The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-01-19
No. 227.

Joint Resolution to expedite the Printing of the
Presidents Message and accompanying Docu
ments.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Represen-
tatives of the United States of America i'll Con-
gress assembled That, Instead OF furnishing mall
uScript copies to each house of Congress, the
heads of the several departments of Government
be required to furnish the superintendent of the
public printing with copies of the documents
usually accOInpa' .ying the annual reports on or
before the first day of November OF each yeir;
whose duty it shall be to print, in addition to the
number now required by law, two thousand cop
les for the use Ut the Senate, and five thousand
tor the use of the House, i'll volumes (bound in
the usual manner) OF convenient size and 10 dc
liver the to the proper officer of each house
respectively, or before tine third Monday in
December OF each year 1t shall also bc his duty
to print for the of said heads of departments
thousand copies of their said reports proper;
and for the use OF the commissioners of the gen
erai landotfce, of Indian affairs and of pensions,
five hundred copies 1T each OF their reports res
pectvely. And it shall not he lawful for said SUI
perintcndcnt to print any greater number of said
reports, the reports OF heads OF amy bureau to
their respective supcriOrs, unless directed to do
so by either house of Congress.
See :. And be it further resolved, That here
after the number of any bill or joint resolution
ordered or required to be printed by either the
Senate or House OF Representatives, under an,
rule of either house shall not exceed six hundred,
unless specially directed by the hoIse ordering
the same.
See 3. And be it further resolved, That it
to furnish condensed statement of the agTrc-
gate amount of the exports to, and imports from.
foreign countries to the superintendent of the
public printing, or before the first day of No.
vembcr q each year, VINO shall print and bind rs
thereafter practicable ten thousand cop
les thereof to be distributed as follows, viz: The
usual number Zone thou and five hundred and
fifty) for the two houses of Congress three hun
dred copies for the treasury departments; two
thousand for the of the members of tine Sen
ate; and six thousand one hundred and fifty cop
les tor the of the members OF the House of
Representatives.
Sec. +. And be it further resolved, That six
thousand copies of the "Commercial Relations"
annually prepared under the direction of the
Secretary State, be printed and distributed as
five hundred and fifty) for the houses of Congress.
four hundred and fifty for the state department :;
two thousand Tor the of the members of the
Senate and three thousand for the use of MEM
bcrs of the House of Representatives.
Sec. ). And it further resolved, That all
lithogrlpliing and engraving, where the probable
cost exceeds two hundred and fifty dollars, shall
be awarded to the lowest and best bidder tor the
interest OF the Government, after due advertise
ment by the superintendent of public printing,
under the direction of the committee on printing.
Sec &. 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 de-
partments shall be executed, and the size of type
to be used, shall be determined by the superln-
tcndent OF public printing, having proper regard
TO economy and workmanship.
Sec. z. And be it further resolved, That all
laws parts of laws conflicting with the above
provisions be, and they are hereby, repealed
Approved, March 3, 1868.