Daily American organ., 1856-04-08
THIRT ESS
FIRST SESSION.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
MONDAY, April z, 1855.

MONDAY, April z, 1855. @
LITER our report closed yesterday,
Mr.. BALL, Of Ohio, offered the following reso-
luton:
Resolved, That the Secretary of the Treasury be
directed to ssnd to this House, at early day
practicable copies of all advertisements issued by
him, or by any officer or agent acting under his
direction authority, inviting bids or proposals
for furnishing marble, granite, other materials
or for labor, to be used or employed in the con-
ssruction of the extension of the Treasury building
That in like manner he cause to be prepared and
sent to this House copies of all bids Or proposals
for furnishing said materials or labor or any por-
ton thereof, which have been made in pursuance
of said advertisements otherwise specifying par
ticuarly whether any alterations or notifications
have been made in any Of said bids or proposals
after the same were opened and il 80, the nature
and extent of said alterations notifications, and
by whom made, and whether it was done with or
without the knowledge or appreciation of the said
Secretary. That he in Ike manner send copies of
all contracts made or entered into by himself or
by any officer or agent actins under his authority,
with any person or persons, for furnishing such
materials or labor any part thereof stating the
probable amount that would be required OF each
description of material and the place or places
from whence it Is to be furnished, If the same
be not specified in the contract.
That he also state whether any, and, II 20, what,
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tracted for without public notice having been FIRST
given, inviting bids proposals whether, after
publication Of such notice. any contracts have been
male for the same material before the day spec-
fed in the notice for the opening Of said bids and
the assigning of the contracts That he also state
what portion of said work he is causing to be
structed by contract, and how much and what por-
ton by men employed by the day, the prices paid
by the day for the various descriptions Of labor &C.
And that he further state what amount Of money
has been expended or agreed to be paid in the
purchase of tools and teams, and the building of
shops and sheds; and also what amount has been
expended in the construction or purchase Of der
ricks, steam-engines, and other machinery, to be
employed in handling and setting the stone and
other material used in the construction OF said
building and also, whether the derricks and other
machinery now on hand are considered sufficient
for setting the columns and other heavy descrip-
tons of the work, and, if not, what will be the
probable cost of the additional machinery which
win be required to complete the construction of
said building "a
CHANGES IN COMMITTEES.
The SPEAKER stated that Messrs. OLIVER, of
Missouri on the Committee of Elections; SHER-
NAN, of Ohio, on the Committee ON Foreign AT
fairs; HowARD, of Michigan, on the Committee of
Ways and Means; OADwALADER, of Pennsylvania,
on the Committee on Accounts and STANTON, of
Ohio, on the Committee on Military Affairs, asked
to be relieved from further service on said COM
mittees.
No objections being made, their requests were
granted and the following gentlemen we're ap-
pointed to Gil the vacancies thus created:
On the Committee of Elections, Mr.. SAVAGE, of
Tennessee vice Mr.. Oliver.
On the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Mr.. srAs-
ros, Of Ohio, vscs Mr.. Sherman,