The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-05-05

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May 4, lo43.
IN PURSUANCE of the " Act legalizing aud ma
Il king appropriations for such necessary objects a
have been usually included Ia the general appropria
Ton bills Without authority OF law, and 10 fix ans
provide Tor certain Incidental expenses of the Depart
ments aud Offices Of the Government aud for olhel
purposes, approved the Goth of August 1872 sealed
proposals viii be received at tins Office until three
o'clock on wednesday, the 3lst inst for furnishing
toe following articles Of stationery for the use OF the
senate each article 10 be Of The pery bea quality and lc
DC approved by the Secretary, viz
50 reams cartridge paper
50 reams white quadruple cap paper, for enyel,
100 reams white single fiat cap paper, for enyel.
opes
20 reams white velum cap paper, satin finish,
plain
0o reams white vellum cap paper, satin finish,
faint lined
~ realms blue yelIum cap paper, satin finish, plain
~ reams blue velum cap paper, satin finish, faint
lined
100 reams white velum quarto post paper, satin
finish, faint lined
20 reams white yellum ouarto posl psper satin
50 reams blue vellum quarto post paper, satin
finish, gilt, plain
III reams blue laid quarto post paper, satin finish,
gilt, plain
w io""ns oiuc Neilum quarto post paper, salin
finish, faint lined
10 reams blue laid quaro post paper, satin finish,
faint lined
5 dozen cap portfolios
dozen tour-baded penknives pearl handles,
silver tipped
Is dozen black lead pencils
dozen ivory handle wafer stamps, chequered
2 dozen ivory handle wafer stamps, plain
D dozen ivory folders, 0 inches long, and inch
wide
1nyr ,tri,a ,.,La a. y 4 -
with metal tops, for the desks in the Senate
Chamber
3 dozen cutglass sand-boxes l "a inches square,
with metal tops, for the desks in the Senate
Chamber
dozen ebony standisbes, inches long and 4
inches wide, fitted with cutglass inks aud sands,
the same as the foregoing, 18th division for
waters, and a top for the same, and division
for pens
gross large barrel steel pens
gross small barrel steel pens
gross bullion pens
GU cards three-pointed steel pens
gross other small steel pens
dozen pen-handles for barrel pens
IL dozen pen-handles for small pens
So POUNDS OF red waters, in canisters
30 pounds OF red wax, eight or ten sticks TO the
pound
SO pounds of red wax, twenty sticks to the pound
10 pounds of black wax, twenty sticks to the
pound
III pounds OF colored wax, various colors IN
boxes
"a quart jugs of black ink
60 half-pnt jugs of black ink
20 dozen red tape No. 30
200 dozen red tape No. ID
pounds of India rubber, 40 pieces TO the pound
10 dozen japanned wafer boxes
dozen lapanned sand siters
200 pounds of black sand.
The articles to be delivered at the Office Of the
Secretary Of the s, nate, at Washington free of any
charge for carriage, on before the I'd of October
next, and will be paid for on delivery
Specimens of the articles required may be seen at
the office of the Secretary of the Senate.
sufficient specimen Of each article proposed for
is to accompany the proposal and TO be marked with
the name Of the proposer. The whole of each arti-
Gle specified in the foregoing list will be deemed
class, and the person offering to furnish any such
class at the lowest price Quality consdered) will re-
ceive a contract for the same, executing bond
with two sureties satisfactory to the Secre
tary Of the Senate, for the performance thereof
der forfeiture of twice the contract price in Of
failure which bond is to be filed in the office Of the
said Secretary within ten days after the proposals
ha boon accepted.
Proposals must be endorsed, " Proposals for sta
tionery for the Senate and be directed TO the Secre-
tary Of the Senate at Washington.
ASBURY DICKENS,
may 2-w4w Secretary Of the Senate.