The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-01-11
PRINTING OF CONGRESS.

reary of the Senate and the Clerk Of the House Of
Representatives for supplying the Senate and House
of Representatives with the necessary
printing for each 70: the thirty second congress.
The proposals will be received at the Once OF the
Secretary of the Senate. in .ae CaPitoi, az ASH
ington, until 10 o'clock in the forenoon OF Satur-
day, the Sth day of February, 1851, md no longer
Blank tabular forms of proposals, WIZ sui. y.
samples OF the paper which the printing 10 70 oe
executed and OF the printing, will be kept a tue
said oiilce until that time, and furnished, on ao'
plication, TO all persons desiring to make propo-
sas' and no proposal c be receiced ,ohich is mob
according TO those forms. Each class of printing!
including the printing for the Senate and the print
ing for the House of Representatives, will form
separate job, and - to be provided for by separate
contract.
The first elass will consist of bills and joint reso-
lutions to be printed with English type, and with
| an English white line between each printed line
the page be of folio size 90 long and Is ems
wide, and printed cap writing paper, OF hne
quality, each sheet to measure not less than Is by
rs inches, and the single ream to weigh not less
than fourteen pounds The proposals must stats
the price per page, containing 400 ems, for COM
position, md the price per page for press work,
paper, folding. and stitching, for $50 copies, and
| at the same rate for any greater number not ex
ceedlng ! 900 copies.
The second class will consist Of reports OF COM
| mittees, with such documents and papers as may
accompany them, with an index to the whole to
be printed on doube-royal pap,r of fine quality,
each sheet to measure not less than "a by 80 in
ches, and each ream to weigh not less than nifty
pounds, with neat small plea type and not lead
the Joint resolution of the 3D. of March, 1919, and TO
be 80 ems long and 81 ems wide. Where the mat
| ter 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 ,705 ems for composition for small plea plain
and for small plea rule, the price per page of
2S7O ems of BREWER plain and of BREWER rule, and
the price per page for presswork, paper, folding,
and stitching of the ootavo form for ,2op copies,
snd at the same rate for any greater number not
" her he atruc
of tables belonging to this class requires them TO be
printed in form larger than octave, but to be fold
ed in octave the proposals will state the price per
900 for composition in BREWER rule work, and
the price for the press work, paper folding, and
stitching of each table for 250 copies, and at the
same rate for greater number not ooo
copies. As number OF copies of each document are
to be reserved for binding, and delivered to the
binder in sheets each proposal will state the price
or be deducted per page per 100 copies, for
the folding and stitching of the octave printing,
and the price or per 100 copies, be deducted
for the folding and stitching OF each printed table
larger than octave. The proposals will also state
the additional price for 100 copies, when delivered
sitch, for the folding and stitching OF each map.
chart, diagram plate OF any size or shape, that
may accompany any printed report or doculnento o,
this class For the copies which are 70 DC oound
this charge ia 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, ana type,
and upon the paper, the octave printing OF
the second class and the proposals will state the
par culars required for the second ciase
except that the price for press work, paper foldng'
and stitching Of the journals Will be stated LOT
$50 copies, and at the same rate Tor any greater
number not exceeding 800 copies.
The fourth class will consist of the executive
documents of each house, embracing messages
from the President reports from the several execu-
tive departments, offices, and bureaus, and the
documents and statements communicated there
| with, with index to the whole, to be printed IN
| the came manner, form, type, and size, and upon
| he saIn second
posals must state the same particulars as are re-
! quired for the second elass.
The nth class will consist Of every other descrip-
ton of printing not included in the preceding
classes, and will be divided as 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 nth class TO
be printed in the same manner, form, type, and
size, and upon the same paper as the second class
ana tne proposals must state the same particulars
"a are required for the second class.
| Part B.-Treatics, messages, reports, and other
| papers and documents ordered to be printed III
confidence for the Of the Senate to be PRINTED
| in the same manner, form type, and size, and upon
the same paper the second class; and the propo-
sails must state the same particulars as are re-
CURED for the second class except that the price of
press work, paper, folding, and stitching OF this
part will be stated for sixty five copies and at tue
same rate for any greater number, not exceeding
less than one hundred copies This part b Is Tor
the Senate alone.
Part C.-Tabuar statements of the orders of the
day, lists of yeas and nays, circular letters, and
all other printing OF miscellaneous character not
included in either Of the other classes, or IN parts
and of this class and the proposals Will state
the price per 200 ems for compositions, in what
ever type size, or form that may be required, Tor
plain work. and the price for rule and hguIo
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 royal octa
vo, any size smaller; for quarto post; for folio
cap; for any size larger than folio cap.
The proposals will state the per centage deduc-
ton on the prices for press work, paper iolding,
and stitching, las stated under the second cass,I
for furnishing additional copies Of matter included
in either of the aforesaid cassesthis is TO say, tho
percentage deduction for any number exceeding
800, and not exceeding 5000; f any number
exceeding 5000, and not exceeding l0,0OO for any
number exceeding 10000, and not exceeding
10000; and for any number exceeding 10000 CO.
pics. The deduction in every case to have refer
10, and to be calculated upon, the whole num-
Der of any document ordered.
All the type specified above must be of the regu'
lar size of its kind, and must not be placed upon
any but regular body, belonging to such size and
kind of type. The ink used 10 be of fine quality
book ink, and the printing to be executed in the
/ best manner.
/ When additional copies ordered, they to
be printed on the same paper, with the same ink,
! and in the same style, as the usual number.
All printed documents intended to be bound.
must be delivered by the printer in sheets from
time to time, as they may come from the press, 10
the binder, may be directed by the Secretary of
the Senate and Clerk of the House of Represents
tives, respectively.
| Each person is required to furnish, with the
! proposals, satisfactory evidence of his practical
skin and his ability to do the work, and to offer at
the same time good and sufficient security to be
certified by judge or clerk of the United States
of the district, of the marshal of the dis
trct, in which the sureties may reside, for the
faithful execution of the jobs and contracts pro-
posed TO be undertaken by him and any proposal
unaccompanied with such evidence will be ro-
jected.
The proposals will be opened in the manner
qured by law, on Saturday, the sth day of Febru-
| airy, 1851, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon, at tho
| Vice Presidents chamber, in the Capitol.
ASBURY DlCKINS,
Secretary of the Senate
RICHARD M. YOUNG,
| Clerk OF the House of Representatives.
Or All the newspapers in the city OF Washing
ton are authorized TO publish the above advertise
ment daily for four successive weeks
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