The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1908-02-08
MIR. ROSSITER
STEPS ASIDE
cortelyou Refuses to APP
prove Bond.
PRESIDENT EXCEEDS AUTHORITY
Capt Brian Now In Charge Of
Printing Office.
Ressiter. However. Does Not Relsa-
eaish the work ss Iasulry Laid
Out for fsim NJ President
Roosevelt.
PRESIDENT EXCEEDS AUTHORITY

Washington. Feb. e.-william 8
Rossiter. who on wednesday last was
appointed by President Roosevelt az
acting public printer In place Of Pub
Ito Printer Stiilings. who In under sus-
pension pending an Investigation OF
the affairs of his cssice, went 70 the
Treasury Department today TO have his
bond approved.
The department refused to consider
the matter on the ground that the
President had exceeded his authority
In appointing Mr.. Rossiter, that under
the law the assistant house printer,
Captain III. r. Brian, succeeds TO the
vaeancy. Under this informal ruling,
Mr.. Rossiter later in the day stepped
aside ana his place was taken by Cap
tain Brian, who will administer the
government printing once as acting
public printer for the time being,
Mr.. Rossiter. however. does not re-
linquish the work Of inquiry laid out
for him by the President. His posi-
tion in the government printing Of
flee becomes that Of the Presidents
personal representative and he Ia pro-
ceeding with the Investigation upon
which he is to base his report TO the
President of the conditions existing
there and of the best methods Of put
ting the big plant on q business
basis.
Chairman Lands. OF the joint Con-
gressional Committee. which fs inves-
tigating alleged Irregularities in the
government printing ONCE, today gave
out the following statement:
The printing Investigation commit
tee has been for some months engaged
in the Investigating information which
win AFFORD a complete anyaisis OF the
entire problem Of public printing. for
= Aawl apAr As.ta @esss e.
the last three fiscal years. The de-
partmsnta started this inquiry on Mo-
vember Is by a letter addressed TO the
various executive departments, The
replies TO the inquiry will cover all
OF the government publications and
will divide the printing into two
elasses--pubiicafions and misceitan-
eouA An inquiry was also addressed
;Sn - sslss fssr9het sssfCfaa Kion s sss
OF the reports are aa yet cpmpieked an6
after they haye been Submitted It Il
likely that several weeks will be oe-
cupied In compiling and ana1xxins
their data While q comparison Of
cost IL not the primary object OF this
inquiry, II 10 one OF the important OBJ
jects and II is the purpose OF the coma
mission to- make the Investigation as
complete and thorough as possible"
ury department decided not to accept
Mr.. Rossiter's bond was the act OF
January ~. 1895, which provided that
In case of death. resignation, absence
or illness OF the public printer the
chief clerk OF the government print
ing once should perform the duties OF
public printer until q successor was
appointed or such absence or leave
shall cease. 1t also provides that the
President may also authorize and d.
rect any other officer OF the govern
ment whose appointment Is vested In
the President by and with the advice
and consent Of the Senate to tempor-
arily perform the duties OF the vacant
once. Under the ruling of the treas
liry offieials, Mr.. Rossiter can have no
other standing than that OF personal
representative of the President with
out specific authority in any matter
pertaining to the management OF the
ONCE.