Evening star., 1933-01-22
Capital Sidelights
By WILL r. KENNEDY.

Tn0 week tho House members start
drawing lots for assignment Of suites OF
Offices in the handsome new marble
ONCE building just south Of the Capitol
and west Of the present ONCE build
ing. which is connected with both
buildings by subways. The five major
committees-Ways and Means, Inter-
state and Foreign Commerce, Agricul::
ture, Military Affairs and Rivers and
Harbors-have already been assigned
the Ave new committee suites.
Seniority viii guide in the distribu-
tion under the following regulations
adopted by the House once Building
Commission, of which the Speaker Is
chairman:
First. For purposes Of filing. mem-
bers are grouped according to length OF
continuous service.
Second. AS shown on attached sched-
ule, each group Is allotted one day on
which to file, and no member IN any
group will BE- permitted to file before
Third. where two or more members
in the same group file on the same
suite, the members 10 filing shall meet
Immediately at the ONCE Of the super
tntcndent and draw lots for the suite In
question. The suite shall be assigned
TO the successful drawer, and this as
alignment shall be finAl. The uasuc-
cessful drawers shall ale Immediately
ON any unassigned suites and shall take
precedence over following groups only
Il their nles are placed Immediately.
Fourth. A member may dle On only
one suite.
Fifth. Any member who cannot be
present to file In person ON the day
place q file for him on that day.
Any time prior 10 noon January %:
All members who have served 10 or
more terms. This includes Representa-
tive Edward w. Pou. North Carolina,
who has served 81 years; Representa-
tive Henry T. Rainey, Illinois. who has
served 90 years: Representative Adolph
]. Saboth, Illinois, who has served 26
years; Representative Joseph w. Byrns,
Tennessee, and Representative Edward
T. Taylor, Colorado, each Of whom has
served "a years: Representative Robert
L. Doughton, North Carolina, who has
served % years, and 10 members who
have served 20 years. Lame ducks"
are, Of course, eliminated.
Noon. January %, TO noon, January
"a: AL members who have served nine
terms.
Noon, January "a, to noon, January
IS: Members who have served eight
terms.
Noon, January rs, to noon, January
20: Members who have served seven
terms.
Noon, January 2s, to noon, January
81: Members who have served six
terms.
Noon, January 80, TO noon, January
81: Members who have served five
terms.
Noon, January 81, to noon. February
/: Members who have served four
terms.
Noon. February /, to noon, February
2: Members who have served three
terms.
Noon. February 2, to noon, February
8: Members who have served two
terms.
Noon, February 6, to noon, February
Z: Members who have served one
term.
Noon, February 7, to noon, February
8: Members who have served less than
one term.
Noon. February 8, to noon, February
9: Former members Of Congress.
From February to February 10:
New members
On the morning Of each legislative
day Of Congress printed copies Of all
proceedings Of the previous days ses-
sion are available to members and the
public. This includes bills resolutions,
reports, hearings. legislative calendars
and documents in addition to the Con-
gressional Record. which is the daily
newspaper of Congress. The Record
varies from 8 to 1872 or more pages and
averaged about 80 pages daily during the
last regular session. OF this Record
there are $500 copies printed daily
The copies of the daily and bound edi-
tions Of the Record average $4,000
annually.
The Government Printing ONCE has
been in operation for u years It was
authorized by act Of Congress to pro-
vide printing and binding for Congress
and the Federal departments, bureaus
and independent offses.
It now occupies "a acres Of floor
space in buildings costing $4,000, ,000
There are approximately 4,7e9 persons
employed at an annual compensation of
approximately $4,000, 600 Modern
equipment valued at $5,3l5,000 gives
the Government Printing Once first
place among the worlds best equipped
printing plants. The annual value of
its products in 1882. based on cost,
was sl4,sss 900.