New-York tribune., 1908-02-01
PAPER BIDS HELD UP.
Nesr Workers InrolCed an GoUern-
ment Printing Office Inquiry.

Washington. Jan. T--Representative Charles B.
lands, chairman Of subcommittee of the joint
Congress Committee Printing. which is en-
gagged in making investigation concerning the
conduct CT the Government Printing Office. made
q statement to-day relative to a development Of
what members Of the committee believe to
lrreguarty in that office. The statement follows:
Under q provision OF the sundry civil appropria-
ton act Tor the fiscal year 1875 the Public Printer
the Government Printing ONCE system Of &C
counts BY reason Of thls the Public Printer con-
Iiuued a contract originally entered into Sep
IeInbe-. 1906. with Audit System. of New York
as above contemplated the Audit system should
receive sl6s9 week My attention vas called to
ms morh oi lpsiailns an aceounting system In the
plies the Government Printing ONCE in com
petition with ether bidders, and also furnish
ms supplies on which there was no competition.
took the matter up with the Public Printer. and
he admitted this 70 be true, but stated that the
way improper I informed him l Considered
that the Audit system should be limited to the
duties under the contract and should refrain from
ofioe, either with without competition
I ! noer me ssaIuIe tne point committee on frlnt
Tor paper y be used at the Government Printing
Yesterday the joint committee met to award the
contract short time before the committee met
i was Informed that the Suffolk Distributing COM
p2nE which had put IN its BID on ssNeTai items ms
sane gentlemen who composed the Audit system
! thought il manifestly improper that the bid OF
government printing establishment. being inter
On any Of these paper contracts. or at least have
their bids considered without some preliminary N
festigation I accordingly called a meeting o. the
Subcommittee OF the printing investigation com
ta.ttee ana suinnloneG MiIieIt - r =; 10 tba !I,ar,
rnent Printing Office and took his testimony under
This testimony was taken in executive session
fU-ther than to say that it was of such charac
ter as to justify the sub-connlitte in holding up
fhe award Of ali items in which the Suffolk Dis
T-ibuting Company was a Diooel. 80
The sb-corlInlItee VIII LIettr
thoroughly mee6ins mas pfe PEE $500 Gscs n, rGr 10
VI i.,e Ibeen made relative 10 the purchase of
--ee--iee IN the Government Printing Office. the
s--crr7rsl.tree shall into the matter thoroughly.
q u s75Ilfres the Public Printer
vi also sa- in this connection that had the
= 4rathoas Of making Investigations for the Gov
81 see how there could have been cause for
r'aiut Of this character
TIE transpring of the partial facts OF the in
,-esrfcar5o1 provoked the introduction to-day by
Fe7-esenrztive Cary. Of Wisconsin. of a resolution
for the appointment by the Speaker OF & commit
tee of I've members Of the House 10 Investigate
and report the management Of the Government
Printing Office; report upon the installation. and
* eject on the service Of the new audit system:
whether the awarding Of contracts for machinery
z-d supplies according existing laws: whether
Section L754 of the Revised Statutes has been duly
observed in making appointments &c and disnissais
law has been violated
According Il the corporation directory the d.
-1--o-s Of the Suffolk Distributing Company J.
: Handy " H. Manchester and 7. H. Samris.
The company has q capitalization Of 10000. and
was formed 20 handle the goods Of number OF
lz-Ee paper mills for which the company acts as
agent
M HANDY. who is the president Of the company.
said last night that the only connection between
the audit System and the Suffolk Distributing
Corparv was the fact that some OF the stock OF
both companies was held by the men He
declined 70 say who these were From an
C-he- source II learned that the number OF
stockholders or the Suffolk company is small
y see no reason Mr. Handy said. why our bid
should be set aside. The government made its
speciECations for a certain grade Of paper, and
zf-e- We had seen the samples put in our bids
tae same IS any other company There was GER
ratnIv 10 CoIlusi0n between ourselves and any one
II the printing ofTice- The Audit System has
Offices n Washington and though some OF its
stockholders the same OUTS, don't why
our bid should be thrown out ] think that there
i some jealousy down there that has brought
about this 7 think that any has q right 10
Id <or the contract