Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1847-01-20

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mo. LA JOINT RESOLUTION present
ing the thanks of Congress to Major Genera
Taylor, his officers and men.
Resolved unanimously by the Senate ant
House Of Representatives of the United State
Of America in Congress assembled, That tn
thanks of Congress are due, and are hereby ten
dered, to Major General Zachary Taylor, com
handing the army Of occupation, his officers an,
men, for the fortitude, skill, enterprise, an.
courage which have distinguished the recen
brilliant operations on the Rio Grande.
And be it further resolved, That Congress
sincerely sympathize with the relatives ant
friends of the officers and soldiers Of the army o
the United States who so bravely fell in the ser
vice Of their country on the Rio Grande.
/, And be it further resolved, That the Presiden
Of the United States be requested to cause tn,
foregoing resolutions to be communicated I.
General Taylor, and through him to the army
under his command.
And be it further resolved, That the Presiden
OF the United States be authorized and requested
to have medal of gold procured, with appro
pirate devices and Inscriptions thereon, and pre-
scented to General Taylor, in the name Of thu
Republic, as tribute due to his good conduct
yalor, and generosity to the vanquished.
Approved, July is, 1876.
mo. 12.l-A JOINT RESOLUTION to refund
to States and individuals expenses incurred by
them under calls for militia and volunteers
made by Generals Gaines and Taylor.
Be it resolved by the Senate and House Of
Representatives OF the United States of America
in Congress assembled, That the Secretary Of
War be, and he is hereby, authorized and requir.
ed to refund, out OF The appropriation made BY
the s'act providing for tie prosecution Of the
existing war between It's United States and the
Republic Of Mexico," approved the thirteenth
Of May, one Thousand eight hundred and forty.
six, to the Governors of the several States callet
upon by General Taylor and General Gaines fol
volunteers and militia, and also to individuals
the amount Of the expenses incurred by SAID
States and individuals, in fitting out and prepar
ing said volunteers or militia to Join the army
under the command Of General Taylor. to BE-
settled upon just and equitable principles.
Approved, July l6, 1886.
mo. ALA RESOLUTION regulating the
printing Of Congress, and establishing the
compensation for the same.
sentati' es of the United States of America in
Congress assembled, That from and after the
passage of this resolution, the printing of the
two houses of Congress shall be subject TO the
following regulations: When any message, re-
port, or document, communicated to both houses
Of Congress, shall be ordered to be printed by
the Senate, the secretary shall ascertain whether
the same has been previously ordered to be print.
ed by the House Of Representatives: and il So
the copies ordered by the Senate shall be sup.
piled by the printer to the House Of Representa-
tives, for which there shall be no charge for
composition; and if any such message, report
The House OF Representatives, II snalI De the
duty of the clerk to ascertain whether the same
has been previously ordered to be printed by the
Senate; and if so, the copies ordered BY the
House shall be furnished by the printer 10 the
Senate, and no charge for composition shall be
allowed therefor and should an additional num-
Der of copies of any such documen; be ordered
BY either House, they shall be furnished by the
printer to the House which first ordered the
printing OF the document, and for which no COM
pensation for composition shall be allowed
Provided, however, That if, for the purpose OF
despatch, or any other cause, it shall be neces-
sary to fulfil any order for printing of either
house, OF any document which had been pre-
Vious!y ordered to be intei, the committee on
contingent expenses Of the house making such
order may direct that such documery be again
compost, OF rnt into type; in which case com
position shall be charged and allowed. And
from the commencement OF the pre- sesson
OF Congress all printn2 ordered u .A.. house
exceed five thousand, shall be paid for 81 RI &"
OF compensation not exceeding twel,y per
centum less than the rat fxed and established
ny the joint resolution Of eishteer, hundred and
nineteen ard when the number of copies shall
evcced ive thousand. the compensation shall not
exceed thirty-three and one-third per ceutum
less than the rates allowed by the said joint res
oiution Of eighteen hundred aud nineteen. And
when the committee on contingent expenses of
either house shall direct a second composition.
10 execute any order for printing. the printing
shall be done by the printer to the house making
such order and when any order for printing re-
CURES maps or charts, the same shall be obtain
ed under the direction Of the committee on con-
tingent expenses of the house making such order;
and all expenses for printing shall be paid from
The contingent fund of the two houses. each
house paying for the printing ordered by it, en-
,ept the expense Of composition, which shall be
paid by the house which first ordered the docu-
nent or paper to be printed; and if there shall
,e second composition, it shall be paid for by
he house whose committee on contingent ex-
senses shall authorize and direct the same and
when extra copies Of any document shall be Or
Tered by both houses, and the same are executed
~ the same printer, the copies shall be delivered
o the two houses simultaneously, in proportion
o the whole number of copies which the houses
have respectively ordered
Approved, July %, 1916.
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