The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-12-31
Washington, Dec. 7, 1916.

JOINT RESOLUTION directing the manner procuring
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Gited States Of America o. Congress asssmb1sd That the
personalities be- and they hereby, authorized and
CURED at the beginning Of the final session Of every Con-
newspapers published in the city of washington for sealed
proposals for supplying the Senate and House OF Represe
necessary printing each; which advertisement shah de-
scribe the kind OF printing and the quality OF paper requir
said advertisement shall divide and classify the printing
the respective houses oows of bills and resoutions
one of reports of Committees OF Journals of execu
tive documents; and for every other description Of print
ing each class to be separate Job and TO pc provided Tor
contain designation of the place in the said city of Wash.
ng9n such sealed proposals shall be received and
cease to receive any further proposals; and the Secre-
tary and Clerk aforesaid shall provide suitable samples
to exece to be Kept at the place 50 degnated as
aforesaid least twenty days successfully before the time
all persons desiring make proposals for the printing aore
said intelligence Whereof shall be II said aver
tsemen Immediately the expiration of the time for
receiving said proposals. they shall be opened by the Secre
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and Of such persons making proposals as
may wish to BE IT Ad T the e snae
the Senate and the Clerk Of the House of Representatives
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furnish satisfactory evidence ol his practical skill and his
cent security for the faithful execution of the Jobs and
tracts undertaken by him And thereupon the Vice Pres-
Gent president OF
Speaker Of the House and its clerk shall proceed to take
bonds, with good and sufficient security for the due and
faithful performance of the work; and the officers aforesaid
shall immediately thereafter report their respective houses
all such lettings of printing, and the contracts relating TO
the Provided That the said proposals shall
sealed until he time appointed for examining the same
SEC e. 4nd be 10 further resolved, That committee,
ssng of three members OF the Senate and three members
othe House of Representatives shall be chosen by their
spective houses, which shall constitute Committee
Printing which shall have power to adopt such measures
may be deemed necessary remedy any neglect de-
lay, the part OF the contractor execute the work or
dered by Congress- and TO make Fat reduction in the
compensation allowed, refuse the work altogether,
contractor and his securities shall be responsible for any
increased expenditure consequent upon the non-peon-
ance The committee shall audit and pass
upon all for priung but bill shall be acted
upon for work that Is not actually executed and Delivered
and which they may require 70 be properly authenticated
SEC g. AHd be further resored, That all motions 10 print
OK ira numbers of any bill, paper document, in either
house, shall referred the members of the committee OF
that house. who shall report upon the poprey OF printing
and the probable expense thereof early convenient
And all expenses printing shall be paid from the cont
gent fund of the houses in proportion TO the number OF
copies ordered by each except the OF composition
which shall be paid by the house which shall have first or
deed the printing OF the paper or documents and there shall
which shall authorize and direct the and when extra
copies of any paper shall be ordered by both
houses they shall be delivered to the two houses smulta
neousy in proportion TO the number OF copies by them re-
spectiveiy ordered. -
SIC A. Ind be II further resolved That all laws and parts
Of laws now in force, not in conformity with the provr
of this joint resolution, be and the same are hereby
repealed
ArPRovRp August Sd, 1916.
An newspapers published in the city OF Washington are
requested publish the above advertisement for fweeks
and send their accounts TO he Secretary OF the Senate