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List of reports to be made to Congress by public officers-Continued.

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The Coast Survey Report shall be submitted to Congress each year, and shall be accompanied by a general chart of the whole coast of the United States on as large a scale as convenient and practicable, showing, as near as practicable, the configuration of the coasts and showing, by lines, the probable limits of the Gulf Stream, and showing, by lines, the probable limit to which the soundings off the coast will extend, and showing, by the use of colors and explanations, the exact portions of our coasts of which complete charts have been published by the Coast Survey; also showing such other parts of the coasts of which the triangulation, the topography, and the soundings have been completed, but not published, and also such parts of the coasts of which the triangulation and topography, or the triangulation only, have been completed.

BY THE LIBRARIAN OF CONGRESS.

A report of the number and description of copyright publications for which entries have been made during the year.

BY THE REGENTS OF THE SMITHSONIAN IN-
STITUTION.

A report of the operations, expenditures,
and condition of the Institution.
A report in detail of expenses on account
of National Zoological Park.

BY THE BOARD OF MANAGERS OF THE NA-
TIONAL HOME FOR DISABLED VOLUNTEER
SOLDIERS.

Rev. Statutes. scc. 3822

Stats. L., v. 22.

p. 335

At the beginning of each session.

In his annual report.

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A report of the condition of the National Rev. Statutes. sec. 4834
Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers.

A report of the result of their inspection' Stat. L., v. 25. p. 450 of State and Territorial Homes.

At each session.
Annually.

Annually, on the first Monday of every January. In annual report.

List of reports to be made to Congress by public officers-Continued.

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A statement showing the names of all the clerks and other persons who have been, during the preceding year, or any part thereof, employed in their respective offices, and those of the messengers of the respective Houses, together with the time that each clerk or other persons and each messenger was actually employed, and the sums paid to each. This statement must also show whether such clerks or other persons, or such messengers, have been usefully employed; whether the services of any of them can be dispensed with without detriment to the public service, and whether the removal of any particular persons and the employment of others in their stead is required for the better dispatch of business. A detailed statement, by items, of the manner in which the contingent fund for each House has been expended during the preceding year. This statement must give the names of every person to whom any portion of the fund has been paid; and if for anything furnished, the quantity and price; and if for any services rendered, the nature of such service, and the time employed, and the particular occasion or cause, in brief, that rendered such service necessary, and the amount of all former appropriations in each case on hand, either in the Treasury or in the hands of any disbursing officer or agent. NOTE. Each of the statements required by the preceding section shall exhibit, also, the several sums drawn by the Secretary and Cleik, respectively, from the Treasury, and the balances, if any, remaining in their hands.

The Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives shall each require of the disbursing officers acting under their direction or authority the returns 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 communi cated to Congress by the Secretary and Clerk, respectively.

Rev. Statutes. sec.4867

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At the commencement of every December session.

At the commencement of each session.

At the commencement of each session.

Rev. Statutes. sec. 26 Annually.

List of reports to be made to Conyress by public officers--Continued.

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TIVES, THE SERGEANT-AT-ARMS, THE POST-
MASTERS OF THE SENATE AND HOUSE, AND
THE DOORKEEPER OF THE HOUSE-Cont'd.

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.

The Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives, respectively, shall report to Congress 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.

The Secretary of the Senate, the Clerk of the House of Representatives, the Sergeant-at-Arms, the Postmaster of the Senate and House of Representatives, and the Doorkeeper of the House of Rep resentatives shall, severally, make out and return to Congress a full and complete account of all property belonging to the United States in their possession, respectively, at the time of returning such account.

The Clerk and Doorkeeper of the House and the Secretary and Sergeant-at-Arms of the Senate shall cause to be sold all waste paper and useless documents and condenined furniture that have accumu lated during the fiscal year 1882, or that may hereafter accumulate in their respective departments or offices, under the direction of the Committee on Accounts of their respective Houses, and cover the proceeds thereof into the Treasury, and report to Congress.

BY THE ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL EX-
TENSION.

The Architect of the Capitol Extension
shall make out and keep, in proper
books, a complete inventory of all public
property in and about the Capitol, the
Botanical Garden, and the President's
House, adding thereto, from time to
time, an account of such property as
may be procured subsequently to the
taking of the first inventory, as well as
an account of the sale or other disposal
of such property. And he shall submit
an annual report of such inventories and
accounts to Congress.

BY THE COMMISSIONERS OF THE DISTRICT
OF COLUMBIA.

A report of their official doings in detail
under the provision of section 12 of the
act entitled "An act providing a per-

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Lists of reports to be made to Congress by public officers-Continued.

Officer, and nature of the report.

By what au-
thority.

Section or page.

When to be made.

BY THE COMMISSIONERS OF THE DISTRICT
OF COLUMBIA-continued.

manent form of government for the Dis-
trict of Columbia," approved June 11,
1878.
Directed to transmit to Congress the an
nual estimates at the same time that the
regular annual estimates for expenses of
the Government are submitted by the
Secretary of the Treasury, and with his
action on the same, to be printed in the
general book of estimates.

A report of the number of overseers and
inspectors required in connection with
sewer or street work done under con-
tracts authorized by appropriations.
A report of receipts and expenditures of
institutions of charity within the Dis-
trict, with such recommendations as the
Commissioners of the District of Colum-
bia may deem proper.

A report in detail of expenditures in ac-
cordance with section 193 of the Revised
Statutes of the United States.
Directed to incorporate in their annual
report the number of overseers and in-
spectors temporarily required in connec
tion with sewer, street, or road work,

etc.

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Directed to report names of, and actual compensation paid to, teachers in public schools in District of Columbia.

Directed to investigate and report the best
method of removing all electric wires
from the air or surface of the streets,
etc., placing them under ground.
What deduction may be made for gas and
electric lighting, both for annual, five-
year, and ten-year contracts.

An estimate of the number of teachers re-
quired in each of the grades and classes
of the schools in the District, and the
amount of salary for each of the teachers
in each and all of the grades and classes
of the schools in the District for the
fiscal year 1892.

An estimate to be made by the Treasurer

of the United States of the amount necessary to refund, in twenty-five equal installments, one-half the cost of the 48 inch main and connections provided for in deficiency bill of March 2, 1889. and one-haif the cost of the Fourteenthstreet main and connections. with interest, etc.

A report of any failure on the part of gas companies in the District of Columbia to make reasonable extensions of its gas niains whenever they shall be necessary for maintaining street lamps for the public safety and comfort.

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His recommendation as to what legisla- Stats. L., v. 25. p. 1009
tion may be necessary to prevent the
impairment or exhaustion of the salmon
fisheries in Alaska.

BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE TERRITORY OF

ALASKA.

No time specified.

To report to Congress operations of Alaska
Seal and Fur Company.

Stats. L., v. 23. p. 25 Annually.

BY THE DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL
MUSEUM.

A report of the progress of the Museum during the year and its present condition.

BY THE COMMISSIONER OF LABOR.

A report of the effect of the customs laws and the state of the currency in the United States on the agricultural industry, especially as to its effect on mortgage indebtedness of farmers; and what articles are controlled by trusts or other combinations of capital, business operations, or labor, and what effect said trusts, etc., have on production and prices.

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Stats. L., v. 25 p. 183

A system of reports on the general condi- Stats. L., v. 25. p. 183
tion, so far as production is concerned,
of the leading industries of the country.
A report of his investigation of the causes
of, and the facts relating to, all coutro
versies and disputes between employers
and employés as they may occur, and
which may tend to interfere with the
welfare of the people of the different
States.

A report to the President and Congress Stats. L., v. 25. p.
of the information collected and collated
by him and containing such recommen
dations as he may deem calculated to pro-
mote the efficiency of the Department.

At intervals of not less than two years.

No time specified.

183 Annually.

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