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TN COMPLIANCE with the "Joirt yssolution d.
l. rseting the manner Of procuring hs gss.tiag t%
thI ts0o Housss Of Corgrsss," approved AygIt Q,
1896 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
of Representative respectively, with the necessary
printing for each for the thirty second Congress
The proposals viii 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 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-
pIication, TO all persons desiring to make propo-
sals and no proposal '0H 6e receusd schsen y mol
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
lutions, to be printed with English type, and with
an English white line between each printed line j;
the page to be of folio size, 81 long and % ems
wide, and printed on cap writing paper, of fine
quality, each sheet to measure not less than l3 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.
paper, folding. and stitching, for $50 copies, and
at the same rate for any greater number not ex-
cceding ZOO copies
The second class will consist of reports of COM
mittees, with such documents and papers as may
accompany them, with index to the whole; to
be printed on double-royal pap,r OF fine quality,
ohes, 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 sze required BY
the joint resolution of the Sd of March, 1872 and to
be IS ems long and 81 ems wide. Where the mat
ter suitable for a page cannot be brought into the
form with small plea type, neat BREWER type
will be used, the page to be 70ems long by II 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
2,570 ems of BREWER plain and of BREWER rule, and
the price per page ior presswork' pape5s & iolong'
and at the same rate for any greater number not
xceeding 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 octavo 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 250 copies, and at the
same rate for any greater number 500
copies. Asanumbcr OF fcopiesof 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 or rate per 100 copes to be deducted
for the folding and stitching of each printed table
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 documentof
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 required for the second class;
except that the price for paper folding,
and stitching of the journals will be stated for
$50 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 depart rtments, 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 same paper, as the second class; and the pro-
posals must state the same particulars as are re-
qured for the second class.
The fth class will consist of every other descrip-
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
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 class; and the propo-
sails must state the same particulars as are re-
quired 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
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, lists of yeas and nays. circular letters and
all other printing of miscellaneous character, not
included in either of the other casses, in parts
and of this class and the proposals will state
the price per 1000 ems for composition, in what
ever type, size, form that may be required for
plain work, and the price for rue-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 class1
for furnishing additional copies Of matter included
in either Of the aforesaid cassesthis is to say, the
percentage deduction for any number exceeding
500, and not exceeding 5000; for any number
exceeding 5000. and not exceeding 10000; for any
number exceeding 10000, and not exceeding
20, 900; 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 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, as 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 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 ds-
trict, 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
unaccompanicd with such evidence will be
jected.
The proposals will be opened in the manner re-
quired by Inv, on Saturday the Sth day Of Febru-
ary, 1851, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon, at the
Vice Presdenps chamber, in the Capitol.