The Washington herald., 1908-02-08
Replaced by Mr.. Brian.

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Replaced by Mr.. Brian.
1t was under the last sentence Of this
provision OF this act that Mr. Rossitei
was yesterday replaced by Mr.. Brian
AS Mr.. Rossiter. as chief clerk Of the
| Census Bureau. was not appointed by ths
President by and with the advice anc
consent of the Senate. this technically
was interposed and Mr.. Brian was PLACED
nominally in the position left vacant by
the temporary ousting Of Mr. Stillings.
The difficulty proved TO be a purely
! technical one. however Mr.. Brian be
/ comes, under the statute nominally Act
ing Public Printer. but Mr.. Rossiter, u
whom has been unofficially assigned The
/ title of Chief Investigator" will con
/ tinue his work al the G. p. o. as tbs
Presidents personal representative. anc
VIII have entire charge Of affairs at IN,
printery during his service in that capac
| ity. Acting Public Printer Brian will be
under Mr.. Rossiters orders, as will al
other officials Of the institution.
/ The Audit System has been Ousted. It's
work has been terminated by order of the
/ President. on recommendation Of Mr
Rossiter and Chairman lands. A weeks
notice was given 10 comply with the pro-
| visions of the contract with the New
[ York firm, which means that on FebTu-
airy i3 The Audit System will cease al
connection with the Office
/ Four Of the principal officials of the "sys
TEN" gave up their work at the @. p o
I D. I
| Mock. assistant manager. r. c. Budd
and w. A Hardy These. together with
about fifteen subordlnates vacated the
/ luxuriously furnished Offices that had
! been assigned to them during their serv-
| ice under Mr.. Stillings. Their places were
| taken by a number OF officials OF the
| printery, who have been learning the in
| tricacies Of the Audit System" and they
Will continue in charge of its operation
until ii Is seen 1T to abolish the system
altogether. modify it. or make II a per
manent institution.
Friction Ia NOt Expected.
Little or no friction is expected on ac-
count Of the suspension Of the officials
and numerous instructors OF The Audit
system. Miss Cora Brady. formerly OF
the chief clerks office has been placed
IN charge OF that section where the actual
cost keeping is handled. and the work viii
go on as heretofore. until the present
investigations are finished and recon-
mendations made and acted upon Miss
Brady has charge OF the section "a
which are brought all the much-discussed
time slips" made out by the workers
and where the cost Of getting out the
work is figured.
Meanwhile, Mr. Rossiter is. perhaps, the
busiest man in WashiI gton. Yesterday
he was "on the job" from morning until
o'clock In the evening He spent the
day In various sections Of the big build
ing watching the workers at the ma
chimes and presses, taking notes on this
and that phase OF the labor. consulting
chiefs, assistant chiefs. head clerks, under
clerks. foremen. and typesetteTs. bent
upon securing data that Will bring him
in touch with the mlnUtest details OF the
conditions al the big print shop.
Mr. Rossiter did not report to the
President yesterday. The detailed nature
Of his Investigations demands time. and
il is expected he viii not have material
for a second report for TWO or three
days. Manager Raynor. OF the deposed
Audit System, and his attorney called on
Mr. Rossiter yesterday afternoon and
courteously suggested that II there was
anything he or the other heads OF the
system could do in the way Of facili-
tating the work Of the Presidents chief
investigator, he would be glad TO do it.
Thinks system Injured.
MI Raynor. it is said. seemed to feel
that the standing of The Audit System
had been injured by the wide publication
of its methods and the charges made
against II and was anxious it should be
indicated It is said he told Mr.. Ros-
sitter and others at the head Of the Gov
eminent Printing Office that he was con-
ident the Investigations would show The
Audit System 10 be great business in
stitutlon.
1t Is understood Mr.. Rosslter expressed
his appreciation Of Mr.. Raynor's courtesy
in wishing to assis, in the present inves-
legations. but insinuated that he and his
assistants would probably be able TO so-
complish the task without having to ac-
eept the proffered aid.
Among the things reported 10 have a
queer look, and which is 10 come under
Mr. Rossiter's probe, is the matter Of the
paper supply now on hand at the
printery II is said the warehouse and
cellar are packed with great rolls Of
paper some OF inferior quality. that can
not be worked" through the presses.
and others marked reserve, sufficient in
amount TO last the Office for several
years.
Then. there is the peculiar matter OF
the installation of plant of some kind,
the function Of which was 70 draw the
electricity out of these rolls Of paper.
large sum is said 10 have been spent
in putting in this plant. which proved 10
be A dismal failure Walls had 10 be cut
through and floors bored. and much labor
and time were wasted to install this
electricity extractor" which, subse-
quently, failed utterly 10 extract anything
beyond certain sums Of government
money.