The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-01-22
PRINTING OF CONGRESS.


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 Washington, until 10 o'clock in the
1851, and no longer. Blank tabular forms of pro-
posals, with suitable samples Of the paper on
which the printing is to be executed, and of the
printing, will be kept the said Office until that
time, and furnished, on application, to all persons
desiring 70 make proposals, and no proposal 'ciH DC
received ,chich Is NOT according 10 those forms Each
class Of printing, including the printing for the
Senate and the printing for the House Of Repre-
sentatives. will-form separate job, and Is to be
provided for by a separate contract.
The first class will consist of bills and joint
resolutions, TO be printed with English type, and
with an English white line between each printed
line; the page to be of the folio size, So ems long
and % ems wide, and printed on cap writing pa
per, of fine quality, each sheet TO measure not
less than - by l6 inches, and the single ream to
weigh not less than fourteen pounds. The pro-
posas must state the price per page, containing
ASS ems, for composition, 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 exceeding 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.royaI paper Of fine quality,
each sheet to measure not less than "a by 50 inch
es, 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 az required
by the joint resolution Of the Sd of March, 1919,
and to be IS ems long and 81 ems wide. Where
the matter suitable for page cannot be brought
into the octave form with small plea type, near
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 l,7O5 ems for composition
price per page Of 267O ems Of BREWER plain and of
BREWER rue and the price per page for presswork,
paper, folding, and stitching OF each table for $50
copies, and at the same rate for any greater num-
Der not exceeding $500 copies. A. a number Of
copies of each document are to be reserved for
binding, and delivered to the binders in sheets,
each proposal will state the price or rate to be de-
Quoted per page, per 100 copies, for the folding
and stitching of the octave printing, and the price
or rate per 100 copies to be deducted for the fold
ing and stitching ofeach printed table larger than
octave. The proposals will also state the add-
tionnl price for 100 copies, when delivered stitched
for the folding and stitching of each map, chart,
diagram or plate, OF any sizesor shape, that may
accompany any printed report or document ofths
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 same particulars required for the
second class, except thai the price for presswork,
paper, folding, and stitching of the journal will be
stated for 1850 copies, and at the same rate for
any greater number not exceeding l,500 copies.
The fourth class will consist of the executive doc
uments Of each house, embracing messages from
he President, reports from the several executive
departments, Offices, and bureaus, and the docu-
ments and statements communicated herewith,
with an index TO the whole, 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.
The i'm class will concist of every other de-
scrption 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
Iother 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 par
ticuIars 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 same paper, us the second class; and the
proposals must state the same particulars
required for the second Glass; except that the price
for press work, paper, folding, and stitching Of
his part will be stated for 65 copies, and at the
same rate for any greater number, not exceeding
less than 100 copies This part is for the Senate
alone.
Part C.-Tabular statesments Of the orders of
the day, lists Of yeas and nays, circular letters,
and all other printing Of a miscellaneous charac-
ter, not included in either of the other classes or
in parts A and Of this class and the proposals
will state the price per 900 ems for composition,
in whatever type, size, or form that may be re-
quired, 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 roy
al octave, 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-
tinn 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 classes-this is to say:
the per centage deduction for any number exceed
ing 500, and not exceeding 5000; for any num-
Der exceeding 5000, and not exceeding 10000;
for any number exceeding 10000, and not ex-
ceeding 10000; and for any number exceeding
%, 900 copies The deduction in every case to
have reference to, and TO be calculated upon, the
whole number Of any document ordered.
All the type specified above, must be Of the reg
ular size Of It's kind, and must not be placed upon
any buta regular body, belonging to such size and
kind oftype. The ink used TO DO Of fine quality
book ink, and the printing to be executed in the
best manner.
When additional copies are ordered, theyare to
be printed on the same paper, with the came 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, rs they may come from the press,
to the binder, may be directed by the Secretary
of the Senate and Clerk Of the House Of Repre-
sentatives, respectively.
Each person 10 required to furnish, with the
proposals, satisfactory evidence of his practical
skin and his ability to do the work, and to offer,
at the same time, good and sufficient security, to
be no certified by a judge or clerk Of the United
States court Of the district, or Of the marshal Of
the district in which the sureties may reside, for
the faithful execution Of the jobs and contracts
proposed to be undertaken by him; and any pro-
posal unaccompanied by such evidence, will be
rejected.
The proposals will be opened in the manner
CURED by law, on Saturday, the 9th day Of Feb
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