New-York tribune., 1879-09-18
THE NEWS AT WASHINGTON.
LOUD CALLS FOR "THE RECORD

LOOD OALlS fDh InI hEtOhn.
coNGREssMEN VERY MUCH IN WANT OF THIS PUB
LEGATION BUT UNABLE To GET IT-sILvER-
roREIGN TRADE.
The Democratic clerks who have been put
In charge of the work of indexing The Eecord
In place of the experts previously employed.
are SO slow about their work that Congress
men arc impatiently asking why they cannot
got Tho Record, which is thus delayed. the
Government bought $4,000 ounces of silver
yesterday. A Parliamentary report has been
received from London, which takes gloomy
view of the present situation of trade.
CAMPAIGN ORATORS KEPT WAITING.
THE uNExPEcTED RrsvII OF CERTAIN HEAD
LONG DEMOCRATIC GRAB Al PATRONAGE IL
WASHINGTON.
WssnINGToN, Sept 1.-THE Democrats in Con-
gess are not very successful in their attempts to
form the service of the Government by dlscharring
experienced and faithful employ Is of the Rcpubl-
can House ana Senate. notable instance OF this
has occurred IN connection with the indeXing OF
The Congressional Aco0Id.
The work of indcxng Tkc Hccord IL one Of consil-
crable magnitude. requiring the services of experts.
The gentlemen who have mado the in
dex TO Tho Record for many years have
gained q National reputation for their skill.
When the Democrats came INTO power in the Senate
aud House some of the young gentlemen who were
camp followers If the Democracy aud who were
ambitious both for honor and the pcrqusites of
ofiicc, insisted that the inlcxug was Democratic
perquisne. and that tie gentlemen vino had
been employed by the Republicans should
be compelled to surrender their work. The
Republican members of the Printing Committee
insisted that the work should be let bycompeiion.
h,I ,I,, tI.
leans made bill for II per 1909 ems. which was
% cents less than tnoy had received before and
which wa, 10 more than. with t.eir skin AID cx-
periencc would cover the cost oe he wosk. The
Democratic camp followers were compelled 10 make
as low bid, which they did, aud the work WAS as-
signed to them
Tie old experts, however. in their bid had pro-
posed to enter into contract to deliver their
work completed 20 the Government PrntorIn liroe
weeks after the adjournment of Congress. This is a
very important element IN the price, the printing
and ti-tlbuii "a of The Lcc0Td Is delayed until the
index complied. This ls considered % matter Of
Importance IN campaign years. rs members of both
parties aux!Ous tn have lei0re them The Rcclri
OF the preceding session 10 use against Their oppo-
neuts and m defence Of themselves. II ~ now the
middle of Scpiem Der aud the new clrrks have not
a. yet handed mo the Government lrnting Office
single page OF tle index proper. The latest intel
Hgence l. that the nrst PAGE Of copy cannot ne
ready for delivery 10 the prtrr before October 10.
Meanwhile Congr ssmen are becoming very res
tive BECAUSE thoy ale un hc 10 obtain Tie hocOfd,
and the Government Printer has nirra rady received
letters from seventy of them iuquring why they
cannot have II. Becoming alarmed al these de-
maud- lor the published volumes, this Democratic
indcXcr who RESIDES IN Baltimore, has appealed to
the Government printing office for aid, ana has
asked that al cXpcr, may be sent over To help num-
it j. probable that Nh. DrIers considering II tp be
I'm the interest of the puhlc service that The
RecoM be finished and distributed, may send
a. e. pert to Baltimore to help the mdcArTs out
with their contract. Even should the promise of
these indexcrs b fulfilled. ti.at the index be fin
ishcd by the middle OF October, COngressmcn and
ars Will have entirely los ihc use of The Record
for the ONO and Newly York campaigns, and il IA
quite probable that the WORK cannot be completed
before the meeting of Congress