The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-12-31

Congress, advertise weeks successfully in nil
sealed proposals for supplying the Senate and House
Representatives respectively OF the ensuing Congress-
shall describe the kind of printing and the quality paper
required as near as be- in the execution Of The work
and said advertisement shall divide ard classify print
ing Of the respective houses, as follows One Of bills and
resolutions one OF reports OF one OF journals;
one oiexecutve docu and other
lion OF printing each class to be separate job and to be
provided for by separate The said
shall also contain designation OF tue place in the said city
of Washington where such sealed proposals shall be
tay and clerk will receive any further proposals
And the secretary and clerk aforesaid shalt provide
which The executed be kept at the place
designated aforesaid at least twenty days
The inspection Of ali persons desiring to make PROPOSALS for
the printing aforesaid intelligence whereof shall be
ton of the time for receiving said proposals. they shall be
opened by the secretary and clerk aforesaid in the
Speaker of the House of Representatives and per-
the Secretary of the Senate under the supervision
Vice President President of the Senate, and Clerk
Speaker, shall thereupon let each class said printing
the lowest bidder who shall furnish satisfactory evidence
shall offer good and sufficient security the faithful exc
cuon OF the jobs and contracts undertaken by him And
pom the Vice President President Senate and
secretary and the Speaker Of the House and its clerk
shall proceed take bonds, with good and sufficient
officers aforesaid shall immediately thereafter re-.
port their respective houses all such lettings of printing
and the contracts relating 20 the Prordsd That the
said proposals shall remain sealed until the time appointed
for mining the same.
SEC And be 1t further resolved. That committee
ssng of three members of the Senate and three members
Of the House of Representatives shall be chosen by their
respective houses which shall constitute committee
printing which shall have power adopt such measures
may be deemed necessary remedy neglect de-
lay tho part OF the contractor execute thework order
ed by Congress- and to make reduct ton in the
compensation allowed, refuse the work altogether,
should it be inferior the standa I'd and in all the
contractor and his securities shall be responsible for
increased expenditure consequent upon the form
ance OF the contract The committee A,al audit and
upon all accounts for printing but bill shall be acted
upon for work that actually executed and delivered
and which they may require 10 be properly authenticated
SEC g. dnd be 1t Further resolved, That all motions
print extra numbers Of any bill, paper, document, in
either house. shall be referred TO The members OF the
mee OF that house, who shall report upon the poprey
convenient And all expenses for printing shall be paid
from the contingent fund of the houses in proportion
the number of copies ordered by each, except the
pense OF com POSITION which shall be paid by the house
which shall have fist ordered the printing OF tho paper
documents and if there shall be second composition, 1t
shalt be paid for by the house which shall authorize and
direct the and when copies Of any document
paper shall be ordered by both houses they shall be de-
vered the two houses simultaneously in proportion 10
the number of copies by them respectively ordered.
SEC L. Ind be further resoued That all laws and parts
Of this joint resolution be, and the hereby,
pealed,
Approved, August 3, 1916.
N. b. All he wspapers published Ia the city OF Wash
pgon requested publish the above advertisement Tor
four weeks excessively, and send their accounts to the
Secretary Of The Senate.
Dec. Civ