The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-07-26
From The National Inieiliue1er

Messrs GALES & SsAroN: In the Globe news.
paper Of the 18th instant is speech of the honorable
Mr. Duncan, Of Ohio from which have extracted the
following paragraph in relation the public printing Of
which am superintendent or manager for the proprie-
tor, viz
After dIsconrsing about some supposed bargaining in
obtaining the printing. Mr.. u. speaks as follows:
Another natural consequence Of this bargaining has
been discovered before the committee appointed to
investigate the subject. This committee, beng ap-
pointed at the heel of the session. has not yet had time
10 make full investigation, and report but feel at
liberty to use the information which have derived
from witness sworn before it first practical
printer, called on by that committee to measure the
work. and calculate the price which it lawful to
charge Tor IT. and compare II with that which Gales q
Seaton, IN the name OF Allen, printer this House.
had reccs for it, found thai the first document printed
for this House at this session, by Gales Scaon, was
frdudcnHy printed and that, by diminishing The page
and nsing ypcs different from those authorised IN a,s,
they had made an Illicit profit amounting to between
thirteen and fourteen hundred dollars"
Now, gentlemen, there is not one word Of truth in
the above paragraph The honorable gentleman has
been imposed upon by some gnoramus, probably,
no harshcr ephet. assure, gentlemen there was no
fraud Tracsed IN printing the document referred to-
The size Of the page was not diminished" No "types
were used different from those authorized by law"
quote the law itself to prove the fact have never
violated it since have had the management Of the public
printing. some sixteen years So
EXTRACT FROM THE LAW
"Rcsoredbythe Senate and House Of Representatives.
Of The United States IN Congress assembled, That the
printing Of Congress, unless when otherwise specially
ordered shall be done in the following form and manner,
viz:
BILLS, as heretofore, with English type, foolsenp
paper
Rule, table work, in royal octave size, where it
can be brought into that size by ANY type no, smaller
Than BREWER; and. where it such form as to
fold conveniently into the volume.
"A other printing with small plea type, on royal
paper in pages Of the size those Of the last
| edition Of the laws Of the United States"
There is nothing said here about ems The Con-
grcss pages, however o! the size the laws
referred tolhey SIS lines long aud 81 in WIDTH and
contain as many small plea ems page Of the laws.
was employed upon the laws, 10th ia composition and
proof reading during their publication in 1914, by Mr.
Wcightman then printer to Congress. So, may be
presumed 10 know something about them.
As TO the doc ument, printed at the Globe Office,
making ifty-six pages less than that printed BY Mr..
Allen, it be easily and readily accounted for BY
practical printers without resorting to allegation Of
| fraud. #.'..
| The small plea type, on which the House document
is printed, drrss ont about page in every twenty
| While that used the Senate document takes in
equal amount. Both fonnts of type small pica,"
comfortable to law, for the current printing Some Of
the tables in the House document put in small
plea, while IN the Senate document they put in bre-
vier reducing. Of conrse considerable quantity Of
press work do not think that any tabular statements
should be put in BREWER when they be brought into
small plea, as, in short numbers it increases The ex
| pense. s... as
Indeed, there are no two printers, probably, unless
by extraordinary accident, who would arrive al the
result in printing Of MS, in,efsperscd with
tabular statements equal TO one thousand pages.
Very respectfully, lam, gentlemen
| Your obcdieat servant,
! GEO NJ. GROUARD