The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-01-07
Washington, Dec. Z, 1916.

JOINT RESOLUTION directing the OF procuring
Rsorsd BY the Senate and Honse Of Rrsatatiss Of the
United Safe, q Ara q 80, c0ss' as . That the the
personalities be- and they hereby authorized and
CURED at the beginning Of the final session Of Con-
gess to advertise for four weeks excessively in all the
newspapers published in the city of for sealed
proposals for supplying the Senate and House Of RePrssen-
atves respectively OF the next ensuing Congress- with the
necessary printing for each; which advertisement shall de-
scribe the kind of printing and the quality Of paper requr
said advertisement shah divide and classify the printing
the respective houses oows ofbs and resolutions;
one Of reports of comuees of Journals one OF
tive Documents and for every other description Of print
ng eac class TO be separate JOB and 70 be provided for
contain designation Of the place in the said city of Wash
ngon where such sealed proposals shall be received and
the day and time OF day which said Secretary and Clerk
tary Clerk aforesaid shall provide suitable samples
to execaied to be kept ut the place so designated
aforesaid at least twenty days successfully before the time
all desiring make proposals for the printing aore
tisemen immediately on the expiration Of the time for
receiving said proposals. they shall be opened by the secre
tary and Clerk aforesaid in the Of the Vice Pres
dent President ohe Senate and the Speakero the House
oRepresenatves and of such making proposals
may wish to be IT. And the Secretary Of the
the Senate, and the Clerk of the House Of Representatives
% hs y 3 Of the j., s S wS9 1T
furnish satisfactory evidence of his practical skill and his
Gent security for the faithful execution Of the Jobs and con-
undertaken by him And thereupon the Vice Pres
dent President Of senate and
Speaker Of the House and its clerk, shall proceed to 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 tho contracts relating to
the Pr0pided That the said proposals shall remain
SEC q And be it further resolved, That committee
sisting of three members of the Senate and three members
House Of Representatives shall be chosen by their
spectve houses, which shall constitute Committee
Printing which shall have to adopt such measures
may be deemed necessary remedy neglect or de-
lay the part of the contractor TO execute the work or
tered Congress- and make reduction in the
compensation allowed, refuse the work altogether
should be inferior the standar and i'm all the
and his securities shall be responsible for any
increased expenditure consequent upon the non-pcror-
ancc of the The committee shall audit and
upon all for printing! but bill shall be acted
upon for work that is nctuay executed and Delivered
and which they require 10 be properly authenticated
SEC g. lind be further resolved, That all motions to print
extra numbers OF any bill, paper or document In either
that house, who shall report upon the propriey printing,
and the probable expense thereof early convenient
And all expenses for printing shall be paid from the contn-
fund the houses proportion to the number oil
copies ordered by each, except the expense OF compositions
which shall be paid by the house which shall have first
dered the printing othe paper documents and there shall
be second compositon shall be paid for by the house
which shall authorize and direct the snme and when
copies OF document paper shall be ordered by both
houses they shall be delivered to the houses sulta-
proportion the oil copies by them
spectvey ordered.
SEC L. And be further resolved, That all laws and parts
of laws now in force in conformity with the provi-
sions of this joint resolution be and the hereby
repealed.
APPROVED August 81, 1916
All newspapers published in the city of Washington
requested publish the above advertisement,
and send their the Secretary of the Senate.