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FIFTY-SECOND CONGRESS, 1891-1893. 1627 
February 8, 1893—-Senate. 
Mr. Cuartes F. MAanperson, from Committee on Printing, sub- 
_ mitted report (S. 1278) on concurrent resolution introduced in Senate, 
February 6, with the recommendation that it do pass: 
The provisions of the resolutions respecting the number to be printed 
and distribution conform to Senate bill 1549, providing for the public 
printing and binding and the distribution of public documents now in 
conference committee. 
The cost of the printing and binding will be $18,000. 
Mr. Manperson. This is the regular report of the Smithsonian 
Institution and the National Museum, and the number provided for 
accords with the public printing bill, which has passed both Houses 
of Congress. 
Mr. F. M. Cockreti. Would there be any reasonable chance of 
getting these publications issued a little closer to the time they pretend 
to represent; that is, to bring them up within a short time of the cur- 
rent year? 
Mr. Manperson. I hope it may be so. Of course that depends very 
largely upon the amount of labor which may be thrown upon the 
Government Printing Office. The Senator must be aware of the fact 
that the Public Printer is the head of that concern and not the Com- 
mittee on Printing. The amount of work thrown upon the Govern- 
ment Printing Office during the sessions of Congress is very great, 
and of course matter of this character must step to one side while 
that which is more pressing is printed. The amount of work per- 
formed at the Public Printing Office for the Executive Departments 
grows with every succeeding day, and naturally so, because the work 
_ of the departments grows with the increase of the country. 
I have simply to say of the present management of the Government 
Printing Office that I think it has made some very great improve- 
ments, and that matter is issued more promptly than has been the case 
heretofore. This is not only because of the pressure upon the Public 
Printer by Congress and by members of Congress, but because of the 
efficiency of that officer, as I think all must recognize. 
I realize that there is great trouble in this direction, but I do not 
see how it can be remedied unless we make a very large increase in 
the force of the Government Printing Office and give it greater facili- 
ties than it now possesses. The loss to the Government in the output 
of the establishment, caused by the eight-hour system (against which I 
have no objection, and I merely mention it as producing a result in 
the slowness of work) and the thirty days’ leave granted to all employ- 
ees, which is equal to about 10 per cent of their labor as well as their 
pay, of course produce delay in the printing of important matter. 
The effort of the Joint Committee on Printing has been to procure 
dispatch in printing these publications, and I hope there may be even 
