Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1842-09-30
MONTPELIER, SEPTEMBER 30, 1912.

gress may at any Time order and direct.
Sec. TO- find he IL further enncicd, That no part
of the contingent fund appropriated to amy de-
rnrtncn bureau, or Office, shall he applied 10 the
purchase of books, periodicals, pictures, or en-.
cravings, other thing, except such books, peri-
o1cals, and maps, or other thing as the bend of
such department shall deem necessary and prop
or to carry on the business Of such department,
and shall, by written order, direct TO be procured
for that purpose.
Sec. 20. .And be IL further enacied That it shall
he the duiy Of the Secretary Of the Senate, ut the
commencement of every regular session Of Con
gress TO report to the Senatp, and of the Clerk OF
lhe House of Representatives to report to the
House, and OF the head of each Department to
report to Congress, detailed statement of The
manner IN which the contingent fund for each
Rouse, aud OF their respective DEPARTMENTS add
Tor Tie bureaus aud offices therein, has been ex
pended, giving the names of every person 10 whom
any portion thereof has been paid and if for
ny thing furnished the quantity and price aud If
for any services rendered, tie nature Of such ser.
vice, aud the tine employed, aud the particular
occasion or cause, in brief, that rendered such SER
wee necessary; and the amount Of all former up
preparations IN each case on hand either in the
Treasury or in the hands Of any dishursing Off
Ger or agent. Aud they shall require of the dis
burslng officers acting under their direction or au-
thOrty, the return of precise and analytical state
ments nnd receipts for all the moneys which may
have been, from time 10 time during the next pre-
cedlng year, expended by them; aud the results
ofsucli returns shall lie communicated annually TO
Congress, by the said officers, respectively.
Sec. II. find be IL (u, Tier enacted, Tint the oct
entitled " An act TO provide for the publication of
the laws of The United States aud for other pur-
poses" approved April twentieth, eighteen hun
dred and elghicen SO Tar as the same authorizes
or requires the laws, resolutions, treaties aud II.
amendments Of the Constitution of the United
States TO he published in any paper or papers prn.
g. , In ii of,l ,a
United States, is hereby repealed and, in lieu
thereof, it shall DO the duty Of the Secretary of
state TO publish such laws, resolutions, treaties,
and amendments in not less than Two nor more
than four OF The principal newspapers published
IN The city of Washington for country subscrb-
ers, giving the preference TO such papers have
the greatest number of permanent subscribers and
The most extensive circulation for which the pro-
prIetor OF euch paper shall receive, as full COM
pensuon, at The rate OF one dollar for each page
oil The laws, resolutions, treaties and amendments,
rs published in pamphlet form. And it il shall
nppear, on The examination of any account, that
there has been any unreasonable delay or inten-
ilonal omission in the publication ofthe laws alore-
said, the proper accounting officer of the Treasury
is hcreby authorized and required 10 deduct from
! such account such sum shall he charged there
IN for the publication Of any laws which shall have
| been SO unreasonably delayed Intentionally
omitted; and, in any such it shall he the du.
ty OF the Secretary oil State to discontinue the pub.
! licnton OF the laws in the newspaper belon gng to
| 'uc,i prOpretors, aud such newspaper shall in no
event he again authorized, nor shall the proprie-
tor thereof be again employed, 10 publish the laws
OF the United Suites.
Sec. %. find be il further enacied, That, for the
purpose Of limiting the incidental and contingent
appropriations for the necessary expenses Of the
Government to specific objects, as far practical
BILE, The following sums IRE hereby appropra.
ted for the year eighteen hundred aud .oriy two,
| ppf pf ut.I, H.,
! ry, TO the objects hereinafter specified, namely
DEPARTMENT OF STATE.
FOR distributing the aggregate returns OF the
SIKH Census, eight thousand dollars.
For purchasing and preparing ndces TO the
manuscript papers OF the Congress OF the Conled-
erulon, and to the Washington Papers deposited
! in the Department of State, one thousand dollars.
NAVY DEPARTMENT..
! No. |. In the Secretary's Office:
| For blank books, budng, and stationary six
! hundred dollars.
For extra clerk hire, four thousand Two hun
dred and fifty dollars
For printing, three hundred dollars.
For labor, three hundred and fifty dollars.
For miscellaneous items, four hundred dollars.
For newspapers and periodicals, one hundred
dollars.
No. 9 In the Navy Commissioners Office:
For blank hooks, binding, and stationary, five
For extra clerk hire, two thousand one hundred
and fifty dollars.
| For labor, three hundred dollars.
For miscellaneous items, six hundred and fifty
dollars.
No. 3. For the south west executive building:
For labor three hundred and twenty-five dol
For fuel and light ono thousand three hundred
and fifty dollars.
For miscellaneous items, one thousand one
hundred and nifty dollars.
No. 4. For the northeast Executive building:
| For labor one thousand two hundred dollars.
Fortuel and light, one thousand four hundred
! dollars.
For miscellaneous items, seven hundred dol
lars.
WAR DEPARTMENT.
No. 5. In the office of the Secretary of War:
For blank books, binding, and stationary, six
hundred dollars.
For newspapers and periodicals, two hundred
| fifty dollars.
For labor, three hundred dollars.
For printing, three hundred dollars.
For miscellaneous items, five hundred aud fifty
dollars.
For books, maps, and plans, one thousand dol.
For extra clerk hire, three ih ousanh dollars.
! No. 6. In the Office of the Commissioner Of In
dian Affairs:
For blank books, binding, and stationary, six
hundred dollars.
For labor fifty dollars.
For miscellaneous items, eigh, hundred and
fifty dollars.
No. 2. In tile Office Ct the Commissioner oil
Pensions:
! For blank books, binding and stationary, five
hundred dollars.
For printing, four hundred dollars.
For fuel, one hundred and fifty dollars.
For miscellaneous items, four hundred and fif-
~ dollars
No. 8. In the Office of The Commanding Gem
eral:
For miscellaneous items, three hundred dol
lars.
NO. 8. In the Office of the Adjuranl General:
For blank books, binding, and stationary, two
hundred dollars.
For miscellaneous items, three hundred dollars.
No. 10. In The Office OF the Qunrlermaster Gen.