The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-05-05

next, for furnishing tho following articles of sta
tonery for the use of the Senate, each article to b
Of the very best quality, and to be approved by thu
Secretary, viz:
$50 reams cartridge paper
50 do white quadruple cap paper, smooth
surface, for envelopes
$50 do white single fiat cap paper, smooth
surface, for envelopes
20 do white vellnm cap paper, satin finish
plain
20 do white bite, y ,u5 cap paper, satin finish
100 do white vellum guarto post paper, satir
finish fcint fined
81 do white velum quarto post paper, satin
finish, plain
rs do white note paper, satin finish
10 do fancy tinted note paper
2 do blotting paper
IL dozen cap portfolios
do post portfolio
gross black-lead pencs
3 dozen red-lead pencils
do four-olade penknives, pearl handles,
DO 0u Do p'ntSn o S S ' Ssass. size
5000 clear quilts, No. 30
1000 opaque quilts, No. 80
y dozen ivOry,handled wafo, stamps ch chez;
u do ivory folders 9 inches long and inch
10 gross large barrel steel pens
10 do small barrel do
10 do Windle's bullion pens
lso cards Perrys shree.point pens
5gross Gillot's Peruvian pens
! do small pen handles
i do large do
do haf.pint jugs black ink
dozen ounce bottles red ink
rs pounds red waters, in canisters
dozen boxes transparent waters
100 pounds red sealing-wax, ten sticks to the
pound
100 pounds red sealing-wax, twenty to the
pound
10 pounds black sealing-wax
10 do colored wax, various colors, in
boxes
dozen ebony standishes, inches long and
and wide, fifteen with cut-glass inks and
sands IL inch square, with division
for waters, and top for the same, and a
division for pens
2 dozen cut-glass inkstands
SO gross red tape, No. Is
pounds India rubber, 40 pieces to the
pound
- dozen japanned wafer boxes
do do sand sifters
6 ivory-handed erasers
BY the act approved June II, 1874, the Secretary
If the Senate is "direced to con6ne his purchases
to articles the growth and manufacture
If the United States provided the same can be pro-
;ured of such growth and manufacture of suitable
quality, and at reasonable prices, upon as good
erms as to quality and price can be obtained Of
orcign growth and manufacture" A preference
will therefore be given to the productions of Amer
can industry; and all persons making proposals to
'uppy any article will state whether the same is of
he growth and manufacture of the United States.
The articles will be delivered at the Office of the
Secretary Of the Senate at Washington, free of any
barge for carriage on or before the 9th of August
lext, and will be paid for on delivery.
Specimens Of the articles required may be at
he Office Of the Secretary Of the Senate. Every
rtice must be of the very best quality.
A sufficient specimen of each article proposed for
of paper half quire) il TO accompany the pro-
,osal, and to be marked with the name Of the pro-
loser. The whole Of each article specified in the
oregoing list will be deemed class, and the per-
ION offering to furnish any such class at the lowest
price Quality considered) will receive contract for
he same, on executing bond, with two or more
uretes satisfactory to the Secretary Of the Senate,
or the performance thereof, under a forfeiture of
wice the contract price in case Of failure, which
,ond is to be filed in the office of the said Sec
etary within ten days after the proposals have been
accepted.
Proposals should be endorsed 'sproposals for
Stationery for the Senate, and be directed to the
Secretary of the Senate at Washington.
ASBURY DICKINS,
Secretary of the Senate.
April 26-law4w