their direction or authority, the return of precise and analytical statements and receipts for all the moneys which may have been from time to time, during the next preceding year, expended by them; and the results of such returns and the sums total shall be communicated annually to Congress, by the Secretary and Clerk, respectively.

Act Aug. 26, 1842, c. 202, § 20, 5 Stat. 527.

§ 87. (R. S. § 63.) Reports of expenditures.

All expenditures of the Senate and House of Representatives shall be made up to the end of each fiscal year, and shall be reported to Congress at the commencement of each regular session.

Act May 8, 1872, c. 140, § 1, 17 Stat. 64. Act Aug. 15, 1876, c. 287, 19 Stat. 156.

§ 88. (R. S. § 64.) Statements of appropriations and offices.

The Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives shall, as soon as may be after the close of each session of Congress, prepare and publish a statement of all appropriations made during the session, a statement of the new offices created and the salaries attached to each, and a statement of the offices the salaries attached to which are increased and the amount of such increase.

Act July 4, 1836, c. 356, § 6, 5 Stat. 117.

The statements provided for in this section are to be prepared under the direction of the Committees on Appropriations of the two Houses, and to include additional matters, by subsequent provisions, post, §§ 89, 90.

§ 89. (Act Oct. 19, 1888, c. 1210, § 1.) Preparation and contents of statement of appropriations.

Hereafter the statement of all appropriations made during each session of Congress, including new offices created and the salaries of each and salaries of the offices which are increased and the amounts of such increase authorized by the act of July fourth, eighteen hundred and thirty-six, shall be prepared under the direction of the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and House of Representatives, and said statement shall hereafter show also the offices the salaries of which are reduced or omitted, and the amount of such reduction, and shall also contain a chronological history of the regular appropriation bills passed during the session for which it is prepared. (25 Stat. 587.)

This was a provision of the deficiency appropriation act for the fiscal year 1888, cited above.

The provisions of Act July 4, 1836, mentioned in this act, were incorporated in R. S. § 64, ante, § 88.

Further provisions as to the contents of statements of appropriations were contained in Act July 19, 1897, c. 9, § 1, post, § 90.

§ 90. (Act July 19, 1897, c. 9, § 1.) propriations.

Contents of statement of ap

And said statements shall

Statement of appropriations: * hereafter indicate the amount of contracts authorized by appropriation acts in addition to appropriations made therein, and shall also contain specific reference to all indefinite appropriations made each session. (30 Stat. 136.)

This was a provision accompanying an appropriation in the deficiency ap

propriation act of 1897, cited above, for preparation of the statement of appropriations as required by Act Oct. 19, 1888, c. 1210, § 1, ante, § 89.

The portion of the paragraph omitted here consisted of the appropriation and other temporary provisions.

A similar appropriation for the preparation of such statement is made by the sundry civil appropriation act for each year. The provision for the fiscal year 1914, was by Act June 23, 1913, c. 3, § 1, 38 Stat. 66.

§ 91. (R. S. § 65, as amended Act Feb. 18, 1875, c. 80, § 1.) Advertisements for stationery.

The Secretary of the Senate and Clerk of the House of Representatives shall annually advertise, once a week for at least four weeks, in one or more of the principal papers published in the District of Columbia, for sealed proposals for supplying the Senate and House of Representatives, respectively, during the next session of Congress with the necessary stationery.

Res. March 3, 1815, No. 11, 3 Stat. 249. Act Feb. 18, 1875, c. 80, § 1, 18 Stat. 316.

The whole section originally enacted was stricken out, and the above provision inserted, as one of the amendments made by Act Feb. 18, 1875, c. 80, "An Act to Correct Errors and to Supply Omissions in the Revised Statutes of the United States."

A subsequent provision that purchases of stationery and materials for folding shall be made in accordance with this and the four next following sections, was made by Act March 3, 1887, c. 392, § 1, post, § 107.

§ 92. (R. S. § 66.) Form of advertisement.

The advertisement published under the preceding section must describe the kind of stationery required, and must require the proposals to be accompanied with sufficient security for their perform

ance.

Res. March 3, 1815, No. 11, 3 Stat. 249.

§ 93. (R. S. § 67, as amended Act Feb. 18, 1875, c. 80, § 1.) Notice of acceptance of proposals.

All such proposals shall be kept sealed until the day specified in such advertisement for opening the same, when the same shall be opened in the presence of at least two persons, and the contract shall be given to the lowest bidder, provided he shall give satisfactory security to perform the same, under a forfeiture not exceeding double the contract price in case of failure; and in case the lowest bidder shall fail to enter into such contract and give such security, within. a time to be fixed in such advertisement, then the contract shall be given to the next lowest bidder, who shall enter into such contract, and give such security. And in case of failure by the person entering into such contract to perform the same, he and his sureties shall be liable for the forfeiture specified in such contract, as liquidated damages, to be sued for in the name of the United States.

Res. March 3, 1815, No. 11, 3 Stat. 249. Act Feb. 18, 1875, c. 80, § 1, 18 Stat. 316.

The whole section originally enacted was stricken out, and the above provision inserted, as one of the amendments made by Act Feb. 18, 1875, c. 80, § 1, referred to in the note to R. S. § 65, ante, § 91.

§ 94. (R. S. § 68.) Contracts for separate parts of stationery. The three preceding sections shall not prevent either the Secre(33)

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tary or the Clerk from contracting for separate parts of the supplies of stationery required to be furnished.

Res. March 3, 1815, No. 11, 3 Stat. 249.

§ 95. (R. S. § 69.) American goods to be preferred.

The Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives shall, in disbursing the public moneys for the use of the two Houses, respectively, purchase only articles the growth and manufacture of the United States, provided the articles required can be procured of such growth and manufacture upon as good terms as to quality and price as are demanded for like articles of foreign growth and manufacture.

Act June 17, 1844, c. 105, § 1, 5 Stat. 681.

Provisions as to purchases and contracts for supplies in any of the departments of the government, and advertisements for proposals and bids therefor, were made by R. S. §§ 3709, 3710, and subsequent provisions, post, §§ 68326837.

A similar provision as to purchase of furniture for the President's House, of domestic manufacture, was made by R. S. § 1829, post, § 3341. § 96. (R. S. § 70.) Detailed reports of receipts and expenditures. The Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives, respectively, shall report to Congress on the first day of each regular session, and at the expiration of their terms of service, a full and complete statement of all their receipts and expenditures as such officers, showing in detail the items of expense, classifying them under the proper appropriations, and also showing the aggregate thereof, and exhibiting in a clear and concise manner the exact condition of all public moneys by them received, paid out, and remaining in their possession as such officers.

Act July 15, 1870, c. 302, § 1, 16 Stat. 365.

Reports to Congress at the commencement of each session were required from the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House by R. S. §§ 60-63,, ante, §§ 84-87, and from the Sergeant-at-Arms of the House by Act Oct. 1, 1890, c. 1256, § 7, post, § 104.

§ 97. (R. S. § 71.) Fees for copies from journals.

The Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives, respectively, are entitled, for transcribing and certifying extracts from the journal of the Senate or the executive journal of the Senate when the injunction of secrecy has been removed, or from the journal of the House of Representatives, except when such transcripts are required by an officer of the United States in a matter relating to the duties of his office, to receive from the persons for whom such transcripts are prepared the sum of ten cents for each sheet containing one hundred words.

Act Aug. 8, 1846, c. 107, § 2, 9 Stat. 80. Act Sept. 15, 1789, c. 14, § 6, 1 Stat. 69. Act April 23, 1856, c. 20, 11 Stat. 5.

§ 98. (Act Oct. 1, 1890, c. 1256, § 1.) Duties of Sergeant-at-Arms of House of Representatives.

It shall be the duty of the Sergeant-at-Arms of the House of Representatives to attend the House during its sittings, to maintain order under the direction of the Speaker, and, pending the election of a Speaker or Speaker pro tempore, under the direction of

the Clerk, execute the commands of the House and all processes issued by authority thereof, directed to him by the Speaker, keep the accounts for the pay and mileage of members and delegates, and pay them as provided by law. (26 Stat. 645.)

This and the six sections next following were sections 1-7 of an act entitled "An act defining certain duties of the Sergeant-at-Arms of the House of Representatives, and for other purposes," cited above.

Section 8 of the act enumerated the officers and other persons employed in the office of the Sergeant-at-Arms, with their respective salaries. Different provisions for such officers and employés are made in the subsequent annual appropriation acts, varying from year to year, and the section is therefore omitted. The provision for the fiscal year 1914 was by Act March 4, 1913, c. 142, § 1, 37 Stat. 744.

Section 9 of the act amended R. S. § 237. Said amendment is incorporated in R. S. § 237, post, § 369.

Section 10 of the act repealed all laws and parts of laws inconsistent therewith.

In case of a vacancy in the office of Clerk of the House, or of his absence or inability, his duties as to the preparation of the roll of Representatives or the organization of the House devolve on the Sergeant-at-Arms of the next preceding House, by R. S. § 32, ante, § 31.

§ 99. (Act Oct. 1, 1890, c. 1256, § 2.) Symbol of office of Sergeant-at-Arms of House.

The symbol of his office shall be the mace, which shall be borne by him while enforcing order on the floor. (26 Stat. 645.)

§ 100. (Act Oct. 1, 1890, c. 1256, § 3.) Compensation of Members and Delegates to be disbursed by Sergeant-at-Arms of House. The moneys which have been, or may be, appropriated for the compensation and mileage of members and delegates shall be paid at the Treasury on requisitions drawn by the Sergeant-atArms of the House of Representatives, and shall be kept, disbursed, and accounted for by him according to law, and he shall be a disbursing officer, but he shall not be entitled to any compensation additional to the salary now fixed by law. (26 Stat. 645.)

Certificates of salary and accounts of Members and Delegates were provided for by R. S. §§ 47, 48, ante, §§ 49, 50; and their passage as public accounts, and payment out of the public treasury were provided for by R. S. § 46, ante, § 48.

Whenever appropriations for salaries of Members and Delegates cannot be lawfully disbursed by or through the officers specially charged therewith, the Treasurer of the United States is authorized to make such disbursements by Act June 22, 1882, c. 236, post, § 479.

§ 101. (Act Oct. 1, 1890, c. 1256, § 4.) Bond of Sergeant-at-Arms of House.

The Sergeant-at-Arms shall, within twenty days after entering upon the duties of his office, and before receiving any portion of the moneys appropriated for the compensation of mileage of members and delegates, give a bond to the United States, with two or more sureties, to be approved by the First Comptroller of the Treasury, in the sum of fifty thousand dollars, with condition for the proper discharge of the duties of his office, and the faithful keeping, application, and disbursement of such moneys as may be drawn from the Treasury and paid to him as disbursing officer of the United States, and shall, from time to time, renew his official bond as the

First Comptroller of the Treasury shall direct. No member of Congress shall be approved as surety on such bond. (26 Stat. 645.) See note to section 5 of this act, post, § 102. § 102. (Act Oct. 1, 1890, c. 1256, § 5.) geant-at-Arms. The bonds given pursuant to this act shall be deposited in the office of the First Comptroller of the Treasury. (26 Stat. 646.)

Custody of bond of Ser

The First Comptroller of the Treasury was designated Comptroller of the Treasury by the Dochery Act of July 31, 1894, c. 174, § 4, post, § 402. The custody of this bond, and the duties of the Comptroller in regard thereto, were transferred to the Secretary of the Treasury, by Act March 2, 1895, c. 177, § 5, post, § 3288.

§ 103. (Act Oct. 1, 1890, c. 1256, § 6.) Tenure of office of Sergeant-at-Arms.

Any person duly elected and qualified as Sergeant-at-Arms of the House of Representatives shall continue in said office until his successor is chosen and qualified, subject however, to removal by the House of Representatives. (26 Stat. 646.)

§ 104. (Act Oct. 1, 1890, c. 1256, § 7.) Statement of disbursements by Sergeant-at-Arms.

The Sergeant-at-Arms of the House of Representatives shall prepare and submit to the House of Representatives, at the commencement of each regular session of Congress, a statement in writing exhibiting the several sums drawn by him pursuant to the provisions of this act, the application and disbursement of the same, and the balance, if any, remaining in his hands. (26 Stat. 646.)

Provisions for reports and statements of similar disbursements by the Secretary of the Senate, the Clerk of the House, and the disbursing officers acting under them, and for reports of all expenditures of the Senate and House, were made by R. S. §§ 60-63, ante, §§ 84-87.

§ 105. (R. S. § 72.) Accounts of property.

The Secretary of the Senate, the Clerk of the House of Representatives, the Sergeant-at-Arms, the Postmasters of the Senate and House of Representatives, and the Door-keeper of the House of Representatives, shall, severally, make out and return to Congress, on the first day of each regular session, and at the expiration of their respective terms of service, a full and complete account of all property belonging to the United States in their possession, respectively, at the time of returning such account.

Act July 15, 1870, c. 302, § 2, 16 Stat. 365.

Provisions for accounts of public property in and about the Capitol, the President's House, and the Botanic Garden were made by R. S. §§ 1832, 1833, post, §§ 3418, 3419, and Act June 25, 1910, c. 384, § 9, post, § 231, and for accounts of public property in the buildings occupied by the Executive Departments, by R. S. § 197, post, § 280.

§ 106. (R. S. § 73.) Door-keepers' duties.

The Door-keepers of the Senate and House of Representatives shall perform the usual services pertaining to their respective offices during the session of Congress, and shall in the recess, under the direction of the Secretary of the Senate and Clerk of the House of Representatives, take care of the apartments occupied by the re