§ 6960. (Act Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, § 6.) Approval of contract; time for performance; bonds.

No contract for furnishing paper shall be valid until it has been approved by the Joint Committee on Printing, if made under their direction, or by the Secretary of the Interior, if made under his direction, according to the provisions of section nine of this Act. The award of each contract for furnishing paper shall designate a reasonable time for its performance. The contractor shall give bond in such amount as may be fixed by, and to the approval of, the Joint Committee on Printing. (28 Stat. 602.)

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This section superseded R. S. § 3771, and R. S. § 3772, as amended by Act Feb. 27, 1877, c. 69, § 1, 19 Stat. 249. Those sections contained similar provisions, except as to the bond required.

§ 6961. (Act Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, § 7.) Comparison of paper with standard.

The Public Printer shall compare every lot of paper delivered by any contractor with the standard of quality fixed upon by the Joint Committee on Printing, and shall not accept any paper which does not conform to it in every particular. (28 Stat. 602.)

This section superseded R. S. § 3773, which contained a similar provision. An examining board was constituted to pass upon paper delivered under contract, etc., by section 20 of this act, post, § 6975.

§ 6962. (Act Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, § 8.) Determination of quality of paper.

In case of difference of opinion between the Public Printer and any contractor for paper respecting its quality, the matter of difference shall be determined by the Joint Committee on Printing or by the Secretary of the Interior when Congress is not in session, and the decision of said Joint Committee or of the Secretary of the Interior shall be final as to the United States. (28 Stat. 602.)

This section superseded R. S. § 3774, which contained a provision similar to this, except that no provision was made for a reference of disputes to the Secretary of the Interior, or for the finality of the decisions reached. § 6963. (Act Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, § 9.) Default of contractor; new contracts and purchase in open market during interval.

If any contractor shall fail to comply with his contract, the Public Printer shall report such default to the Joint Committee on Printing, when Congress is in session, or to the Secretary of the Interior when Congress is not in session; and he shall, under the direction of the Committee, or of the Secretary of the Interior, as the case may be, enter into a new contract with the lowest, best and most responsible bidder for the interest of the Government among those whose proposals were rejected at the last opening of bids, or he shall advertise for new proposals, under the regulations hereinbefore stated; and during the interval which may thus occur he shall, under the direction of the Joint Committee on Printing, or of the Secretary of the Interior, purchase in open market, at the lowest market price, all paper necessary for the public printing. (28 Stat. 602.)

This section superseded R. S. § 3775, which contained substantially similar provisions.

§ 6964. (Act Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, § 10.) Liability of defaulting con

tractor; suit on bond.

In case of the default of any contractor to furnish paper, he and his sureties shall be responsible for any increase of cost to the Government in procuring a supply of such paper which may be consequent upon such default. The Public Printer shall report every such default, with a full statement of all the facts in the case, to the Solicitor of the Treasury, who shall prosecute the defaulting contractor and his sureties upon their bond, in the circuit court of the United States in the district in which such defaulting contractors reside. (28 Stat. 602.)

This section superseded R. S. §§ 3776, 3777, which contained similar provisions.

§ 6965. (Act Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, § 11.) Purchase of paper in open market.

The Joint Committee on Printing, or during the recess of Congress the Secretary of the Interior, may authorize the Public Printer to make purchase of paper in open market whenever they may deem the quantity required so small or the want so immediate as not to justify advertisement for proposals. (28 Stat. 602.)

This section superseded R. S. § 3778, which contained similar provisions. § 6966. (Act Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, § 12.) Purchase of other materials in open market.

The Joint Committee is authorized to give permission to the Public Printer to purchase material other than paper in open market, whenever in their opinion it would not promote the public interest to advertise for proposals and to make contracts for the same: Provided, however, That the purchases authorized by this Act shall not in any term of six months exceed the sum of fifty dollars for any particular article required. (28 Stat. 602.)

This section superseded Act Feb. 1, 1878, c. 10, 20 Stat. 22, which contained similar provisions.

§ 6967. (Act Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, § 13.) Congressional Record; arrangement, style, contents, and indexes.

The Joint Committee shall have control of the arrangement and style of the Congressional Record, and while providing that it shall be substantially a verbatim report of proceedings, shall take all needed action for the reduction of unnecessary bulk, and shall provide for the publication of an index of the Congressional Record semimonthly during the sessions of Congress and at the close thereof. (28 Stat. 603.)

This and the following section superseded Act March 31, 1884, c. 18, 23 Stat. 6, which provided that the Joint Committee should make arrangements for issuing the semimonthly index of the Congressional Record; that the Public Printer should print and distribute the same number of copies of said semimonthly index as were printed and distributed copies of the daily issue of the Record; that the Public Printer should employ a person to prepare said index; and that persons employed in other Departments of the Government might be employed in the preparation of said index.

R. S. § 78, as amended by Act Jan. 22, 1874, c. 14, 18 Stat. 5, provided

that the debates of Congress should be published by the Congressional Printer until a contract should be made for their publication.

The appointment of a person to prepare the semimonthly and session indexes to the Record was authorized by section 14 of this act, post, § 6968. The Public Printer was required to reserve from the quota of each Member of Congress and Delegate one copy of the Record in unstitched form, to be delivered to each member and delegate, and each standing committee was to be furnished with one copy, all to be bound in paper upon the issue of each semimonthly index, by section 24 of this act, post, § 6978.

Provision for printing extracts from the Record for Members of Congress, and for mailing envelopes and franks therefor, were made by section 37 of this act, and Act March 2, 1895, c. 189, § 1, post, §§ 6992, 6993.

The sale of the Record was provided for by section 40 of this act, post, 8 7002.

Provisions for the gratuitous distribution of the daily and bound Record, and for subscriptions to the daily Record, were made by section 73, pars. 45-60, of this act, as amended by Res. March 19, 1896, No. 31, Act June 11, 1896, c. 420, § 1 and Act Jan. 30, 1903, c. 338, post, § 7090.

Provisions for furnishing newspaper correspondents with copies of the daily and bound Record were made by Res. Feb. 17, 1897, No. 12, as amended by Res. March 26, 1900, No. 15, post, § 7124.

Provisions for supplying the Congressional Library with copies of the daily Record were contained in Res. Jan. 28, 1899, No. 12 and Res. March 4, 1909, No. 25, post, §§ 7125, 7126.

§ 6968. (Act Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, § 14.) Congressional Record; indexes; preparation and compensation therefor.

The Joint Committee shall designate to the Public Printer a competent person to prepare the semimonthly and session index. to the Congressional Record, and shall fix and regulate the compensation to be paid by the Public Printer for the said work and direct the form and manner of its publication and distribution. (28 Stat. 603.)

This section and the preceding section of this act superseded Act March 31, 1884, c. 18, 23 Stat. 6. See notes to preceding section.

The control of the arrangement and style of the Record, its contents, and the publication of semimonthly and session indexes, were provided for by section 13 of this act, ante, § 6967.

§ 6969. (Act Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, § 15.) Lithographing and engraving; contracts; bids.

When the probable total cost of the maps or plates accompanying one work or document exceeds twelve hundred dollars, the lithographing or engraving thereof shall be awarded to the lowest and best bidder, after advertisement by the Public Printer, under the direction of the Joint Committee, which may authorize him to make immediate contracts for lithographing or engraving whenever the exigencies of the public service do not justify advertisement for proposals. (28 Stat. 603.)

This section superseded R. S. § 3779, which provided that whenever any charts, maps, diagrams, views, or other engravings were required to illustrate any document ordered to be printed by Congress, such engravings should be procured by the Congressional Printer, under the direction and supervision of the Committee on Printing of the House ordering the same; also R. S. § 3780, which contained provisions similar to those of this section, except that the amount named therein as controlling the operations of the section was $250; and R. S. § 3781, which provided for the execution of contracts

for the lithographing of maps accompanying the annual report of the Commissioner General of the Land-Office.

The Public Printer was required to preserve in his office samples of paper on which any engravings or lithographs were to be furnished by contract, etc., by section 41 of this act, post, § 7003.

§ 6970. (Act Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, § 16.) Schedule of materials required; advertisements for proposals; contracts.

The Public Printer shall prepare a schedule of materials required to be purchased, showing the description, quantity, and quality of each article, and shall invite proposals for furnishing the same, either by advertisement or circular, as the Joint Committee on Printing may direct, and shall make contracts for the same with the lowest responsible bidder, making a return of the same to the Joint Committee, showing the number of bidders, the amounts of each bid, and the awards of the contracts. (28 Stat. 603.)

This section superseded part of a paragraph in Act July 31, 1876, c. 246, § 1, 19 Stat. 102, which contained similar provisions for the purchase of materials. The remainder of said paragraph was superseded by sections 17 and 45 of this act, post, §§ 6972, 7009.

§ 6971. (Act Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, § 17.) Public Printer; appointment; qualifications; title; salary; bond.

The President of the United States shall nominate and, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, appoint a suitable person, who must be a practical printer and versed in the art of bookbinding, to take charge of and manage the Government Printing Office. The title of said officer shall be Public Printer. He shall receive a salary of four thousand five hundred dollars per annum, and shall give bond in the sum of one hundred thousand dollars for the faithful performance of the duties of his office, said bond to be approved by the Secretary of the Treasury. (28 Stat. 603.)

This section superseded R. S. §§ 3758, 3759, a part of a paragraph in Act July 31, 1876, c. 246, § 1, 19 Stat. 102, and a paragraph in Act Aug. 15, 1876, c. 287, § 1, 19 Stat. 143. The provisions so superseded provided, respectively, that the Senate should elect a practical printer and bookbinder, who was to be deemed an officer of the Senate, and to be called the "Congressional Printer"; that said printer should receive a salary of $4,000 a year, and should give a bond for the faithful discharge of his duties; that the laws providing for the appointment or election of a Public Printer should be repealed, and that the President should, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, appoint a Public Printer, to be known as the "Public Printer," and who should give bond for the faithful performance of the duties of his office; and that the term "Public Printer" should be construed as embracing that officer, whether known as "Congressional Printer" or "Public Printer." The remainder of the paragraph in said Act July 31, 1876, c. 246, § 1, was superseded by sections 16 and 45 of this act, ante, § 6970, and post, 7009.

The salary of the Public Printer was increased to $5,500 by the appropriation therefor for the fiscal year 1908, in a provision of Act Feb. 26, 1907, c. 1635, § 1, 34 Stat. 943, which was continued in the similar appropriation acts for subsequent years. The provision for the fiscal year 1914 was by Act June 23, 1913, c. 3, § 1, 38 Stat. 67.

The appointment of a deputy public printer was authorized, and his qualifications and the duties of the office were prescribed, by provisions of Act May 27, 1908, c. 200, § 1, post, § 6974.

§ 6972. (Act Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, § 18.) Duties of Public Printer. It shall be the duty of the Public Printer to purchase all materials and machinery which may be necessary for the Government Printing Office; to take charge of all matter which is to be printed, engraved, lithographed, or bound; to keep an account thereof in the order in which it is received, and to cause the work to be promptly executed; to superintend all printing and binding done at the Government Printing Office, and to see that the sheets or volumes are promptly delivered to the officer who is authorized to receive them. The receipt of such officer shall be a sufficient voucher for their delivery. (28 Stat. 603.)

This section superseded R. S. § 3760, which contained similar provisions.

§ 6973. (Act Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, § 19.) Annual report to Congress of documents printed and books bound.

The Public Printer shall make annual report to Congress, and in it specify the number of copies of each Department report and document printed upon requisition by the head of the Department for which the printing was done, and he shall also specify in said report the exact number of copies of books, giving the titles of the books, bound upon requisition for Senators, Representatives, Delegates, and other officers of the Government and the cost thereof. (28 Stat. 603.)

This section superseded R. S. § 3815, which required the Congressional Printer to render a quarterly account of all purchases made by him, and of all printing and binding done in the Government Printing Office for each House of Congress, and for each of the executive and judicial departments. A report of the cost of paper, printing, with a statement of proposals, contracts, payments, etc., was required by section 22 of this act, post, § 6977. The printing and distribution of the annual report of the Public Printer was provided for by section 73, par. 62, of this act, post, § 7091.

The office of the Superintendent of Documents was to be under the control of the Public Printer as formerly, and the disbursements on account of the office were to be included in the annual report of the Public Printer, by Act March 4, 1909, c. 299, § 1, post, § 7040.

The aggregate of all salaries and expenses of the Government Printing office were to be reported to Congress each year in connection with the annual estimates by the provision of Act March 4, 1909, c. 299, § 1, post, § 7167.

§ 6974. (Act May 27, 1908, c. 200, § 1.) Deputy Public Printer; appointment; duties.

The office of deputy public printer shall be filled by the selection and appointment by the Public Printer of a person skilled as a practical printer and versed in the art of bookbinding, and who shall perform the duties heretofore required of the chief clerk, have supervision of the buildings occupied by the Government Printing Office, and perform such other duties as may be required of him. by the Public Printer. (35 Stat. 382.)

This was a provision under the heading "Government Printing Office," in the legislative, executive and judicial appropriation act for the fiscal year 1909, cited above. A similar provision was contained in the appropriation acts for previous years. The appropriation for his salary was increased to $4,500 for the fiscal year 1910 and sùbsequent years by the appropriation for