The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-02-01

TN COMPLIANCE with the "Joiaf vssoIStisa n.
i rscfing tAs msnn<r IF procuring ~ gvsnasns Jev
1886, sealed proposals will be received by the Sec
retary Of the Senate and the Clerk Of the House Of
Representatives for supplying the senate and House
of Representative respectively with the necessary
printing for each for the thirty second Congress
The proposals will be received at the Office OF tho
Secretary Of the Senate, in the Capitol, at Wash
ington. until 10 O'Clock. in the forenoon Of Satur-
day, the 5th day Of February, 1851, and no longer
Blank tabular forms Of proposals, with suitable
samples of the paper which the printing 10 to De
executed, and OF the printing, will DO kept at the
said office until that time, and furnished, on APP
plication, to all persons desiring to make propo
sails, and proposal ,cu be racersd irhich - not
according 10 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.
1hs first class will consist of bills and joint
lutions, TO be printed with English type, and with
an English white line between each printed line
the page TO be OF folio size 81 ems long and % ems
| wide, and printed on cap writing paper, OF fine
quality, each sheet to measure not less than IL by
i6 inches, and the single ream to weigh not lees
\ than fourteen pounds. The proposals. must state
the price per page, containing ,456 ems, Tor COM
position, and the price per page Tor press- work;
paper, folding and stitching, for $50 copies, and
| at the same 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 doublc-royal paper Of line 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 pea type and not lead
ed, in octave pages of the same size required by
the joint resolution of the Sd of March. 1919. and 70
| be So 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
| nj fOr nj
2S70 ems OF BREWER plain and Of BREWER rule. and
| the price per page for presswork, paper folding,
and at the same rate for any greater number not
| exec eding 800 copies Where the construction
of tables belonging 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
ZOO ems for composition in BREWER rule work, and
the price for the press work, paper, folding, and
stitching of each table for $50 copies, and at the
same rate for any greater number notexcecding 800
copies. As number of copiesof each document are
j 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 copes for
1 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
stitch, d. for the folding and stitching of each map,
Chart diagram, plate, of any size or shape, that
may accompany any printed report or document OF
this class. For the copies which are to be bound
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, and type,
and upon the same paper as the octave printing OF
the second class; and the proposals will state the
came particulars required for the second class;
except that the price for press 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
rfofr tnnoa layc
tive departments, offices, and bureaus, and the
documents and statements communicated there
with, with 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 pro-
posals must state tho same particulars as are re-
quired for the second class
The fifth class will consist of every other descrip-
ton OF printing not included in the preceding
classes, and will be divided as foows:
Part A.-Resoutions and other documents from
State Legislatures, memorials, petitions and all
other papers 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 are 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, the second class; and the propo
sails must state the same particulars as are re-
quired for the second class 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 B is for
the Senate alone.
Part 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 1000 ems for composition, in what
: ever type, size, form that may be required for
jpla md no for ri nd ion RI
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 ceptnge deduc-
ton on the prices for press work, paper folding,
and stitching, las stated under the second class,l
for furnishing additional copies OF matter included
in either of the aforesaid cassesthis is to say, the
percentage deduction for any number exceeding
500. and not exceeding 5000; + T any number
number exceeding 10000, and not exceeding
20 900; and for any number exceeding 10000 CO.
pies The deduction in every case to have refer
ence TO- and to be calculated upon, the whole mum
her of any document ordered.
All the type specified above must be of the regu-
lar size of it's 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 a fine quality
book ink, and the printing to be executed in the
best manner.
When additional copies arc ordered, they are TO
be printed on the same paper, with the same ink,
and in the same style, al the usual number
All printed documents intended to be bound,
must be delivered by the printer in sheets from
time to time, 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 same time good and sufficient security, to be so
certified by Judge or clerk Of the United States
court of the district, of the marshal Of the dis
trict, 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 re-
: jected.
: The proposals will be opened in the manner re-
qured by law, on Saturday, the Sih day Of Febru-
, ary, 1851, at 10 o'clock in tho forenoon, at the
: Vice Presidents chamber, in the Capitol.