Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-03
SMOOT TO PUSH BILL
Revision of Printing Laws De-
signed for Economy.
RECORD FINDS CHAMPION
Hepburn Wants Wide Circulation for
Chronicles of Congress.
HARD FIGHT OVER JOBS
Cut in Folding Rooms and High
Offices Will Be
Resisted.

The Smoot bill for the revising Of the
printing laws, aimed to save Uncle Sam
several hundred thousand dollars every
year in the cost of the public printing
and binding. has been made the unfin
ished business of the Senate, and Senator
Smoot will push it to consideration every
day in order to get it passed by the
Senate at early date.
Senator Hepburn will make an effort
to amend the bill SO as to increase the
circulation of the Congressional Record
which reports verbatim the debates or
the floors of the houses of Congress
At present the subscription price for the
Record is IS for the long session, 81 fol
the short session, or $3.50 per month
payable in advance. Senator Heyburr
proposes to cut the price to 81 for the
long session, 81 for the short session, OF
90 cents a month, payable in advance.
Would Boom Circulation.
AS means of booming the circulation
by making the Record not only cheaper
but easier to subscribe to- Senator Hey
burn also proposes that all postmasters
IN the United States are to be agents for
the Record, authorized to receive sub
scriptions at the reduced rates.
Senator Hepburn has given notice that
he will call up the amendments for ac-
ton this afternoon; and he has strong
hopes that his plan for popularizing the
Record will be passed.
Senator Smoot called up the printing
bill in the Senate yesterday afternoon,
and many committee amendments were
adopted. AS introduced. the bill provide ed
for the printing of money on power
presses instead of on hand roller presses
In the bureau of engraving and printing
As result of the compromise reached
between the committee and the plate
printers Of the bureau, who fought the
proposed change. the committee recon-
mended the striking out Of that provision
The committees recommendation came
up for action by the Senate yesterday,
and. without discussion. the section was
knocked out.
1t is planned to have one of the appro-
priation bills provide for the printing OF
the backs of currency on power presses
and the printing Of the fronts on hand
roller presses.
Fight Is Anticipated.
A fight over the provisions Of the bill
for the abolition of the folding rooms OF
the Senate and the House and for wipine
out some Of the high offices in the gov
ernment printing Office is anticipated
The appointment of men to the folding
rooms and to the printing Office positions
gives some senators quite a little patron
age, and they look with apprehension
upon loss of any Of it.
The employees who will be affected
about fifty in number. do not like the
prospect Of separation from the govern.
ment pay roll and are pushing the sena-
tors who appointed them into the fight
Such a large financial saving is to be
obtained, however, that it is felt by Sen
ator Smoot and other members Of the
printing committee who recommended
the bill that a majority of both the Sen
ate and the House will approve of the
plan.
1t fits in well with the democratic econ
omy program of the House. and there
fore. 1t is thought, will receive approva
of the bill also see success in the Senate