. ▁The ▁m olds ▁were ▁also ▁required ▁to ▁be ▁marked ▁" st amp ed ▁as ▁correct ▁by ▁the ▁se aler ▁of ▁weight ▁and ▁measures ". ▁It ▁appears ▁that ▁this ▁had ▁not ▁been ▁enfor ced ▁for ▁some ▁time . A ▁committee ▁representing ▁the ▁Federation ▁of ▁Labor ▁joined ▁the ▁deb ates ▁with ▁the ▁District ▁Commission ers ▁in ▁the ▁interest ▁of ▁the ▁traditional ▁hand - made ▁manufact ur ers ▁which ▁they ▁represented . ▁They ▁argued ▁that ▁making ▁the ▁smaller ▁br icks ▁affected ▁the ▁work man ' s ▁w ages ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁raised ▁price ▁of ▁br icks ▁for ▁build ers . ▁They ▁promised ▁to ▁provide ▁samples ▁to ▁prove ▁their ▁case . ▁ ▁The ▁Washington ▁Br ick ▁Machine ▁Company ▁and ▁other ▁brick ▁manufact ures ▁brought ▁samples ▁to ▁the ▁Ins pect or ▁of ▁Build ings ▁Ent w is le ▁to ▁have ▁them ▁measures . ▁They ▁were ▁said ▁to ▁come ▁from ▁the ▁standard ▁m olds . ▁While ▁they ▁were ▁brought ▁to ▁the ▁wrong ▁office ▁he ▁gave ▁his ▁opinion ▁on ▁the ▁matter ▁stating ▁that ▁the ▁difference ▁in ▁size ▁was ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁nature ▁of ▁the ▁cl ay . ▁While ▁the ▁machine ▁m olds ▁were ▁smaller , ▁they ▁were ▁pack ed ▁more ▁compact ly ▁then ▁the ▁hand ▁made ▁ones ▁leading ▁to ▁a ▁larger ▁brick ▁once ▁fired . ▁On ▁March ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 8 8 4 , ▁the ▁Federation ▁of ▁Labor ▁was ▁told ▁of ▁the ▁possibility ▁of ▁an ▁am end ment ▁to ▁the ▁law ▁was ▁being ▁discussed ▁but ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁being ▁review ed ▁by ▁the ▁Engine er ▁Commission