Mr. ANTHONY. I will explain very briefly the purpose of this resolution. The Statutes nt Large are now printed and have been for a rent many years by Little, Brown 8?. Co. of Tioston, under a contract made with the Dept of State. The contract was made at atime when everything in regard to printing was a great deal lowert an it is now, less than one half, perhaps not more than 40%. of the present cost, and when the annual vol ume ot the Statutes was but a 3rd of the size it has grown to during the war. Consequently it has been apparent for some time that the contract could not be continued without great loss on the part of the publishers, and they have come here from year to year and a fair allowance has been made to them in the miscellaneous appropriation bill. As it, is considerable trouble to them and to the Senate to be adjusting the contract on equitable principles at every session of Congress, it is proposed to pass this JtResolution which continues the contract precisely the same as it has been be fore, by the Dept of State, except that the time within which the volume shall be delivered is extended from 60 to 70 days after the adjournment, the ten days additional being made necessary by the increased size of the volume, and it is very necessary that it should be prepared withperfectaccuracyin editing, ipdexin, margina references, die. The price is fixc at the actual cost to the publish ers, their bills to be audited by the Dept of State, and the price of papernot tube more than is paid by the Government, and an addition of 5%. for their profit and expenses. That is cheaperthan we can do it ere, because printing can be done in Boston chea er than it can be done here. when the national Printing Office was 1st Organized under the Interior Dept, it was the intention of Congress that all the print,ing of all of the Executive Depts and of the judiciar and of the statutes should be done there, an it was accordingly proposed to transfer this publication from Little, rown de Co., to the Superintendent of Public Printing at the last session; but the legal gentlemen in the Senate, the Senfrom Maryland, Mr. Jonxsos] the Senfrom Illinois, Mr. Tmnnlri.i.] the Senfrom Maine, [Mr. essenDEN] and, I believe, the Senfrom Ohio, Mr. Suaansx] and the Senfrom NewYork, [Mr. HARRIS] all bore testimony to the very great accuracy of th edition printed by Little &. Brown, and all cgisidered it very important that the work should be continued in their hands; and in deference to their authority and to the recommendations of the highest udicial authorities in the country which have been presented here, the committee have reported this JtResolution. The JtResolution was read 3 times, and passed. BILLS INTRODUCED.