The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-01-01
Washington, Dec. 7, 1916.

JOINT RESOLUTION directing the manner OF procuring
the printing for the two houses Of Congress-.
Resored By the Senate and House Of REPRESENTATIVES, of the
Secretary of the Senate the Clerk of the House of Re-
personalities be, and they hereby authorized and
quired at the beginning of the final session of every Con-
gress, to advertise for four weeks successfully in all the
newspapers published in the city OF Washngon for sealed
proposals for supplying the Senate and House OF Represen
,atves respectively OF the ensuing Congress- with the
printing for each which advertisement shall de-
scribe the kind of printing and the quality of paper equ
ed, may be- in the execution of the work; and
said advertisement shall divide and classify the printing OF
the respective houses as follows; bills and resouton
of reports of committees; of Journals OF execu
tive documents; and for every other description print
by separate Contract The said d. advertsement shall also
contain designation OF the place ia the said city of Wash
the day and time of day at which said Secretary and Clerk
will cease to receive further proposals; and the secre
ary and Clerk aforesaid shall provide suitable samples OF
the printing required and of the paper which the
to be executed to be kept at the place SO designated as
receiving proposals shall EXPIRE open TO the inspection OF
a desiring to make proposals Tor te printing more
sement immediately on the expiration OF the time Tor
an9 Clerk n s ee oe of vse
dent President ofhe Senate and the Speakero the House
s m ana OF n Sh e
under the supervision of the Vice President President OF
under the supervision of the Speaker shall thereupon let
each class OF said printing to the lowest bidder who shall
ability to do the work and who shall offer good and su
clent security for the faithful execution OF the Jobs and con
tracts undertaken Ana thceupOn the vice
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 OF printing and the contracts relating to
the same, PROVIDED That the said proposals shall
sealed until the time appointed for examining the same
SEC. 2. lind be IL further resooed That committee,
sng OF three members of the Senate and three members
of the House OF Representatives shall be chosen by their
spective houses which shall constitute Committee
Printing, which shall have power adopt such
may be deemed necessary remedy any neglect de-
lay, the part of the contractor, TO execute the work
dered by Congress- and to make rata reduction in the
should il be inferior the standard; and in all
and his securities shall be responsible for
increased expenditure consequent upon the nonperion
ance of the The committee shall audit and pass
upon all accounts for printing; but no bill shall be acted
upon for work actually executed and delivered
and which they require to be properly authenticated
SEC B. And be u further resoped That all motions print
numbers of any bill paper, or document, in either
house. shall be referred to the members OF the committee OF
that house, who shall report the proprety oil printing
and the probable expense thereof early convenient
And all expenses for printing shall be paid from the
gent fund of the houses in proportion TO the number OF
copies ordered by each except the expense OF composition
which shall be paid by the house which shall have
cred the printing paper document and there shall
be n second composition IL shall be paid for by the house
which shall authorize and direct the and when
copies document paper shall be ordered by both
houses they shall be delivered the houses snua-
neousy in proportion to the number oil copies by them
spectiveiy ordered
Ec L. lind be further resoired, That all laws and parts
of laws force, in conformity with the provi-
of this resolution, be and the same hereby
repealed
APPROVED August 81, 1916.
All newspapers published in the city of Washington
requested to publish the above advertisements for weeks,
and send their accounts the Secretary of the Senate.