Evening star., 1922-12-10
36-YEAR FIGHT LOST
BY PLATE PRINTERS
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Bianton, democrat. of Texas, and
read into the record 4 letter sent out
to plate printers all over the country.
urging them to come to Washington
and accept jobs in the bureau while
now an attempt is made TO clean out
these skilled workmen. h. said
Arguing that the paragraph was not
%"rnlaEe and a matter ot new lcgiSia-
tinn which had no plart. in an appro-
priation b.il. Representative Zihlman
was sustained III his point of order by
Representative Sanders of Indiana
presiding in the committee of the
whole. This item in the Treasury ap-
preparation bill proposed TO dispense
with the use of not less than 1856
hand plate printing presses and to
substitute therefor not NOR" 'i!an
ffty-eisht power printing presses
and authorize that the printing be
done from plates OF more than four
subjects and directed the Secretary of
the Treasury to reduce the nun ber of
employees employed in this operation
OF plate printing presses by not less
than 21s.
Madden Offers Proposal.
When the Zihln7an point Of order
was sustained Chairman Madden I'M
nediatciy offered an amendment sub
stantially the same. but eliminating
.he matter quoted above.
This led to bitter debate, in which
Representative Zih!man charg ed
cha iInlan Madden and other members
of the appropriations committee with
not playing fair with the House and
with having brought in this legisla-
tive proposal when the subject mat
ter was being considered by the
proper legislative committee Of the
House and when the hearings on the
bill showed that no other witnesses
tee except the director of the bureau
and those deslrous of aholishing hand
press work at the bureau.
Qnoted Moran's Testimony,
He quoted testimony of Chief Moran
of the secret service that counter
feiting was on the increase. and a
formal resolution by the bankers of
the country urging that the hand
printing methods be continued as a
public safeguard.
Representative Zihlman said that if
this proposed change was good bust
ness for the country. it ought to be
considered carefully and properly by
the House and not rushed through as
rider on an appropriation bill con-
trary to the rules of the House.
Representative johnson of Wash
ington. chairman of the House print
ing committee, vigorously attacked
the committee on appropriations,
which. he said, sees fit to usurp the
rights Of one more small committee
by ordering the discharge of 21S
skilled workmen and hiring IFS
others at higher price"
Practically the Same.
Representative Parker of New Jer-
sey protested that the Madden amend
ment was practically the same as
language specifically providing for
the installation of power presses was
left out, 1t directed a method of
printing which would require power
presses.
Representative Dempsey of New
York argued that the point Of order
should be sustained
Representative Blanton of Texas.
democrat, repeatedly criticized plate
printers and their friends who filled
the galleries. saying they should be
at work. rather than at the Capitol
trying to force legislation. Represent
ative King of Illinois befriended the
plate printers. saying they had as
much right in the gallery as Blanton
did on the foor and that 1t was a
were vitality interested.
Representative Moore of Virginia
democrat. emphasized that there was
no testimony before the House show
ing that any one else but the director
of the bureau of engraving and print
ing had been called upon to testify
regarding the desirability of the pro-
posed change before the appropria-
tionS committee.