The evening times., 1900-06-28
MASSES OF LITERATURE.
Government Printing Presses Turn
Ing Out Campaign Documents.

Ing Out Campaign Documents.
The presses at the Government Print
ing Office are converting miles of white pa
per into campaign literature for all the
political parties having Representatives in
the Fifty-sixth Congress. This literature
consists OF reprintsof speeches and the re-
ports OF committees,
In Democratic circles today it was
charged that much. of the literature which
is being sent out by the Republican Nation
al I'D Congressional committees appears
under the caption OF the Congressional
Record" with the usual subhead Fifty
sixth Congress. First Session and with
the date line and volume and issue num-
bers. It was charged that although this
species Of literature would appear TO the
ordinary reader as the Congressional Re-
cord it was no more than what might
be termed partisan edition OF the Re
cord" with nothing upon it to indicate
that it IS not a regular and impartial re-
port CT the floor proceedings in the House
and Senate. 1t was said that tho Re
ccTd was being muti!ated BY d partisan
editor
spurious edition OF the Record" a Re-
publican might be addressing tcs House
and his remarks appear unchallenged.
whereas IN the regular edition OF the
Record" The statements made by the
Republican might have been denounced
and proved on the spot 10 be false OF
misleading
Secretary Dick, OF the Republican Ma
tional Committee. said today that that
fce a D,
fraudulent scheme. but that even though
the committee should Be willing. the OH
cials or the Government Printing Ofice
would not permit IL. The officers Of that
great institution have to 90 10 Congress.
he said. when the Democrats happen 20
BE- IN control. just as they DO when the
Republicans are Il tae majority. for ap-
pr1DriatiOns 10 meet deficiencies. etc
They are careful not 20 permit the Print
ins Ofhce TO be used by any political com
In-tJee except in 50 far ss the las clearly
provides Secretary Dick said that the
P-ilctiag Ofdce was running OF millions Of
copies OF reprints OF Republican speeches.
and. he Supposed. OF Democratic speeches
also. But there was 10 editing CT the
"BecOr,E' and no attempt was being made
- deceive.
Nr. Palmer. the Public Printer. and
Capt Henry T. Brian. Foreman Of Print
ing. explained that when reprints Of
speeches were ordered. as provided for m
der the Public Printing act OF January y,
1895 the reprints were made from the
plates of the original Record For in
stance. If Mr.. Richardson OF Mr. Payne
should deliver a speech on the floor Of the
House on Mcn6ay December = and II
should be received oy tho Record division
too late for publication in the Record" Of
December ;. il might be printed in the
s-RagOrlf' ~ TrreGf-w Taa.arn har- n
which case il might begin on the first
page Of that issue and be outside Of the
report OF the floor pTOceediaEs- Now. n
on June % an order for the reprinting OF
that speech should come from the proper
authority. tho original plates would be
used. which would show the heading. sub
head. and date liRe OF the Record" CT
Tuesday. December 6. without anything 70
indicate that IL he'd been reprinted on
June IS. This is being done under the
provisions OF Section 81 and Section 30 Of
the Public Printing Act OF January I2.
1893
Section 81 follows:
1t shall be lawful for the Public Print
er 10 print and deliver. upon the order
OF any Senator. Rep-tsentatiye. OF Dele
gate. extracts from the "ConE-ezzioraI Re
cord the person ordering the sane pay
ing the cost thereof aud documents and
A"Iti - oL CS-L4-s-4--rec. win lle tkLltlCe
and papers submitted Herewith. OF any
part thereof ordered printed by Congress
may be reprinted by the Public Printer OF
order Of any Member OF Congress or Del
sgate. on payment OF cost thereof"
Section 20 reads.
The Public Printer. under the direction
OF the Joint COMMITTEE NY print for
sale. al a price sufficient 20 reimburse the
expense CT such pri- ting the current
. Congressional Diroctory' a1f -he curreu,
numbers and bound sets Cf the Con
gsaEsicnal Record 90 The money derived
from such sales shall be paid into the
. Treasury and accounted for in his annual
report 70 Congress-. and 10 sale shall be
. made IN credit"