The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-02-08
BY AUTHORITY.
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
Pub: Res: g.

RESOLuTl0N authorizing the Secretary OF the Treas
nv 10 convey portion of the government lot on /
beh the United States court house stands ia Rutland
fyeunont In exchange for other land adjoining said
Ot
pJra h As Senate and House Of Representatives Of s
IA Ses Of inerea Il. dbngreS assembled That the Sec
an Of the Treasury be aud he Is hereby authorized
empowered to convey to John b. Page esq of Rut- |
N The State of Vermont much from the east side
bo lot Of land which the United States courthouse
most office stands in said Rutland In the opinion
the said Secretary will not be required for the of
| government in exchange for other land OF equal
on the north side Of and adjoining said government
uitbout cost To tho government and to give aud re-
deeds to and from the said John B. Page for the
ds so given and received In exchange 1tN
UAppreved February 1859.
Pub: H.
ACT providing for the payment of the expenses of
Investigating committees of the House of Representa-
lives.
b enacted by he Senate and House Of Representatives Of the
i Sates of A,eyica Congress assembled That the
thousand dollars be, and the same Is hereby, APP
piated, out of any money in the treasury not other
appropriated for the payment OF the expenses Of the
en investigating committees of the House of Repre-
hves during the present session, and that the same
added to the miscellaneous item Of the contingent
of said House Pyoodd That no portion of this sum
III be paid for constructive mileage for summoning
messes
Sac O. Ind be a fuylaer enacted, That hereafter the
eage or travelling allowance to the officer or other
executing prccepts s,inmonses of either house
Congress shall not exceed ten cents tor each mile
Saly and actually travelled by such officer other
son in the execution of any such precept or
Approved February 1859
Pub I3
ACT providing for keeping and distributing all pub
lie documents.
Be enacted By As Senate and House Of Representatives. Of The
lied States of Araericu III Congress assembled That the Sec
ay of the Interior is hereby charged with receiving
angng, safe keeping, and distribution of all printed
rnals of the two houses Of Congress- and all other
oks and documents of every nature whatever already
hereafter directed by law to be printed purchased for
of the government, except of such directed
bc printed purchased for the particular of Con-
s if either house thereof for the particular use
the Executive or Of any of the departments and for
purpose the Secretary Of the Interior Is hereby di
ted to set apart proper room rooms in the Patent
ce building to be used or this and no other purpose
the Superintendent of Public Printing, public print
binder or contractor, or any any other person
hose duty it shall be by law to deliver any of the same
all deliver the same to him there.
SEC 2. Ad be further enacted That it shall be the
PITY of the Secretary of the Interior to obtain and
owe from the other departments and offices and from
Congressional Library, and other places where the
me are now kept, all such journals, books, and other
cuments now hand and described in the foregoing
ton and for this purpose, much is necessary of
+e appropriation made in the following clause of the
entitled AN act making appropriations for certain
expenses of the government for the year ending the
rteth of June, eighteen hundred and ffty-cght ap-
owed March three, eighteen hundred and fftyseven to
'for expenses of packing and distributing the
gressional journals and documents, in pursuance of
provisions contained in the joint resolutions of Con-
s approved twenty-eighth January, eighteen hundred
htty-sevcn, twenty-five thousand dollars
aims unexpended is hereby appropriated.
Sc g. And be afvthcr enacted That register Of such
rnals, books, and other documents shall be kept
dcr the authority of the Secretary Of the Interior
fOwing the quantity and kind of each at any time
ved by him in pursuance of this act and it shall be
duty to be caused to be entered in such register at
q proper time, when, where and to whom the same,
any part of them, have been distributed and delivered
to report the same to Congress at the first session of
(h Congress.
Sic. A. Apd be further enacted That the shall be
iyered out by the Secretary of the Interior only
written requstion of the heads of departments Sec
of the Senate, Clerk of the House of Representa-
es, Librarian of Congress- and other officers and per-
F private and corporate who are, by law, authorized
receive the same except where by law the Secretary
the Interior is required, without such requiston, to
use the same to be sent and delivered and in either of
cases it shall be the duty Of the Secretary Of the In
nor to cause the to be sent and delivered the
nses thereof, except when otherwise directed, to be
FaTged on the contingent fund of the department
SIC And be further enacted That all such journals,
and other documents shall hereafter be distributed
ordng to and for the purposes prescribed by law
pt that the distribution of the to the governors
the States and Territories and to the judges of the
a OF the United States and other officers and public
odes within the States Territories shall be wholly
er the control of the Secretary of the Interior and
F Joint resolution approved March twenty eight Tcen
inbred and fifty eight supplementary to the joint
Luon OF January twentyeight, eighteen hundred and
yseven respecting the distribution of certain docu
ns is hereby repealed and the third section of said
u. resolution OF January twenty eight eighteen hun
Fed and y-scven, is hereby amended by striking out
+ words 'by him" In the last line and inserting the
s to him by each OF the senators from the several
@ respectively in Congress from each congressional
ict and by the delegate from each Territory in the
ed States and substitutes in place thereof the words
|d Procded That snch distribution shall first be made
The instance of the representatives in Congress from
icts in which public documents have not alrea1y been
louted so that the quantity distributed to each
eaonal district and Territory shall be equal.
SIC O. Aed Dc further enacted That the tcath section
an act entitled San act to establish the Smithsonian
stution or the increase and diffusion of knowledge
nong men, approved August tenth eighteen hundred
p forty six, is hereby repealed.
sh 4 Ind BE- Il further enacted, That by this act the
ouhon Of all works mentioned in the first section as
Poic documents is intended and directed TO be made
Eept the Exploring Expedition conducted by Com
Fnder Wilkes
tc' Q. And be f1yUter enacted That all books maps
s ana other publications of every nature whatever
so'oe deposited in the Department of State according
'he laws regulating Copyrights together with all the
yas OF e department OF State in regard to the same
al be removed to- and be under the control of the De-
ftment of the Interior, which is hereby charged with
The duties connected with the same and with all mat
: pertaining to copyright, in the same manner and 10
same extent that the Department of State is now
hrged with the same; and hereafter a such pnblica
ns of every nature whatever SHALL under present laws
! regulations, be left with, and kept by him
Sfc D. And be further enacted That the Joint Commit
on the Library may, at any time dispose of duplicate.
ued OF wasted books OF the library, any other mat