The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-12-08

fot the came, and such furth er torn alton as
e wthn b, my e regard
showing athe number OF hasds employed,
ployed" The tabular ststemsats accompany
on the 3Ofh OF September, isdD. and show the
documents printed by authority Of Law or by
order Of either House Of Congress, the cost Of
printing and binding OF which Was tii9, ora os.
The cost OF the printing and binding ordered
BY the executive and Judicial Departments Of
the Government was as follows. For. state
t2l0 ,os9 43i 1ntetior Department, Sli2os2 SOL
War DEPARTING ut, 81, 81. rs, Navy Department,
ta,LSs 80: Pct Once Dep.I,nsn!, s0sits %;
meat OF Eiucation, asa biI Library Of Con.
gtess, tl2 vi 49, ONCE OF the Congression.l
Printer, toeo. 80 once Of the Attorney General,
$3.50 50; Judiciary, ti6o6s Isl total, toso, ot5 "a
Thetoial disbursemsnts on sooount OF public
5Oth OF September, lsJo, was sSIS,sit.7o,
The disbursements for paper for public
printing. was as follows; For printing paper,
tlsI,sil ~ writing paper, tod,sds75i paper fer
post office blanks, tlS oil s2j for m,p paper,
On h and September 30, ti55, $50 Is worth.
rhe disbursements GU account OF public
binding was, for pay OF employees, els7, l7o 81.
Or mNtetisl. used during the year. tfs5, oi1 81.
Total, t3sj 2lpIl.
Value OF stock on hand exclusive Of ma.
ehlnety and tools, ts2,S,5F. The disburse-
log for the Senate and House OF Represents
tves. was tlij ,37o.5l. For maps, 6e., In fac
Inue on linen, for the use Of the Supreme
The cs,lnsted cost of work uunai,hei II.
tlST,5JT TO-
The total earnings for the year have been
The amount Of earnings 10 excess OF expen.
The amount realized during the year from
60, d. IN. go %, wnicS has been dsposiisd 10
the Treasury Of the United states, as required
BY law. ..,.- ~
IN winch the usual ar regular number d, oOo)
of executive and miscellaneous documents and
reports Of committees arc distributed, as also
me olls and ION, re.olutions, OF which Iso
they go TO the document room OF the House,
otilee OF the CLERK Of the House, Sergeant.st-
Arms OF the Senate, otlce o. the secretary Of
Department, reserved for binding and librarian
OF Congress,
The reserved documents are bound 10 vol.
unes Of appropriate size, (iu sheep and cali, }
and are distributed IS follows To the Senate
document room. House document room, Sen.
ate folding room, Department OF State, De.
psrtment OF the Interior, library Of Congress,
library OF the House OF Representatives,
library of the Court OF Claims, aud the Con-
gtessional Printer.
documents are printed as are authorized by
| law, or may be directed by the special order OF
the Senate and House OF Representatives.; and
| these are distributed In the manner directed b.
| law or By the House ordering them.
| The fourth section OF the act Of July a.
| lsJj, gives TO the Joint Committee on Pfint'
| paper for the public printing, anA of "fxius
! standard OF paper for the different deserip'
! lions Of COngr,ssional and Executive print.
ing Under the direction OF the committee
contrasts were entered into for supplying any
! required quantities OF the various Kinds for
| the year ending on the 3lst of December, 1869.
- Ia. k.I ...I-
| dutiusIthe year ls60 were purchased at a little
lower rate than they were 10 ls5s-the average
being about seven and one half per cent less
than in the year previous.
It's suggested that the range Of papers to
meet the current wants of the Govern IN Q IN /
printing Office 10 too narrow, and that II be
enlarged so As to avoid, II possible, the
necessity Of applying to the Secretary Of the
Interior for 'lthorIty TO purchase In the open
market.
Mr.. ClApp purchased la open m,rket, under
/ Of date September 2, 1902, Of Jessup 4 Moore,
! l.20O reams OF hne calendered printing paper,
81 by IS inches, 10 pounds to the team, At " l21
per Team, no such papers being supplied under
| the existing cOnttActs.
II some cases there has beon considerable
difficulty 10 keeping the quail OF the contract
papers up to the standard adopted by the
! COmmittee on Printing.
In tins connection remedy for the evils
| accident upon the present s. stem Of soliciting
sni Accepting proposals for supplying paper
10 this Office IL thus suggested. An ameni
| nent to the existing law authorizing these
| contracts, which would confer upon the Joint
| COmmitfye On Printing wider discretion In
| NrcrpIrs " r'iectins bids, as 10 the cssc IN
other Department. Of the Government, In my
| judgment, would insure healthier competition,
| aud . more a. OTAbIe grade OF contracts so far
| as quaIty Hnl price are concerned.
The II 4.'tt'Ions accompanying the annual
report Of the cOmmissioncr oil Patents on arts
| aud tn tnufrctIres AbsOrh the principal part OF
the appropriation for hthographing snu en-
gtEins' those Tor the report for lsos costing
| 10, ~. They are ludispsnsable to proper
undsLs,hn,ii mug Of tss rspo55 AID are very
9an4.2lne.y s&ssIteTso'r fkc peRsf.ctef n Ms
| eugfnying..
some Of the reeords Of the supreme Court
! Of the United states which are ordered to be
| printed are Accompiuied by maps, plAts, dIa.
grams Sc., and = sm,ll number Of copies 10
lle 'tmts on tracing linon. are required for
| the use OF the court
la July last, under the law OF Congress to
that effect, the CommisslOhGr Of custom.
transferred TO the Government printing ofiioe
| all the printing ami binding for all the Gus
tom.hOuses OF the United states. THIS work
nal been previously done by private printing
uthees IN the several localities where the
customs were collected, aud the tranfeF sud
deuly precl pititel = large amount Of bushes,
upon the resources Of this Oitte; for instance,
during the hrst month after this change order,
we're received for I,II9 blank books, printed
and pals, u all sizes from cap to inperiaI
| Hni To- tlN.ay bIauks OF all the sizes 10 use
for NE 'u'tgn' service. During the mex,
month Thereafter the orders amounted to 525
uItuk books All - ,5JJ blanks, similar 10 char
Ncttf to tAp,c already alluded to.
IT," pet Dilc' Department Is Also conoen.
irNIHE ~ cH',rc printing and binding 10 this
Office, which. wltA The customs work, has al
ready Increased the item Of blank.book bind
,ns loH" = cost one hundred per cent. oyeI
| any former period,
Tue spec hcttIOn depart nent takes 10 tn,
printing OF the Patent ONCE specification
and cIAilis, winch. unul November, lsUs, wa
executed =, prlvste Offices In this city, an,
psii for by the PAteut Once At the dat
above mentioned thai printing was added Il
the business OF this Office, and tho expens
has since been borne BY IT, II now employ
Que assistant foreman, two proOfFetdefs, tWl
!, c"py-hOlhers, one maker.upt thIrty.three com
! pOsitOFs, RHd two lAbpFers
A communication from Secretary BOutwel
IN regard to establishing \ branch office
thus rrirrredtO
In con- ,,Iisnce with this request imms
Stately took possession OF and organized Il
he basement OF the Treasury building
rrtnrh pil;r, comprising four power presses
tfuIlng and cutting machine, with qu.ntit
| / u'1cr printing material necessary to rende
the Office complete and efficient. This branch
Office, which was desired to provide for elias
u cUuhIcntiAI printing incident to the Treas
Iry Department, has proved an efficient au I
nary In the public printing, aud y matter o
great convenience to the officials OF the Treas
ury department.
| IN iDvernment printing oflJe had hereto
lJlc i'penlrd upon individual enterprise 70
itst' rrDtyping which had AmOun ted to ZONE
thug over 10000 per Annun, with tendenc!
to constant Increase. Among the material
transferred from the Treasury Department t,
This Office was quantity Of stereotype impIe
,aents and m Ichinery, tOgetherwith an electro
ryne spptrsluS complete. After a careful ex
amin Niiyn OF the matter, came to the con
glusIun that both economy aud conyenIsuc,
! GUunacled the OrghuifAtiOn Uf a stefeotypt
| foundry In connection with and under the con
ttol Ut the Boyernment pTintlng Otfice, Cou
sequently' on the 18th Of September, lssO, III,
nNtcrIal taken from the TTeasury building, If
connection with some additional, purchase
TO AXE the foundry complete, was placed II
the apartment heretofore used for that pui
pose by All individual, and organized for busl
| hess, with a superintendent and four Othe
! employees who are competent to perform al
the service required for this office. This ar
rsngemcnt promises well for the interests .
the Government, as tho expense OF the lAbO
involved Is only t75Bs5 per year, will
cNpnciry TO perform larger amount OF stofeo
~ Iug than has heretofore been required 70
the use uf the once. The saving to the Gov
ernmpnt VIII he a. least " 90 per Annum, a
soon a. room cNn be obtained for its AoeommG
dAtiOn, the elsctrutype apparatus will also b
brought INTO use.
ENrESslON OF THE BCILDIsG.
The building now occupied as the Govern
mcut printing office has, under the increase 0
n. bisIueas, become Insufficient for Its prope
A, omm1dNtiOn, Indeed, 1t IL Impossible no'
IN crowd within its walls sufficient machiner
and operatives 10 keep up with the demand
/ made upon its resources, especially in tn
landing department II Ia therefore recon
neuded thtt an addition to the present builI
! ing bo III abe along North Capitol street, SON