The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-04-22

cost 10 the government in procuring supply Of paper for
the OF the government the contractor Ia default and
bis securities shall be charged with and heId respoas
bic for the same, and shsl be prosecuted upon their
bond hy he Solicitor OF the Tfessury, In ,ho name
Of the United States, in the Circuit COURT Of the United
states, IN the dmirct In which the defauitng oon-
tractor resides and to enable tho solicitor
70 DO so tho sad commissioner shall
port b him the default on it's happening with fu
nept OF a the facts In the The said commissioner
shall keep Just and true account OF all the paper received
from The contractor contractos, together with an &C
count OF all the used for the purposes Of the
ncht uho'r TINS act and sha report the amount Of each
cass consumed II said bureau and in what works pub
caons the 3ane used 10 the Secretary or the Int
the bscal year.
sec TO- And be il further enacted That the said com
nNsoner shall IN the manner prescribed In nino
OF this act adgeTtfe Tor sixty days prior rs. day
Dtccnhcr next for supplies Of PAGER 10 be furnished for
the pubc sorvce from the period the expiration o,
contracts now existing 70 tie t.rtieth day o! June,
eighteen hundred ana atty nipe
sec. D. And be 1t further enacted, That sha be the
duty Of The said eonmiss ocer annually prepare
submit 10 the Secretary Of the ntscor in time have
the sane embraced In the Dr a estimates IRON tnat de-
partneb detailed estimates Of the salaries, amount To
% paid for wages, rBraving, binding and mate
rsls, and for any o.her necessary expense Of sad
bmesn Tor the succeeding year And the said cousais-
sonor shall aso The first Gay Of the meeting " each
sesscn oi Congress- soon thereafter Rs may be,
report 10 the Secretary of the Interior, IN order tina. sad
Jcpo, nay be communicated to Congress, tho exact
DIT oi the public printing binding, and engraving; ho
a'oun' snd cost OF all such printing bindng aud
ing the amount and cost OF all paper purchased for the
sane and such further Information may be within his
knowledge In regard 70 ali matters connected herewith
Sec. u And be it further enacted, That section
two hundred and fifteen in the postal laws,
WHICH Is inc same as section twelve Of tho
act approved March third eIghteen hundred aud forty.
Ave, be, and the IL hereby, repealed; and tho
Postmaster General and after the passage this act
shall publish notices for contracts To garry the mails n,
one paper only iu the city Of washington whon sns be-
The De~spaper having the largest permanent circulation
and he sha give n ther nolee as provided IN section ven
or the act approved March third eighteen hundred and
twenty FIVE
ssc - And BE- It further enacted, rha, aud after
the establishment Of said Bureau Of Public Printing! tho
Committee on Engraving shall be Abolished
Fec H. Ana be further enacted That here shall be
sppontod by the Senate corps Of five re-
dred dollars and there shall be appointed by
the Hon'e of Representatives. CORPS Of ave ro-
porers at annual salary twenty I've hundred dollars
Sad reporters shall adopt such rules may necessary
to secure systematic and correct report Of the debAes
and proceedings each house OF Congress- and
reporters shall furpsh to the ssioner OF Pubic
Printing full and correct reports Of the debates and pro
ceedngs of Congress- accurately and distinctly written
out, a. soon thereafter possble and said Commis-
siorer Of Public Printing shall have the printed and
puhlhhedn form similar IN the adopted Con.
gess may direct so that The ray be isa upon
decks Of tho members the following day and he shall
DC all ether acts necetsary % the pubca,,n and ttr-
button oi said debates NJ ordered by Congress.
Sec 49, And be further enacted That anti otherwise
ordered by the respective houses Of Congress -,
-1, IN - shal be the reporters Of the
McEhone and Henry G Hays, shall be tho reporters o
the House OF Representatives The said reporters shal
be ocers OF the respective houses, and shall any
way be connected with report for act correspo
dents of any newspaper or other public journal while
Congress in seq ion. Any violation of this provision
will be cause for instant remOyal
Sec. III. And bo further enacted, That oil acts and
pars OF acts Inconsistent With tho provisions OF this act
be, ard the same hereby repealed.
NEBRASKA coSrEsIHD sEAra.
MI BoYCr, tadm.) Of s. called up the report OF tho
Committee ~ Elections the Nebraska case, canciud n
with resolution that Mr. Ferguson the sitting dcegsse
and nr Chapman tho have the further OF
sixty days for the taking and returning OF supplementary
testimony.
The resolution was amended by extending the time Tn
the 1s Of October, and passed.
AUTHORIZATION
The House then went into Committee of the Wholo
the West Point Academy Appropriation bill.
During the discussion Mr. GInpixGs asked Nr. Coeb
when the ksnsas committee wiIl reportS
hr. Com, tadr of Ala, replied when the conflicting
dilcucs existing betwecn iecomptOu and anti Lsconp
ion Democrats became rcConccd In order at they may
have power enough to settle the question.
The Msst Point Academy e.l was hnsy passed and hs
House nc Journed.