The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-08-18
THE EIGHT HOUR LAW.

1t Will Cost the Government Three Millions
More Year on Its Building Contracts.
- WASHINGTON, Aug. Disappointing Ar
chitect Edbrooke says that the new eight
hour law will cost the government s.. 00o, coo
more year on its building contracts alone,
ind that it may make n serious difference
in the character OF the public buildings TO
be erected in Washington, Omaha. St. Paul.
Milwaukee and San Francisco. He said:
II estimate the average increase that will
result from the passage of the eight-honr
law at about IL per cent. The government
spends about S25,OOO.OOO year on public
buildings. That will make an additional
expenditure of 100000 = year necessary
to carry out the same work. That Is the
difference which the new law Will make In
my office alone.
THE law does not apply to those
who already hold contracts with the gov
eminent" said Mr.. Edbrooke. but it will
be made to apply TO them indirectly IN a
great many cases and that was whatit
was intended to do. Where the contract
for part of the work on q building has
been let, and We now let the contract for
some more of it, the new gang OF men will
be- put to work next to the old gang.
When O'Clock comes and the men working
under the new law put on their hats and
20 home. the contractor can't hold the men
who are working hnder the old contract.
He will have to come down to an eight
hour basis with them In time. The moral
effect of the law is likely TO De widespread.
What Americans Annually Pay for Flowers.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-THE eighth an
nual meeting of the Society of American
Florists began here yesterday. Fully two
thousand members of the society were
present. President Dean, of Bay Ridge
read hls annual address. He stated that
the latest statistics show there are
now $40, 600, 600 invested In the business OF
forIcultur6 in this country. and the sales
of plants aud cut flowers during the last
year. for which statistics have been OBJ
tanned, aggregated $40, 81 ], sos.
To-day ST. Louis was selected as the next
place Of meeting. Vice-president w. r.
smith, of washington, was unanimously
elected president of the society to succeed
Mr.. James Dean. William Trealese, of St.
LOUIS, was elected vice-president; William
j. Stewart of Boston. was reelected secre-
tary, and NJ. A. Hunt of Terre Haute. treas
urer. After the selection OF State vice.
presidents for 1893. by State delegations,
the session was adjourned.
General Notes
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
s WASHINGTON. Aug. ia. j. Wagner. of
Fort Wayne. is at the johnson.
Col. William II. Morrison is going to Salt
Lake City OH business of the Interstate
commission. He will return to Illinois as
soon as possible to enter the campaign.
Captain Meredith of the Bureau of En-
CRAVING and Printing, will lay before Sec
rotary Foster. on his return to Washington,
a proposition to snRrave a new design for
one of the treasury notes OF small denomi-
nation and to put on 1t portrait of Co.
slnmbus. in honor of the centennial. The
bureau is now busiIy engaged getting out
the plate for the fifty dollar note. which
has never been issued. The new note will
have a portrait of General Sherman in
ylgnettf.
The Heasury Department has issued q
circular Officially, informing it's officers,
employees, knd contractors. and others of
the act passed by Congress limiting the
time of daily service of laborers and me-
chanics employed on public works to
eight hours.
Representative McCreary, of Kentucky,
one of tho delegates on the part of the
United States TO the international none
tary conference, bad conference to-day