The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1843-06-15
House OF REPRESENTATIVES, UNITED STATES,
Clerks Office, Washington, June 6, lS43.

IN PURSUANCE of the 18th section Of the act OF
i Congress OF the 2Sth of August, 1912, entitled
6 An act iegazing and making appropriations for
such necessary objects have been usually included
in The general appropriation bills without authority
OF law and to fix and provide for certain incidental
expenses of the departments and offices Of the Gov
eTnment and for other purposes y which said l7th
section Is as follows:
Sec. IT, find be it further enacted, That all sta
tonery, OF every and nature, for the of The
two Houses of Congress, and all stationery and job
printing ofevery name and nature, for the use OF the
several departments of Government, and for the bu
reaus and 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, follows The Secre-
tary of the Senate the Clerk of the House of Repre-
seDatves, the head of each department. and such de-
putty postmasters in the Post Office establishment and
such collectors in the Gus om-house establishment as
the Postmaster General and the Secretary OF the
Treasury shall respectively designate for that pur-
pose, shall respectively advertise, week, Tor
at least four weeks in one or more of the principal
papers published in the places where such artl
cles are to be furnished such printing done,
for sealed proposals for furnishing such articles,
or the whole of any particular class of articles,
or Tor doing such printing! or the WHOLE or any spe
Gifted job thereof to be done at such place, specifying
in such advertisement the amount, quantity, and de-
scrpton Of each kind of articles to be furnished, and
as near may be, the nature, amount, and kind oil
printing to 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 or 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 to perform any specified por-
ton job Of said work, and giving satisfactory Sc
curty for the performance thereof under forfeiture
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failure, shall receive contract for doing the same
and in case the lowest bidder shall fail to enter into
such contract, and give such security wlthlG rea
sonabe time, to be fixed in such advertisement, then
the contract shall be given to the next lowest bidder
who shall enter into such contract and give such Sc
curity. And in case of failure to supply the artl-
cles or to perform the work. by the person entering
into such contract he and his suretes shall be liable
for the forfeiture specified in such contract, as liqui
dated damages, to be sued for in the name of the
United States, in any court having jurisdiction
thereof"
Sealed proposal. will be received at this office I'M
til O'Clock on Monday, the 10th of July next, for
furnishing the articles of stationery hereinafter speci-
fed for the use 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 satn-fnish laid letter paper, unruled,
white and blue
SO reams satin-fnish laid letter paper, unruled,
white and blue.
$50 reams satin finish wove letter paper ruled,
white and blue
SO reams satin finish laid letter paper, ruled, white
and blue
100 reams satin-6nsh foolscap paper, ruled, white
and blue.
In the above three descriptions Of paper state the
price for gilt and ungit
100 reams extra superfne note paper gilt half blue
and half white
1000 reams satinfnish extra-sze cap for folding and
envelopes
so reams satn-fnish cartridge paper, medium, fol-
envelopes
$50 reams cartridge paper. State the price of each
size.
100 cards Of steel pens, assorted; 200 of which tc
be three points, Perry, Guillott, and Hayder
makers samples Of which may be seen at the
Office Of the Clerk. The price in bids 10 be
averaged, the Clerk reservng the right tt
order as many of each description as he ma,
think fit
100 nine-inch ivory folders ! inch wlde weighing
about six ounces to the dozen
100 ivory handle (octagon shape) letter stamps, o
seals, chequered
80 ivory handle letter stamps, plain, same SHAPE
handles