American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-12-02

| ''N'N law oPI'OiLull VI JlbS thCl
professions of regard for the public interest
into practical effect, in the item of public print
ing. Three practical printers in Washington
+ viz: F. Jefferson, James N. Davis and Johl
w. Robinson, having formed a partnership un
der the firm of Jefferson & Co., and made tn,
necessary arrangements to execute the public
/ printing, have submitted an offer, which, as il
will, if accepted, effect a material saving Of
public money, we give 10 our readers. 1t is
as follows:
"OUR OFFER. We offer to do all the print.
ing, of either the Senate or the House of Re-
personalities, for the 29th Congress, except the
extra numbers of those documents and reports
having moro than 5000 copies extra ordered
ON them, at a reduction of 25 per centum, OF
one-fourth on the prices fixed by the Joint reso.
luton of 3rd March, 1919; and the extra num-
Der of these documents and reports having
more than 200 extra copies ordered on them,
we will print at reduction of fifty per CEN
tum, or one-half ofthe price fixed by the joint
resolution of 1919.
"For the purpose of showing the practical
effect OF this bid, we have prepared (says the
hrm,) certain tables and synopsis, based Oh the
work actually done for the House of Represent
tatives at the closing session Of the eth Con-
gress, and the opening session of the 2Sth Con-
gress, &c.
"2. If elected to do the printing of both
houses of Congress, we offer to do all the print
ing of Congress, other than extra numbers, at a
reduction of thirty per centum, or three-ninths
on the prices fixed 10y the joint resolution of
! 1919; and all extra numbers we will print at
reduction OF fifty per centum, or at one half Of
the prices fixed by the joint resolution of 1919
'Thc effect of this bid, if in operation would
have been to save S33, l9S So on the printing
ofthc House of Representatives, at the closing
| session OF the 9th Congress, and SIS, 455 so,
had there been reduction of 40 per cent. off
the gross amount; and its effect on the printing
OF the House at the opening session of the 26th
Congress, would have been to save S65 $40 II
over the prices of 1919, and S2l 1874 70 over
the prices actaally paid at the l5..per cent. re-
ducton, and Sl6, 746 03 over a 90 Fer cent. re-
ducton, such as now IN force. The average
annual SAVING, over and above the saving 20
per cent. reduction, would, therefore be more
than $4,000. There would be at least SIC :
! 900 similarly saved on the Senate printing. -
! Then, taking into consideration the great dim
mutton which would probably ensue from the
separation of the printing from the party press,
we very reasonably anticipate saving ofnearly
or quite fifty thousand dollars on this item OF
public expenditure, &c. Thus, for instance,
Document No. 3, which comprises the Presi-
dents annual message and accompying papers,
usually makes an aggregate of something I'M
der 500 pages. Allowing TO pages, 10000
extra copies, Ia number which it is but reason
bic to expect in the present state of our foreign
relations will YIELD after striking off 20 per
cent from the prices of 1919, a clear profit of
81 200 dollars. The extra copies of the
agricultural portion of the Patent Office Re-
port, ordered by both houses at the last session,
were about eighty thousand, amounting to
cost OF more than ffty-seven thousand dollars.
The terms of which we propose, if in operation,
would therefore have saved, in the printing of
that single document, twenty-seven thousand
dollars to the government sum exceeding
tho annual compensation of the President Of
the United States; and yet, had we executed
the work upon the terms herein specified, wo
should have realized a lucrative profit besides"
bipartisan attachment do not control Justice
the offer of Messrs Jefferson & Co. will be ac-
copied. As they are practical printers, we
heartily wish that they may obtain the public
printing, and have no doubt that it would DO
done in neat, prompt and satisfactory manner.
If the public money be thrown away to reward
partixan services, the people will know how to
appreciate the professions Of those members,
who, whilst candidates, expressed so much no.
ly horror of extravaganza in the disbursement of
the peoples money.