Show HASTY y ACTION I I v BY Appointment of Rossiter as Acting Public Printer Illegal Under the Statutes Washington Feb 7 William S SRo Rossiter Ro lter appointed app as acting public printer in place of Public Printer Still StillIngs Stillings Ings went to the treasury department today to have his ls bond approved The department refused to consider the matter on the ground that the president pros dent dents had exceeded his hla authority in ap appointing appointing appointing pointing Mr lr Rossiter that law the associate public printer Cap tain tam H T Brian succeeds to the va vacancy vacancy Vacancy cancy Under this informal ruling Mr Ros Rossiter Rossiter Rossiter later In the day stepped aside and was taken by Captain Brian who will administer the government ment printing office as acting public printer p inter I for the time being Mr Rossiter how however however I ever does not relinquish the work of Inquiry laid out for him by the president president president dent His position in the government printing office becomes that of the presidents personal representative and he Is proceeding with wi h the Investigation investigation gation gatlon Standing of Rossiter The authority under which the treas treasury treasury treasury ury department decided not to accept Mr Ir bond was the act of Tau Jan 12 which provided that in case of death resignation absence or Illness of the public printer the chief clerk of the government printing should perform tile duties of o public printer until a successor su cessor was appointed or such absence or illness shall cease It also provides that the president may In his discretion authorize and direct any other officer of the government whose appointment Is vested In the president by and with the tIme consent of the senate to temporarily perform the duties of vacant offices Under the rul ruling rulIng ing of the treasury officials Mr Ros Rca Rossiter Rossiter can have no other standing than that of or personal representative of ot the president without specific authority In any matters pertaining to the manage management management management ment of the office Late this afternoon Captain Bryan took the office as acting public printer and Immediately entered upon the dis discharge discharge discharge charge of or his duties |