Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-04
SOME ONE BLUNDERED
ENTIRE ISSUE OF CONGRESS
SIGNAL RECORD SACRIFICED.
Speeches of Tawney and Livingston
ndwiched-Reprint Was
Made Necessary.

| Inc congressional Record Is said to have
scored the most conspicuous victory in the
production of nonpartisan bipartisan
| speech that has ever been given TO the pub.
| lie by the big printery. Incidentally the
production of the bipartisan speech is said
TO nave spoiled an edition of $500 copies
| of the Record.
The remarkable mixing OF politics is al
| ieged TO have occurred by making literary
sandwich of the speeches of Representa-
i've Tawney. the vigorous republican
chairman of the House committee on an
preparations. and Representative Livingston
Oh georgia, whose democracy is quite az
ueep-oyed as is the republican!sm of MI
IdWheS- Every one agrees that COM
posite production of the political ideas of
Livingston and Tdwney would make a rare
production. - 'i'
The Baltimore Sun. In telling OF this mix
up. says; On the heels of Senator Hale.s
crlticisn OF the management of the govern
iheiit printing office came the disclosure this
evening that another serious blunder vas
made early this morning in getting out the
most important of the final belated eu.tions
OF the Congressional Record which always
appear at intervals after the adjournment
OF each session of Congress
me plunder consisted in sandwiching the
heading and the Introductory portion of the
speech OF Representative Livingston of
Georgla into the body of the speech of
Representative Tawney of Minnesota. the
chairman of the House committee on an
preparations.
Entire Issue Sacrificed.
On account of this mistake the entire
edition of 2i500 copies or so much az II an
remained in the big prlntery and such por
ions of the consignments as could be res.
cued from the post office, had to be sac
rihced. and new edition OF this issua of
the Record printed The entire iss7ia WIS
entalling the loss OF several hundred dol
lars worth OF paper. in addition 10 the cost
OF Iaoor IN correcting the forms for a new
issue which had to be run off this after
noon.
The blunder of telescoping these two
speeches. was not the only one made in
connection with this issue. The Old Eng
ilsh title on the front page was misgauged
IN some manner, so that it stood too near
the upper edge of the sheet The whole
Ihakeup mad to be rearranged. with the
result that changes We're made all through
the issue, in order to have the other pages
larmonlze with the readjustment on the
first page.
An Overlooked Bid
Several weeks ago there was a sale of
waste materials at the printing office The
lowest bidder for waste paper and for
dross, the sort of Stag that is left from
the stereotyping department. is said to
have been Lewis Hopfenmaier 1t is as
serted that he was present at the openinp
or the bids ana found that he was the
successful bidder on both items. The fol-
lowing day the award. which. it is
claimed, should have gone to him. for
the dross was held up on account of a bid
that had been OVERLOOKED and had not been
opened 1t is stated that this latter bid
was the lowest for the dross and that
Hopfenmaier received only the award for =
the waste paper
1T is declared that in order to placate
Hopfenmaier he was given orders for a
certain grade of printing paper in advance
OF the need for that product
The Coming Investigation.
THE investigation into the administration
of the government printing office in connec-
ton with the delay occasioned Congress
through the failure OF the big shop to for
ward the bills on schedule time to the Capt.
tol during the closing hours of the session
will be commenced during the latter par, OF
the present week by the Senate committee
on printing, of which Senator Whyte OF
Maryland is a member.
Senator Plat of New York Is chairman
of the committee, but the indications are
that he will not be able to be present. 1t
is understood that Senators Elkns and
Whyte will be on hand. The committee will
examine witnesses in order to carefully nix
the responsibility for the delay that oc-
Cured. 1t is stated that there has been a
strong feeling of uncertainty and democrat
ization at the printing office for several
monthe account of the military system
vogue by the new public printer, MIR. still
ings and by reason of the inspection force,
which was of the innovations after he
took full charge of the place.
1T is claimed by some that this inspection
force was virtually a spy system, that
logged the heels of the foremen and others
and gave the place temperament not con-
ductive to normal work. 1t is well known
that the force is practically the same as II
used to be- when neither delays nor mis-
takes were occasioned Congress, and 1t Is
said that the employees quite generally pc
ueye that the Investigation will show that
the trouble has been due to methods OF adj
ministration rather than to the work of the
employees themselves"