Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-03-27

Approved, March 8, 1868.


PUBLIC REsoLUTIoN-No. 10.
A RESOLUTION to expedite the printing of
the presidents message and accompanying
documents.
Resolved by the senate and house of repre-
sentatives of the United States of America in
congress assembled, that, instead of furnish
ing manuscript copies to each house of con-
gress, the heads of the several departments of
government be required to furnish the
superintendent of the public printing with CO.
pies OF the documents usually accompanying
their annual reports on or before the first day
OF November OF each year; whose duty it shall
be to print, in addition to the number now re-
CURED by law, two thousand copies for the
use ot the senate, and five thousand for the
use OF the house, in volumes (bound in the
usual manner of convenient size, and to de-
liver the same to the proper officer of each
house, respectively, on or before the third
Monday in December of each ear. 1t shall
also be his duty to print for the use of each of
SAID heads OF departments one thousand copies
OF Their SAID reports proper; and for the uso
OF the commissioners of the general land of
nee, OF Indian affairs, and of pensions, five
hundred copies of each of their reports, re
spechvely. And it shall not be lawful for
SAID superintendent to print any greater num-
Der OF said reports, nor the reports of heads of
any bureau to their respective superiors, I'M
less directed to do SO by either house of con-
gress.
Sect 2. And be it further resolved, that
hereafter the number of any bill or Joint reso-
luton ordered or required to be printed by
either the senate or house of representatives,
nnhar anU rule Of aithor- Jh.aPsa -sh9Il not ex.
by the house ordering the same.
Sect. 3. And be it further resolved, that
boll kn ba 1utu Of ti,a pf no
treasury to furnish a condensed statement of
the aggregate amount of the exports to, and
imports from, foreign countries to the super
intendent of the public printing, on or before
the first day of November of each year, who
shall print and bind as soon thereafter as prac-
ticable ten thousand copies thereof, to be dis
tributed as follows, viz: The usual number
Zone thousand five hundred and hfty) for the
two houses of congress; three hundred copies
for the treasury department; two thousand
copies for the use of the members of the sem
ate; and six thousand one hundred and fifty
copies for the use of the members of the house
of representatives.
Sect. 4. And be it further resolved, that
six thousand copies of the Commercial Re-
latiors, annually prepared under the direct
ion of the secretary OF state, be printed and
distributed as follows, viz: The usual number
Zone thousand nVe nunured anu HltyJ LOT the
houses of congress; four hundred and fifty
for the state department; two thousand for
the use of the members of the senate; and
three thousand for the use of the members of
the house of representatives.
Sect. 5. And be it further resolved, that
all lithographing and engraving when the
probable cost exceeds two hundred and fifty
dollars, shall be awarded to the lowest and
best bidder for the interest of the government,
after due advertisement by the superintendent
of public printing, under the direction of the
committee on printing.
Sect. 6. And be it further resolved, that the
form and style in which the printing ordered
by either house of congress, or by any of the
departments, shall be executed, and the size
of type to be used, shall be determined by
the superintendent of public printing, hav-
ing proper regard to economy and workman
ship.
Sect. 7. And be it further resolved, that
all laws or parts of laws conflicting with the
above provisions be and they are hereby re-
pealed.
Approved, March 8, 1868.