The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-06-29
PROPOSALS FOR STATIONERY.

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF THE SENATE U. s.,
JUNE 81 1874.
IN pursuance of the 9" Act legalizing and making
appropriations for such necessary objects as 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 Government and for other pur-
poses,n approved the 26th of August 1872 sealed
proposals will be received at this office until o'clock
p. M Tuesday, the Both of July next, for furnish
ing the following articles OF stationery for the use of
the Senate, each article to be o the very best quality,
and to be approved by the Secretary, viz:
50 reams Cartridge Paper
80 reams white quadruple Cap Paper, for enve-
lopes
100 reams white single fiat Cap Paper, for enve-
20 reams white vellum Cap Paper, satin finish,
plain
so reams white vellum quarto Post Paper satin
finish, faint lined
50 reams blue laid quarto Post Paper, satin, gilt
25 reams white vellum Note Paper, satin finish,
gilt
30 reams blue yeum Note Paper satin finish,
gilt
l ream blottng Paper
3 gross black Lead Pencils
dozen red Pencils
10 dozen Cap Portfolios
| do do with locks
5000 clear Quilts, No. 50
1000 Opaque Quls, No 50
dozen four blade Penknives, pearl handles,
silver tipped
s dozen ivory wafer Stamps, chequered
. dozen ivory aer Stamps, plain
8 dozen ivory Folders, inches long and inch
wide
3 gross small barrel Steel Pens
60 cards Gillot's Peruvian Pens
sc boxes Pratt's small Steel Pens
6 gross w indies Bullion Pens
60 cards Perry's 3-Poi t Pens
90 cards Perry's fiat Spring Pens
5 gross Wrigh,s back Spring Pens
dozen small Pen Handles
dozen quart Jugs Black Ink
dozen haf-pint jugs Black Ink
dozen ounce bottles Rcd Ink
100 pounds Red Waters
, dozen boxes Transparent Waters
100 pounds large Red Wax, or 10 sticks TO the
pound
IS pounds Red Wax, 20 sticks to the pound
5 dozen Ebony Standshes, Z inches long and 4
inches wide, fitted with cutgass INKS and
sands ! "a inches square. with division
for waters and top for the same, and d.
vision for pens
dozen cutglass lnkstands
30 gross Red Tape, No l3
dozen apanned Wafer Boxes
pound India Rubber 40 pieces 10 the pound
By the act approved June II, 1914, the Secretary
of the Senate and The Clerk of the House of Repre-.
sentatives are Corrected in the future disbursements
bodies coDhne their purchases exclusively 10 arti
ces the growth and manufacture Of the United States
provided he same be procured of such growth
and manufacture Of suitable quality and at sasonabe
prices upon good terms as to quality and price as
can obtained Of foreign growth and manu- acture."
preference will therefore, be given TO the produc-
tions of American industry; and all persons making
proposals to supply any article will state wherher
the same H. OF the growth and manufacture of the
United States
The articles are TO be delivered at the Office of the
Secretary of the Senate at Washington, free of any
charge for carriage, before the 81 of September
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.
A sufficient specimen of each article proposed f,r
(ofpspeI half qure) is TO accompany the proposal
and TO be marked with the Of the proposer-
The whole Of each article specified in the foregoing
list will be deemed class, and the person offering TO
furash any such class the lowest price EQUALITY
considered) will receive contract for the same
erecuting a bond with two more surees saisfacto-
ry the Secretary of the Senate fo the performance
thereof under forfeiture of twice the price in
case Of failure which bond is to befed in he Office Of
the said Secretary within ten DAY after tae proposals
have been accepted.
Proposals be epdorsed Proposals 70, Station
cry for the Senate and be directed TO the Secretary
ofthe Senate at w asbingon.
ASBURY DI CKINS,
Secretary Of the Senate.
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