The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-07-22
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| ment; which rsjsoied'
Podsd That all contracts let under this act shall be
taken subject TO the reservation by Congress ota night
repeal this act without Suheetng the United states TO The
| payment OF damages
The committee their rose and reported the joint
| resolution and amendments TO the House.
Mr.. HAMLiN demanded the previous question,
| which was seconded.
And the main question was ordered
The amendments were coaeurrsdta.
And the resolution was read third time.
And the question being on II passage,
MIR. BRlNKERHoFF demanded the previous
| question, which was seconded.
And the main question ordered
Mr.. DRoMGooLE asked the yeas and nays
thereon, which were ordered, and, being taken, re-
| suited as follows:
YEAs-Ms.sr. Abbott John Quincy Adams stephen
Adams Anderson, Arnold, Ashmun, Atkinson, Bell, Ben
s S Milton brown William o Brown, wS' "
| Campbell, Cathcar Reuben Chapman, Clarke, Collin,
Garrett Davis De Mott, Dixon DOcksry. Dunlap, Edss
Ellsworth, Erdman, j. H. Ewing fsran, flekln, Foot
nell, Grover, Hamlin Hampton. Hsmanson, Harper,
| Henley Hoss, Elias B. Holmes, George s. Houston,
Hunter, Joseph r. InsersOl Jenkins. James II. John;
son, Andrew Johnson. O. w Jones, kaufman Daniel
cieTan e James Mcdowell. McGsushsy Meiislry. Nc.
Morris Owen PsndisiOn. Phelps. Pollock ramsey. Rath'
bun, Relic, Ritter, Roberts, Julius Rockwell, John A.
seldom ss SsSn msssnsss b sS Truman s%S
Thomas smith Caleb y Smith, starkweathsr stewart,
min Thompson, Thurman Tden, Trumbo Vance, yinton,
wentworth, Wheaton, White, Wick wilmot, Winthrop,
WOOD Woodruff, woodward Woodwork Wright Young
,NAYs-Mss.r. Bedinssr, Brsdhsad, Burr, Ausa.tu. A
6ro%sools, darwin, 6ns. Isaac E; Hoin.. Hsash.
Edmund W HUBBARD Lyon, Jo.ePhJ. Mcdowell Mckay,
| Thompson. and Tibbaits-aS
So the resolution passed in the following
| form, 20 wit:
JOINT RESOLUTION directing the manner Of procuring
| the printing for the two houses Of Congress
R,sslpsd BY hs Senate and House Of Representative Of
As United States Of .iHeea IN COnkTss asssaBd That
Secretary Of the Senate and the Clerk Of ths House OF
CURED At the beginning Of he anal session Of every Con
gess to advertise for four weeks suceesvey In all the
proposals for supplying the senate House respective
~ Of the next ensuing Congress. with the Necessary PRINT
Of printing and the quality Of paper required
may be, in the execution Of the work and said advertise
shall divide classify printing Of the respective
houses as follows One Of bills and resolutions one Of
reports OF eommttees one OF journals one Of executive
by separate contract fhs SAID advertisement shall also
nEton WHERE such sealed proposals shah be received and
the day and time Of day which said secretary and clerk
ary clerk aforesaid shall provide suitable samples OF
the printing required and the paper which the same Ia
Aforesaid least twenty days before the time
OF receiving proposals shall expire open the inspection
Whereof Rs Ss inc IN a
Advertisement Immediately the expiration Of the time
secretary and clerk aforesaid in the Of the vice
President President of the Senate and hs Speaker
King proposals. a. asy Ws to Re And the sseTs
aFy Of the Senate under the supervision Of the Vice y'
dent President of the senate and the Clerk OF the
House Of Representatives under the supervision Of the
Ss hS hall aS TO
OF his practical skill and his ability to do the work and
sas Of rs d and .S A &
And herrupon the Vice President President Of the sen
CLERK shall proceed 10 take bonds with good and
security for the due and faithful performance Of the work
and the officers aforesaid shall Immediately thereafter
port their respective houses all such lettings Of printing
and the contracts relating to the PodsS That the
said proposals shall remain sealed until the time appointed
| for examining the same.
Sac. Ind BE- IL utker resorsd That committee,
sstng Of three members Of the Senate and three members
Of the House Of shall be chosen by their
respective houses which shall constitute committee
printing which shall have to adopt such
I'M 81 he psR 20 remedy asy neglect or de-
I dered by Congress- and make pro reduction in
the compensation allowed to refuse the work aitogeth
contractor and hi. securities shall be responsible any
increased expenditure consequent upon the nonperorm
upon all for printing hill shall up
for work that actually executed and delivered
sre Ind Ss I tsrfher rssolr.S That all notion, to
print extra numbers Of any bill paper or document in
committee Of that house who shall report upon the propr
ETY. Of printing probable expense thereof early
contingent Of the two houses in proportion
the number Of copies ordered by each except the
of composition which shall be paid by the house
which shall have FIRST ordered the printing of the paper
document; and if there shall Re second composition
the same and when copies of any document or
paper shall by both houses they shall be deliver
ed to the two houses simultaneously, in proportion 10
| the number ofcopies by them respectively ordered
Sea fad Be- frfhsr ressired That all laws and parts
OF laws in force not in conformity with the
of this joint resolution, be- and the hereby
| Pesed
| MIR. BENTON moved a reconsideration Of the
| vote.
The question was taken, (under the operation of
the previous question: and the vote not recon-
| sidsred.
VARIOUS OBJECTS OF APPROPRIATION.
The House took up the bill making appropria-
| tons for various minor objects which had been re-
| turned from the Senate with an amendment, and
concurred in the said amendment.
ARMY APPROPRIATION BILL.
The House took up and considered the message
from the Senate heretofore mentoned) in relation
TO this bill.
And committee of conference on the disagreeng
votes OF the two houses was ordered 10 be ap-
pointed.
DUTIES OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.
The House resolved itself into Committee of the
Whole on the state Of the Union, MIR, DRoMGooLE,
of Virginia, in the chair.
After a struggle for bills,
The committee, on motion of Mr.. RATHBUN,
| took up the following:
BILL relative and increasing the duties Of the AT
| torney General
Be enacted BY IL. Senate ard House Of Representatives.
Of the Unitsd Sts,s Of .iRess in Csngress a,srbed That
the Attorney General Of the United the time
ing shall in addition the duties imposed on him by
law perform such other duties shall be anoined on
by the President relative to all matters of legal character
in which the United States shall be
the issuing Of commissions to the justices and judges OF
the Of the United States district attorneys mar
sha and other officers connected with the judicial
lishment the appointment OF whom may be vested
\ in the President.
sse -fnd bt furrher enacted, That it shall be the
duty Of the solicitor Of the Treasury in subona
the Attorney General In all and proceedings
appertauing 10 suits in which the United
Interested and establishing rules and regulations
the observance of district attorneys marshals clerks
Of the circuit and district Of the United States re-
/ speeding such suits.
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