The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-12-27
Printing of Congress,

TN COMPLIANCE with the "iont resolution directing
the of procuring the printing a for the two houses
will be received by the Secretary Of the Senate and
Clerk Of the House Of Repre- ena,iyes for supplying the
the printing for each 70. the thirty , Congress
Of the senate, in the Capitol at Washington, until y
o'clock The forenoon of Saturday the 81 day of Febru-
posas With suitable SAMPLES Of the paper on Which the
printing is to be executed, viii be kept the said office
@ s Psmns tor the senate o and the printing for
and is be provided for by a separate contract.
The first class consists ofbils and joint resolutions to be
between each printed line. the page folio size 81
long and % wide; and printed regular
each sheet s to not less & by Is nehs and s
single ream to weigh not less than twelve pounds The
ems composition and tue price per page presswor
paper fodng and sttching for 500 COPIES and for $50
copies and the proportionae price for any additional
The second casswiIl of reports committees with
such documents and papers as may accompany them, with
index the whole to be printed royal paper regu
lar SIZE uncut and Of good quality each sheet
less 10 by "a inches and each single weigh
not less than nineteen pounds with small plea type,
and not loaded IN pages Of the same size required
% ems long and 81 ems vide Where the matter suoble
for page cannot be brought into the octave form with
be 10 ems long by Al wide. The proposals
e sd p and M s ruler ns per I5
$50 of BREWER plain and OF brewer rue and the
as ai s and the the
proporenae price for 300 copies and Tor any number be-
ton tables belonging this class requires them to be
printed in form larger than octave but be folded
for composition in BREWER rule work. and the price
The press-work paper, folding and stitching of each
price for copies and for any number between
each Of those aud 1000 copies As number copies
cred the binder in sheets, and the printers in such
will only be required furnish the presswork and
deducted per page per 100 COPIES ior the folding and
stitching of the octave printing. and the price
each printed table, the said rate OF reduction have ref
either any part of the usual number of
above number. The proposals will the add
onal price, for 100 copies, for the folding and stitching
each map, chart, diagram, plate, of shape
may be directed accom- pany any printed sport
document Of this class and the poporona'e price for any
The third class will consist OF the journals of each house.
with the appendix tables, and index theeto be printed
in the manner, form and type, and upon the
paper the printing of the second GLASS; and the
the second class that the press paper
folding. and stitching OF the journals will be stated Tor
200 copies, and Tor 400 copies, and the proportlonae
price for 1000 copes and for number between each of
those and 500 copies. .l
The fourth class will consist executive documents
of each house, embracing messages from the President
reports from the several departments Offices and
bureaus and the documents and statements commun-
Gated herewith with index to the whole to be printed
in the same manner orm type and size, and upon the
state the particulars as are required the second
class '
The fh class will consist every other ption of
printing not included in the preceding classes, and will be
divided follows.
Part A. Resolutions and other documents from State
legislatures, memorials petitions, and all other papers
documents, not incfndcd il parts and c this class
This part of the fifth class be printed the
form, ype and sze and upon the paper, the
second class and the proposals the par'c
ulars required for the second class.
Part b. Treaties messages reports, and other papers
and documents ordered to be pned in confidence for the
of the Senate TO be printed in the FORM
type, and sze ana upon the same paper, the second
class and the proposals the particulars
required for the second class that the price for
presswok, paper folding, and stitching, of this part viii
tie stated for 100 copies and in proportion for less number
This part is tor the Senate alone "a.
Part c. Tabular statements of the orders of the day. lists
of yeas and nays circular letters and all other printing Of
miscellaneous character in the various sizes of royal oc
quao post folio cap, other size other
wise specified herein; and the proposals viii state the price
LOCO ems Tor position, in whatever toe
required and the price hundred copies of each
OF the above sizes whore the be printed
not be computed the price per hundred copies including
composition, work, and paper, will be stated
The proposals will state the per centage deduction the
prices for presswork paper, folding and stitching, stated
under the second class or furnishing additional copies Of
documents of either OF aforesaid classes
voio, and OF tables in larger form this is to the
per cenage deduction for any number exceeding I5Oo
and exceeding 5000 for number exceeding 5000
and not exceeding $1,000; for any number exceeding
10000, and not exceeding 200l and for number
ccedng 10000 copies. The deduction every have
reference TO- and TO be calculated the whole number
Of document ordered The proposals will also state,
separately the per centage deduction the price
for folding and stitching, of any maps, charr diagrams
plates belonging such documents for the numbers
OF documents as above mentioned. ~ i -s
All the type specified above must be of the regular size
of its kind and must not be placed upon any but regular
body, belonging to such size and kind of type.
Each person required furnish, with the proposals.
satisfactory evidence of his practical skill and his ability
do the work. and to offer the good and
cient security, be certified by nudge Of the United
States OF the district Judge
eside, for the faithful execution OF the Jobs and
proposed TO be undertaken by him. any proposal