The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-01-13
PRINTING OF CONGRESS.

the tico houses of Congress-" approved august 8,
1916, sealed proposals will be received by the
Secretary OF the Senate and the Clerk Of the
House OF Representatives for supplying the Senate
and House of Representatives, respectively, with
the necessary printing for each for the thirty-
second Congress. The proposals will be received
at the Office Of the Secretary ofthe Senate, in the
Capitol, at Washington. until 10 o'clock in the
forenoon Of Saturday, the 9Th day of February
1851 and no longer. Blank tabular forms of pro.
posas, with suitable samples Of the paper on
which the printing is to be executed, and Of the
printing, will be kept ut the said Office until that
time, and furnished, on application, to all persons
desiring to make proposals, and no proposal mill be
received trich is not according 10 those Jors Each
class Of printing, including the printing for the
Senate and the printing for the House Of Repre-
sentatIves, will form separate job, and is 10 be
provided for by a separate contract.
Tie first class will consist of bills and Joint
resolutions, TO be printed with English type, and
with al English white line between each printed
line; he page to be of the folio siz-, SO ems long
and % ems wide, and printed on cap wiring pa
per, of fine quality, each sheet TO measure not
less than l3 by 10 inches, and the sin.t ream 10
weigh not less than fourteen pounds. The pro-
posas must state the price per page, containing
,456 ems, for composition, and the price per page
for press-work, paper, fold 'ng, and stitching, for
SO copies, and at the same rate for any a eater
number not exceeding 900 copies.
The second class will consist Of reports OF COM
mittees, with such documents and papers as NAV
accompany them, with an index 10 the whole; to
be printed on double royal paper Of fine quality,
each sheet to measure not less than "a by 80 inch
es, and each ream to weigh not less than fifty
pounds, with neat small plea type, and not lead
ed, in octave pages OF the same size as required
by the joint resolution Of the Sd of March, 1879,
and to be SIS ems long and 81 ems wide. Where
the matter suitable for page cannot be brought
into the octave form with small plea type neat
BREWER type will be used, the page to be 10 ems
long by Al ems wide. The proposals must state
the price per page Of ,7O5 ems tor composition
for small plea plain and for small plea rule, the
price per page Of $40 ems of BREWER plain and Of
brewer rule, and the price per page for press
paper, folding, and stitching OF each table for $50
copies, and al the same rate for any greater num-
Der not exceeding 500 copies. As a number of
copies of each document to be reserved for
binding, and delivered to the binders in sheets,
each proposal will state the price or rate to be de-
Quoted per page, per lO0 copies, for the folding
and stitching ofthe octave printing, and the price
or rate per 100 copies to be deducted for the fold
ing and stitching ofeach printed table larger than
octave. The proposals will also state the addi-
oDai price for 100 copies, when delivered stitched
for the folding and stitching of each map, chart,
diagram or plate, OF any size or shape that may
accompany any printed report or document ofthis
class. For the COPIES which are to be bound this
charge is not to be made.
The third class will consist of the journals Of
each house, with the appendix, tables, and index
thereto; TO be printed in The same Manner form,
and type, and upon the same paper the octave
printing the second class; and the proposals will
state the same particulars as are required for the
second class, except that the price for presswork
paper, folding, and stitching of the Journal will be
stated for $50 copies, and at the same rate for
any greater number not exceeding 500 copies.
The fourth class will consist Of the executive doc
uments of each house, embracing messages from
he Presid ent, reports from the several executive
departments, offices, and bureaus, and the docu-
ments and statements communicated Herewith,
with an index to the whole, to be printed in the
same manner, form, type, and size, and upon the
same paper, as the second class and the propo-
sails must state the same particulars as are re-
quired for the second class.
The .fth class will concIst of every other de-
scription 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 or documents not included in parts
and of this class. This part of the fifth class
TO be printed 10 the same manner, form, type, and
size, and upon the same paper, as the second
class and the proposals must state the same par
uculars as are required for the second class.
Part B.-Treaties, messages, reports, and other
papers and documents ordered to be printed in
confidence for the use Of the Senate, to be printed
in the same manner, form, type, and size. and
upon the same paper as the second class and the
proposals must state the same particulars as are
required for the second class except that the price
for press-work, paper, folding, und stitching of
this part will be stated for 65 copies and al the
same rate for any greater number, not exceeding
less than 100 copies. This part is for the Senate
alone.
Part C.-Tabular statements of the orders of
the day, lists of yeas and nays. circular letters,
and all other printing of miscellaneous charac-
ter, not included in either of the other classes or
N A nf cla and
will state the price per 600 ems for composition,
IN whatever type, size, or form that may be re-
CURED, for plain work, and the price for rule and
figure work, and also the price per page for press
work, paper, folding, and stitching, per hundred
copies of each of the following sizes, viz: for row.
al octave, any size smaller; for quarto posts for
folio cap, for any size larger than folio cap.
The proposals will state the per cen;age deduc-
ton on the prices for press work, paper, folding,
and stitching, las stated under the second class,
for furnishing additional copies Of matter included
in either of the aforesaid casses-this is TO saw:
the per centage deduction for any number exceed
ing 500, and not exceeding 5000; for atty num-
Der exceeding 5000, and not exceeding 10 900;
for any number exceeding 10000, and not ex-
ceeiing $1,000; and for any number exceeding
30 900 copies. The deduction in every case to
have reference TO, and to be calculated upon The
whole number of any document ordered
All the type specified above, must be Of the reg
ular size of It's kind, and must not be placed upon
any bu,a regular body, belonging to such size and
kind oftype. The ink used to be Of fine quality
book ink, and the printing to be executed in the
best manner.
When additional copies ordered, theyare 10
be printed on the same paper, with the same ink,
and in the same STYLE as the usual number
All printed documents intended 10 be bound
must be delivered by the printer in sheets from
time TO time, as they may from the press,
to the binder may he directed by the Secretary
of the Senate and Clerk Of the House of Repre-
senta'ives, respectively.
Each person IL required to furnish, with the
proposals, satisfactory evidence of his practical
skill and his ability to do the work, and to offer,
at the same time, good and sufficient security to
he so certified by judge clerk Of the United
States court of the district, Of the marshal of
the district in which the sureties may reside, for
the faithful execution Of the jobs and contracts
proposed to be undertaken by him; and any pro-
posal nnaccompaned by such evidence, viii be
rejected.
The proposals will he opened in the manner re-
CURED by law, on Saturday, the 9Th day Of Feb