The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-01-14
pRINTINC OF CONGREss.

rotary 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 of the Senate, in the Capitol, at Wash
ingon, until 10 o'clock, in the forenoon OF Satur
day, the Sth day of February, 1851, and no longer.
Blank tabular forms of proposals, with suitable
samples of the paper which the printing Is to be
executed and of the printing, will be kept at the
| said office until that time, and furnished, on APP
plicaton. to all persons desiring to make propo-
sails, and no proposal ,cH be receiUsd toich as not
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 Is to be provided for by separate
contract
The first class will consist of bills and Joint
| lutons, to be printed with English type, and with
an English white line between each printed line
the page to be OF folio sze 52 ems long and % ems
wide and printed on cap writing paper, of fine
quality, each sheet to measure not less than IL by
| 10 inches, and the single ream to weigh not less
| than fourteen pounds. The proposals must state
the price per page, containing 456 ems, for com
position, and the price per page for press work,
paper, folding, and stitching, for $50 copies, and
at the came rate for any greater number not ex-
ceeding 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 papcr of fine quality,
each sheet to measure not less than "a by 80 in
ches, and each ream TO weigh not less than fifty
pounds, with neat small plea type, and not lead
ed, in octave pages of the size required by
the joint resolution of the Sd of March, 1919, and to
| be 90 ems long and 81 ems wide Where the mat
| ter suitable Tor 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
2,S7O ems of BREWER plain and of BREWER rule and
the price per page for presswork, paper, folding,
and stitching of the octave form for $50 copies,
| and at the same rate for any greater number not
| exceeding 1900 copies. Where the construction
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
1000 ems for composition in BREWER rule work, and
the price for the presswork. paper, folding, and
stitching of each table for $50 copies, and at the
same rate for any greater number not exceeding 800
copies AS a lumber of copiesof each document are
to be reserved for binding, and delivered to the
binder in Sheets each proposal will state the price
rate to be deducted per page per 100 copies, for
the folding and stitching of the octave printing,
and the price rate per 100 COPIES to 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
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 OF
| this class. For the copies which to be bound
| this charge is not to be made. 30
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, as the octave printing OF
the second class; and the proposals will state the
same are required for the second cass;
except that the price for work. paper folding,
and stitching of the journals will be stated for
$50 copies, and at the rate for 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 an index to the whole, to be printed in
| the came manner, form, type, and size, and upon
the same paper, as the second class; and the pro-
| posas must state the same particulars as are re-
| quired for the second class.
The ffth class will consist Of every other descrip
| ton OF printing not included in the preceding
classes, and will be divided as follows;
| Part 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 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 required for the second class.
| Part B.-Trcaties, messages, reports, and other
| papers and documents ordered to be printed in
confidence for the Of the Senate, to be printed
| in the same manner, form type, and size, and upon
the same paper, as thesecend class; and the propo-
| sails must state the same particulars as are re-
qured for the second GLASS; except that the price for
press work, paper, folding, and stitching Of this
part will be stated for sixty five copies, and at the
| same rate for any greater number, not exceeding
| less than one hundred copies. This part ID 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 character, not
included in either of the other classes, in parts
and of this class and the proposals will state
| the price per 900 ems for composition, in what
ever type, size, or form that may be required, for
| plain work, and the price Tor 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 royal octa-
vo, or 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 folding,
| and stitching las stated under the second class,I
for furnishing additional copies Of matter included
in either OF the aforesaid casse5-this is to say, the
| percentage deduction for any number exceeding
| 800, and not exceeding 5000; FIR any number
exceeding 5000, and not eding TO- 900 for any
number exceeding 10000, and not exceeding
| 10000 and for any number exceeding 10000
I pies. The deduction in every case to have refer
ence to- 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 to be of fine quality
book ink, and the printing to be executed in the
| best manner.
When additional copies ordered, they are to
be printed on the same paper, with the same ink,
and in tbs 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, to
the binder, may be directed by the Secretary of
the Senate and Clerk of the House of Representa-
| tives, respectively.
Each person Is required to furnish, with the
proposals, satisfactory evidence of his practical
skill and his ability TO do the work, and to offer at
the time good and sufficient security. to be 80
certified by judge or clerk of the United States
court OF the district, of the marshal of the dis
| trct in which the suretes 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 re-
| jected.
| The proposals will be opened in the manner re.
CURED by law, on Saturday, the sth day of Zebra
| airy, 1851, at 10 O'Clock in the forenoon at the
| Vice Presidents chamber, in the Capitol.
| ASBURY DICKINS,
| Secretary of the Senate.
| RICHARD M. YOUNG,
| Clerk of the House of Representatives.
o. 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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