Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-01-04
PROPOSALS.
DROPOsALs FOR THE PUBLICATION or
L THE DEBA rES IN OON0RcsS.
JOINT COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC PRINrIxs.l
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The Jo,n. c,,s. WAsFlSS So Ssf TOY, Dec %, ls;s.
10Th Congress 81 session. nvte sealsd Uf shs
until the l4,h Of January, lSos, for reporting and
ts h the debates in C9osress in aocordanGe
skc. 5: And b. 1T further snactea, That all acts or
parts OF acts authorizing the publcati n of tbs
a bates IN Congress are hereby repealed from and
on s G
fsssuEd tss t. invite Rropo,aIs @ for the
Plan a4d 20 be tn ,FeTioasS
Published by them. and shall also ascertain the
Public Rating and shall report az soon as prao,
Ss,h Hcaoie snih Proposals ani estimate Of cost To-
the debates and proceedings of Congress
The Joint committee have adopted the present
plan Of Publication, in asiy paper containing
IN gnarto form but they also invite propositions
ect is to be laid before Congress for its iaai an
proval and action.
Al! proposals should embrace First, the fur.
nishibg Of corps Of reporters fer each Honse, &C
ceptable to its Committee on Printing ana suf-
Second, the publication of the debates in a daily
paper 70 contain no political matter to be issued
mails leaving on the morning of its publication; !;
the proposition to state the kinds Oftype to be nsrd
changes eorrecsi ms. and aGdtions m.tter p1t AT
INTO type; also the prices for the publication of
the weight, sizs, aad quality OF the paper to be
The proposal TO state what the FIRST fl We hundred
copies Of each number of the parer So printed will
be furnished foe. and what each addiIi1ual cooy
will be furnished for.
Third, the transpositions ofthe reports so print
ed into Quarto form, without any extra charges
for corrections, and the cost OF printing this
quarto edition on paper to be fur nlshed By Con !.
gress, incInding dry-preesing Ard delivery for
Dlndtng. The proposal TO state what tho first FIVE
nundred copies Of each signature Of the quarto
edftlsn 50 printed and dry -essed will be furnish
ed 19r, and what each additional ccpy will be
Fourth. Persons making proposals will state
whether or not thef prop pose TO MAKE any addition
al charges for mailing the daily edition, messen-
gers, lpdeXlDg the quarto edition. waiting for
copy, or any other service connected with the re-
porting and publication of the Debates and il they
do, to state what those charges will be, with the
understanding that no claim will be made for re
munerat1oR or extra com peDestfon n any shap
beyond wb bat is embraced In The pro posals.
No proposal will be received nnless ccompanied d
B. Judge o. District Attorney, in the penalty OF
S25 900, that the bidder bidders shalI execute
the work II the Joint Committee on Public Print.
ing desire to make the contract with him them,
satisfactory evidence that the psrson or persons
making 1t can command the necessary facilities
and are practically acquainted with the business
CT pu bliC alton.
The Joint Committee viii furnish any desired in.
formation that they may possess concerning th sse
proposals, on application to John ID. Defrees
Congressional Printer. w sshington, ID. &.
Proposals will be endorsed on the epyelopas
proposals Tor the Publication of the Debates in
Congress- and addressed to the care Of the .Hon,
ID y. Anthony Chairman Of the senate COMMITTEES
on Printing; the Hon. A. II Latin, Chairman OF
the Honse Committee on Printing; or John D. De
frees, Congressional Printer, Washington ID. C.
By direction of the Joint Committee Of Congress
-on Public Printing:
,., JOHN D. DEFREES.
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