The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1842-10-25


according 10 the nature o.
the case. And such dis
tribution shall be revised,
from time TO time. by the
said chief or principal
clerk, for the purpose oil
correcting any tendency
TO undue accumulation OIL
reduction Of hut e 5
whether arising from
individual Negligence or in.
cap'ciiy, or from increase
or dimunit'on of particular
kinds of business; and sucn
chief or principal clerk
shall report monthly 10 his
superior officer any exist
ing defect that he may be
aware Of in the arrange
ment or despatch of bust.
ness; and such defect shall
be amended by new ar
engagements of duties. dis.
missal of negligent or in
competent officers, or 9TH
erwIse.
SEC IA And be il furth.
or enacted, That il shall be
the duty of the several
heads of Departments in
communicating estimates
of expenditures and appro-
priaiIons to Congress, and
to any of the committees
thereof, to specify, as near
ly as may be convenient,
the sources from which
such estimates are derived,
and the calculations upon
which they are founded;
and in so doing to discrim'
male between such cstim.
ates as are conjectural in
their character. and such as
are framed upon actual in
formation and application
from discussing officers :
and in communicating the
several estimates, refer.
ence shall be given to the
laws and trea;i IS by which
they are authorized, the
dates thereof, and the vol
umc, page, and section in
which the necessary provi-
SionS are contained
Sec ID. And be it fur
her enacted, That no cx-
IA clerk shall be employ
cd, in any department., bu
reau, or office at the seat
of Government, except
during the session of Con-
gress, or when indispensa.
bly, necessary to enable
such department, bureau,
or office 10 answer some
call made by either hous.
If Congress at one session,
20 be answered ut another;
and not then, except by or
Ter of the head of the de-
in which, or in
some bureau OF office of
which, such extra clerk
shall be employed; and no
such extra clerk. for copy
Ing,sllaIl receive more than
three dollars per day, or for
any other service more than
four dollars per day, for the
time actually and ncces.
sarily employed.
Sec. l6. And he it fur
ithcr enaced. That no mes.
>enger, assistant messenger
laborer, or other person
shall be employed in any
department., bureau. or of
fee at the seat of Govern
ment, or paid out of the
contingent fund aPpropria-
ted 10 such department.,
bureau or office, unlc IS
such employment shall be
authorized bv law. or shall
brcome necessary to carry
mic eff, ct some object for
which appropriations may
be specifically made; and
not exceeding one hundred
dollars per annum shall be
applied by each department
Except at the Department
of Stale for the purchase
of newspapers for such de-
par;ment. and all the beau
reaus and offices connect
ed herewith: and such pa.
pers shall be preserved as
files for said department.
Sec. II. And be il fur
Their enacted, That all sta
tionery. of every name Il
nature. for the use of the
two Houses of Congress,
and al. stationery and job
printing of every name
and nature, for the Use Of
the several departments of
Government, and for the
bureaus and offices in those
departments at Washing
ton,including all stationery
blanks, wrapping paper,
and Irvine. and mail bags,
furnished the post Offices
and collectors offices thro'
out the United States, shall
hereafter be furnished and
performed. by contract, by
the lowest bidder, as fol