The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-01-18
Joint resolution directing the Of procuring the
printing for the two houses Of Congress


printing for the two houses Of Congress.
Reso,red by the Senate and House Of Representatives. Of
the Secretary the Senate and the Clerk of the House Of
be and they hereby authorized and
required at the beginning Of the final session Of every
Congress advertise for four weeks speeessyey IN all
sealed proposals for supplying the Senate and House Of
Representative respectively Of The ensuing Congress
with the ssary printing for each which advertisement
shall describe The Kind Of printing the quality paper
required as near as may be- n te execution o. ne work
nr of the respective houses follows One OF bills and
resoluons one Of reports Of committees one Of Journals
one executive documents; and for every other de-
scrpton Of printing each class to be separate job and
to S By The s d M
said city Of Washington Where such sealed proposals shall
be i've and The ana ay @ see
sails And Secretary and Clerk aforesaid shall provide
s @heS %r same Is % be enesued BE- he Place
designated aforesaid at least twenty days excessively
SsGrs as e e al desiring make
the printing aforesaid whereof shall be contain
Of de time for receiving proposals they shall be open
ed by the Secretary and Clerk aforesaid ~ me presence o.
The vice President President Of the Senate ana The
speaker of the Of Representatives and Of such per-
sons making proposals as may wish 70 ne ptsssn. nho
Vice presdtnt or president Senate and The Clerk Of
the House oRepresenatives under me supervision OF the
~ aWest bidder who shall furnish satisfactory evidence
Of his practical skin and his ability TO do the work and who
suIon Of lie Jobs and contracts undertaken by him And
Vice President President oil the senate and
he ssrreary and the Speaker Of the House and It's Clerk,
shall proceed take bonds with good and sufficient secn
riy ior the and faithful performance OF the work and
H. otcera aforesaid shall Immediately thereafter report to
their respective houses all such lettings Of printing andthe
contracts relating to the same pr9riasa i lne sa w.
proposals shall remain sealed unh lhe hm aPPoeo ior
examining the Rame.
SIC And be il further rescied That committee CON
sistpQ Of three members Of the Senate and three mebes
az he House Representatives, shall be CHOSEN ny hef
Respective houses which shall constitute committee on
nting which shall power to adopt s'ch measures
AZ NAV he deemed necessary 10 remedy any negeet or e
Law on the pa the contractor TO execute me work order
I'd by Congress- and 10 make pro rata reducon N me
sbond il interior The standard and IN all cases the
Contractor and his securities shall be responsible Tor any
expenditure consequent upon the nom erforni
anes Of the contract The committee shall audit and pass
ano MI, accounts for prinng but bill shall be acted
mon for work that is not actually executed aud Delivered
ana which they may require TO be properly authenticated
srs g. Aud he IL further resolved, That all motions TO
prin extra numbers OF any bill paper or document IN e
mes Of MAI house. who shall report upon the proprey
Of printing the probable expense early sscon
yeuen And all expenses for printing shall be paid from
he contingent fund Of the two houses in proportion the
number N copies ordered by EACH except the expense o.
composition which shall be paid ny the house which shat
have first ordered the printing OF the paper or document
and II there shall he second compouon shall DC PAID
for BY house which shall authorize and direct inc ss
ordered y both houses they shall be delivered TO the two
houses proportion TO the number OF cop
| les by them respectively ordered
SIC And be IT, further resored That all lswssnd parts
laws In force not IN conformity WIN .ne
OF this Joint resolution be- and the same
Approved August :, 1876 &.
/ Nh An newspapers published in the city O. Washing
ton are requested publish the above eoveumeht ot
four weeks suecessvey and send their accounts 70 th'
secretary Of the ssnafe sAh -"