The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-01-02
Washington, Dec. T, 1916.


JOINT RESOLUTION directing the manner of procuring
the printing for the two houses of Congress.
Resorsd by the Senate and House of Representatives Of the
Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of House of Re-
personalities be- and they are hereby, authorized and
gess to advertise for four weeks successfully in al the
newspapers published IN the city OF Washington for sealed
proposals for supplying the Senate and House of Repreen
aves respectively, OF the ensuing Congress- with the
necessary printing for each which advertisement shall de-
scribe the kind Of printing and the quality of paper equr
ed, may be- in the of the work; and
said advertisement shall divide and classify the printing OF
the respective houses follows: bills and resolutions
one OF reports of committees of Journals of
tive documents and for every other description of print
ing; each class to be separate job aud be provided for
by separate contract The said advertisement shall also
contain designation OF the place in the said city OF Wash
ington where such scaled proposals shall be received and
The day and time day at which said Secretary and Clerk
VIII cease to receive any further proposals and the Secre
the printing required and of the paper which the
to be executed TO be kept at the place designated
aforesaid least twenty days successfully before the time
OF receiving proposals shall EXPIRE open the inspection oil
all persons desiring to make proposals for the printing aore
tsement. immediately the expiration of the time for
receiving said proposals. they shall be opened by the Secre
and Clerk aforesaid in the presence of the Vice Pes
dent President ofhe Senate the Speaker of the House
OF Representatives and of such persons making proposals
may wish to be present And the Secretary of the Senate,
under the supervision of the Vice President President
the Senate, and the Clerk of the House Representatives,
each class of said printing the lowest bidder, who shall
furnish satisfactory evidence OF his practical skill and his
ability to do the work. and who shall offer good and su
cient security for the faithful execution of the jobs and
tracts undertaken by him. And thereupon the Vice Prcsi
dent President of the Senate and its Secretary and 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 to their respective houses
all such lettings IN printing, and the contracts relating
the Pordtd That the said proposals shall remain
sealed until the time appointed for examining the same.
SEC. 2 And be further resolved, That committee,
ssng of three members of the Senate and three members
OF the House OF Representatives, shall be chosen by their
Printing, which shall have power adopt such
may be deemed necessary remedy any neglect de-
lay, the OF the contractor, TO execute the work
dered by Congress, and make pro reduction in the
allowed, TO refuse the work altogether,
should it be inferior the standard; and in all cases the
contractor and his securities shall be responsible for any
increased expenditure consequent upon the nonpero-
of the The committee shall audit and pass
upon all accounts Tor printing; but no bill shall be acted
upon work that il actually executed and delivered
SIC B. ind be further rcsofUed, That all motions print
numbers OF bill, paper, or document, in either
house, shall be referred the members of the committee OF
that house. who shall report upon the proprey of printing
And nil expenses for printing shall be paid from the
gent fund of the houses proportion the number
copies ordered by each, except the expense OF composition
which shall be paid by the house which shall have first
deed the printing ofthe documents and there shall
be second composition shall be paid for by the house
which shall authorize and direct the and when extra
copies of document paper shall be ordered by both
houses, they shall be delivered to the two houses smua
neousy in proportion 10 the number OF copies by them
spectiveiy ordered.
SEC. L. Ind be IL further resotued That all laws and parts
of laws in force in conformity with the provi
sons of this joint resolution, be and the hereby
repealed
APPROVED August Sd, 1916.
All newspapers published in the city of Washington are
requested publish the above advertisement weeks
and send their accounts TO the Secretary of the Senate