Nebraska advertiser., 1864-02-25

Printing of the Presidents Messass and
accompanying Document.
Resolved by tho Senate and House of Re-
representatives. of the United States of America
in Congress assembled, That. instead Of firm
ishing manuscript copies TO each house oi
CONGRESS. the heads Of the several department
of Government be required to furnish the
superintendent of the public printing with
copies of the dOeumenrs usually accompany
/ ING their annual reports on OF before the first
dav Of November of each year; whose duty il
| shall be to print, IN addition to the number
now required By law, two thousand copies
for she use of the Senate, and five thousand
for the use Of the House, in Volumes (boHnd
in the usual manner) OF convenient size and
to deliver the same to the proper officer of
each house, respectively, on or before the
third Monday In December OF each year. 1t
| shall also be his duty to print for the use of
each of said heads of departments one thou
sand copies of their said reports proper; and
forthe use ofthe commissioners of the gener-
! al l~and-ofice, of Indian affairs, and of pen
sions. five hundred copies of each of their re-
! ports. respectively. And it shall not be .aw-
full for said superintendent to print any great
er number of said reports of heads Of any bu-
reau to their respective superiors, unless d.
rected co do so by either house OF Congress.
Sec .. And be If furthee enacted That
hereafter the number OF any bill or joint reso-
luton ordered or required to be printed by
eirSsa r the Senate or House of Representativ YES
under any rule Of either house, shall not ex-
coed six hundred, unless specially directed by
the house ordering the ame
Sec. 9. And be it further resolved, That it
shall be the duty of the Secretary of the
Treasury to furnish a condensed statement OF
the aggregate amount of the exports to, and
imports from foreign countries to the superine
tsndent Of the public printing, on or befor-
the first dav of November Of each year, who
shall print and bind as soon thereafter as
practicable ten thousand copies thefeof, to be
distributed as follows, viz: The usual num-
her Zone thousand Eve hundred and fifty) for
the W houses of Congress; three hundred
COPIES for the treasury department; two thou
sand for the use of the member OF the Senate
and six thousand one hundred and fifty
copies for the use of the members Of the
House of Representatives.
Sec. 4. And be it further resolved; That
six thousand copies of the Commercial Re-
l%ations, > annually prepared under the dlrec-
ton of the Secretary Of State, be printed and
distributed as follows, viz: The usual number
Zone thousand FIVE hundred and ffty) for the
honses 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.
Sec. 5. And be it further resolved, That
all lit~hographing and engraving, where 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 superinten-
don't of public printing under the direction of
the committee on printing.
Sec. 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 de-
termined by the superintendent of public
printing, having proper regard to economy
and workmanship.
Sec. Z. And be it further resolved, That
all laws OF parts of laws conflicting with the
above provisions be, and they are hereby, re-
peaIed.
Approved, March 5, 1863.