The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-01-07

the Delaware river, in compliance with resolution
of the Senate calling for the same, was presented
referred To the COMMITTEES on Commerce, and order
ed 10 be printed.
Mr.. NILES from the Committee on Contingent
Expenses Of the Senate, 10 whom was recommltted
bill regulating the compensation for the public
printing reported back the with an amend
ment, TO read as follows; ....
RssoIsd BY the Senate and House Of Representatives Of "a
United States Of 4n'rsa g Congress s'.;sa That from
houses Of Congress shall be subject TO the following
regulations when any message report or dSsuasns c9 =,
be printed by the Senate the secretary shall ascertain
whether the has been previously ordered g hs print
ed by the House Of and So the copies or
dsred by shall be supplied BY the printer Of the
House Of Representatives for which there shall be no
charge position and any message report or doc
shall be ordered 10 be printed ~ the House Of Rep
ressneiiyes shall be the duty OH clerk to sseeain
whether tho has been previously ordered 10 be print
ed by the Senate and the copies orderedby the House
be furnished By the printer 20 the senate and no charge
additional number Of eoPle. o. any such document be or
dered BY either house they shall be furnished ~ ne printer
ment and for which compensation for composition shall
be allowed Pr's,Ssa hSS.rr Thai Tor the parposs, 81
any order for printing OF either house oil any document
which had hsen previously ordered TO @ printed the Com
order may direct that such document be again composed
or pa. into type ~ w na ROM Ta. s Ss
session OF Congress- all printing ordered by sthsr
house Of when the number o. copies does not ss
ton not exceeding twenty per eenum less than the rates
fixed and established by the Joint resolution Of 1873 and
compensation shall not exceed thythr and onsthrd
per eentum less than the rates allowed by said joint rssolu
ton OF 1915 and when the Committee on Contingent TX
psnses OF either house shall direct second comPoson, to
execute order for printing the printing shall lie done
any orer for printing requires msps or charts the same
shall he obtained under the direction Of the COMMITTEES on
Contingent Expenses Of the house making such order and
all expenses COR printing shall DO paid from the eoctnsent
fund Of the two houses each house paying for the printing
ral hvf Tho of VhI
shall be paid by ths house which hrst ordered the dOca
nsut paper to be printed and II there shall be second
composition II shall be paid for by the house whose Com
mittee Contingent Expenses shall authorize and direct
the and when extra copies Of any document shall be
printer the copies shall be delivered to the two
houses simultaneously in proportion to the whole ngm0er
Of copies which the houses have respectively ordered
The Joint resolution was then considered as in
committee OF the whole; when,
Mr.. SPEIGHT moved that the amendment be
read, and passed.
Mr. NILES said that the object of the resolution
was two-fold; LIST, to regulate the manner IN which
the public printing should be executedj and Cd,
to regulate the price; the change proposed by the
amendment would of course affect the second object
Of the resolution only.
The amendment was adopted in the committee
Of the whole the joint resolution, amended,
reported back TO the Senate, who concurred in the
said amendment, and the joint resolution was or
dered to be engrossed and read n third time.
Mr.. BENTON, from the Committee on Military
Affairs, to whom was referred bill for the relief OF
Mrs. Mary McRea, reported back the said bill with
out amendment, and recommending that it be passed.
Mr.. b. also moved that the report be printed which
motion was agreed to.
| A message was received from the House Of Rep
resentatives announcing that said House had pass
ed joint resolution authorizing the erection Of a
monument to George Washington, on the public
grounds Of the city Of Washington, d. c.. in which
the concurrence of the Senate was requested.
On motion of Mr. SPEtGHT, the Senate then
went into executive session; and after some time
spent therein, during which several nominations
we're confirmed the doors were opened, and the
Senate adjourned.