The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-01-06
Washington, Dec. I, 1876.

JOINT RESOLUTION directing the manner of procuring
the printing for the two houses Of Congress
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Secretary the Senate Clerk of House Re-
at The Segnnng the na fp
gess to advertise for four weeks snccessvey in all the
proposals for supplying Senate House of Represen-
atves respectively Of the next ensuing Congress- with the
scribe the kind Of printing and the quality of paper requ
ed as near as may be, the execution Of the work; and
said advertisement shall divide and classify the printing OF
the respective houses follows OF bills and resolutions;
of reports of committees; of Journals Of
Ing each class to be separate job and TO be provided for
by separate contract The said advertisement shall
ngon where such sealed proposals shall be received and
the day and time day at which said Secretary and Clerk
ary and Clerk aforesaid shall provide suitable samples OF
the printing required and Of the paper which, the same is
aforesaid twenty days successfully before the
of receiving proposals shall EXPIRE open the inspection OF
noe pc a
tisemen Immediately on the expiration Of the time for
tary and Clerk aforesaid in the of the Vice Pres
dent or President othe Senate and the the House
may wish to be present And the Secretary OF the Senate
the Senate and the Clerk of the House Of Representative
under the supervision of the Speaker shall thereupon lei
sa to 0 b xii and h
ability do the work, and who shall offer good and sut
tracts undertaken by him And hereupon the Vice Pres
dent or President of the Senate and its Secretary the
Speaker of the House and its clerk shall proceed 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
the Provided, That the said proposals shall remain
sealed until the time appointed for examining the
SEC q dnd be further resolved, That committee,
sistng of three members of the Senate and three members
of the House of Representatives shall be chosen by their
spectve houses, which shall constitute Committee
Printing which shall have power to adopt such
be deemed necessary TO remedy neglect de-
lay the part of the contractor to execute the work
ered by Congress- and make pro reduction in the
compensation allowed refuse the work altogether,
should il be inferior the standard; and in all the
and his securities shall be responsible any
increased expenditure consequent the on-perform
of the The COMMITTEES shall audit and pass
upon all for printing; but bin shall be acted
upon for work that is not actually executed and delivered
and which they may require TO be properly authenticated
SEC g. And be further resotred That all motions print
extrn numbers ofany bill, paper, document, either
that house, who shall report upon the propety of printing
and the probable expense thereof, early convenient
And all expenses for printing shall be paid from the
gent fund of the two houses proportion the number oil
which shall be paid by the house which shall have first or
dered the printing the paper documents and tere shall
be second composition, il shall be paid for by the house
which shall authorize and direct the same; and
copies document paper shall be ordered by both
houses they shall be delivered the two houses snua
spcctvey ordered
SIC T. And be further resoired, That all laws and parts
of laws force, not in conformity with the provi
sions of this joint resolution, be and the hereby
repealed. .le
APPROVED August 3D. 1876,
All papers published in the city of Washington are
requested to publish the above advertisement weeks,
and send their accounts to the Secretary of the Senate