The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-02-07
PRINTING OF CONGRESS.

PRINTING OF CONGRESS.
TN COMPLIANCE with the "Joint resolution d.
Il rscting the manuer Of procuring the printing for
Me fioo Houses Of C0ngress," approved August .,
retary Of the Senate and the Clerk of tho 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
ngton. until 10 O'Clock, in the forenoon Of Satur
day, the 9Th day of February 1851, and no longer.
Blank tabular forms of proposals, with suitable
executed. and Of the printing, will be kept at the
said office until that time, and furnished, on ap-
plicaton, to all persons desiring to make propo-
SAILS and no proposal ,c be received schich 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 reso-
lutions to be printed with English type, and with
an English white line between each printed line
the page to be of folio size, So long and % ems
wide, and printed on cap writing paper, of fine
quality, each sheet to measure not less than IL by
l6 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
position, and the price per page Tor press work,
at the same rate for any greater number not ex-
ceeding 1000 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 double-royal paper of fine quality,
each sheet to measure not less than "a by SO 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 same size required by
the joint resolution of the Sd Of March, 1872 and to
be 55 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
Ho, fn Iov hryl
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
2,870 of BREWER plain and Of BREWER rule, and
the price per page for prcsswork, paper, folding,
and stitching of the ootavo form for l,25O copies.
and at the same rate for any greater number not
exceeding 1900 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
900 for composition in BREWER rule work, and
the prce for the press. work, paper, folding, and
stitching of each table for 1850 copies, and at the
same rate for any greater number not 500
copies. AS number ofcopies 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 400 copes 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
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 class and the proposals will state the
particulars are required for the second cass
except that the price for press work, paper folding
and stitching of the journals will be stated for
250 copies, and at the same rate for any greater
number not exceeding. l,5OO 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 same manner, form, type, and size, and upon
the same paper, as the second class; and the pro-
posas must state the same particulars are re-
quired for the second class.
The fh class will consist Of every other descrip-
tion Of printing not included in the preceding
classes, and will be divided as follows:
Part A.-Rcsolutions 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
size and upon the same paper, the second class;
and the proposals must state the 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 use OF the Senate, TO be printed
in the same manner, form type, and size, and upon
the paper, the second class; and the propo-
sails must state the same particulars as are re-
qured for the second class, except that the price for
press work, paper folding, and stitching Of this
part will be stated for sixty 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
1ox let 4f and Lott md
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 or form that may be required, for
plain work, and the price for ruleand-hgure
work, and also the price per page for press-work,
paper, folding, and stitching, per hundred copies
leach Of the following sizes viz for royal osta, eta
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
for furnishing additional copies Of matter included
in either of the aforesaid casscsths is to say the
per -centage deduction for any number exceeding
$500, and not exceeding 5000; FIR any number
exceeding 5000, and not exceeding 10000; 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 mum
Der of any document ordered.
AL 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,
md 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, tc
the binder MS 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 al
the time good and sufficient security, to be &c
certified by judge or clerk OF the United States
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 re-
jected.
The proposals will be opened in the manner re
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