| Show Padding of R Record eco rd Costs 2000 a Day Congressmen Rush to Get Out Speeches Printed in Time for Campaign S By RAYMOND CLAPPER CLAPPERS Copyright 1932 by United Press WASHINGTON July 16 Padding 16 Padding of the Congressional I Record is costing about 2000 a day in the final rush to ge get political propaganda printed at government expense About 35 pages in each issue of the Congressional Record are arc now given over to reprinting outside speeches letters to and f from rom constituents addresses addresses ad ad- dresses b by eminent citizens and small smal type tables on everything from war debts to the cost of Canadian bungalow bungalow bunga bunga- low siding Most of it has no connection tion lion whatever with the proceedings of congress Senators and congressmen by ob taming unanimous consent can have anything printed in the Congressional Record Record and and do In one volume of the record can can be found almost anything anything any any- thing except comic strips illustrations lions are arc forbidden Anything printed print ed in the Record can be reprinted and sent out as campaign literature under tinder th the congressional franking privilege Even political politic l in con con congress on- on gress gross may have their speeches inserted insert insert- ed in the Congressional Record anc and sent out under the frank of s 's some me friendly senator or congressman CONDE CONDEMN IN PRACTICE Several senators condemned the practice when an attempt was made to insert a political speech by Secretary Secretory Secre Secre- tary tory of War Hurley They pointed out that the Congressional Record cost 58 a page Congressional printing printing print print- ing inc is a large item in the expense ol of the government printing office office- which uses a n total of 1500 carloads of material ver year This is the equivalent of f a train 10 miles long No one has figured up how many waste baskets are arc required to hold this output when it is thrown awa away by the voters third One of the Congressional RecI Rec- Rec on Paste Page Two I RECORD PADDING COST RUNS HIGH Continued from Paso Page PlO One ord is devoted to matter mater other than the actual proceedings of congress Senators and congressmen will wi be allowed allowed al ala al- al lowed 10 days after adjournment of this session in which to have material reprinted in the Record with the attendant attendant at at- privilege of free mailing maing Recent issues of the Record show a atypical atypical atypical typical variety of material printed in what is appropriately named the api to the regular proceedings INCLUDES SPEECH These include the opening campaign speech of Secretary of Treasury Mills at Boston this week two pages cost approximately 16 letters leters and statements statements state state- ments from rom lumbermen containing four pages of small smal type tabular matter matter mat mat- ter snowing showing Canadian lumber prices on every cut of 01 building material endless endless end end- less le speeches and extensions of remarks remarks re reo marks on relief releC bonus the tari tariff agriculture Philippine independence Senator Copeland introduced three pages of material on the alleged healing healing healing heal heal- ing powers of oC radium water Representative James M M. Beck R B. R. R Pa who has just published a book condemning condemning con con- bureaucratic waste is traveling traveling trav tray eling cling aboard and an address he delivered delivered de de- de livered in London Is printed in one of oC this weeks week's issues Senator Davis Davi R. R Pa inserted a long speech by a banker of his home town Other items include a two-page two newspaper article on disarmament an analysis of the Democratic silver siver plank by Senator Pittman CD D. D Nev Nov nearly seven pages of ot reprinted farm arm board hearings and endless endle remarks on where the taxpayers' taxpayers money goes and deploring the thc cost of government gov gov- HITS COWARDLY ATTACKS Theres There's a speech by Representative Pien er R. R R Minn concerning the cowardly attacks on congress He Me says says-no item Hem has been overlooked by designing enemies of congress who object to the government paying for forthe forthe forthe the funerals of congressmen to the amount of ot mileage drawn by congressmen congressmen con con- gressmen to the congressional frank and to the waste in the Congressional Record Finaly Finally there Is the extension of remarks remarks re re- re marks by Representative McClintic D. D Okla Oka who declares that his party party par par- ty has not been in power since 1920 1920 1920 therefore everyone must mut realize that the blam for or conditions can not be charged to me Which seems reasonable rea rca enough I |
