The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-01-20
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RW1UTxu0 OG OOu0AR1S
TN COMPLIANCE with tho "Joiss rssolssion d.
The too HOUSES Of Ccnsrsss.' approved AusSsf s.
1886, sealed proposals will be received by the scc
rotary Of the Senate and the Clerk Of the House OF
Of 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
ngton. 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 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 persona desiring to make proPo-
sails, aud proposal ,ciH be received chfch Is NOT
according 10 those forms Each class Of printing
including the printing for the Senate and the print
ing for the House of Represen tatives. will form n
separate job, and Is 10 be provided for by separate
contract.
The first class will consistof bills and joint reso
lutions, to be printed with English type, and with
an Englsh white line between each printed line 1;
the page to be of folio size, 81 ems long and % ems
wide, and printed cap writing paper, of fine
quality, each sheet 10 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 l,456 ems, for COM
petition, and 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-
ceeding l. 200 copies.
The second class will consist of reports Of COM
niittecs, with such documents and papers as may
accompany them, with an index to the whole 10
be printed ON doube-royal paper OF hue quality,
each sheet to lneasure moi lees than ~ by 3sin-
cbes, and each ream to weigh not icss than tfty
pounds, with neat email plea type, and not lead
ed in octave pages OF the same sze as required by
the joint resolution Of the Sd of March, 1872 and 20
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
vide. The proposals must state the price per page
of lY05 ems for composition for small plea PLAIN
and for small plea rule. the price per page Of
2S70 ems Of brewer plain and OF BREWER rule, and
the price per page for prcsswork, paper, folding,
and stitching Of the octave form for l250 copies,
and At the same rate for any greater number not
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 ems for composition in BREWER rule work, and
the price for the press work. paper, folding, and
stitching Of each table for 1850 copies, and at the
same for any greater number not LOU
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
rate to be deducted per page per l0O copies Tor
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 aso state
the additional price for 100 copies when delivered
stitched for the folding and stitching Of each map,
chart, Diagram plate of any size or shape, that
may accompany any printed report or documentoi
this class For the copies which are to be bound
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 particulars required for the second class;
except that the price for press work, paper folding,
and stitching of the journals will be stated for
$3.50 copies, and at the same rate for any greater
number not exceeding 1000 copies.
The fourth class Will consist of the executive
documents of each house, embracing messages
fhc ia from he u
tive departments offices, and bureaus, and the
documents and statements communicated there
with. 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 ciass; and the pro-
posals must state the same particulars as are re-
quired for the second class.
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 fifth class to
be printed in the same manner, form, type, and
and the proposals must state the same particulars
| required for the second class.
| Part B.-Freaties. messages, reports, and other
papers and documents ordered TO be printed in
confidence for the Of the Senate, to be printed
/ in the manner, form type, and size, and upon
the same paper, ms the second class; and the propo
| sails must state the same particulars as are re-
CURED 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
ra,e ,os any gssacer %hs nOs
the Senate alone. '4ft 4
Part c. Tabular statements of the orders of the
day, lists ofyeas and nays, circular letters, and
all other printing of miscellaneous character, not
included in either Of the other classes, in parts
and b of ths class and the proposals. will state
the price per 1000 ems for composition, in what
ever type, size, or form that may be required for
plain work, and the price for rule d-fgurc
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-
and stitching, las stated under the second GLASS;
for furnishing additional copies Of matter included
either of the aforesaid classesthis is to say, the
percentage deduction for any number exceeding
| 500, and not exceeding 5000; f,r any number
exceeding 5000, and not eding ,000 for any
| number exceeding 10000, and not exceeding
| 10000; 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 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
When additional copies are ordered, they are to
be printed on the same paper, with the SAME ink,
| and in the same sty as 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-
| tves, 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
certified by Judge clerk of the United States
court OF the district, of the marshal of the dis
trict, in which the suretics may reside, for the
o.
| 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-
quired by law, on Saturday, the sth day of Fcbru
airy, 1851, at 10 O'Clock in tho forenoon, at the
Vice Presidents chamber, in the Capitol.
ASBURY DICKINS,
Secretary OF the Senate.
RICHARD Nj. YOUNG,
Clerk Of the House of Representatives.