The republic., 1851-01-29
PRINTING OF cosGRrss.

i n COMPLIANCE with the "J0tnt rss0titt0h a.
the is0o Houses Of Congress-" approoed AugSsf s,
1876, 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
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
ington until 10 o'clock in the forenoon Of Satur-
day, the Sth day Of February. 1851 and no longer.
Blank tabular forms i" proposals, with suitable
samples of the paper on wAi.h the printing s 70 be
executed, and Of the printing, will be kept at the
said Office until that time, and furnished, on ap-
plication, to all persons desiring to make propo-
sails, and pr0posai p,H b. seesicsd tDhich is 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
iutions, to be printed with English type, and with
the page to be of folio size, 50 long and d ems
wide, and printed 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 1856 ems. for COM
position, 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-
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 double e-royal paper Of fine quality,
ches, and each reain to weigh not less 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, 1879 and to
be 55 ems long and 81 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 ~ 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 1880 copies,
and at the same rate for any greater number not
exceeding 500 copies. Where the construction
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
1000 ems for composition in BREWER rule work, and
the price for the press work, paper, folding, and
stitching of each table for 25O copies, and at the
copies Asanumber of fcopieso of each document are
to be reserved for binding, and delivered 10 the
binder in sheets, each proposal will state the price
rate to be deducted per page, per 100 copes for
and the price or rate per Zoo 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 l00i copies, when delivered
chart, diagram plate, Of any size shape, that
may accompany any printed report or document Of
this class. For the copies which are 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 thereto;
to be printed in the same manner, form, and type,
and upon the same paper, as the octave printing OF
the second Glass; and the proposals will state the
same particulars as are required for the second Glass;
except that the price for press work, paper folding
and stitching of the journals will be stated for
$50 copies, and at the same rate for any greater
number not exceeding l,50O copies.
I'hS ~lu yvitt fpff fho cva i've
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 same manner, form, type, and size, and upon
the paper, as the second class; and the pro-
posas must state the same particulars as are re-
qurcd for the second class.
The fifth class will consist Of every other doscrip
ton of printing not included in the preceding
classes, and will be divided as follows:
Part A,-Resoutions and other documents from
State Legislatures, memorials, petitions, and all
other papers or documents not included in parts B
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.-Treaties, 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 Glass; 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 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
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 presswork, paper, folding,
and stitching, las stated under the second class,
for furnishing additional copies Of matter included
in either of the aforesaid classesths is to say the
percentage deduction for any number exceeding
500, and not exceeding 5000; FIR any number
exceeding 5000, and not exceeding ,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
best manner.
When additional copies are ordered, they are 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, to
the binder, may be directed by the Secretary of
the Senate and Clerk of tho 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 30
certified by judge 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
unaccompanicd with such evidence will be
jected.
| The proposals will be opened in the manner re-
quired by law, ON Saturday, the 9Th day of Febru
| ary, 1851, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon, at the
| Vice President'schamber, in the Capitol
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