The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-12-27
Clerk of the House of Representatives.

Clerk of the House of Representatives.
Joint resolution directing the of procuring the
printing for the houses OF Congress.
R,soiecd by The Senate aud House Of Rsess.taticss
the Secretary Of Tie senate and the CLERK Of the House of
be and they are hereby auhO,ssd and
Congress- advertise for successfully, in all
the newspapers published in the city OF Washington for
sealed proposals for supplying Senate aud House of
Representatives respectively OF the ensuing Congress,
with the necessary printing for which
shall describe the kind of printing and the quality paper
required near may be, in the execution of the work
and said advertisements shah divide and classify the print
Of the respective houses oowss One Of bills and
resolutions; of of committees; of journals
oexecutve Documents and one for every other descrp-
OF printing each class TO be separate job and to DO
provided for by separate The said ave rsement
shall also contain designation OF the place IN the SAID city
OF Washington where such sealed proposals shall be
ceved and the day and time Of day which said
and clerk will cease to receive any further proposals
Aud the secretary and clerk aforesaid shall provide sua-
which the is be executed to be kept at the place
designated aforesaid at least twenty days successfully
the inspection Of all persons desiring 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 presence
oil the Vice President President of the Senate, and the
Speaker OF the House of Representatives and of such per-
e Of the Senate una" n the of the
Vice Presidents President OF the Senate and the Clerk OF
Speaker shall thereupon class Of said printing to
the lowest bidder who shall furnish satisfactory evidence
shall oeT good and Sufficient security for the faithful exc,
of the Jobs and undertaken by him. And
hecupon the Vice President President of the Senate and
secretary and the Speaker of the House and its clerk
shall proceed take bonds, with good and sufficient
cury, for the due and faithful performance OF the work
and the officers aforesaid shall immediately thereafter
port TO their respective houses all such lettings oil printing,
and the relating TO the Provided, That the
said proposals shall remain sealed until the time appointed
for examining the same.
SEC 9 And be further resolved, That committee,
ng of three members of the Senate and three embers
OF the House OF Representatives, shall be chosen by their
respective houses, which shall constitute committee
printing! which shall have power TO adopt such measures
lay the part OF the contractor to execute the work order
ed by Congress- and make reduction in the
should be interior to standard and in all cases, the
and his securities shall be responsible for any
increased expenditure consequent upon the non-perorm
OF the The committee shall audit and pass
upon all for prinng but no bill shall be acted
npon work that actually executed anu delivered
and which they may require be properly authenticated
SEC. 3. dnd be it tuiher resolved, That all motions TO
print numbers OF any BILL paper, document In
house. shall be referred 10 the members OF the COM
house, who shall report upon the propriey
OF printing and the probable expense thereof as early as
from the contingent fund of the two houses in proportion
the number OF copies ordered by each except the OK
pense composition, which shall be paid by the hsuse
which shall have ordered the printing OF the paper
document; if shall be second composition, 1t
shall paid for by the house which shall authorize and
direct same; and when copies OF any document
or shall be ordered by both houses they shall be de-
ivered the houses simultaneously, In proportion TO
the number of copies by them respectively ordered.
SEC L. And be further resolved That all laws and parts
of force not in conformity with the PROVISIONS
resolution be, ana tho same are hereby, re-
pealed. .
N b. All newspapers published in the city OF Wash
requested publish the above advertisement Tor
weeks successfully, and send their accounts to the
Secretary of tile Senate
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