The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-06-30
HOUSE o. HEraEsEHrAriyEs UNITED STATES,
Clerks Office, Washington June o, ls43

4
Clerks Office, Washington June 8, l643.
IN PURSUANCE of the nth section of the act o
Il Congress Of the 25h Of August, 1912, entities
An act legalizng and making appropriations 70
such necessary objects have been usually included
IN The general appropriation bills without authCritl
OF law aud 10 fix aud provide for certain ncidenta
expenses Of the departments and Offices Of the Gov
eminent, and for other purposes - which said l7tl
section is as follows:
" Sec. IL. find be IL further enacted, That all sta
tioney of every and nature, for the use Of The
two Houses Of Congress, and all stationery and iot
printing ieyery name and nature for the use of The
several departments of Government, and for the bu
reaus aud offices IN those departments at Washing
ton, including all stationery, blanks wrapping paper
and Irvine, and mail bags, furnished the post offices
and collectors Offices throughout the United States
shall hereafter be furnished and performed by con
tract, by the lowest bidder, as follows: The Secre
tary OF the Senate the Clerk of the House of Repre-
sentaiyes the head of each department and such de-
putty Postmasiers IN the Post Office establishment aud
such collectors in the Gus om-house establishment Us
the Postmaster General and the Secretary of the
Treasury shall respectively designate for that pur-
pose, shall respectively ADVERTISE once week, for
al least four weeks IN one more of the principal
papers published IN the places where such arti-
cles are TO be furnished or such printing done,
for sealed proposals for furnishing such articles
or the whole of any particular class of articles,
or Tor dong such printing, the whole, any spe
cihed job thereof TO be done at such place, specifying
IN such advertisement the amount, quantity, and de-
scripon of each kind of articles TO be furnished and
as near as may be, the nature, amount, and kind OF
printing 10 be done; and all such proposals shall be
kept sealed until the day specified in such advertise
ment FOR opening the same when they shall be
opened by under the direction of the officer max
ing such advertisement, in the presence OF at least
two persons and the person Offering to furnish any
class of such articles or to perform any specified por
ton or job of said work and giving satisfactory
curity for the performance thereof, under forfeiture
not exceeding twice the contract price in Of
failure, shall receive contract for doing the
and in case the lowest bidder shall fail to enter into
such contract, and give such security withE a
sonabe time, to be fixed in such advertisement then
the contract shall DO given to the next lowest bidder
who shall enter into such contract and give such
curity. And IN case of failure TO supply the arti-
cles, TO perform the work, by the person entering
into such contract he and his sureties shall be liable
for the forfeiture specified D such contract, qui-
dated damages, TO be sued for in the name Of the
United States, in any court having jurisdiction
thereof:n
til O'Clock Monday the 10Th Of July next, for
furnishing the articles Of stationery hereinafter speci-
fed for the of the House Of Representatives dur
ing the ensuing session Of Congress. Each article to
be Of the best quality and to be approved by the
Clerk
$50 reams satin-6nish laid letter paper, unruled,
white and blue.
SO reams satin-fnsh laid letter paper unruled,
white and blue.
$50 reams satinfnsh wove letter paper, ruled,
white and blue.
SO satin finish laid letter paper, ruled white
and blue.
100 reams satnfnish foolscap paper, ruled, white
and blue.
In the above three descriptions Of paper state the
price for gilt and ungilt.
100 reams extra superne note paper, gilt, half blue
and half white
1000 san-Hnish extrasize cap for folding and
envelopes
SO reams satin.fnsh cartridge paper, medium, for
envelopes
$50 reams cartridge paper State the price Of each
size.
100 cards Of steel pens, assorted; 200 of which TO
be three points, Perry, Guillott, and Hayden
makers samples of which may be seen at the
office of the Clerk. The price in bids 10 be
averaged, the Clerk reserying the right to
order many Of each description as he may
think fit.
100 nne-inch ivory folders, inch WIDE, weighing
about six ounces to the dozen
100 ivory handle (ocagon shape) letter stamps, or
seals, chequered
SO ivory handle letter stamps, plain, same shape
handles