FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS, 1893-1895. 1671 
October 30, 1893—House. 
A bill (H. 4292) reported in lieu of H. 4248 and passed. 
January 18, 1894—Senate. 
H. 4292 passed with amendment. 
January 20, 1894—House. 
The Speaker (Mr. Cuaruzs F. Crisp) laid before the House the bill 
(H. 4292) to amend section 3709 of the Revised Statutes, relating to 
contracts for supplies in the Departments at Washington, with Senate 
amendment. 
Mr. Newson DINGLEY, I r. Mr. Speaker, although this appears to be 
entirely a new bill, the Senate having struck out the House proposition 
and inserted a substitute, yet the only change made by the Senate has 
been to except the printing materials for both the Government Print- 
ing Office and Bureau of Printing and Engraving from the operation 
of the bill, and it was not the intention of the House to cover those 
materials, they being provided for elsewhere by law; but in making 
this substitute the Senate has made an error in taking it for granted 
that there was but one Assistant Secretary of the Treasury and Assist- 
ant Secretary of the Interior, and to correct that I offer an amendment 
to concur in the Senate amendment with the following amendment: 
On page 2 of the Senate amendment, strike out all after the word ‘‘board’’ in line 
20 down to and including the word ‘‘ Department’ in line 25, and insert in lieu 
thereof the following: ‘‘Consisting of one of the Assistant Secretaries of the Treasury 
and Interior Departments, and one of the Assistant Postmasters-General, who shall 
be designated by the heads of said Departments and the Postmaster-General, respec- 
tively.” 
Senate amendment as amended agreed to. 
January 23, 1894—Senate. 
House amendment agreed to. 
January 27, 1894. 
Be vz enacted, etc., And the advertisement for such proposals shall 
be made by all the Executive Departments, including the Department 
of Labor, the United States Fish Commission, the Interstate Commerce 
Commission, the Smithsonian Institution, the Government Printing 
Office, the government of the District of Columbia, and the Superin- 
tendent of the State, War, and Navy building, except for paper and 
materials for use of the. Government Printing Office and materials 
used in the work of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, which shall 
continue to be advertised for and purchased as now provided by law 
on the same days, and shall each designate 2 o’clock post meridian of 
such days for the opening of all such proposals in each Department 
and other Government establishments in the city of Washington; and 
the Secretary of the Treasury shall designate the day or days in each 
year for the opening of such proposals and shall give due notice thereof 
to the other Departments and Government establishments. 
