Delaware State journal and statesman., 1864-07-26
fPuBLIo-No. 1871

fPUBLIc-No. 1sl.
AN to expedite aud regulate the printing Of public
documents and for other purposes.
Be- enacted BY Senate and Hossof Representatives.
OF The United Sides Of Amertcd in Congress assenbhd,
That hereafter instead Of furnishing manuscript copies
Of the documents usually accompanying their annual
ports to each house Of Congress- the heads Of the several
departments of Government shall transmit them,
before the first day of November in each year to the su
pernendent of Public Printing who shall cause TO be
printed the usual number, and in addition thereto
thousand copies for the use f the Senate and two thou
sand copies for the OF the House of Representatives
And that IL shall be the duty of the Joint Committee
Printing to appoint competent person. who shall
edit and select such portions Of the documents placed
in their hands shall in the judgment of the committee,
he desirable for popular distribution and 10 prepare
| alphabetical index TO the
sec g. And be ii further enacted That the Secretary Of
War be- and he Is hereby, authorised 10 appoint some
competent to edit The printing Of the oca reports
Vi the operations Of the armies Of the United states.
Bec B. And be tlThlr enacted, That 1t shall be the
duty Of the heads of the several departments of GoreFn
ent to furnish the Superintendent OF Public Printing
| third Monday in November in each year.
Sec L. And De II farler enacted, That II shall be the
duty Of the superintendent of Public Printing print the
Presdents MESSAGE tile reports Of the heaus OF depart
ments, and the abrdgment of accompanying documents
Public Printing suitably bound; and that, in addition
to the number required by law and unless otherwise
ordered by either house Of Congress- it shall be his dat
print ten thousand copies Of the the Of
sanate and twenty five thousand copies for tho
House sud to deliver the same 10 the proper officer Of each
house, respectively or before the third Wednesday
December following the assembling of Congress, OF
soon thereafter as praetcAbe And further IL shall aso
e the duty Of the said Superintendent to be
printed and stitched in paper covers twenty Eve hundred
copies OF the annun reports OF me executive
lr the Of said departments, respectively
thousand copies OF the reports OF the Commissioner Of
the General Land OlGe, Comnisslpner Pensions, Com
missioner OF the Internal Revenue aud such number Of
the report Of the Commissioner Of Indian Affairs be
bound not exceeding three thousand copies as may be
directed By the Secretary OF the Interior their use,
respeotvely aud also i've hundred copies OF the reports
f the Of the Washington Auuaduet Ar
chitoet OF the Capitol Extension, Metropolitan Police
BOd Third Auditor Of the Treasury, and OF The Insane
Asyium VolumLla Institute and COnmissio er of Public
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copies the report the Bureau Of Engnees for the
Of said bureau And he shall not print any creator mum.
bsr OF said reports unless otherwise directed by either
house OF Uongress
sec 8. And be farther enacted That seven thousand
copies OF the "OGmmeIcia Relations" annually prepared
under the direction Of the Secretary Of be printed
and distributed follows, viz the usual number lons
gress four hundred and fifty iof the State department
thousand for the of he members the Senate
House. ~ .dNE gVF
sec o. And Be H farther sndeied That the annual 70
port cf the Postmaster General OF oilers received and
tracts for conveying the mails in compliance with the
twentyourth and sections Of the act Of Con
gress approved July two eighteen hundred and thriyx
DO no longer printed unless specially ordered by either
house Of Congress and that such portion the above
mentioned act as authorised the said Pubeaton be- and
The same Is hereby, repealed
sec,7 And BE- 4 farther enacted That from and after
the passage OF this act 1t shall bs the duty the
Ary OF Tie Senate to furnish tho Superintendent Of Pub
lie Printing with correct copies of all laws and joint
lulions poSsibs after ther approval by the
President Of the Unlod Stats and that the Supernen-
dent shall Immediately to DO printed, separately
the usual number for the Of the houses Of Coz
gress; and, in addition thereto, he shall taua 10 W.
printed and bound close Of each session
three thousand copies thereof for the gf the
and ten thousand copies for the use OF the House. with
complete slphabetleal udex, prepared under tile direction
OF the Joint Committee on Public Printing
Sec g. And De uJu,fher enacted That section seven Of
the joint esonton in relation to the public printing ap
proved June tweLy three, eighteen hundred and sixty
be amended require superintendent Of Publc
Printing advertise only in two newspapers published
in the cities OF New York, Cincinnati, Boston, philade
phia and Baltimore for thirty days prior to The fret day
November year. for proposals furnishing
paper necessary for the execution Of the public prntg
Sec o. and be it further enacted, THAT all thOgrapn
ing and engraving, where the probable Of the
maps plates Illustrating or accompanying any worl
to the lowest and bdder interests Of the Gov
ernent due regard being paid to the execution of thu
work. alter advertisement by the Superintendent O
Public Printing, under The direction ol the Joint Commit
tea Printing Provided, that the Joint Committee
pnle Printing bs authorized to empower the superin
tendent of Public Printing to make immediate conIAu
for engraving, whichever in their opinion the exgence
the public service will not justify waiting Tor advertise
Sec TO- And Be- Il further enacted, That whenever az
person may eire extra copies of amy document prlnte
o. tho Government printing Office by authority OF
shall notify the Superintendent of Public Printing
the number Of copies desired previous to its being
press and shall pay In advance the estimated cost there
70 said Superintenden the Superintendent shall
authorized under the direction Of the Joint Committee
v, Public Printing, furnish such extra copies and h
money received together with moneys received hiI
from the Of paper aavings and imperfsctions sha
dspused in the treasury OF the United states tn
credit the appropriations Tor public printing binding
aud paper respectively, desgnaed by said superin
hereby directed cause the moneys heretofore depo M
by said Superintendent in the treasury of the Unile
States being the proceeds Of sales Of paper shaYngs
npsrctiUns to he placed to toe credit o the appropa
tlons aforesaid, who said ssVeral Of shall
subject the requisition OF said Superintendent in "
, manner prescribed by law.
~ SRu, H. And be II further enacted, That Whenever p
u psrs relating TO foreign Affairs shall be communicated
dent 1t ehAll be duty Of the OF Publ
Printing To cause be printed ami boundy addition
ry the usual nunDer ua copies ior the use of u
il members Of the Senate seven thousand copies for the
"a Of the members the House Of Represents and
number for the executive department the Presitor
shall direct. ..- . - -.
style in which the printing or hindns rdered by any
departments shall be executed the materials anu =.
type 10 be used shall be letvninsd Dy tue superh
euden OF Public printing having opef itaiu 70 sph
nv workmanship, and purposes Tor when the wor
is needed o,. .,, -.
laws oiut resolutions parts oil JOINT resolutions co
atstin ,,h the above pIoVsons be, and they her
.s bv. rssseaisd lApproysd. jane 70, 1864.
rrpBtlo RGaoLur1oN-No ss /
t,,r prsotrTloS authorizing the Secretary Of the Ma
70 an,snd tho contract with john Ericsson ior the
its strucon u impregnAhle floating batteries, Il
" s,nrtatDIn and The "Puritnn.
1vhe,s,s the Navy Department on the twenty eighth d
IS Of July eighiuen hundred and sKty-two, entered In
ro contract with Capt John Ericsson, Of the city Of Ne
Gsoss sss @ Ss Dsso and d ts sG and I sSs
as experience with Gmilar class OF vessels in Aalu
conflict and during varied service of more than y
years has Demonstrated that many improvements oou
in be fnada TO render them complete and slleen
nee vessels war whereas these Improvements hA
ing added largely the cost Of construction Of each OF tut
vessels, rendering It impossibe for the contractor
ou complete them under existing arrangements Aad Whe
low as II is OF utmost Importance to the honor and
teresE of the country that they should be finished
ready for service At the earliest monent' Therstore