Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-05-05
4 RURE4U Fon ruHLIc RECORDS,
Tenor Of the Measure Introduced by Senator
Manderso,a.

Mahdersoh.
WASHINGTON, April, 25.-The cues
ton of the disposition of public docu
ments under some better system thar
that which now exists, has been agi
tated in both houses of congress during
the present session, and several bill.
looking to this end have been intro
duced.
One of the best yet proposed was Of
fered by Senator Mandesson to-day. II
provides for the establishment of bu,
reau of documents, to be located TO OF
in the vicinity of the government print.
ing office; it makes the ehairmen of the
senate and house committees and the
public printer committee TO select a
site for a building for the bureau Of
documents, and of supervising its cree
ton IN accordance with plans to be pre-
pared by the architect of the capitol.
In acquiring the site the same method
OF condemnation shall be used as is EN-,
nloyed IN procuring the library site
The building shall be fire proof and
shall be completed not later than Jan.
/, 1880. To pay for the site, building
$500 aAAAtl W II Tt4tNiN IOT
use, the sum of $3.50, 900 is appropriated
and the committee is authorized TO EN-.
Ploy a secretary at a salary of 81, 800 pea
year.
As soon as the building is ready for
occupancy the office of superintendent
OF documents of the interior department
shall be appointed by the president and
confirmed by the senate, and have a
salary of 80, 500, and that officer shall
have charge of the bureau. There shall
be two assistant superintendent, one
appointed by the senate committee on
printing and one by the house commit
tee, at a salary each of 50, 500.
The superintendent shall appoint dur
ing the first year such copyists, folders,
laborers and watehmen and clerks as are
necessary. and ut the end of the year
detailed estimate of the number of APP
polntees, their salaries, ETC., shall be
submitted to congress and a sum sulfi-
Gent to pay them, until they shall have
been provided for in the regular appro-
priation bill is appropriated
The public printer shall deliver to the
of documents all public
documents printed for congress and the
executive department, and they, to-
gether with the bill, resolutions, etc,
shall be delivered to the senate and |
house document rooms. The superin- |
tendent shall. Immediately upon the re-
ceipt of an edition or any document or
dered for congress or any department. |
copy to each member Of con.
gress or to the department for which il
is intended, together with information
as to the number of copies standing
TO the congressman's credit, and the
documents shall be distributed ONLY
upon the order of the party to whose
credit it is put; but it is required that
The requisite number of copies for Off.
,ial use shall first be delivered TO
congress or the department for
which the printing is done.
ANY surplus remaining after congress
md the departments are supplied shall
De distributed to libraries or sold al
,ost The joint committee shall deter
nine the number Of documents 10 be
furnished to the public departments.
a branch postoffice is required to be
established at the bureau of documents.
rom which all matter to he transmitted
" mail shall sent to the railroad sta.
ions. The superintendent is required
o establish telephone and telegraph
connections.