New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-12-05

ted
For salaries &C.. IN the Office OF the Con
gressiOnal Printer ...-.-. .-...-..-... i<ooi w
The amount realized during the year iroh the SAFE OF
paper. papershavings documents, &c. Is ssS27i %,
which has been depositeo III 'ne io"'"' VI '"o oHoo
States AS required by law.
OF all executive and miscellaneous documents and re-
ports Of committees there are printed under the orders
of Congress "a the usual number i625 copies for the
Senate and i65O for the House, and also s25 copies Of
bills and resolutions for the Senate and House would
most respectfully call your attention the ity Of
increasing the number OF the documents and bills
printed for the OF the Senate and House. both
bodies full, and the House numbers 5O2 meln-
bers The number Of documents and bills heretofore
distributed in the House will prove inadequate supply
the demands of that body. would therefore respect
fully suggest that the usual number Of documents be in
creased to 1900 and obs and resolutions to 1000
and that revision Of the distribution be made early in
the session.
The fourth section of the act OF July o. 1866 gives to
the Joint Committee Printing the exclusive control
OF contracting for paper for the public printing. and OF
fixing standard OF paper for the different descriptions
of Congressional and Executive printing" Under the
direction OF the Committee contracts were entered INTO
for supplying any required quantities of tho various
kinds for the year ending on the 5st December 1873
The aggregate amount expended for tine purchase OF
paper during the year ending the 3Oth day of Sep
tember 1885, was s536963 81. There remained hand
at the end OF the year papers or various kinds amount
ing In value 100 But very little difficulty has
attended the fulflment of the contracts for paper
during the past year There has been at times some
hardness in Keeping up the supply Of writing papers
equal to the necessities OF the Ofce which have been
unusually large; beyond that there has been no cause
OF complaint The quality OF the papers of all classes
has been kept well up to the standard.
THE PUBLIC BINDING.
The amount expended during .the year ending sept.
3d. 1873 on account OF he,publc binding s5O2i9 05
The value OF materials shand at the end of the year
was s0l67s g. 1t affords pleasure TO report that.
through the efficiency OF the Foreman OF Binding, the
large amount of Congressional binding which had been
accommodating in this office for some time prior 10 1862
w spee Of bnsle s snc bn BEEN
is now nearly completed. aud that hereafter thss
resources Of the binding department OF the OF
flee will be mainly applied to meet the cur
demands Of Congress and the Departments
The orders made by the Third Session of the Mild Con
gress public documents exclusive Of the usuaHnum'
Der 165Ol, amounted to 223,oSs volumes They are as
follows:
Eulogies on death OF the Hon. Garrett Davis 500
Smithsonian Report ls,i a i 5o
Prof. Raymcnds Report for 1871 mines aud .o-o
Renorf ~ Darici Surveying Expediton oaarto 600
Report OF Chef signal Officer ................ 10000
Prof. Haydens sixth annual report l2ooo
Report on Fish ana Fisheries. 1872 prof BaLU o'o"
Prof. Raymond's Report, 1872 (iiues and Min ,
tn nort ., Mr. Wii:on;i Commute" 0cGdt Mo-
bii.er aud Union Paclic Raiiroad)' 1000
Report OF United states Commissioner 10 Peni-
Report Of Mr. Poland's Committee Credit Mo-
biner .............. 1000
Agricultural Statistics OF Ninth Census quario. $500
Smithsonian Report FOR 1872 1850
United states Coast Report for 1872
o Commissioner Education. 10000
Congressional Directory, two editions. 10000
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 1900
Official Opinions of Attorneys 1000
Barclay Digest 1000
Mcdonald Manual 1000
Congressional Record. quartO daily 800
Congressional Globe (binding only 1861
Senate Journal 1.G95
House Journal
Revision OF the laws, volumes quarLO. i2,UD
Agricultural Report, 1872 I,2O0
Navy Register 1000
Register. 900