The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-06-21
[PuB11o REsoLuT1ON-No. l5.l
A RESOLUTION TO expedite the printing of the Pres
dent's message and ACCOMPANYING documents

A RESOLUTION 10 expedite the printing of the presi.
DENTS message and accompanying documents
Resolved by de Senate and House Of Rresetafires Of
0s Ued States 81 America in Congress assembled That
instead OF furnishing manuscripts copies 90 each house
Of Congress- the heads Of the several departments
GOvernment be required TO furnish tho suporntend-
eat Of the Public Printing with pics Of the docu-
ments usually accompanying thqir annua reports on
or before the first day Of November Of oacn year /;
whose duty II shall be to print, in addit to the
number now required by law ~ thousand cop for
the Of the Senate and i've thousand for the Of
the House, IN volumes (bound In the usual manner)
OF size and deliver the same TO the proper
officer Of each house, respectively, on or before the
third Monday IN December OF each year IL shall
also be his duty To print for the OF each of said
heaus OF departments one thousand copies OF their
said reports proper and Tor Che Of the Commits
sioners OF the General Land Oloe, Of Indian Affairs
ana OF Pensions, i've hundred copies Of each OF their
rep rts respectively. And IL shall not be lawful for
SAID superintendent 90 print any greater number of
sad reports nor the reports of beads OF any bureau
their respective superors, unless directed 10 do by
either house Of Congress-
Sec. . and be u further resolrod, That hereafter
we number Of any bi o Joint resolution oruered
required 20 be printed by either this Senate House
oi heprosen tatyes, under any rule of either nouse
shaii not exoeud six hundred, unless specially d cot
ca py mo house ordering the same.
Section And be further resoluel That Il shall be
.ne uay oi lhe secretary of the Treasury 20 furnish
condensed statement of tho aggregate am UNI of
lhe exports 10, and imports from foreign countries 20
tue Superintendent Of the Public Print np an or ne
iore he urst day OF November OF each year who shall
print ana bind as soon thereafter as practicable ten
i.
viz me usual number Gone thousa al ave mud dred
aud hity) for the two houses of Congress throo hun
dred copies for the Treasury Department, two
thousand tor the use OF the members Of tho senate
and SIX thousand one hundred and MY copies for
The use OF tho mombers Of the House of Representa-,
lives.
SEc 4. Ind be Il hrler resolved, That six thou.
sand copies OF the "Commeroial Relations" annually
prepared under the direction Of the Secretary State
be prtoted and distributed az follows, Via The
usual number como thousand Eve hundred aud 1hy)
for the h0us' Of Congress four bundle and uny
the state Department two thousand for the us Of
me members OF the Senate and three Thousand Cor
the use OF Che mcmbois Of tho House OF Representa-
tiYcs.
Sec. o, And b u ffrtAer rssolred That an lthe-
graphing ana engraving whom tho probable cost exc
teols two hundred and fifty dollars, shall be awarded
% the lowest and best bid, for The interest OF the
Government alter duo adv, rtisomont by the Super
tutendcnt Of Public PRINTING, under the direction uf
che Committee on Printing
Sec Had BE- Il further resolred, That the form and
style In which e printing ordered by either House
ot Congress, or BY any Of the departments shall be
eoc tied and the size Of type GO be used shall be de-
teuniued by the Superintendent of Public Printing,
htyng proper regard 20 economy and workmanship.
SEC, 2. and b. u friher rosolrtd That All laws Or
parts of laws o,uNctmg VITA the above PROV sons be
ana they are hereby repeled.
Approved, March 3, 1868.