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 THIRTY—SIXTH OONGRESS. Sess. I. Rms. 20, 25. 1860. 117 federal republic of Switzerland, and the other to the Naval Academy at Annapolis, in the State of Maryland, APPROVED, June 15, 1860. [N0. A Ruclutzlonilirrouiding for the Observation g' the Eclipse of the Sam wbé]: JW U, 1800- w occurontfaeeighxemthdayqf ulgnezt. ""`;"_*' Resolved by the Senate and House of .Repremdate`vea of the Mwitcd States qf America in Congress assembled, That the Superintendent of the United Qbservation of States Coast Survey be, and be hereby is, authorized and directed to fur- $‘3,‘P“f8°§8;;“‘ °{ nish a vessel and provisions for the conveyance to the most suitable point y' on the eastern coast of this continent, for observing the total eclipse of the sun, which will occur on the eighteenth day of July next, of astronomers, not exceeding live in number, and their assistants, to be selected by the said_Superintendent of the Coast Survey: Provided, That the United Prvvlm States shall not be liable to any other charge on account of the said astronomers and their assistants than their conveyance and provisions as herein provided, and that they shall furnish their observations for the use of the coast survey without further charge to the government. Approved, June 15, 1860. [N0. 25.] bint Resolution in Relation to the Public Printing. Juno 28, 1860. Resolved Q1; the Senate and House of Representa¢1Ives of ihc United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Superintendent of _ Public print- Public Printing be, and is hereby, authorized and directed to have exe- Q;§v“t'f)dbl;";‘¥:_K• cated the printing and binding authorized by the Senate and House of cated. Representatives, the executive and judicial departments, and the Court of Claims. And to enable him to carry out the provisions of this act, he is authorized and directed to contract for the erection or purchase of the necessary buildings, machinery, and materials for that purpose; said con- Buildings, &c., tract to be subject to the approval of the Joint Committee on Printing of 2;*; °’°°!;‘; the two Houses of Congress: Provided, That the sum so contracted to be gw_' y W t’ paid shall not exceed one hundred and fifty thousand dollars. Limit in price. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the said Dutyofsnpei-· Superintendent to superintend all the printing and binding, the,pnrchase i9t¤¤<}¤¤{* <>¢' wbof paper, as hereinafter directed, the purchase of other necessary materi- h° l”`""“"’g' als and machinery, and the employment of proof-readers, compositors, pressmen, laborers, and other hands necessary to execute the orders of Congress and of the executive and judicial departments, at the city of Washington. And to enable the said Superintendent more efectually to perform the duties of his oiilce, he shall appoint a foreman of printing, at Fo,-emu of an annual salary of eighteen hundred dollars, and a foreman of binding, Pfintiféz ·}¤<1f<>¤¤· at an annual salary of fifteen hundred dollars; but no one shall be ap- m"" b‘°dmg‘ pointed to said positions who is not practically and thoroughly acquainted Qualifications, with their respective trades. It shall be the duty of the said foremen. of  ¤¤d printing and binding to make out and deliver to the said Superintendent, monthly statements of the work done in their respective departments, together with monthly pay-rolls, which shall contain the names of the persons employed, the rate of compensation and amount due to each, and the service for which it shall be due. They shall also make out estimates of the amount and kind of materials required, and file requisitions therefor, from time to time, as it may be needed, and shall receipt for the same to the Superintendent. And the said foremen shall be held accountable for all materials so received by them: Provided, That the Superintendent Pmviso. shall, at no time employ more hands in the public printing and binding establishment than the absolute necessities of the public work may require; and further, that the Superintendent report to Congress, at the beginning of each session of Congress, the number of hands so employed, and the length of time each has been employed.