New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-09-02
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iseetrenchsneut and Reform.

cherished partsans of the Executive for the time
being 10 thc guise of fat contracts to furnish Sta
tonery, Printing, Maii-bags. &c. &c. for the Pub
lie Service, we find one on The Contingent En-
8.ssss. of The Gouernment, which comes directly
10 the point. The subject taken hold of in
the several General Appropriation bills and some
nrogress made but it found too and com
p!icated to be thoroughly treated there. Much was
essc,edthen as in the Congre ssioaal Retrenchment
bill but much also left to be secured in separate
BILL which finally passed last week, and is now law.
This bal, beside making specific and careful ap-
propriations for the Contingent Expenses of the
several Departments Of the Government, enacts
the following salutary general provisions:
SEC g Ind DC !. further enacted, That the President of
the Unie State. shall not allow To any minister resident
gea,efsu Than a: The OF six thousand dollars per
num- ior all his personal services and
perse rooiie That it shall be lawful for The President
10 allow such minister resden going from the United
Saesleany iotegn country, an outfit, which shall ia
exceed years full salary OF such minister resi-
SR so And be- further enacted Tha, tie Office of Ar.
checto tie Public Buildings be- and the same is hereby,
SEcf Anabe further enacted That! shall be the duty
Of the secretaries OF State of the Treasury War and Navy
rail- OF the Secretary OF the Senate, and OF the Clerk OF the
Bouseof Representatives to report to Congress at the be
sons have been employed, respectively during The pre-
cedey year, ay part thereof III their respective depari
HeuIs Offices together with the time that each clerk
obec pTson actually employed, am the paid
each asd aso VIII h.r they hive been useull employed
whether The services of OF them be dispensed with
without detrimental public service. and whether the
remora! OF Individuals and The appointment OF others
in their stead required for tho better despatch Of bust
ness; aad no greater allowance shall be mcde any such
clerk, other person. that Is may be authorized By law
excepso vatcmen and messengers, for any labor or SER
vices required OF them beyond the particular duties OF their
respective stations rendered al such times as does mol inter-
iele with the pero:rmagee OF ::e,r regular dntie;
compensation shalt be made any clerk officer
by easoa OF the discharge oil duties which belong any
ober clerk or officer the any other department
and no or compensation shall be made Tor any
extra whatever which any clerk other officer
Sac IS And be il further eaacied That shall be The
duty each chief or principal Clerk in the respective de-
pants bureaus, and other offices to supervise under the
direction of his immediate superior officer, the duties the
other clerks therein, and 10 that ne dutesare faithfully
executed, and that suc duties distributed with equality
such distribution shall revised, from time time, by the
sachef principal clerk. for the purpose correcting
any tendency undue accumulation reduction OF duties
whether arising from individual negligence incapaciti
or from increase dminuiion of particular kinds obn,
ad such chief principal clerk shall report monthly
his superior officer any exs,iag defect that he may be
aware OF in the arrangement or despatch OF business and
such defect shall be amended by new arrangements OF du
ties dismissal of negligent or incompetent officers or other
whe
Sec a. Aud BE IL further e,Acted, That il shall he the
duycf the several heads oDeparlments in communicating
estimates Of expenditures and appropriations TO Congress-
md any of the Committees thereof TO specify as nearly
be convenient the from which such est
na,esare derived, and the calculations upon which they
ire founded; and in doing, TO between such
estimates Conjcctura their character aud such
NC framed upon actual information and application fem
asbarsng officers; and in communicating the several est
nae reference shall be given 10 the laws and treaties by
which they authorized the dates thereof and the volume
ris sea se''OA "De'' ' "e''@'' p''''0'' '' ''
sgc. Is And be it farther enacted That clerk
snail be employed, any department. bureau or office AT
tesat OF Government, except during the session O; Con
pa1ment bureau, Office 10 answer some call made by
al ssoe and mo-, then except bv order Of The head of
hsdeparment IN which, In some bureau or ONCE OF
s clerk, for copying Shall receive than three dol
M day. for other service more than four dollars
paday for the time actually and necessarily employed
SEC. l6 And 5e 1t further enacted, That messenger
assistant messenger laberer, other person shall be en
yed in any department, bureau or Office a, The seat Of
sed 10 such department, bureau Office unless such
pbymen shall be authorized By law, or shall become ne
pa,ons may be spec tally made aud not exceeding one
aunired dollars per annum shall be applied by each de-
prmeDt Except the Department o! State) for the put
chase of newspapers for such department. and all the bu
and Offices connected therewh and such papers
shall be preserved as files for said department
SEc H. Ind be It further eac ted That all stationery, Of
every and nature for the of the two Houses OF
Congress, and all stationery and JOB printing o. every name
m and for the bureaus and offices IN those departments at
Rngtom including all Stationery, blanks rrappng paper
srs oess ghout tie United Stas shall hsreae be
niSasd and formed BY contract by the lo,pe. bidder as
ows the Secretary Of the Senate the Clerk of the House
Representatives the head Of each department. and such
deputy potaasiers in the post office and such
Collectors in the house establishment, the Post
aer General and the Secretary OF the Treasury shall re-
Tecivey designate for that purpose, sha respectively ae
e,ise once week least four weeks in more
ohe principal papers published in places where such
articles furnished such printing done, iorseaed
proposals for furnishing such articles or the whole OF any
pcuar class OF articles, for doing such printing the
shoe OF any specified job thereof 10 De done at such place.
ecyng in ssch advertisement the amount quantly and
anpFa Kind In
near be- the nature, amount and KIND OF printing 70
dcne and all such proposals shall be keptseaed
Jay specified in such advertisement for opening the same
when they shall be opened by under the direction OF The
Officer makog such advertisement in the presence OF al least
o persns and the person offering To furnish any class OF
SeD articles 10 perform any SFeced portion or JOB CT
sid work. and giving satisfactory security for the perora
ce thereof under forfeiture not exceeding twice The CEN
tae price eff failure shall receive contract ior do
h the saue and in the lowest bidder shall fail to en-
N INTO such and give such security within Iea
ENABLE time, to be fixed in such advertisement then the
oetact shall be given to the next lowest bidder VINO shall
allure 10 supply the articles or to perform the work. p?
qe person entering into such contract he and his Sureue
NAL be liable for The forfeiture specified in such contract
nq1iiaed damages, 10 be sued tor IL the marie OF Tue
United States IN any court having jurisdiction thereof
oosesad to receive the same, the Executive Depsri-
neni from which such authority derived aud shall s pre-
stted IN said Department subject 10 such examination az
soasress may at any time order and direct
SIC 49, lad be further enacted That no part OF The
masssen fund appropriated 10 any department, bureau
sihee shalt be applied To the purchase OF books, period
GALS pictures engravings, or ohsr thing, except sue!
periodicals. and maps other things as the head OF
ch department, shall necessary and proper TO carry
n iae business o! such department. and SHALL by written
sssSser direct 10 be procured for that purpose
gsEc ~ An3bett farther enacted That II shall be The doy
d me Secretary of the Senate, the commencement o.
reuisr session of Congress 10 report 10 the senate
NM he Clerk Of the House OF Representatives 10 report
70 me House and of head of each Depant IN report
sengtes, detailed statement OF the manner IN which
Contingent fund for each House. and of their respective
SepAnens and tor The bureaus and Offices lherein has
expended giving the OF every persos 10 whom
sssahed the qranty and price: and for any services
The nature OF such service and the time employ
ana The particular occasion cause in brie that rem
od such service necessary and the amo; OF all former
in each case on hand either The Treasury