10 stand out firmly
for eight hours.
THE MASTER BUILDERS
are now awaiting the action OF the labor unions
upon the report made by their conference
committee, and IL is expected that another
meeting OF the conference will be held to-mor.
row. The master builders will meet this even
ing. The talk among them now IL that they
propose 10 go 10 work, but that they are not
going 10 begin until they have heard from the
Morkingmen as to what ~ proposed TO be done
fair and just, but they propose TO adhere firmly
TO their proposition in regard TO the card
system.
AT THE woRKrNGMES's HEADQUARTERS
There was little astir about the workingmeu's
headquarters to-day. Most OF the workin
went out TO the ball grounds To see a game of
ball between the carpenters and brick Iayers
members OF the various unions with whom m
STAR reporter talked expressed their firln de-
termination not TO rccedc from the demand for
eight hours. The offer 10 reduce % cents a iay
In wages, they said. was made in order that IL
might not be held that the work men were
unreasonable or unwilling 10 make any con.
cesslon. The sentiment expressed to-day WAS
that the workingmen should insist moi only
on eight hours, tut fun pay for eight hours
Workingmen, speaking of She proposition bf
the bosses 10 do away with the card system
SAID That was more Important TO them than the
demand for eight hours and they would CON
cede their elght-hour demand before they
would give up the card system.
lhe game oi ball between the brlckla and
carpenters to-day resulted I'm victory for the
iorner by score OF 81 Ia l6.