The Washington times., 1905-10-29

by the Civil Service Commission as
skilled workEen are, as a rule. not so
expert rs men he could pick up on the
outside.
Perfectly green and untutored women
in the work are sent into the hindery.
and have TO be taught the trade before
they are of any service TO the Govern
ment Sometimes they take month 10
become skilful.
Taking into account the annual leave
granted TO employees, the wages paid
IN the printery are about % per cent
higher than those paid In other similar
iEststutions.
A Costly Order.
Representative Landis also brought
cut during the evening the fact that last
February. en- the motion OF Senator
Foraker. 1850 copies Of the journals of
the Confederate Congress were ordered
TO be printed as an ordinary Senate
document Each copy will be in seven
volumes. and II is now estimated that
each volume VIII cost at least 81
This was done without the matter
coming before the printing committee
OF the House or TIE Senate. as 1t was
ordered TO be printed as Senate docu-
men..
According to Mr. Byrne's testimony and
statements made by Mr.. Lands Il ap-
pears that there is IN the biHdery of the
Printing Office a regular organization
which has rs its object the printing and
dissemination of lists of expensive Gov
ernmcnt publieatiors. which the organ
iza:icn sends to all parts of the country
telling people that those publications
are extremely valuable. and can be OBJ
tanned II they viii apply TO their Con-
sressmen ard Senators for them. TIE
object CT this action Is to create a ne
t;tlcus demand for the publication so
that the force at the bin6ery will be
kept busy and have plenty OF employ
n-ent to save them their Jobs.
This organi=aticn also has specially
appointed committee which induces Rep
rcsentatives and Senator's. either
through their secretaries or by ap-
proaching them personally. to order their
full quota Of reserve documents bound.
the object CT this being also that the
men at the bindery may have enough
work TO do to hold their jobs.
Work Duplicated.
Capt. H. T. Brian. chief clerk OF tho
Government Printing Office. who has
been at the printery thirty years. was
the first TO go before the committee
'.All printing done by the Govern
r,ent" he said. lis done by law and 10y
certain orders from executive depart.
rncnts OF the Government The printerS
itself cannot reduce the printing, fol
this rests with tho law and those who
order documents.
Take bureaus report. II comes ou
as bureau report. and later is ineor
porated In the Secretary's report. Ther
che Sccretary's report is reprinted by
Congress FOR distribution. SO. you see
bureau report is triplicated-p printeC
in three different FORMS
At this point Colonel RansdcH. Ser
geant-at-Arrns OF the Senate. was re
called. lie said there are now accumu
lating IN the Senate folding room an
nually about 1863 unused and uncaile,
for volumes OF the Congressional Rec
ord
Mr. Lands here submitted figures
showing that the printing OF the record
OF the war or the rebellion cost eigh
times as much as IL cost 20 build IN
new Government Printing Office. Tn
printery.s construction cost 3ZS3.0o9.
Would Revise Laws.
..The only suggestion j can make 70
reducing the expenses OF the Govern
ment Printing office.' said captail
Brian. concluding his testimony, lis [
revise the laws SO that they shall no
require such a large number Of bin
and public documents TO be printed
would recommend that the members
reserve number be done away wit
entirely. or all bills in Congress. ex
cept private bills, coo copies are print
ed. In many cases this is too many"
Have you any reforms TO sugges