The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-01-02
PRINTING OF CONGRESS-.


PRINTING OF CONGRESS-.
TN compliance with the 'Jont resolution directing the
manner OF procuring the printing for the two houses OF
Congress- approved August 3d. 1916, sealed proposals will
be received by the secretary OF the Senate and clerk of the
House OF Representatives for supplying The Senate and
printing for each for the tbteth Congress The proposals.
viii be received the Office of the secretary OF the Senate
the Capitol at Washington until Saturday, the 9Th day OF
January 1917, 10 O'Clock in the forenoon, and longer
and suitable samples of the printing required and of the
said office until that me open the inspection of all per-
sons desiring to make proposals Each class of printing
including the printing for the Senate and the printing the
House OF Representatives, will form separate job and is
TO be provided for by separate contract
The first class consists Of bills and joint resolutions to be
printed with English type double loaded folio sze cap
paper OF good quality suitable for writing The propo
price page for press work, paper folding and stitching
Tor Vo copies and in proportion for less number ofth
Senate bills and resolutions of public nature 554 Of pri
yaie nature and 10 copies of such bills and resolutions
the House Of Representatives may be reprinted for the
Senate. OF the first class there printed for the
House of Representatives 535 copies of bills and reso-
The second class will consist of reports committees with
such documents and papers as may accompany Them with
quality, with small plea type, octave pages Of the
SIZE required by the di resolution Of the Sd of March,
brought into the form with small plea type BREWER
WI be used The proposals must state the price per page
bever plain and BREWER rule; and the price per page for
press work, paper folding and stitching, Tor 1000 copies,
Where the construction of tables belonging TO this class re-
quires them be printed form larger than octave but
be folded in octave proposals viii state the price per
1000 ems for composition in BREWER rule work and he
price per 1000 copies for the press work paper folding and
schg OF each table, and also for any greater number not
Of the second class there printed for the PA
copies and for the House of Representatives copies
The third class will of the journals OF each house,
with the appendix, tuble and index thereto: be printed
in the the printing OF the second class;
and the proposals the is required for the
second class.
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copies.
embracing messages from the President reports from the
several executive departments offices, and bureaus and the
documents and Statements commnicated therewth with
an index to the whole TO be printed in the manner
Proposals to state the same as is required for the second
class The number OF copies of this class required TO
be printed for the Senate PA and for the House of Rep
printing and will be divided as follows;
Part A. Resolutions of State legislatures, memorials and
petons, and all other papers documents included
parts and G. and TO be printed in octave This part of the
fifth class to be printed in the the printing
is required in the second class OF part A of the fifth
class copies printed for the Senate, ana 1886
Part Treaties and other documents ordered to be print
ed in confidence for the Of the Senate To be printed
IN the same manner as the second class.
that the price per page for the press work. paper folding,
for less number Part B is for the Senate alone.
Part G. Tabular statements of the orders OF the day, lists
miscellaneous character in folio post quarto, royal
octave, not herein specified.
Proposals will state the price per 1000 ems for compost
ton in whatever type may be required and the price per
page 100 copies Of the above sizes where the
matter be printed cannot be computed the price per
100 copies including composition, work, and paper
will be stated
The proposals will state the per centage deduction the
price for press work, paper folding and stitching for fur
nishing additional copies of documents in royal octave
form, and of tables in larger form belonging either of the
foregoing classes that is say the per centage deduction
for any number exceeding 1900, and exceeding 5OOO
for any number exceeding 5000, and exceeding 100000
Tor any number exceeding 10000 and not exceeding 20OO
and for any number exceeding 10000 copies.
Each person is required to furnish, with the proposals.
satisfactory evidence OF his practical skill and his ability
do the work, and offer, the time, good and sulf
cent security for the faithful execution of the jobs and
tracts proposed to be undertaken by him
The proposals will be opened in the required by
law, Saturday, the 9Th day of January, l3i7 10
O'clock in the forenoon, the Vice Presidents chambers in
the Capitol
For full understanding of the resolution of Congress
upon the subject of this printing, copy OF the APP
pended to and made a part of this advertisement.
ASBURY DlCKINS,
Secretary of the Senate
b. b. FRENCH
Clerk III. Reps. U. s.