Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-04-26
The Charges Against The CouErcs-
HIOnal Printer,

The Senate Committee on Printing were
engaged yesterday morning In continuing tho
Investigation Of the charges against OonEfes.
sional printer Ulapp. Senators Anthony and
Harris conducted the exAmination.
A. u. ClAxton for the defense, testified that
| he 10 clerk In the First Comptroller's once
Was a practical printer, but never worked 10
| the Government once. Had never been there
but once or twice. II he was Congressional
PnoHs h SGRa 'PRSS USsh ip :.:ns sSG!
Thought he facilitated the work, and made
Witness examined the accounts OF the public
printer. No class Of accounts were better
kept. Never found therein an error over two
Gross examined by the prosecutors: Thought
II wrong to discharge old practical printers on
political grounds only. Did not thlnk political
aov S nsnt once. Did i not know that M.
ClApp ever discharged any printers on political
grounds. Work might be destroyed 10 the Gov
sionAl printer, unless It be brought TO hts at
tentlon. Thought work in the Government
once was executed as we'll as u could posi-.
The work loses nothing when compared with
that Of former administrations,
BY Mr.. Olsppi II witness was Congressioaal
the appointment and removal OF those 10 the
once. .tU
Thomas t. Scott, Acting Assistant Door.
keeper Of the Senate, examined for defence,
and testined from personal knowiedge 10 Sir.
ShankliL,l competency as q printer.
Jamel Ryan, sworn and examined for de.
fence Was IN charge Of All matter pertAinlnE
Bureau Of Statistics. Had Intrinsic business
| relations with the Government Pfintiug once.
No occasion 10 nnd fault Had always been
| treated oourteously, and AlwAys = disposition
maniicsted BY MsSsrs. Flyun, Roberts, Ethel,
| and others to Oblige aud do the work prompt
~. Got work from there now more promptly
than ever before. Knew OF no errors or mis-.
takes which occurred aud were charged to
ehArEeAble to the Statistical bureau more
u an the 9oVernmsnt Printing Once Thought
MI: Ethel a man who understood his business.
fence; Is Superintendent OF the Senate DOeu.
ment Room. Had been In constant relation
with the Government printing once since 1883,
Tbs printing was carried on now A. we'll AZ
ever. At the beginning OF tho season there
was some delay, but Il was soon remedisd.
The work had rapidly increased during thiI
| session. Did not think there were as many
errors 10 the printing now as formerly.
Prof, Raymond sworn and examined for de-
fence; IL Commissloner OF Minlng Statistics
At the Treasury Department. Had Intimate
! business relations with the Govern IN ent print.
| InR office. Never heard Of a better proof
reader than Mr: Burnstein. The maauscript
| furnished BY witness was rather dif1oult.
Prof, Nm p. RLAks sKoER. aaa eSRlpPiBqa hH
| United States Commissioners to the Paris Ex.
position. Had no complaint to make against
the Government ONCE, Was much pleased
he ever knew II before. Had seen one or two
errors In the report, but he thought fewer
than generally attend such work. Had formed
avery favorable opinion OF Mr. Ethelj thought
him good executive OfleeT.
John Laroomb, recalledi Had been CON
neeted with the Government printing oflee
since II had been established was hnAuelAl
clerk thought the present Congregational
| Printer was fully capsule OF nllnE the post.
tioni thought the arrangement requiring
competitors TO perform certain duties was
reform; thought the present Congregational
Printer wss greatly embArrAshed BY par
ties attempting to Interfere with him,
the work had Increased during the past
year. heard OF no Decentralization or disor-
der existing 10 the oiiieej from Iix TO eight
thousand ems per day set up, corrected aud
distributed wss fair dAy's work, taking the
average run Of work. witness referred to plaln
mattef-not rule and hEure work particularly
Congregational work was generally "fAn mat.
teri the present Congregational PrinteF co.
deAyored TO eeonomlzsl all accounts passed
through the hAnd. Of witneasI never saw any.
thing whieh led him to believe tho Oohgres-
aionAl Printer was oppressive or tyFAnnloAl;
errors were bound to occur In an establish.
ment like the Government printlng otiee
thought Mr.. Ethel an Industrious, energetic
little fellow thought he attended TO his buai-
ness never heard anything against his man
Agemontj knew Mr., ShAnklAni had heard him
| highly spoken Of by competitors.
Oross-eNAmined ! witness did not know one
out Of twenty printers on the door Gould not
| speak OF their qualifications. Barnard, Waters,
walker, BELT and LapoTte were very good
printers. Had no dogbt they could average
gentlemen were employed there now. wit
ness had charge Of printing under Mr.. Wen,
dell, Would have been very glad then to have
= copy reViser. 1t was q smaller establlGh-
tyranny on the part Of Mr.. OlApp. Mr.. Olapp
had directed that no night work be done
unless 10 be absolutely necessary. Adjourned.