The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-11-28
on
APPROPRIATE IONS
IS GET ING BUSY
Don't Like New
Order of Tl!Ilings

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WASHINGTON. Nov. PSI simpli,
fled spelling Will not be approved BY
the House Committee on Appropfla-
tions If that body can influence lls
House. as 1t probably win. the Public
Printer VIII discontinue llis Operations
under the Presidents execntiYs ordef
o. printing all reports and docamenls
IN the nature Of reports 10 Cungrsss
after the fashion thathas receifed the
approval Of Brander Matthews An.
drew Carnegie and several other dls-
tingulshed Americana.
The Public Printer appeared before
the House ub.commitee on the legis-
latiye bill yesterday q explain his es.
Inmates for his clerical stan during
the next year TheSopportunitg Yves
taken by the members Of this commit.
tee to quiz Mr.. sttllhgs somewhas az
to his authority for turning the sys'
TEN Of public spelling tops stiryy, and
TO give the commtttesome Hight as TO
the probale Increased cost # doom
.ments are set up and printed with tRc
distinct forms Of spelling
New Spelling usct.
Simplifed spelling caliie before lhe
ub.commIttee somewhat unex psclad'
.lv. When the committee con sisting cl
Messrs. Bingham, Eittaaef and Iirick
tRepabllcans) and sEtplnsston and
Burleson tDemocratsl took np the
book Of estimates trahsmltted ii tlle
Treasury, Department It was discover
cd that this elaborate oltinie WIS
printed in accordance With the exscu.
tive order as to spelling Discussloa,
informal, but understood to be some.
What sarcastic. was lnms lately pre-
cipitated, every member 81 tie com.
mittee expressing bis disapprogal Of
the new order Of things.
The consensus Of opinion anian The
committee members was that af gis
ports transmitted to Congress from
the departments that were to be IS.
sued as Congressional decunepl aud
that all laws passed By gcngfess
should be printed in the old siilpned
way and that Congress should not tols
crate interference in this rnatter
II the statements OtMr. stils
to show. that there viii be an additlon-
al expenditure of the public money.
the action of Congress viii be ail the
more rigid in making such epenli'
tures impossible.
Will Cut Expenses.
There has been much CRITICISM in
the committee and In congrsss fcs
some years at the rapid way iI wIIielt
tie expenses of the government prini
ing Office are plIlng up and eiIoFIs a
reform have been made siilJly q
these reforms are. effective ana 5e-
OF two joint resolutions. II ID siiga
.of two lalnt resolutions, m syenting
the printing OF tons oiuseles TIM g
fln enormous cost.
Members Of Congress say thas, u
after wears OF effort they are lust BE-
ginning 10 see their way clear seiq'
edying evils in connection lth tlls
public printing, they are hafSlS PIE
pared now to sanction anythine fiat
looks 10 the possible Increae y the
ordinary running expenses 81 taa in-
stitnton. Mr.. stillings eSanssnStlon
on tho question OF costimnosel by iho
si,nplaed system II speIlihs pro6anlg
XIII be somewhat severe and Pie com
nittee viii not he satlsfled VIII eli,.
tering generaiities. FSets and llguges
WIN bs demanded. The tanlpcr q y
members OF the sub!conml zee 81 this
etfbieCt is easily disccnible.