The national Republican., 1868-12-29
PROPOSALS FOR THE PUBLICATION OF THE
L DEBATES IN CONGRESS.

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4OrH CoSGREss. SD SESSION, WAsHINGroS
1T Ths Joint co@gTit,eG on PG6lo Printing Of The
until The iith Of January, 1860. for reporting and
publishn ng tho debates In Congress, iu nee
With z tho 10, following section OF an act approved
Sec: 3 dad be q further enacted, That all acts
debates in Congress are hereby repealed from aud
after tho fourth day Of March next, and the Joint
required to invite proposals Tor he pubiestion of
the actual proceeding, md debates In Congress.
ae PGB SaiB Fa sA lie tIsS sssrtn 'Gf
oabiS such proposals. aud innate of cost toKstSer
with bill to provide for tho publication 6f tho de-
The lolGt Committee have adopted the present
plan Of publication, in daily paper containing no
"a tS qasrto foTm SSt they Sso hyte ISr proposSa:
for publications 10 other forms. as the whole sub
jeet TO be laid before Congress for Its nna sp-
Xii proposals should embrace
each House. SeccPaSs to t. ComRttec on Print
ing. and sufficiently large to report the debates
Second. Tie publication Of the debates in daily
paper, TO sonialn no p9itieal matter. 70 bo issued
mails leaving ou the morning OF Its publication the
proposition to state tho kinds Of type to bo used
changes, corrections, and additions to matter put
INTO types also the prices for the publication Of
Tue propS: 70 state what ths Gf.t avs g SaSdTsd b
$G aPy wSat 81 s "S
b. furnished for
Third. The transpositions Of the reports 60
printed into quaTto FORM without any extra charges
for cOrrec and the cost Of printing this quartO
edition on paper TO bo furnished by Congress, in
The proposal TO state what the first 1vo hundred
eOpiCs OF each signature OF the quarto edition SO
printed and dry pressed will be furnished for,
aud what each additional copy will be furnished
for.
Fourth. Persons making proposals will state
whether or not they propose to make any nal
charges for mailing the daily edition, messengers,
indexinE tho quartO fdItion. waiting for copy, or
any oihsr service connected with the reporting aud
publication Of the debates; and they do. to state
what those charges will be, with the understand
ing that claim will be made for remuneration or
extra compensation in any shape beyond what Is
embraced 10 the proposals..
No proposal will be received unless accompa MED
United States Judge or District Attorncy. In the
penalty Of S25 O, that the bidder bidders shall
execute the work II the Joint Committee on Public
Printing desire to make the contract with him or
them, aud each proposal must also be accompa MED
by satisfactory evidence that the person or persons
making 1t eau command the necessary ABILITIES,
and are practically acquainted with tho business
Of publication,
The JOINT committee will furnish any desired la.
formation that they may possess concerning these
proposals, on application to John ID. Defrees, Com
gressiona Printer, Washington, b, G.
Proposals will bc endorsed on the envelopes
"Pr0posals for the Publication OF tho Debates in
Congress" " and addressed 10 tho caro- Of the Hon.
II. u Anthony, Chairman Of the Senate Committee
on prusingi tho Hon. A. Y, Ladin, Chairman Of
frees, .CongressionAl Printer, Washington, D. G.
By direction Of the JOINT Committee Of Congress
on Public Printing. JOHN d. DEFREEs,
dee9O.tuSfuaH COnGresi DUAL Printer,