The New York herald., 1870-02-14


| election Of printer by the two houses
| was abandoned, AMI the present buroaa
was estaplished il 1860, the bnfa,ng aonc cosliig
! SCHOOLS lobby swln1ie inpon the governments
\ From thar us,e down " tae pTesent the tendeiley
mas been to prnt prnt print increasing instead OF
II appears by the record, According TO the Con.
gresssenai PrDters own showing, thasthe dssourse-
menss q Ms 81 bureau during ahe iast year; ending
Sepfeaber 80, lS69 were moro by 500 600 than they
wcreduIng either OF the years 1895 or 1854 ia lilo
midst oi the reoclion, wbea vast ainount oil prlnt-
III ord"r uat tna reader may have stiii re-
aahsng sense OF the printing ana ranking imposi.
ions wegive ueipw the nlnDuht's cost Guring the
lst seven years TO PRINT and blEd hundreds ol tous
OF paper 2Ft stsa tt #3
From the list OF Octoner lsse to the soth or SEN
tenber, ls69--seveu yeafs-there was paid cut Of
tho ir asury of the Uaated StaG,s manly to supply
Congfe ssnen wan free printing, for nee maIhnQ,
Expense OF tle Snperintendent,s oace.... slco oS2
ops! " paper ntoAt. ......i...r..,......- 6i3.5lS
Cost ofiitnoaraphing and engraung alone Y0So45
Cost OF hsc ataate mapping for supreme Hsi 89
CourL UnteG olates. s. 10000
Cost Oi oiudin. alole.. 24.7.27S
n .c. .;:. 3dhsSS
sevepty-three thousand d0ilars pad by the people
Tor nsctAess nNerial at tlle very time when Tue
ifia for cxis,enre- from rsoeilt1ss var
anu bud Alyolae taxaiioa.. Tuis Is not all, Tho
aoveriinsnt durlng ina. same tlme ,Aa 70 payatne
expenss "a seudnG at least tgo;inrds Of the trash
thus created 10 dhIecnt parts OF tue country under
tue lraikins prlvl,eIc: f0rtpnasJ 4 s not ncces-
snry lor us 10 figure the exact cost OF
rrcightlng THIS thinense mass Of printed matter be-
cause An ollc.a crtsnon ias nscr furrished bf
wiiI serve to aid the reiupr IN iorIplux correct
judgmett OF tue sub;cct. lie say ti,at during tue
matter u VAS s'asay ssns J @ Rssnaaon Sa g. sSs y
50, 900, aud lhat during tue same time 257.opo
lrahsg1 ietters were sent, az cost of sl5 oool
so lar q, letter matter Il concerned The cfifcal
sateiuent for Jaahary about fair uyerate for the
twelve montas of the year. Ilnas wonll- make the,
senators ani RcprAseftatiySs when away IRON
washington 10 extensive business md 40
ali lneir private ana business CORES pondence
under their official frank. IL ls,falr 10 average,
the triated matter sent daring te twelve mon tils
oi The year az not more than uie.1alf
the amount per month nlailed in January,
offclailya announcea nlhat would make seventy
nye tons per mouth al cost Oh st90Jo. making lac
yearly buk Transported !ree Doo TONS at anauA
coss VI $21S 003 Bu. bear IL mind ts fact that these
ieatersi anu documents are sucn only az were seuI
rom washington. 1t ~ uo~te reg retCed tnat the
Postmaster GcIeral In Tits stseement not
nlsn some data Dy wi,ch we can Judge now mucl
frankiIg wasdone by Congressman durn,tD lrst
tel days OF January, when large number OF than
were away enJosin1 the holiday recess. Nor does
he tell Us how maclitee ma matter wax received
In washington during she month uanled by The uif-
fereat onicias. There are about i5J persoas
IN the city or Washington, when Cou!Tess
ID Ia sessi n. who are cntitled Cnaer tns Law, to
frank ietIers anu documents. Whoever corfes eoaes
with tHe.n In the dlitereas sta es aud Territories
need On,y wri.e the word ''Iraeo upon the bica OF
tlcir letter or document, AM Uncie Sam IT,
ros.nasSeT 1encla Cresw III should give some ilea
oil the an0unt OF matter received lu washington py
Senator'S and representatives. and .Uther officials In
0ruer t.lat the paDllc may arrive at cotrfct au15f
standing of The extent OF the traDglng sw!ndie
The cost OF 1t IS very large a1d the people are aer
escd n every Item. iAey nave heretofore hadno cor
rect Idea aDou tue matter because neltlcr CoAgrc35
nor the press have sufficiently enlightened lneni.
NOW iley are beginning 10 get tneir eyes open
10 tae encrmity. lhey are petitoning against
the RANKING outrage, and immediately the
ir.nuhy oonMittoe OF boih hoases move
lii the matter OF the printing robbery put slop
to IT, As long as the people VIII Camely suenls 10
sucu Doid Outrages rs tae HanAins and printing
privileges tLey VIII Commune, Dat Wlea tae peop,a
llctv ~ tuer servants at ssnlil.tun oy earlSat
words, thaI tney mnst cease dcplatlnS tue pubic
treasury for thar own special pensa6 loose ieIlsl
ton, extrayayanco aud pilnoerng Wil stop.
The reporLS VI the debale IN Tia oeAlte Thurs
DAY SHOW tnat senator Anthony, OF Ehnde Islaaa,
understands this waole supjecL and maluIest5 .
termination 10 IOilow IT up. No man las had Der-
ter Oppoft.inlly TO aCQu1nt h!lIseu win all tue
lac:s.., relating to the pubic pllnuag tlta
that Senator. He has been .cnf.irmau ior several
years OF the JOINT committee oa tf-n.lls. NIIi
the responsibility OF this position fis place
printing documents for gratuJtoos distribution
sloula be abauJOned,n espea,ulIy, no 4Juy, ,'ay
their contents are now furnished 10 the public fgsa
of expense to the government Df TIE news papel,.'
tie declared tlat tue pasSaye. OF hls blu would
save many hundred Thousand dollars annually anu
relieve the PSSL O.ice Dt groat auruoli.r The lat
ter renlarx Is reminder to senator Saasey 1cnlis
Post Roads, to press the House Bin abvllsllng the
ranking privilege Ii these two measures are auc-
cessiur at thus session CoHgre5gilen can retugn
tnelr constituents with . con5ciousne3s uf hayful
done something Tor the people besides makibs
windy speeches 70 prin. and fraaA hoiue to them.