The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-07-06

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OsFIcs OF rux SECRETARY OF rns SEsArs y. g..
JuSE II, iSia.
IN pursuance OF the " Act legalixing and making
appropriations for such necessary objects US have
besn usually included in the general appropriation
for certain incidental expenses Of The Departments
and Offices Of the Government, and for other pur-
Posss," approved the Goth Of August, lS42, sealed
proposals will be received at this Office until Soclock
r. NJ Tuesday the 30th Of July next for furnish
ing the following articles Of stationery for the use Of
the Senate, each article be Of The very best quality
and to be approved by the Secretary, viz;
SO rsams Cartridge Paper
30 reams white quadruple Cap Paper, for enSe-
lopcs
100 reams white single fiat Cap Paper, for enve-
20 rssms white vsllum Cap Paper, satin finish,
plain
SO reams white vellum quarto Post Paper, satin
finish, faint lined
so resms blue laid quarto Post Paper, satin, gill
Is realms white vellum Note Paper, satin finish,
gilt
20 reams blue veum Note Paper, satin hnish,
gilt
ream blottng Paper
3 gross black Lead Pencils
dozen red Pencils
~ dozen Cap Portfolios
do do with locks
1900 opaque Quls. No. so
dozen four blade Penknives, pearl handles,
silver tipped
8 dozen ivory wafer Stamps, chequered
2dozen ivory wafer Stamps, plain
dozen ivory Folders, 9 inches long and inch
M wide
gross small barrel Steel Pens
60 cards Glots Peruvian Pens
SO boxes Pratt's small Stecl Pens
6 gross Windlc's Bullion Pens
GO cards Perrys 3-Poi IT Pens
60 cards Perry's fat Spring Pens
5gross Wright's back Spring Pens
3 dozen small Pen Handles
9 dozen quart jugs Black Ink
5 dozen half pint jugs Black Ink
l dozen ounce bottles Red Ink
100 pounds Red Waters
Q dozen boxes Transparent Waters
100 pounds large Red Wax, 8 or 10 sticks TO the
pound
rs pounds Red Wax, 90 sticks to the pound
5 dozen Ebony Stand,shes, inches long and
inches wide fitted with cutgass inks and
sands 1 "a inches square, with division
for waters and top for the same and d.
visen for pens
2 dozen cutglass lDkstands
80 gross Red Tape, No 10
6 dozen japanned Wafr Boxes
pound India Rubber, 40 pieces to the pound.
BY the act approved June ~, 1914, the Secretary
Of the Senate and the Clerk of the House Of Repre-
sentaves are Corrected in the future disbursements
of the public moneys for the use of their respective
bodies 10 confne their purchases exclusively to art
cles the growth and manufacture Of The United States
provided the same be procured of such growth
and manufacture Of suitable quality and at reasonable
prices upon good terms as to quality and price
can be obtained of foreign growth and manufacture"
A preference WILL therefore, be given to the produce
tions of American industry; and all persons making
proposals to supply any article will state whether
the same is of the growth and manufacture Of the
United States.
The articles be delivered at the Office of The
Secretary the Senate, at Washington, free of any
charge for carriage before the ID of September
next. and will he paid for on delivery.
Specimens Of the articles required may be seen al
the Office Of the Secretary Of the Senate.
A sufficient specimen of each article proposed for
(of paper half quire) is to accompany the proposal
and 10 be marked with the name of the proposer.-
The whole Of each article specified in the foregoing
list will be deemed class, and the person Offering
furnish any such class at the lowest price equality
considerably will receive contract for the same, on
executing bond with two suretes sa,isfacto-
ry to the Secretary of the Senate i the performance
thereof under forfeiture of twice The price in
case ofalure which bond is to beiled in the Office Of
the said Secretary within ten days after the proposals
have been accepted.
Proposals mus, be endorsed proposals for Station
cry for the Senate and be directed the Secretary
ofihe Senate at Washington.
ASBURY DICKINS,
Secretary of the Senate.
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