The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-01-15
PRINTING OF CONGRESS.

i rGcting The manner Of procuring the printing 10,
| he ti1o Houses Of Congress-" approved august 5,
1916 sealed proposals will be received by the Sec
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 Senatcsin the Capitol, at Wash
ngton. until 10 O'clock in the forenoon of Satur-
day, the 9Th day 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
| pcation, TO all persons desiring TO make propo-
sails, and proposal toiH be receiosd tohc IS 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 a
separate job and Is to be provided for by separate
contract.
The first class will consist of bills and joint reso-
buttons, TO be printed with English type, and with
an English white line between each printed line
the page to be of folio size, 90 ems long and IS ems
| wide, and printed cap writing paper, Of fine
quality each sheet to measure not less than IL by
| 10 inches, and the single to weigh not less
than fourteen pounds The proposals must state
the price per page, containing 1856 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-
! cecding 900 copies.
| The second class will consist of reports of
| mittees, with such documents and papers as may
| accompany them with an index TO the whole; to
be printed on double-royal paper of fine quality
each sheet to measure not less than "a by 3S in
ches and each ream to weigh not lees than fifty
pounds, with neat small plea type, and not lead
| ed in octave pages of the same size required by
the joint resolution of the Sd of March, 1919, and to
be 50 ems long and 81 ems wide. Where the mat
ter suitable for page cannot be brought into the
octave form with small plea type, 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 of BREWER plain and Of BREWER rule, and
the price per page for presswork, paper, folding,
and stitching of the octave form for $50 copes
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 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
rate for any greater number not exceeding 500
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 100 copies, for
the folding and stitching of the octave printing
and the price rate per 100 copes to be deducted
for the folding and stitching of each printed table
larger than octave, The proposals will also state
stitched, for the folding and stitching of each map,
chart, diagram plate, of any size or shape that
may accompany any printed report or documento Of
this class. For the copies which 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 thereio
|
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 Glass;
except that the price for press work. paper, folding
and stitching of the journals will be stated for
25O copies, and at the same rate for any greater
number not exceeding 500 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
,nIn m, no yhnln tn ho 1rtt,toA
the same manner, form, type, and size, and upon
the same paper, as the second class; and the pro-
posals must state the same particulars are
quired for the second class
The ftth class will consist of every other descrip-
ton of printing not included in the preceding
classes and will be divided as follows:
Part A.--Rcsoutions 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 manner, form, type, and
size, and upon the same paper, the second class;
and the proposals must state the same particulars
as arc required for the second class
Part B.-Treates 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 propo
| sails must state the same particulars are
CURED 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 b is for
the Senate alone.
Part c.. Tabular statements of the orders of the
day, LETS of yeas and nays circular letters and
all other printing of miscellaneous character, not
included in either of the other classes, in parts
and B 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 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 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 Glass;
for furnishing additional copies Of matter included
in either of the aforesaid classeshs is to say, the
| percentage deduction for any number exceeding
l,5OO, and not exceeding 5000; r any number
exceeding 5000 and not eding TO- 900; for any
number exceeding 10000, and not exceeding
10000; and for any number exceeding 90 900 CO.
pies. The deduction in every 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
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, to
the onder as may be directed by the Secretary OF
| the Senate and Clerk of the House of Representa-
| tivcs, respectively.
Each person is required to furnish, with the
| proposals, satisfactory evidence of his practical
| ss and his ability to do the work, and to offer at
the same time good and sufficient security to be so
| certified by Judge clerk of the United States
court of the district Of the marshal of the dis
| rict, 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 Febru
| ary, 1851, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon, at the
| Vice Presidents chamber, in the Capitol
ASBURY DICKINS,
| Secretary of the Senate
| RICHARD nj. YOUNG,
| Clerk of the House of Representatives
0S- All the newspapers in the city of Washing
ton are authorized to publish the above advertise
| ment daily for four successive weeks