FORTY-FIFTH CONGRESS, 1877-1879. 791 



May 28, 1878 Senate. 



Reported adversely by Mr. J. S. Merrill, for Committee on Finance, 

 and postponed indefinitely. 



DOCUMENTS. 

 December 15, 1877. 



Congress in providing for printing and distributing the "Biennial 

 Register," ordered four copies of each issue to be delivered to the 

 Smithsonian Institution. 



(StatXX., 13.) 

 May 22, 1878. 



A joint resolution (No. 23) approved to distribute the new edition 

 of the Revised Statutes of the United States, provided that two copies 

 be furnished the Smithsonian Institution. 



(Rev. Stat., Supp., vol. 1, 2nd eel., 387.) 

 June 7, 1878 House. 



The sundry civil bill as reported, included provisions relative to the 

 public printing, among the items being 



"That of reports of committees of a private nature on pensions, 

 claims, reliefs, and desertions, one copy should be sent to the Smith- 

 sonian Institution, also other documents not specifically provided for 

 in the bill, one copy to the Smithsonian; 



"Of 'regular documents,' 35 sets for exchanges with foreign gov- 

 ernments, and one set to the Smithsonian; 



"Of the daily edition of the Congressional Record, one copy to the 

 Smithsonian ; 



"Of the bound edition of the Congressional Record, one set to the 

 Smithsonian; 



"Of the pamphlet laws of each session, one copy to the Smithsonian; 



"Of the Statutes at Large, bound in sheep, one copy to the Smith- 

 sonian ; 



"Of the reports of the Supreme Court of the United States, one copy 

 to the Smithsonian." 



.[While the bill was considered in the House June 13, 1878, all the 

 sections in regard to public printing were ruled out by the Chair as 

 not belonging to an appropriation bill.] 



GEOLOGICAL AND GEOGRAPHICAL SURVEY REPORTS. 



June 17, 1878 House. 



A concurrent resolution was adopted to print of volumes 4 and 12 

 of the final reports of the Geological and Geographical Survey of the 

 Territories, in quarto form, with the necessary illustrations, 3,000 

 copies of each volume; 1,500 for the House, 500 for the Senate, 500 

 for the Survey, 500 for the Smithsonian Institution. 

 June 18, 1878 Senate. 



Adopted. 



